The enHealth Expert Reference Panel on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health is seeking abstracts for oral presentations and storyboard/poster presentations to explore the conference theme: Urban, regional, remote: healthy environments, healthy country, healthy people.
Please read the information on this page prior to submitting your abstract for the 14th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference 2024. The deadline for submission is 31st January 2024.
If you are considering submitting an abstract for this conference you must be aware of the following:
- The deadline for abstract submission is 31st January 2024.
- Presenters must be available to present between 13th May 2024 to the 16th May 2024.
- Presenters will be advised of acceptance on or after 16th February 2024.
- Session times are generally in 25-minute blocks; your presentation should last for approximately 20 minutes leaving 5 minutes for audience questions.
- Final programming of presentations, start time and duration will be advised by 23rd February 2024
- Presenters must register to attend the conference; the registration fee inclusive of all social events is $475.00.
What is an abstract?
An abstract is a brief summary of the presentation. The abstract is read by the review panel who use it to evaluate your presentation’s suitability for the conference. To ensure everyone has the same advantage and equal fairness, all abstracts are submitted as text documents without imagery or formatting. The submission must follow a few simple rules with regards to layout and word length. Consider your abstract as a selling tool for your presentation. Ensure that you include all the key points of your material to encourage the review panel to include your presentation in the conference program.
Your presentation may link in with the conference theme. A list of sub-themes is available below to assist presenters with their submission.
Is an abstract required for a poster/storyboard session?
Yes. If you intend to submit a poster or storyboard an abstract outlining the poster/storyboards’ content is required. Submitting a poster/storyboard requires the author or his/her representative to be present at the conference. Set times will be programmed during the luncheon breaks where storyboard presenters will be required to be available to answer questions about their material.
Conference Theme
enHealth is seeking abstracts for oral presentations and storyboard/poster presentations to explore the conference theme: Urban, regional, remote: healthy environments, healthy country, healthy people.
Presentation Considerations
The conference organisers would welcome abstracts that consider the following topics. This list is a guide only.
- Connections between health, land, country and culture
- Environmental health in urban settings
- Climate change and health
- Food, water and housing: security, safety and availability
- Connecting and collaborating for better environmental health outcomes
- Preparedness, response and recovery in emergencies
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health workforce
- Animal management and vector control
- Healthy living practices
Information required to complete your submission
To complete your submission you will require the following information:
- Abstract title: (Please keep concise).*
- Abstract: Maximum of <>500 words. Text only; no images or graphs.
- Abstract summary: Maximum of <>100 words. A synopsis of your abstract which may be used for promotional purposes in conference publications and/or the conference website.*
- Contact Details: Main presenter * Co-presenter(s).
- Introduction: A short (20-50 words) biography which will be used by the chairperson to introduce you to the audience.*
- Biographies: A longer biography of 150-250 words for each presenter. This will be used on the conference app*
- Photograph: A head/shoulder image for each presenter. This will be used on the presenters profile on the conference app.
- Presentation type: is your presentation is one of the following – PowerPoint, Talk Only, Poster/Story Board?*
* indicates information that is required to submit your material now. Other information (non-asterisk) can be added later, before the close date, using a unique personal link that will be emailed to you at the completion of the submission process.
Contact details and biographies for co presenters should be submitted at this website. If you do not have these details at the time you submit your abstract these details can at a later date, preferably, prior to 4th April 2024. Please use the template below to submit these details.
Summary Text (This text may be used in print materials to advertise your presentation if successful.)
- Word limit <>130
- No formatting (bold, underline, shading, colour, italics etc)
- No images or graphs
Contact Details
- You will need to provide contact details for the main contact for the presentation and any co-presenters and/or non-presenting authors (non-presenting authors are people that have been highly involved with the submission but will not be a presenter at the conference)
- Details required include a postal address, contact phone number, and email address
Personal Information
- Photo (optional) each presenter has an option for a photo to displayed on the conference app’s agenda and biography. Photos up to 1mb in size of jpg, jpeg, gif, png or pdf format may be uploaded. If you do not have this at the time of submission you may upload the image at a later date.
- Social media link (optional) – if you have a professional website, blog, facebook and/or X (twitter) profile, this will be displayed with your bio and other details.
Introduction & Biography
Introduction
An introduction is a very short, up to two sentences or about 50 words, summary about yourself. The introduction will be used by the chairperson to introduce you and your co-presenters to the audience. It should be written in the third person. For example: ‘ Joe Bloggs is currently working as the Aboriginal Environmental Health Worker at ABC Community in Far North Queensland. Joe is particularly passionate about waste management and has just completed work to remove 10 car wrecks from his community.
- word limit is up to about 50 words or 200 characters including spaces
Biography
A biography is a slightly longer profile (170-250 words) about yourself it will be displayed on the conference app. The biography should be written in the third person; make the text flow to assist the chairperson who will read out your biography to the audience. Do not to use dot points. Ideas for inclusion in your biography:
- Details of community and/or area
- Details of the community/organisations with which you are involved.
- Details of your employment, position and how long you have been in the Environmental Health Field
- Any other information that might be of interested to the audience
- A biography is required for each presenter
- Word limit 170-250 words or 1,000 characters including spaces)
Co Presenter Details and Biography
Contact details and biographies for co presenters should be submitted at this website. If you do not have these details at the time you submit your abstract these details can at a later date, preferably, prior to 31 December 2023. Please use the template below to submit these details.
Updating or adding to information submitted
During the submission processes, you will be required to set up an abstract ID/ login for each abstract you submit. Each abstract ID/login must be unique. You will also need to set a password – the same password may be used with multiple submissions. Keep the abstract ID/ login in a safe place as it will be needed to reset your password.
Access to make any changes to your submission will be available until 31 December 2023.
Transcript Deadline
A written transcript of your talk is a condition of presenting at the conference. The transcript will be printed on the conference monograph. The transcript must be provided by 13 May 2024. If through copyright restrictions you will be unable to prove a transcript you must advise us when you submit your abstract.
A transcript is a written version of your talk – it does not have to be word for word but should follow as closely as possible the speech you delivered. For further assistance please refer to the example transcript.
Terms, Conditions and Copyright Assignment
When checking the terms and conditions checkbox during the submission process you are agreeing to the following terms, conditions and copyright assignment:
- that you understand that presentation transcripts and/or papers and where applicable PowerPoint and poster presentations may be published in Conference brochures and programs, the Conference proceedings, monograph and on the Conference website; and
- that you assign copyright to the Working Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health for the purpose of publication; and
- you understand that it is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure accuracy of content; presentations will be published exactly as submitted; and
- you understand that in the case of oral presentations you must provide a transcript (a full written version as spoken) of your talk in MSWORD format prior to the conference or by the 13 May 2024 at the very latest.
