Call for Abstracts

We are now accepting submissions for this year's virtual Lett Symposium! The event will take place on Friday April 23, 9:30-4:30 pm.

Register as a participant on EventBrite: 
​ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lett-symposium-2021-tickets-140606717477

This year, the Lett Symposium will consist of a keynote speaker, pre-recorded graduate student presentations (with live Q&A during the symposium), and (in lieu of poster presentations) an online display of graduate student graphical abstracts. There will be lots of prizes and you can sign up to receive a swag bag of items to help you conference in style!

Please email your abstracts to Laura Steeves (laura.steeves@dal.ca) by MONDAY MARCH 15, 2021. 
Please include your:
  • Title
  • Authors
  • Contact temail
  • Supervisor
  • Level of study and program (e.g., 2nd Year Master's)
  • Whether you would like a graphical abstract or a talk
  • Abstract with 250 word limit or intent to submit

Presentations (Oral Talks & Graphical Abstracts)

The focus of the Lett Symposium is research done by Dalhousie Biology graduate students. Accordingly, graduate students from all Dalhousie Biology Streams are invited to give oral or poster presentations on their current research. There will be several oral presentation sessions throughout the day of the symposium. There will also be one poster session.
 
Instructions:
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PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATION: Pre-recorded oral video presentations will be 10 minutes each, and will be shared on the day of the conference, followed by a 3-minute live Q&A session. Further details and tips on how to create your video will be provided to all video presenters.
 
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: In lieu of a poster session, students are encouraged to create a graphical abstract, which will be available to be viewed on our conference web page. A graphical abstract is a single-panel visual that gives the reader an immediate understanding of the take-home message of the study. Resources and examples are available here:
https://microbiologysociety.org/blog/how-to-write-a-graphical-abstract.html
https://www.cell.com/pb/assets/raw/shared/figureguidelines/GA_guide.pdf
https://www.annaclemens.com/blog/make-graphical-abstract-paper
https://mindthegraph.com/blog/create-effective-graphical-abstract/