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Abstract Mentor Programme
The mentoring programme is now closed
The goal of the AIDS 2008 Abstract Mentor Programme is to provide an opportunity for young and/or less experienced abstract submitters to ask questions of more experienced abstract submitters. The International AIDS Society will facilitate the programme and provide the tools to match mentors with submitters.
The programme is completely independent of the abstract review and selection process of the conference. It is an opportunity supported by the conference that will increase access for all to have a better possibility of having an abstract accepted as an oral or a poster presentation.
Steps before you contact a mentor:
- Go through the below self-help tools
- Prepare a draft abstract in accordance with the conference abstract submission guidelines
- If possible, have a supervisor or colleague review it and give you feedback.
- E-mail your draft abstract to mentor@aids2008.org before 3 February 2008.
Self-help tools
- Toolkit
A toolkit on preparing the best conference abstracts, presentations and posters is available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for all abstract submitters’ use.
Please review the toolkit before posting a question to a mentor.
The IAS is indebted to John Miller Consulting and the Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS for permission to use this toolkit.
- Top 5 reasons why abstracts are rejected
- FAQs
- Prize-winning abstracts from AIDS 2006
Click here to view examples of abstracts that won prizes at the AIDS 2006 Conference.
General Rules
- The abstract submitted to the mentor must be a final draft and follow the submission guidelines. The administrator of the mentor programme will return draft abstracts to the submitter if they do not follow the submission guidelines.
- Mentors will help the abstract submitters by answering questions on practical issues and formal requirements on the abstract, but not on the quality of the data collected or actual findings.
- Mentors will not make any changes for the abstract submitter.
- Mentors cannot indicate if he/she thinks that the abstract is likely to be selected or not.
- Questions submitted must be of a practical nature; i.e. “Is my introduction extensive enough?” “Have I described the method well enough?” “Is my conclusion clear?”
- Questions regarding the HIV/AIDS epidemic or virus itself will not be answered
You should receive an email response within 10 days of sending your draft, leaving you with enough time to make the suggested changes before the abstract submission deadline of 19 February 2008.
If you have any queries regarding this process please contact the programme administrator at mentor@aids2008.org.
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