2020 Call for Abstracts DRAFT

• First write your abstract in Microsoft Word using Times New roman, 8-point font, 0.75” margins on all sides, following the ORS Formatting Guidelines.  A Template is available to create your abstract.
• Be sure that all text (including title, authors and institutions, disclosures, images and tables) fit onto one page.  3 images and/or tables are allowed per abstract.
• Once you have the one-page abstract, you can complete the online submission by copying and pasting the body of the abstract in the online submission pages.
• Complete ALL steps of the online submission.
• Be sure to upload images supporting your abstract.
• Next save the file as a PDF.  PDF documents of accepted abstracts will be used on the ORS online abstract search and on the mobile app.
• Upload the PDF of your complete abstract, including title, authors, images, references and acknowledgements.
• There will be a $35.00 non-refundable fee to submit your abstract for the ORS 2020 Annual Meeting.
• Once you complete all the steps in the online submission and submit payment, you will receive a green message and check mark on the “Review My Work” screen indicating “Your submission is COMPLETE.”

Abstract Submission Deadline:  Monday, August 26, 2019

The last day to make edits to your abstract is August 26, 2019.  If the abstract is accepted, authors will have a chance to make additional edits to their abstract.

Acceptance notices will be sent to authors November 6, 2019.

The themes and sessions in the Annual Meeting program are not prescribed by the ORS Program Committee but directly represent the abstract submissions.  If you would like to see more of a certain topic, please encourage your colleagues in that area to submit to the ORS.

PLEASE NOTE: Abstracts submitted to or presented at any of the following meetings can also be submitted to the ORS Annual Meeting:

• ORS Ambassador Symposia
• ORS Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop at Sun Valley
• ORS PSRS 5th International Spine Research Symposium

• The ORS is home to the top experts from around the globe in the field of musculoskeletal research; biologists, engineers, orthopaedic surgeons, and clinicians.
• The ORS Annual Meeting is the leading forum for the presentation of high-quality, innovative and transformative research.

ORS provides awards and grants for the early career and established investigator based on high-quality abstracts.

Award and grant opportunities are available to ORS members. If you’re not currently a member but would like to join the ORS, please complete a membership application prior to abstract submission. Membership applications must be received on or before Monday, August 26 to be eligible to receive an ORS award or grant. Please contact the ORS office at [email protected] if you have questions regarding membership.

Presenting Authors will automatically be considered for all applicable awards and grants based on information gathered upon submission of his or her abstract. Awards and grants include:

• New Investigator Recognition Award (NIRA)
• ORS Section Awards
• ORS/Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society Young Female Investigator Travel Grant
• ORS/ON Foundation Orthoregeneration Award
• ORS/OREF Travel Grants in Orthopaedic Research Translation
• AAOS/ORS Women’s Health Advisory Board (WHAB) Awards
• Clinical Research Poster Award