Abstract Submission

Abstract submissions are Open

Abstract submission for AWCBR 2026 is now open. The submission portal will be active untill 22 June 2026.

In keeping with previous years, we invite attendees to submit abstracts for poster and oral presentations. All abstracts accepted for a poster presentation will be required to also give a flash talk.

Following the closure of submissions, all abstracts will be reviewed by the AWCBR committee.

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations will be held in a format limited to 10 minutes per presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions.

Please note that oral presentation spaces are limited and will be assigned at the discretion of the AWCBR committee.

Awards:

All student oral presenters will automatically be entered for consideration for the Goddard Prize.
All ECR (awarded in 2020 onwards, adjusted for career breaks) oral presentations will automatically be considered for the ECR oral presentation prize

Poster Presentations

Please can you adhere to poster dimensions of A0 paper in portrait orientation. The poster boards are 1.2m wide and 2.3m high and velcro dots will be provided at the conference registration desk for you to display your poster on the board.

All abstracts accepted for a poster presentation will be required to give a flash talk. This is your chance to showcase your research with a single PowerPoint slide (no animations) and a 60-second pitch to the conference audience. There will be no questions—just a concise, impactful presentation to highlight your poster. Don’t miss this opportunity to make your work stand out!

The meeting convenor will contact you directly to advise if you poster has been accepted and when your poster session is being held.

Awards:

All student poster presenters will automatically be consideration for the AWCBR Student Poster Prize.
All ECR (awarded in 2020 onwards, adjusted for career breaks) poster presentations will automatically be considered for the AWCBR ECR Poster.
All flash talks are eligible for the People' Choice Chocolate Fish Award.

Abstract Submission Form

Please complete the abstract submission form below in full. Abstracts should be kept to a maximum of 250 words. Previous abstracts can be found in the past proceedings. Abstract submissions will close on 22 June 2026.

This is an example abstract submission:

The title of the abstract should describe your research

Jane Doe1, John Doe1, Jill Doe2,3

1. University Department, University name, City, Country

2. University Department, University name, City, Country

3. Research Consortium

jane.doe@university.nz

Abstract body should not exceed 250 words. Abstracts should be unstructured but must contain a statement of the problem (aim), brief methods, clear results, and a statement of the conclusions or significance of the findings. Abstracts will be reviewed and may be returned to the authors for modification.

First Name

Last Name

Email

Insitution

List authors:

Author affiliation list:

Abstract title:

Select your abstracts theme(Please select all that apply): Required

Enter boby of abstract here:

Thanks for submitting!