How to Submit an Abstract

The abstract submission deadline is Friday, December 13th.

1. The majority of abstracts submitted to IFD&TC will be accepted! You should be prepared to present for all the abstracts you submit.
2. Please visit our FAQ page for helpful information about creating and submitting an abstract.
3. If you are wondering how best to write your submission, you can review successful examples of a Field or Tech abstract.

1. Log in
   • Visit our FAQ page for help changing or creating a login account
   • If you created a login account for a previous conference, please review and update your contact information and organization
2. Open the My Abstracts page
3. After successfully logging in, you will see your Dashboard. If you have already started an abstract, you should see it listed under My Abstracts.  You can also click on +New Abstract to start a new abstract, or Logout from this page.
   
4. Click on the +New Abstract tab
   • Use this form to enter your conference abstracts
     • Each abstract should only be entered once, even if multiple people will present
   • Enter the details for your abstract – all fields are required
     • Enter Title
     • In the main text box, please type or paste in a maximum of two pages including:
       • Description of your presentation topic
       • What might the audience learn from your presentation?
     • Enter a comma-separated list of Keywords for your abstract.
     • Select the Topic that best fits your abstract.  For examples, see the suggested Field Topics or Tech Topics
     • Authors
       • Enter the Name, Email and Organization of each person you want listed as an author of your presentation in the program.  Please only put one name, email and org in each blank, then click the plus sign if you want to add another person as an author. If you will be both an Author AND a Presenter, you will need to enter your name and contact information in both the Author and Presenter fields.  The text for the program is drawn from this field, and will appear exactly as you enter it, so please enter this information carefully.
     • Presenters
       • Enter the Name, and Email for each person who will actually attend the conference and present.  Please do NOT include names of people who contribute to your presentation, but will not be attending the conference here, list them under Authors.  The text for the program is drawn from this field, and will appear exactly as you enter it, so please enter this information carefully.
     • Session Preference
       • Enter your preferred type of Session from: Presentation, Panel Discussion, Round Table, Lightning Session, or Workshop/Focused Tech
5. Click the Submit button, located at the upper left corner of the page next to “New Abstract”.
   • You must Submit your abstract for it to be saved for future editing. If you leave this page without submitting, all entered data will be lost.
   • The My Abstracts tab is where you can review, edit, or delete any of your abstracts after they’ve been submitted. You may add edit or delete abstracts until December 9th, 2024.  Emails are not sent to confirm submission.  If you log in and can see your abstracts on the My Abstracts tab, you have successfully submitted your abstract!
6. When you’ve entered all your abstracts, please click on the Logout tab to log out of your account

Thank you for your submission!