Abstract submission for ASA 2024 is now open! To be considered, please submit your abstract for consideration and ensure your intention to register for the conference. Abstracts for oral or poster presentations must be submitted online. You are welcome to submit multiple abstracts if desired.

Key Dates

Presentation Topics

We encourage submissions on a wide range of topics including:

• Behaviour

• Biogeography

• Ecology

• Evolution

• Neurobiology/Physiology

• Systematics

Preparation for Abstracts

Please adhere to the abstract formatting template provided (template). Prepare your abstracts and submit them in Registration. Please indicate whether you wish to participate in the student presentation (oral and poster) competitions.

Oral Presentations

• Each presentation to be delivered in a themed session and will last 12 minutes with an additional 3 minutes for Q&A.

• As the schedule of presentation sessions is tight it is of utmost importance that all presenters are ready and in time for their presentations. The introduction of each presenter will be kept brief when introduced by the moderator.

• Presenters must arrive at the seminar room at least 10 minutes before your scheduled presentation to set up with the microphone/headset.  

• Upload your presentation slides/PowerPoint at least one session or 2 hours in advance of your presentation using the following format:

  <day of presentation>_<starttime>_<presenters name>

  for example: 26_Oct_10:00_Long_Yu.pptx

• Presenters are expected to use the provided computer by ASA 2024 during their presentation for seamless integration with the session schedule.

Poster Instructions

• Each delegate will be assigned a poster number prior to ASA 2024.

• Posters may be displayed from the registration on 25 October onwards.

• Two poster sessions will be held in the late afternoon (16:00–18:00 PM) of Saturday, 26 October and Sunday, 27 October.

• Each poster will be provided with a poster board and push-pins, labelled with the preassigned ASA 2024 ID-number.

• Poster layout should be portrait orientation with dimensions of 90 cm x 120 cm (width x height) to fit the poster board.