Abstract Submissions

• Ensure you use one of the following browsers: INTERNET EXPLORER (v11 or newer) MOZILLA FIREFOX (v44 or newer) SAFARI (v5 or newer) GOOGLE CHROME

• Mac Users: if you have trouble submitting your abstract, try submitting from a PC. If you are still having issues, please contact the secretariat.

• Mozilla Users: the security policy in Mozilla often prevents pasting from your clipboard without using the menu commands instead of ‘control v’ shortcut.

• Ensure your abstract text is less than 400 words as the system will not accept submissions over this limit. The word count does NOT include your title, authoring or cited references

• Submissions must include a biography of the presenter of up to 200 words. Submissions not including a biography will not be considered.

• Submissions require provide the key three messages that attendees will learn from your presentation. Submissions not including key messages will not be considered.

• Have your abstract open on your own computer to enable you to cut and paste it into the submission system.

• Do you have an image in your abstract? This conference is NOT accepting images.

• Do you have a table in your abstract? This conference is NOT accepting tables.

1. Select the category.

2. Provide some keywords to assist in categorisation of your abstract.

3. Enter the title of your abstract. Please type the title in sentence case (that is lowercase with only the first letter of the first word in capitals) and without any punctuation. A correctly formatted example follows: Title of my presentation for the conference.

4. Enter the name of all authors and their organisations and indicate the presenting author by ticking the relevant box

5. Type or cut and paste the text of your abstract into the relevant field. Please ensure that abstract is no more than 400 words. (Does not include title, authoring or cited references)

6. Preview your abstract, make any changes required, finalise your submission and return to your dashboard

7. You will receive an email confirmation that your abstract has been successfully submitted. Please check your email junk file in case it has been captured there.

8. Should you wish to make any changes to your abstract after you have submitted it, please log onto your online registration dashboard. Click on the "View Submission" then "Preview/edit abstract".

9. Please note you will only be able to make changes to your abstract until the submission deadline, after which any changes should be sent to: ADLE2026@asnevents.net.au

10. Important Note: It is a condition of having your Abstract accepted and included in the Conference Program that you are a registered and paid delegate.

11. The system encourages you to register at the same time as submitting your abstract, but it is not essential - you are able to submit an abstract without completing the registration process at this time.

Click here to access the submission portal for ALDE 2026.

The Program Committee will review all submissions before selecting the presentations which will be included in the conference program.

Once the reviewing has been completed, the conference organisers will notify abstract presenters of their acceptance. Specific presentation instructions will be included in the notification.

Please contact the Conference Secretariatwith any enquiries you may have.