• Medical_Professionals
• Medical_students
• Nurses

On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 12th International Conference on Goats “ICG 2016", which will take place between September 25-30th, 2016 in the great city of Antalya, Turkey. We are delighted to welcome all delegates to this event.

Professionals involved in all aspects of goat production, processing and value chains from all over the world will have the opportunity to gain new knowledge, share experiences and explore the exciting city of Antalya and its surroundings.

The theme for the conference is “Contributions of caprine agrosylvopastoral production systems to society and the environment: different strategies for developing goat value chains to face global change", including a range of production systems with a focus on research and evidence for practice, and the contribution to delivery of quality goat products. Our keynote and invited speakers come from around the world, representing the very best in their fields of expertise. Additionally we will have presentations, both oral and poster, from colleagues in practice, education, management and research. Poster sessions are organized to provide a forum for continued and extensive coverage of the topics addressed in the conference and provide the opportunity for young scientists to present their work.

Learning from the past and planning for the future, the 12 th ICG will provide us with an excellent opportunity to share our experiences and projects. In addition to the outstanding scientific program being offered, we encourage delegates to enjoy the famous cultural heritage and natural beauty of Turkey with our social and cultural events. You are also invited to visit the trade conference exhibition where you will find the latest in goat-related technologies and new systems.

We welcome all delegates to what promises to be a highlight of the 2016 calendar.

Yours Sincerely,

EUR

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Kervansaray Lara Hotel & Convention Center

Conference and meeting halls available in the hotel area centrally located to lobby and reception. Conference center that integrates all innovations of technology is composed of two foyers of 1425 m2 upstairs and 369 m2 downstairs with 15 halls of 3309 m2 in total.

Submission Info

All submissions can be done exclusively via the online submission system. In order to enable application for the abstract submission you have to register (Sign-up). The registration for submission does not include registration to the Conference.

Abstract Submission

All authors wishing to present papers at the 12th International Conference on Goats, in Turkey, are required to submit the title and abstract of their papers using the online application system. On the abstract application system, editing, saving and submitting the abstracts for the evaluation are available.

The deadline for submission of the abstract is 01 March 2016. Abstracts submitted using other ways of communication or submitted after this deadline will not be considered.

Abstracts must be written in English with accurate grammar and spelling suitable for publication. Please note AKYS Congress System will apply an abstract template automatically. Format of the abstracts, such as type (oral and poster), length, etc. is determined automatically by the application system. The title, authors and the abstract must not exceed 2500 characters (including spaces).

The abstract should contain:

title which clearly indicates the content of the study

specific objectives

experimental methods

statistical analyses used

synthesis of the results and conclusions.

Presentation type and related scientific topics must be specified by the author.

The main text must be written in the related area section and could be formalized in a basic way as super-subscript. The abstract also could be copied and pasted from the original word document.

Keywords & Referances should not be given in text section but in the related sections.

No pictures/charts or tables should be included in abstracts.

The author who uploads the abstract into the application system is defined as “Corresponding author”. The Corresponding Author must order the co-authors, select the presenting author and type their affiliation and e-mail addresses. Please note that each author can present a maximum of two contributions, while can be included as co-author on more than one submission.

Once submitted, it is possible to make corrections to the abstract content or information (such as Presenter details, topics, etc.) until the submission deadline. In order to correct your abstract, you must access your submission via the application system using your username and password. For any updates after the deadline, a written request should be sent by registration support system (required login).

Papers will be accepted as oral presentations or as posters. Abstracts will be peer-reviewed and notification of acceptance or decline will be sent to authors by 1st June 2016. The Scientific Committee will determine the format (oral or poster), day and time of presentation.

Accepted abstracts will be distributed at the Conference and further available online.

Selected contributes will be published as full paper on Journal of Small Ruminant Research.

The presenters will be required to register by 1st July 2016. Accepted authors who do not register and submit payment by the deadline will not be included in the Conference programme or Book of Abstract.

If authors want to withdraw an abstract already submitted for any reason, a request must be submitted via registration support system as quickly as possible, stating the title and the ID number of abstract to be withdrawn. The online withdrawal is still possible after the submission deadline.

Guidelines for full paper submission will available later.

ARBER Professional Congress Services

Sair Nedim Sokak No: 19/ 1 A.Ayranci 

06540 Ankara - Turkey

Phone : + 90 312 441 07 00

Fax : + 90 312 441 07 01

E-mail : info@icg2016.org

Web : www.arber.com.tr

ARBER Professional Congress Services

Sair Nedim Sokak No: 19/ 1 A.Ayranci 

06540 Ankara - Turkey

Phone : + 90 312 441 07 00

Fax : + 90 312 441 07 01

E-mail : info@icg2016.org

Web : www.arber.com.tr