The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association (TOA) look forward to welcoming you to Taipei for the IOF Regional 5th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting taking place at the Taipei International Convention Centre (TICC) from November 14 to 16, 2014.

Now entering its fifth year, the annual IOF Regionals has become the leading educational and research forum for osteoporosis and related diseases in the Asia-Pacific region.
Participants will benefit from an enriching scientific programme led by renowned experts from around the world.

The high quality scientific programme is of interest to a broad range of physicians and health professionals, including general practitioners and internists, rheumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons, endocrinologists, geriatricians, radiologists, pharmacists, as well as rehabilitation specialists and physiotherapists.

The learning objectives of the Meeting are to train medical professionals and researchers so that they are better equipped to handle the growing epidemic of musculoskeletal diseases. The programme provides a concise and practical overview of these diseases, including the latest advances in their prevention, diagnosis and treatment. As well as the latest regional research, the programme includes current topics of specific relevance to health professionals in the region.

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about the latest clinical advances, and hear the latest in regional research - Join the leading professionals in the bone field in Taipei, in November 2014!

Taipei International Convention Centre
1 Hsin-Yi Rd., Sec.5
Taipei 11049
Chinese Taipei
T + 886 (2) 2725 5200 ext. 3517/3518
F + 886 (2) 2723 2589

The Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) is situated in the foothills of eastern Taipei’s Hsin-yi District, an area where the modern face of Taipei shines with glass and steel skyscrapers, wide boulevards, and the Taipei World Trade Center complex. As the political, economic, and cultural center of Taipei, the district houses many landmark buildings, including the Taipei City Hall, Taipei City Council, National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, and Taipei 101.

Parking

The TICC has a two-level basement parking garage. Open hours are 07:00-23:00 at NT$50 per hour.
The garage entrance is located off of Keelung Road and faces the International Trade Building tower.
For added convenience, the buildings surrounding the TICC -- the ITB Tower, TWTC Exhibition Hall, TWTC Exhibition Hall 3, Taipei 101, and Grand Hyatt Hotel -- also have their own parking areas.

Submission Info

• All abstracts for the Meeting must be submitted using the online abstract submission system - available April 4, 2014. 
• Submission by fax, e-mail or courier will not be accepted.
• While delegates may indicate their preference for oral or poster presentation, the final decision is taken by the Scientific Programme Committee. While every attempt will be made to programme abstracts according to the requests of authors, oral presentations cannot be guaranteed.
• All submitted abstract must contain original data in order for it to be published.
• IOF is not responsible for errors in the abstract submission. Read your text to ensure accuracy with no spelling, grammatical or scientific errors. No corrections will be accepted after the abstract submission deadline.
• IOF will not translate any abstract. It will be published if accepted as submitted in English in a supplement of Osteoporosis International.

Commitment

• Submission of an abstract constitutes a formal commitment by the presenting author to attend the Meeting and present the abstract (if accepted) orally or as a poster in the session and at the time assigned by the Scientific Programme Committee.
• Expenses associated with the preparation, submission and presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenting authors.
• All submitting authors must consent to the Declaration Statement on behalf of her/his co-authors in order for the abstract to be accepted for submission. This includes the certification that any work with human or animal subjects related in this abstract complies with the guiding principles for experimental procedures as set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki and related publications.
• All submitting authors acknowledge the established IOF Web Privacy Policy in order to protect personal information.

Organization and Content

Please read this information carefully

A) Regulations

• Abstracts will be published in a supplement of Osteoporosis International (only if accepted).
• For standardisation, the total length of the abstract must not exceed 3000 printable characters (these include nonvisible characters such as spaces) and 50 line counts.
• The body of the abstract will be structured as follows with the following subtitles:
  - Aim
  - Methods
  - Results
  - Conclusions
  - References (if applicable)
  - Acknowledgments (if applicable)
• Images may be included with the following criteria:
  - Minimum image resolution: 300 dpi
  - Maximum image width: 8 cm
  - Allowed file types: .gif, .jpg
• Commercial (trade) names of drugs are not allowed - the generic or chemical names must be used.

B) Guidelines

• Please be advised that the insertion of images may significantly reduce the number of remaining characters, because these will be included in the character and line count. It is highly recommended to use only one image file to allow for enough abstract text.
• The abstract Title should clearly define the content of the paper.
• It is preferable that the Aim is stated in one sentence, the Methods kept to a brief description, that the Results are summarised and presented in sufficient detail to support the Conclusions. Note that it is not recommended to postulate that “the results will be discussed during the oral presentation” or that “other data will be presented later”.
• Images will be published in greyscale with a printed width of approximately 8 cm. An image should be large enough so that it is readable when printed in the abstract book.
• Please refer to the online abstract submission platform for further details regarding abstract content and style, including submission of Greek characters. Note that copy-pasting is enabled with automatic update of the font style.
• Use standard abbreviations where appropriate. Include any other abbreviations in brackets after the full word the first time it appears.
• Number and list references (if applicable) in the order in which they appear in the abstract, within the 3000 characters limit.
• All Acknowledgements to grants, funding source or other coworkers will appear at the bottom of the abstract and shall be included in the 3000 characters limit.

International Osteoporosis Foundation
9, Rue Juste-Olivier
CH – 1260 Nyon, Switzerland
T +41 22 994 0100
F +41 22 994 0101
taipei2014@iofbonehealth.org