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IFT calls for 2008 Annual Meeting Session Proposals and Abstracts

Take an important step to help shape your Annual Meeting by submitting a proposal or abstract for the 2008 Scientific Program. Submit a session proposal or abstract and be one of the experts in your field that lead the more than 150 educational sessions and 1,700 presentations at the Annual Meeting. To submit, visit http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1001366.

The deadline for session proposals (symposia, panels, workshops, and roundtables) is December 17, 2007. The deadline for abstracts for technical research papers (oral, poster, Division, competitions, the graduate student research paper competition, and the 2008 George F. Stewart International Research Paper Competition) is January 7, 2008. New Products & Technologies Abstracts are due February 4, 2008. All submissions are due by 4:00 p.m. Central Time on the deadline date. We appreciate your efforts to submit your proposals by these deadline dates. As you know, this year's Annual Meeting occurs one month earlier, and your cooperation in meeting these deadlines is important from an event planning perspective. Sessions will be limited to 90 minutes to enable attendees to participate in one entire session while networking with colleagues between sessions.

Contribute to the exchange of information and sound science that the Scientific Program is known for. Learn more about research paper competitions, as well as the 2008 theme, Driving Growth and Sustainability through Innovation, by visiting ift.org or calling IFT's Knowledge & Learning Center team at 312.782.8424.

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