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Withdrawal of Abstracts

If an abstract must be withdrawn, the author must send a letter of explanation to ASM at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . If an accepted abstract is published prior to ICAAC 2012, the authors agree to withdraw the abstract. Withdrawals of abstracts made after June 1, 2012 can be subject to a penalty as described below.

Penalties

Persons who submit abstracts should consider them official communication to the conference. The following cases can incur a penalty, prohibiting the author from presenting papers at ASM meetings and conferences for up to three years. A letter will be mailed to individuals being subject to this penalty. Those who wish to dispute the penalty must write a letter to the ICAAC Program Committee and send it to the attention of the ICAAC Program Manager, ASM Meetings Department. A response letter will be sent to the presenting author once the committee has considered and acted on your exception request.

Cases subject to penalty:

• Submission of an abstract based on results that have been published in any journal, or on any web site before September 12, 2012; or presented or submitted for presentation at any public scientific conference prior to September 12, 2012.
• Withdrawal of an abstract after the June 1, 2012 deadline.
• Failure of any of the co-authors to present an accepted abstract as scheduled.
• Failure to notify ASM of a change in the presenting author.
• Failure to disclose to the ICAAC audience when an off-label use of a drug is presented, per AMA guidelines.
• Use of a slide or poster presentation for promotional purposes.
• Presentation of an un-authorized abstract.