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2013 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting
April 27 to May 1, 2013
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center – New Orleans, Louisiana
Abstract Deadline: Friday, September 21, 2012

The educational program for the 2013 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting will include the presentation of scientific data in general and subspecialty section sessions as oral and electronic poster presentations. Abstracts submitted for the 2013 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting are peer-reviewed and scored on scientific merit, originality and the relevancy to the field of neurosurgery. Although scientific data is important, the quality of the abstract is the primary determinant for acceptance by the Scientific Program Committee. Accepted abstracts are assigned to be presented as either an oral presentation or electronic poster.

The online abstract submission site will be available May 21, 2012 to September 21, 2012 at https://myaans.aans.org/MyAANS.aspx.

This submission site works best in Firefox browser. A free download is available at http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ .

You will need your MyAANS login (email on file with AANS) and password to access/edit your abstract during the submission period. If you have forgotten your login information, please email abstracts@aans.org.

To submit an abstract follow these 10 steps:

  1. Visit https://myaans.aans.org/MyAANS.aspx and login.
  2. Select Abstract Corner from the left sidebar and then select the meeting for which you want to submit an abstract.
  3. Enter Title & Abstract Body (MUST include required sections with headers Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion)
  4. List Authors including all relevant medical degrees (Individual entering abstract will automatically and permanently be listed as the primary author)
  5. Choose your presentation Preference (Oral, Electronic or Either)
  6. Enter one or more Key Word or sub-specialty to assist in the classification and review of your abstract i.e. tumor, pediatrics
  7. Provide responses to Additional Information including study design, award consideration, previous presentation, sponsor (required) and FDA Approval.
  8. Submit Manuscript if applying for an award
  9. Complete Disclosure and agree to Terms and Conditions
  10. Review Work and Submit

Call for Abstracts: Important Information & Guidelines (PDF)

The AANS Scientific Program Committee (SPC) wishes to remind you, all neurosurgeons and residents whose abstracts are accepted by the AANS SPC will be eligible to present their papers at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting as long as they have not presented their work (including publications) prior to the abstract submission deadline date, Friday, September 21, 2012. If you present your work at another meeting after the submission deadline date, it will not pose as a problem to present at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. The only exception to this policy is that Plenary Session Presentations at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting must not have been presented at any prior meeting.

For additional information on the abstract submission process and guidelines, click here or e-mail abstracts@aans.org.