Submitting Author Requirements
The submitting author and presenting author on all abstract submissions must be either an AOA member or Emerging Leader (additional co-authors may be non-members).

Author Responsibilities
As the presenting author, s/he must accept the following responsibilities:

• Must attend the AOA Annual Meeting
• If the abstract is accepted, s/he must present the Special Emphasis Presentation and/or Poster Display (note that residents are not eligible to present Special Emphasis or Poster Displays)
• Accept full responsibility for the delivery and assembly of the poster
• Ensure that all poster content is accurate

If the presenting author fails to comply with the above responsibilities, the author will be sanctioned from submitting an abstract for the following year's annual Meeting.

Submitting authors will receive acceptance or regret notices in November 2010

You may submit more than one abstract.  Each submission must be completed in its entirety to be considered.  The following information is required to complete a submission:

• Abstract title
• Category that best describes the topic:
• Adult Reconstruction (Hip and Knee)
• Educational Issues
• Foot and Ankle
• Hand
• Pediatric
• Shoulder and Elbow
• Spine
• Sports Medicine
• Trauma
• Tumor
• Other
• Whether this material will be presented or published on or before June 22, 2011 (if yes, when and where)
• Complete submitting author and co-author contact information

SYMPOSIUM SUBMISSION INFORMATION

AOA members are encouraged to submit symposia on emerging issues to be presented at the AOA 2011 Annual Meeting.  Only AOA Members are allowed to submit an idea for a symposium; however, panelists need not be AOA members.

Submission Criteria
Each symposium accepted for presentation will receive a 90-minute time slot that allows for introduction by a moderator and presentations from three speakers, as well as ample time after the panel discussion for questions and comments from meeting participants.  Symposium submissions must meet the following criteria:

• Controversial - a topic that stirs debate among orthopaedists
• Broad Impact - affects a large number of orthopaedists and patients, transcends subspecialties
• Engaging - requires input and action from the leaders in orthopaedics
• Timely - an emerging issue that needs to be answered by the leaders in orthopaedics

Note: Symposium moderators will be required to submit a JBJS-style manuscript and audience response questions to the AOA office approximately 4 weeks prior to the presentation.

Possible Issues:
Symposium topics can fall into the following areas:

• Socioeconomic Issues and their Role in Orthopaedics
• Medical-Legal Concerns
• Orthopaedic Research
• Healthcare Delivery
• Diversity in Orthopaedics
• Ethics & Professionalism
• Controversial Clinical Issues
• Revenue Cycle

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SYMPOSIUM SUBMISSION
You may submit more than one symposium idea. Each submission must be completed in its entirety to be included for consideration. Please provide the following information in your submission and email this to the AOA Headquarters at symposium@aoassn.org by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1.

1. Symposium topic/title
2. How the topic meets submission criteria
3. Relevance of topic
4. Whether this material will be presented or published on or before June 9, 2010 (if yes, where and when)
5. Why it is important for the AOA, rather than another orthopaedic association, to address this issue
6. Moderator contact information and qualifications
7. Three other experts on the topic who will be speakers, along with their qualifications and contact information