Call for abstracts
Closing date of abstract submission:
Friday 13 February 2026
Notification of acceptance:
Friday 06 March 2026
We invite you to submit an abstract for an oral, poster or symposium presentation to share your research, practice knowledge and experiences and be part of the conference programme.
Presentation types
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This is a traditional presentation, which may be supported with audio visual aids. All oral presentations are allocated 10 minutes, with 5 minutes Q&A as part programme.
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Posters are especially effective for information that can be presented visually (e.g.: photos, charts, graphs, tables). If your abstract is accepted as a poster, you will need to develop the poster prior to the conference. Poster Guidelines will be provided at the time of abstract acceptance.
Presentation formats
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Title – In bold
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Author(s) first and last names (please also identify the presenting author/s in bold), with superscript number referring to the affiliation of the author(s) in the next lines
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Affiliation (Organisation, City and Country (if outside of New Zealand)
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Insert abstract text in the following format, no ore than 250 words:
For research abstracts:
Background: A brief overview of why the subject is important for audiology
Objectives: The purpose of the research including the research questions
Methods: Explain how you did your research and how you analysed the data
Results: What were your main findings?
Conclusion: Link your objectives and findings
Key message: Messages–how are the findings relevant for audiology?
For sharing knowledge/experience abstracts:
Introduction/Background: What is known about the topic
Purpose: Why this topic is important
Project: What you have done and how
Discussion: What difference has this made for women in your care
Key message: Why this is relevant to audiology
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A poster presentation summarises information or research in a concise way to generate discussion. Posters are expected to provide an outline of the topic or research using a mixture of brief text, results tables, graphs and pictures.
Title – In bold
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Author(s) first and last names (please also identify the presenting author/s in bold), with superscript number referring to the affiliation of the author(s) in the next lines
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Affiliation (Organisation, City and Country (if outside of New Zealand)
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Insert abstract text to explain the poster, no more than 250 words. The usual template is:
Background: A brief overview of why the subject is important for audiology
Objectives: The purpose of the research including the research questions
Methods: Explain how you did your research and how you analysed the data
Results: What were your main findings?
Conclusion: Link your objectives and findings
Key message: Messages–how are the findings relevant for audiology?
First time presenters
Have you not submitted an abstract before? Not sure of the process? We strongly encourage those who haven’t submitted an abstract to get involved and give it a go!
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Firstly, print and read all the information on this website page. It’s important to note the close of submission date.
Next you need to write your abstract, following the format required. It’s often easier to download the example and type over this. A clear and concise title is a good start to your abstract.
When writing your abstract, it’s important to remember, that whoever reads it, will know nothing about you, or the topic you are writing on, so use simple easy language to convey what you will present on.
Often, it’s best to write your abstract and then ask either colleagues, mentors or family members to read it and provide feedback.
Once you are happy with the written abstract, it’s time to go online and submit the abstract. This is a simple online process, which you will be required to upload the abstract. At the conclusion of this process, you should receive a confirmation email.
You will be required to provide a short biography during the online submission process, if you don’t have one available, write one, prior to starting the online submission process. If you are accepted, the biography is used by the facilitator on the day you are presenting to correctly introduce you.
The Organising Committee will review all abstracts and you will be notified by email if your abstract has been accepted or declined.
Please do not be dishearten if you are not accepted.
If you are accepted, congratulations! Now the next part begins! Preparing for the presentation. For this, practice does make perfect.
Register for the conference, as part of the submission, you agree to register and pay for at least one day of the conference.
Once you arrive at the conference, go to the Speaker Preparation room with your slides on a USB stick. In the Speaker Preparation room, there will be an audio-visual technician who will load your presentation onto their computer, and run the slides, to ensure there are no hiccups. Once confirmed, they will ensure your presentation is loaded onto the computer. If there are any audio-visual issues on the day, the technician will be available to sort it out.
On the day you are presenting, go and find the room that you are presenting in, have a look at the space. Be in the room 15 minutes prior to presenting (this will usually be in a catering break) to meet the facilitator, confirm where you will be seated, how they will introduce you, have a go with the remote mouse etc.
Most importantly – enjoy yourself. People will be interested in what you have to say so take a deep breath, smile, keep calm, talk clearly and slowly and enjoy your presenting time.
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Any queries, please do not hesitate to email: nzcmm@composition.co.nz
submission deadlineFriday 13 February 2026
Notification of acceptanceFriday 05 March 2026
Criteria for evaluating abstracts
All abstracts are subject to review by the Organising Committee. In evaluating the abstract the reviewers will be mindful of the following criteria:
Abstracts are in plain language, free of specialist jargon, unless it is clearly appropriate
The degree to which the substance of the abstract contributes to the conference theme(s)
Innovation and originality or application of existing ideas in ways that provide new insights and progress the field
Conditions of submission
Late submissions will not be accepted.
Please note that the content of the presentation must align with the abstract originally submitted.
A condition of acceptance is that at least one author presents at the conference.
Presenters must register to attend for at least a day of the conference. They are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and registration expenses. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to authors or presenters.
It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ensure the accuracy of the content, spelling, grammar and formatting of the abstract, as it will be published as it is submitted.
The Organising Committee will review all abstracts and may contact authors or their nominated referees as part of the review process.
By submitting an abstract you also grant NZCMM permission to publish the abstract in the Conference proceedings in hard copy and/or electronic format.
Post conference, your final presentation will be uploaded to the conference website (with a privacy setting). If you would prefer your presentation not to be uploaded, please advise the conference managers via email - nzcmm@composition.co.nz.