The scientific program committee of ICDM 2011 welcomes the submission of abstracts from worldwide experts in diabetes and metabolism. All abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific program committee and assigned to the appropriate session (Oral/Poster) based on the submitters’ choices. *The scientific program committee reserves the right to accept or reject submitted abstracts.  

The submission of an abstract implies that the author fully agrees to publish it in the abstract book and wants to present its research at the meeting. If a submission is officially accepted by the scientific program committee, at least one author has to register to be included in the conference program. Every presenting author is required to pre-register in order that the KDA secretariat can smoothly arrange the schedule for his/her presentation.

Please be advised that the abstract without the registration of the author by 30 September 2011 will neither be published in the book nor be set in any session. *Contact and notify in advance the secretariat in case you are planning to make an on-site registration.

	All abstracts should be written in English through the website (Faxed abstracts will not be accepted).
	The length of the abstract is limited to 300 words. Not including titles, authors’ name and affiliation.
	The text should be arranged according to the following structured format: Objective-Methods-Results-Conclusion.
	Authors may further edit and modify submitted abstracts until the submission deadline. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that their text does not contain types or grammatical errors.
	Authors have the option of choosing their presentation type (oral or poster exhibition). However, the scientific program committee will make the final decision.

 Abstracts for oral presentation or poster exhibition related to the following categories are invited:

	Islet biology & insulin secretion, immunology & transplantation
	Insulin action & obesity
	Clinical diabetes & therapeutics
	Epidemiology & genetics
	Acute & chronic complication
	Behavioral medicine & education

The submitting author will be notified by e-mail of the abstract selection results in 21 September 2011. If you did not receive the email, please contact the secretariat.

This conference will award travel grants to those who would like to participate in this competition. The scientific program committee will select recipients for ‘Travel grant’ from the outstanding submitted abstracts based on established criteria.

	Selection criteria
	- You must be the first author on the abstract and/or the author who will deliver the poster presentation. - You must be below 45 years of age at the time of the conference.
	Select the "Apply for Travel Grant" when submitting the abstract online
	Each recipient will receive a grant of USD500

	Step1 [Click on the On-Line Submission Button]
	Step2 [Login and fill out author’s information and upload the abstract]
	Step3 [Review and modify completed]