SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

(Incorporated by Act of Parliament, No11 of 1966)

March.11. 2000

56th Annual Sessions: 27 November - 1 December, 2000 Venue: The University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya

Call for Abstracts:

The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science invites Foundation Members/ Members/Honorary Life Members to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 56th Annual Sessions. Only such members we permitted to be the Principal Author/Author of a presentation and are allowed to present the abstracts during the sessions. A member who wishes to have as a collaborator/co-author or someone who is not in the above categories of members shall furnish the SLAAS with particulars relating of such person/s on the prescribed form (Annex B) for approval by the Council. Council decisions on such matters shall be final.

Presentations at the Annual Sessions will be either oral or in poster form. Please note that abstracts of all presentations will be published in the SLAAS Proceedings Part 1, without any distinction between oral and poster presentations. Abstracts must be submitted on or before 31st May 2000, and will not be accepted thereafter.

A member should submit the following documents to SLAAS for the evaluation of abstracts for their suitability for presentation.

a) An abstract (up to 250 words) which will be published in the SLAAS Proceedings Part 1.

b) A summary (extended abstract up to 600 words) which will be sent to the referees fin evaluation.

Note: Unless both these documents are received by SLAAS on or before the deadline, the submission will be rejected.

Dr. Jeevan Somaratna Mrs. Lalitha Tirikawala

General Secretary General Secretary
