Submitting Abstracts to Conferences

[dmmar]

When you submit an abstract to a conference by email, what do you include in the body of the email? I'm assuming "hey, here's my abstract" isn't enough, but I have no idea what kind of information to provide, or in what format, etc. Help?

[crazyhappy]

I usually just say, "Dr. Whatsyourname: please find attached my abstract for the whatever conference."  I sometimes include a heading in the body of the email with my name, institution, and name of conference.

Edited May 14, 2013 by crazyhappy

[somethinbruin]

I generally just keep to the basics. Something along the lines of "Dear So-and-so, I would like to propose a presentation entitled XYZ for the ABC conference. I have attached the abstract for this presentation. I look forward to hearing from you regarding my proposal. If you need any further information, please feel free to contact me at blah blah blah..."