Frequently Asked Questions

To register for 1^st MSC, please fill in the Conference Registration Form (https://bit.ly/2FwPmMK). Once you have paid your registration fee, you have successfully registered for 1^st MSC.

All participants must register, including those who only want to attend but not presenting.

The 1^st MSC registration categories are divided into

1. Two-Day Conference & Gala Dinner
2. Two-Day Conference & Gala Dinner [for Student]
3. Two-Day Conference & Gala Dinner [Rising Star Award Applicant]
4. One-Day Conference.

Registration for Two-Day Conference & Gala Dinner before 31^st August 2019 is eligible for Early Bird rate.

Each MACR member will receive RM50 discount for the registration fees. Please make sure to choose your registration category carefully!

Please note that for student registration, a valid student ID is required. Student is required to append a scanned copy of student ID during registration for verification purpose.

Payment can be made via Cheque Deposit/ Electronic Fund Transfer/ Cash payable to:

• Account name: Persatuan Penyelidikan Kanser Malaysia
• Account number: 5121 4752 4724
• Bank name: Malayan Banking Berhad (MAYBANK)
• Swift Code: MBBEMYKL
• Description: Registration fee for 1st MSC

If you are making payment via local order (LO) or research grant, please contact us for further payment arrangement. You may send your request to 1stmsc.finance@gmail.com.

Upon verification of your payment, a confirmation email will be sent to the registered email account.

• 31^st August 2019 – Early Bird Registration Deadline
• 31^st October 2019 – Normal Rate Registration Deadline
• 3^rd – 4^th December 2019 – Conference Dates

To cancel your congress registration, please contact 1stmsc.register@gmail.com.

Please note: For written cancellations received before 15^th October 2019, the cancellation fee is RM100. Thereafter, no refund will be possible.

Delegates who require a visa to enter Malaysia will be issued an invitation letter by the congress office upon request. Please address this request to  1stmsc.register@gmail.com. Please note that an invitation letter will only be issued to those participants who have paid registration fee in full.

Your electronic receipt will be issued once your payment has been verified. Once issued, the payment receipt will be sent to your registered email address.

Please follow the Guidelines for Abstract Preparation and Submission. You may refer to the “Abstract Template” for the preparation of your abstract. When the abstract is ready, you may submit it through the link https://bit.ly/2X13XpL.

• 31^st August 2019 – Abstract Submission Deadline
• 15^th October 2019 – Notification of Abstract Acceptance

Please find detailed information about abstract submission here.

An author may submit a maximum of one abstract as first author. It is possible to appear as co-author in other abstracts.

All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings of the 1^st MACR Scientific Conference, preconditioned the first author of the abstract is registered and paid the registration fee.

Oral presentation

Oral presentation format is PowerPoint. Oral presentation time will be 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of discussion. Oral presentations must be pre-uploaded in the Parallel Session Rooms 30 min in advanced of your presentation.

b) Poster presentation

Size is A0 (height: 120 cm, width 90 cm). Poster format is portrait. Poster presentation time will be two minutes plus two minutes of discussion. All posters shall be put up in the morning of the conference at the poster boards established and all posters have to be removed at the end of the two-day conference. •NOTE: Posters that have not been removed by 6pm on the second day of conference will be discarded by the organizing committee.

The author may state preference for the type of presentation (oral or poster). The final decision however lies upon the Scientific Committees and is also due to the settings of the Scientific Programme.

In recognition of the importance of acknowledging future leaders in cancer research, the Rising Star Award (RSA) is established. RSA recognizes excellent research achievements of individuals at the start of their independent careers. The award recipients will receive cash prizes and be allocated special oral slots to share their research. We strongly encourage everyone who fulfill the criteria to submit applications.

•To successfully apply for the RSA, please see all the RSA requirements listed below.

• Employment: < 5 Academic years (inclusive of Post-Doctoral Fellowship/ Research Officer)
• Publication: >5 ISI journals with either First/ Second/ Corresponding Authorship
• Research Grant: Awarded and/ or applied
• Active Conference Participation: Oral and/or Poster Presentations
• Registered and submitted an abstract for 1st MSC

You will be able to choose to apply for the RSA within the abstract submission process. In order to complete your RSA application, please email a copy of your CV that is verified by your Head of Department (HOD)/ Deputy Dean/ Dean or any person deemed to be qualified, to this email: 1stmsc.scicom@gmail.com. A confirmation email will be sent upon receiving your submission.

RSA application shared the same deadline for Abstract Submission (31^st August 2019). You will be notified about the status of your application on/before 15^th October 2019.

If your RSA application has been rejected, we very much regret that we have decided to consider other candidates for the award. However, please note that although being rejected from the RSA competition, your abstract has gone through the normal reviewing process for non-RSA abstracts. We hope to welcome you as a conference participant at 1^st MSC.

Apart from the Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster awards, MACR student members are eligible to compete for additional MACR student award. Top FIVE (5) abstracts from MACR students’ submission will be selected.

In order to be eligible for MSA, you must be a MACR student member. To become a MACR student, click the link below to register:

https://macr-cancer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MACR-Membership-Form.docx

If you are a MACR student member, your abstract submission will automatically be qualified for MSA.