* All scientists are encouraged to submit, especially undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs and technical staff.
Registered site users get 10 votes to allocate among topics, with a maximum of 3 votes per topic. However, votes can be reallocated up to the Feb. 1, 2012 deadline.
* Topics must be submitted with a title. A 3 to 5 sentence description is strongly encouraged. You may also include links to additional or background materials by inserting an http:// before a URL in the description field.
* While multiple topics may be submitted. Only one topic per submitter will be selected. In other words, if a submitter gets 3 topics in the top 5 by Feb. 1, 2012, that person will only be allowed to present on one topic at the meeting.
* The submitter must be the presenter.
* No pseudoscience allowed. If you see an entry that looks suspicious, please flag the idea as inappropriate at the end of the topic's description. ASM reserves the right to remove improper submissions and comments.
* Topics must be presented within a 30 minute time slot, 10 minutes of which will be allotted for questions and answers.
* Speakers for invited sessions at ASM2012 are not eligible to participate in this session.
