`  ==     ATS 2009 · San Diego ==        Create Abstract Submission Login      ATS 2009 · San Diego International Conference May 15-20, 2009. San Diego, California Abstract Submission Deadline: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:59 PM, Central Daylight Time     To submit your abstract using the online submission form, you will need:      * Microsoft Internet Explorer, Version 5.2 or higher, or     * Mozilla Firefox, Version 1.0 or higher.    ABSTRACT CONTENT        * Your abstract must contain:          1. A descriptive title, list of authors and institutions;          2. An introduction/rationale to the study;          3. The methods used;          4. The results of the study including new data not previously published or presented at a major national or international meeting;          5. Conclusions of the study. It is not satisfactory to state: ``The results will be discussed.``        ALL ABSTRACTS NOT MEETING THESE MINIMUM CRITERIA WILL BE REJECTED.       It is recommended that you, within the body of the abstract, identify the areas above with the appropriate description: RATIONALE, METHODS, RESULTS, AND CONCLUSIONS.     * Fee: A $70.00 non-refundable fee must accompany each abstract submission.       **Please note that completing your payment is necessary to submit your abstract.       Your payment may be submitted electronically using a credit card on a safe and secure site.     * Case Reports: Case reports are unacceptable.     * Language: The abstract must be submitted in English.     * Redundancy: The submission of overlapping or redundant abstracts from the same laboratory is unacceptable and redundant abstracts will be rejected.     * Prior Publication: Abstracts are not to be submitted for consideration if the work covered is to be published or presented at a major national or international meeting prior to the 2009 ATS International Conference. Abstracts of work presented at local or regional meetings may be submitted for consideration.     * Research Funding Source: All abstracts must specify funding source: i.e., pharmaceutical firm name, grant name and source or other specific funding source. Compliance to this rule is a prerequisite for review. Abstracts of research funded by tobacco industry sources (whole or in part) will not be considered. If you have no specific funding source, please indicate ``none.``     * Co-authors: It is required that all authors listed on the abstract have knowledge of the abstract submission.     * Disclosure: The presenting author of this abstract must complete the Faculty Disclosure Form and the electronic signature box at the bottom of the Disclosure page. Disclosure of any real or perceived conflict of interest, including disclosure of any tobacco industry relationship is required. Please note that the following ATS policies on tobacco industry relationships will be effective for ATS 2009: abstracts of research funded by tobacco industry sources (whole or in part) will not be considered for acceptance; abstract presentations (oral and poster) by an author that has or had another personal relationship with a tobacco entity (i.e., unrelated to the abstracts he or she has submitted for ATS 2009) are permitted, as long as`