1. Applicants should submit the full script of the oration.
2. The cover letter, addressed to the Honorary Secretaries, should state the following.
   • Why the applicant believes that the work is of sufficient merit to deserve an oration
   • List of original papers and conference presentations (both oral and poster) of the applicant cited in the oration
   • In the case of multi-author research/publications,
     • the applicant’s contribution to the design, data collection, analysis and writing of
       publications/manuscripts.
     • A declaration by the applicant that the other authors of the presented research have no
       objections to submitting the oration.
     • Declaration of financial and other conflicts of interest.
     • Declaration if a part of the work in the manuscript has already been presented as an oration.
3. It should not have been presented as an oration previously.
4. Three (3) hard copies of the oration should be submitted toSri Lankan Association of Geriatric Medicine – Office
   “Wijerama house”,
   6, Wijerama Mawatha,
   Colombo 7
5. An ‘Ethics Clearance’ needs to be presented within the section of “Methods” for any research involving human or animal subjects.
6. Randomised Control Trials should have been registered in a WHO – recognized Clinical Trial Registry.
7. The oration should be typed using Times New Roman, size 12, double line spacing. Harvard or Vancouver’s system of referencing can be used.
8. The decision of the oration review committee will be final.

Deadline for submission : 23rd March 2026

Method : Each oration should be emailed SEPARATELY to [email protected]