CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL, SPEED-TALK POSTERS

In RiverSUS-2018 is inviting abstracts for two categories of presentation:

Oral presentations

Oral submissions are invited from authors. All abstracts submitted will be assessed by the National Conference  Scientific Committee. When you submit your abstract please indicate whether you will also be providing a full paper for publishing with the online conference proceedings. The total allocated time for your session is 15 minutes, which should allow for 10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes questions. Question answer session may also be taken together for all presenters.

Posters

Posters provide an excellent opportunity to showcase any of your or your organization's innovations and ideas in a concise and easy to read manner. Posters will be displayed both hard copy. A Poster submission is a great opportunity to share your work with conference  delegates in an informal and one on one setting. The Conference Committee will award a Memento for the best poster submitted, the poster author must attend the RiverSUS-2018. The Poster Award will be announced during the conference finale.

the nomination to present a poster within the RiverSUS-2018 space with the additional option to make a short (five-minute) oral presentation to conference delegates. This presentation includes a four minute presentation and one question from the audience. This is a unique opportunity which allows you to be included in the conference program, and to initiate more in-depth conversations with fellow delegates regarding your work.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

While submitting your abstract, you may fill all the details in the attached template and mails to us at President@rwua.org.in
you have to submit
• Title of Your paper
• Theme and sub theme area
• Name and organization of all the authors
• A short Biography of 50-100 words of presenting author so that RiverSUS-2018 delegates can understand your professional or research background. This may also be used as promotional material.
• You will be asked to list five (5) key-words that best describe your topic, case study, geography and/or issues.

FORMAT

Please use the sample template given to prepare your submission – just overwrite with your own information, save where you can find it easily and then email it to us.

Title of presentation to appear in program should be limited to 12 words maximum.
• Format: Ms Word File
• 12-point Times New Roman font • Author's) (underline author's) who will be presenting)
• Affiliation / Institution of each author
• Email contact address of each author

The abstract should be text only and submitted in English.

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION

You will be notified by November, 2018 if your abstract has been accepted. Notification regarding acceptance of the abstracts will be emailed to the submitting author. The author will then be required to register for the Conference by November 10, 2018.

The number of abstracts received usually outnumbers the program places available. Abstracts submitted but not selected for Oral presentation may be offered Speed Talks or Posters.

The Scientific Committee may seek to edit your work (with your approval), however it is critical that it has been checked carefully for grammar, spelling and technical correctness prior to submission.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

In accordance with the Privacy Amendment Act 2001, we advise that information provided in completing the online submission system will be held in a database on a secure server.

CONDITIONS OF PRESENTING

1. All presenting authors must register by the early-bird deadline. to attend.
2. All travel and accommodation for presenting authors is at your own expense. The Conference committee has no funds available to support attendance of authors submitting abstracts under this Call.
3. All authors must complete the copyright release form found on the online submission system when submitting their abstract for consideration.
4. Standard audio visual is provided for all sessions (microphone, data projector, screen, and laptop). Any additional requirements must be listed on the online submission system at the time of submission.
5. Material presented must be based on the authors own original material.