Information for presenters
Authors are invited to submit abstracts for the 29th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology. The programme themes are listed here. To find out more about submission of abstracts click here.
Oral presentations
There will be 20 minutes for oral presentations. Simultaneous sessions will be run. We strongly encourage presentations of no more than 15 minutes to allow at least 5 minutes for discussion and to answer questions from the audience. Single screen electronic presentations will be the only format available. Each session room will be equipped with the following: Computer, high-intensity projector, laser pointer, microphone system, flip chart, Internet access. Additional facilities, e.g., overhead and slide projectors will be available on request in advance. One projectionist will be present in the lecture room. Presenters will not be able to use their own computer for presentation.
Poster presentations
Dimension of the posters will be no larger than 85 cm wide and 120 cm high (DIN A0 format). A wide room will be available for poster presentations and several poster sessions will be programmed. Each session will be scheduled on a specific day. Posters will be displayed all day. Authors are kindly asked to put up their posters the day in which the specific session is scheduled as early as possible (8:00 - 8:45 h). Material (double-faced adhesive tape) for mounting the posters on the boards will be provided at the registration desk.
To keep in mind
- Please note that your registration and abstract submission without payment of the registration fee will not be considered.
- Maximum extent size of the abstracts is 4.000 characters.
- The title of the abstract and the name, post and email address of the corresponding author are to be entered into the fields when completing the submission form online. All correspondence regarding the abstract will be restricted to the corresponding author.
- Do not submit an abstract unless the first author is certain to attend the 29th IAS Meeting.
- Participants will be able to choose their preference (oral or poster mode) in the application form, but the definite mode of presentation will be decided by the Scientific Committee and the Conveners, based on space/time restrictions.
- Please note that participants will only be permitted to deliver one oral and one poster presentation as first author (unless they are a plenary or invited keynote speaker), but they may be co-author of multiple presentations.
- Student submissions are encouraged to all themes.
- Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection in May-June 2012.
- All accepted abstracts will be compiled and edited in pdf format. The electronic version of these abstracts and the final rogramme will be available on the website. Oral and poster presentations will be scheduled in the final programme.