Abstract Submission guidelines

The call for abstracts is now closed - Authors will be notified of abstract results by Friday 14 May 2010

General guidelines

An abstract which does not adhere to the guidelines is unlikely to be accepted.
It is permissible for the one author to submit more than one abstract.
Please submit your abstract no later than Monday 15 March 2010.
All abstracts are being blind-reviewed. Please ensure that all reference to author names and organisations is excluded from your abstract and your abstract title.
In general, only authors or co-authors can present their paper at the Conference. Any exception to this requirement would require the prior approval of the Program Committee.
Acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding by the Conference Organisers or Committee. Presenting authors are required to register and pay to attend the Conference. Presenters are to register either for the day or for the full Conference and will be offered a rate equivalent to the early bird rate.

Optional full peer-review

When submitting an abstract, authors have the option of requesting that their full paper be peer-reviewed (by two independent referees). This option may be of particular interest to those presenters from academic institutions who wish to have their paper, if accepted, counted towards their research output. If you select the peer-review option and your abstract has been accepted, you will be then asked to submit a full paper. Those authors not wishing to be peer-reviewed are not required to submit a full paper.

Publication of proceedings

A selection of the Conference papers and proceedings, including all accepted peer-reviewed papers, will be published, in a format to be determined.
All details should be accurate, as what you send to the Conference Organisers will be copied directly into the Conference final program and proceedings, should your abstract be accepted. Please note that only name, title and affiliation will be published and that no contact details will be included.

Selection process

Acceptance or otherwise is at the discretion of the Program Committee. All abstracts will be considered on the basis of the merit of the individual submission and will be ranked according to the following criteria:
- Relevance to the Conference theme
- Importance of presentation
- Relevance of content to audience
- Relationship to other papers on the program
The presenting author will be advised in writing of the Committee's decision by Friday 14 May 2010.
No correspondence with authors will be entered into, except for acknowledgment and rejection or acceptance notices.

What happens next

You will receive notification of your abstract results via email.
If you have not received notification of your abstract results by the due date, please contact the Conference Organisers, arinex, at MA2010@arinex.com.au
Further instructions on presentation requirements will be provided in future correspondence.