Posters and Sessions
Oral presentations will be held Monday to Friday and there will be two poster sessions. Poster boards measuring 900mm wide by 1200mm high (A0 portrait size) will be supplied for the poster presentations. 1. Submission of Abstracts
Participants who want to contribute to the Symposium should submit an abstract of their proposed presentation. This abstract must contain sufficient detail for its scientific merit and relevance to the symposium theme to be judged by the Editorial Board. A web site will be available from fall 2009 where authors can upload their abstract and all the relevant contact information. The abstract itself should not exceed 400 words. References and illustrations should not be included.
You will be required to enter all your details with the abstract submission and in particular to state whether you intend to submit a paper for publication in the Annals of Glaciology . We will only solicit referees for abstracts that have explicitly stated that they intend to submit a paper.
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: 4 December 2009
2. Selection of Abstracts
Each abstract will be assessed on its scientific quality and relevance to the Symposium theme. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be invited to make either an oral or poster presentation at the Symposium. First or corresponding authors will be advised of the acceptance or otherwise.
3. Distribution of Abstracts
A set of the accepted abstracts will be provided to participants on a CD upon registration. They will also be available before the conference on the internet.
Thematic Publication
The Council of the IGS has decided to change the editorial policy of the Annals of Glaciology. The Annals will be published as a thematic journal whose themes will be chosen by the IGS Council on a regular basis. Such themes may run parallel to the themes of symposia or may be independent. Thus, the Council has decided to publish an Annals issue whose theme will be related to the conference theme. Submissions are open to anyone. All papers should be submitted through the IGS online submission system and will be referred and edited according to the Society's regular standards before being accepted for publication. Those submitting abstracts to the symposium will be asked to indicate whether they intend to submit a paper for publication in the Annals, so that reviewers may be sought in advance. Papers submitted for consideration in the Annals cannot be submitted to another publication also.
The page charge policy for publishing in the Annals of Glaciology has not been decided yet but that information will be made available as soon as possible.