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Key Dates | Details of Call for Abstracts | General Guidelines for Abstract Submissions | Process | What happens next | Disclaimer | Contacts

Key Dates

Please adhere to the following guidelines in submitting full papers:
- Papers not to exceed 3,000 words in length
- All documents to be supplied in A4 Microsoft Word format
- Arial font, 1.5 line spacing

Details of Call for Abstracts

Papers
A presentation of a paper by single or joint authors. Abstracts should outline the aims, contents and conclusions of their paper or presentation. Final papers will be published as part of the conference proceedings.

Bone fide academics and students from universities, who wish their conference papers to be recognised by DEST as a research publication, may request formal review of their papers at the time of submission of their abstracts. People in this category should make themselves familiar with the DEST definitions of research publication before writing their abstracts. Due to the time taken in obtaining peer review and providing feedback, such papers must be submitted by 10 August 2007 (full papers).

Poster
A formal graphic presentation of a particular topic. Sessions times will be organised for presenters to be at their posters to discuss their work and receive feedback. Posters should be no larger than 1m in width and 1.5 m in height. Abstract should indicate the poster theme and likely format of the presentation.

General Guidelines for Abstract Submissions

All abstracts MUST be submitted via the website using the template provided. Click here to download template.

• An abstract of a maximum of 250 words should be submitted.
• Full papers of no more than 10, A4 pages will be requested after abstracts have been accepted.
• Include the names of all authors.
• Responsibility for the accuracy of abstracts rests with the author.
• Successful presenting authors need to register for the Conference.
• Where there are co-authors, only one abstract is to be submitted. The presenting author is responsible for ensuring the co-authors agree with and are aware of the content before submitting the abstract.
• An abstract which does not adhere to these requirements is unlikely to be accepted.
• The closing date for abstracts is 31 May 2007.

Process

All abstracts will go through the following process:

• An email confirmation of receipt of abstracts will be sent.
• All abstracts will be reviewed by a panel from the organising committee.
• Acceptance of abstracts will be based on relative merit and the degree to which the abstract meets the aims of the Conference.
• Authors will be notified of their abstract results by 15 June 2007 and requested to provide a full paper.
• All confirmed abstracts for papers and posters will be published in the Conference Program. Full papers will be published post conference on a CD-Rom.
• Authors of abstracts must be registered for the Conference when confirming their acceptance.
• Where a paper is written by joint authors, at least one author is required to register.
• The Committee's decision is final and no communication will be entered in to.
• The acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding by the Conference Organisers.

• You will receive notification of your abstract results via email.
• If you have not received notification of your abstract results by Wednesday 20 June 2007, please contact the Conference Organisers, The Meeting Planners at roadsafety2007@meetingplanners.com.au.
• If successful, you will be required to confirm your acceptance of the invitation, confirm the name of the presenter and register the presenter to attend the Conference.
• Further instructions on presentation requirements will be provided in the notification letter and in additional correspondence.
• Instructions for the preparation of posters will be sent together with notification of acceptance.

(Please note: All correspondence will be forwarded by email to one contact only. Unless otherwise notified, the Conference Office will assume that the name the submission was uploaded under is the name of the presenter.)

Disclaimer

The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Conference. Similarly, no speakers' fee is paid to successful applicants.

By submitting this abstract you confirm that it has not been published or presented before. You also grant the Organising Committee permission to publish the abstract and paper in the Conference Handbook in hard copy and electronic format.

If you do not wish to do this but still wish to submit please contact The Meeting Planners to discuss. The Organising Committee's decision on acceptance of the abstract will be final.

Contact

For further information, please contact the Conference Organisers:

The Meeting Planners
Tel: +61 3 9417 0888
Fax: +61 3 9417 0899
Email: roadsafety2007@meetingplanners.com.au