Abstract Submission: A processing fee of $25 will be charged for each abstract submitted payable upon submission of the abstract. The fee is non-refundable and will not be credited toward the cost of the presenter's conference registration fee. Abstracts are being sought for oral presentations, panels and posters covering a wide range of topics. To be considered for placement in the program, please go to the link given below to connect to the abstract submittal form. ABSTRACTS MUST BE RECEIVED VIA THE WEB SITE ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 2013. Membership in AWRA is encouraged but is not a requirement for presentation. All conference presenters are required to pay the appropriate conference registration fee.

The quality of the submitted abstract will be viewed as an indication of the quality of the presentation. Previous performance or failure to give timely notification of cancellation at previous annual and specialty conferences may influence the decision for acceptance.

Review: Soon after the February 15 deadline, abstracts will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee for originality, technical merit, currency, and relevance to the Conference topics. Authors' suggestions for topic and format placement (oral, panel or poster) will be considered, but the Committee will make the final decision. Abstracts received after the deadline may not be accepted.

Notification of Acceptance/Placement: Acceptance notification will be made via email to the corresponding author by the end of February.

Conference Proceedings: An online abstracts proceedings will be produced for this Conference. Instructions for this will be located on the AWRA website.

Cancellation Policy: Late cancellations and failures to give scheduled presentations are disruptive and leave gaps in the program that are distracting to all attendees. Before submitting an abstract, authors should be confident that they will attend the meeting and make the presentation. If the presenter finds he/she can't attend then they should attempt to find another person to make the presentation. If cancellation is unavoidable, the presenter should notify Patricia Reid at pat@awra.org by June 3, 2013 otherwise a fee will be charged. The late cancellation/no show fees may be waived on a case by case basis by contacting Patricia Reid.