American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2012 Spring Specialty Conference: GIS & Water Resources VII

Presenter Information

Program Information

The Conference Proceedings will be made available to conference attendees and the general public on the AWRA website at the time of the conference and for 3 months after that date. After that it will be moved to the AWRA Members Only page.

Important Due Dates

Nov. 28, 2011	Presenter Commitment Form due to Patricia Reid
Jan. 30, 2012	Proceedings Papers Due Online for Review. Author Agreement forms due.
Feb. 27, 2012	Notify Pat Reid of any changes in presenters, authors, titles of presentations for the final program. If you can’t attend the conference and there is no alternate presenter, then you must contact Patricia Reid, AWRA, pat@awra.org by this date or you will be billed the appropriate registration fee.
Feb. 27, 2012	Final paper due for inclusion in proceedings (only if corrections were requested)
March 1, 2012	Cut off date for AWRA Conference rate at Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
March 5, 2012	Conference registrations are due for all presenters.Early-bird registration fees will be $425 (members) and $525 (non-members) up until 3/5/12. After 3/5/12 they will increase to $475.00 and $575.00 respectively. Full-time students may register at the deeply discounted rate of $125 (members) or $175 (non-members) thru 3/5/12. One day registration rates are available. Registration fees are the major source of funding for the Conference.

Presenter Information

Oral Presenter Committment Form due Nov. 28, 2011.
Poster Presenter Commitment Form due Nov. 28, 2011.
Oral Presenter Instructions/Tips
Poster Presenter Instructions/Tips

Conference Proceedings

The conference proceedings will be placed on the AWRA website at the time of the conference. It will not be published in a CDROM or print version. Both oral and poster presenters are encouraged to submit a paper.
Papers must be uploaded by Jan. 30 to allow time for review and revision (contact Pat Reid, pat@awra.org, if you need more time). Once it is reviewed you will receive an email indicating whether or not corrections are needed. The final version of the paper is due to the AWRA website no later than Feb. 27. Should you not want to do a paper you can submit your abstract in place of it using the same instructions as for papers
All presenters must register for the conference by March 5 - this is a requirement for inclusion in the proceedings. Authors registering after this date risk removal of their paper from the proceedings.
Paper length - up to 6 pages (10 megs maximum), using Microsoft Word (.doc) on the template provided (link below). Presenters who do not want to submit a paper can have their original abstract in the proceedings. Should you not want to do a paper you can submit your abstract in place of it using the same instructions as for papers.

Problems uploading your paper? Contact Steve McClung at steve@eeinternet.com or Gary Whitton at gary@awra.org.

Author Information

Important: Please use the MS Word template provided below for your paper.

Conference Registration

All presenters will be responsible for their conference registration fees, hotel accommodations, travel expenses, etc. Please register (including Purchase Orders) by March 5.
Early-bird registration fees will be $425 (members) and $525 (non-members) up until 3/5/12. After 3/5/12 they will increase to $475.00 and $575.00 respectively. Full-time students may register at the deeply discounted rate of $125 (members) or $175 (non-members) thru 3/5/12. One day registration rates are available. Registration fees are the major source of funding for the Conference.
If you have a paper in the proceedings we must have your registration 3/5/12 or the paper will be removed from the proceedings. You can register three ways: online at the AWRA website or by fax and mail using the mail-in form . Mailed forms should be sent to: AWRA, c/o Middleburg Bank, PO Box 2217, Leesburg, VA 20177-2217; or fax (540-687-8395).