Non-refereed Paper Specifications and Instructions
TASA Conference 2011
The Technical Organising Committee invites you to submit abstracts for oral
presentation in the form of a General Paper, or a Work-In-Progress Paper.
Contributed non-refereed oral papers will be strictly limited to a presentation of a
maximum ten minutes followed by five minutes for discussion. The best abstracts
for contributed papers will be selected for presentation in one of the concurrent
paper sessions.
Abstract specifications
Font:
Title:
Presenter:
Co-authors:
Affiliations:
Text Body:
Spacing:
Length:
Times New Roman
12pt Bold U/L case, centred
11pt Italics and Underline
11pt
10pt
11pt regular style, single spaced
One line space under title and between
author details and body of text
Maximum 200 words
Abstracts are required for all presentations. Please ensure you download and use
the Abstract Template.
How do I submit my abstract online?
Step 1
Complete contact details of principal presenter then follow prompts through by
pressing continue.
NB: Full contact details will be published, and cannot be removed once submitted,
so please think carefully before including personal contact details.
Step 2
Add the abstract information as requested, then press save and continue.
Step 3
Check that all information is correct and edit information if required, then press
continue.
Step 4
Record your personal access key and press continue. This access key will allow
you to submit a revised abstract if necessary, submit additional abstracts, and
register for the conference.
Step 5
Acknowledgement page, please press continue.
Step 6
This is where you must ‘upload’ your abstract submission from your system.
Please browse your system to find your file and then select it. You are then ready
to upload the file for submission.
Step 7
Confirmation of the upload will appear if it has been successful. The process is
now complete; by pressing continue you will return to the conference website.
Click here to submit your Non-refereed paper abstract online.
If you are unable to use the online submission facility, please contact Conference
Solutions at tasa@con-sol.com to obtain a hard copy of the application process.
What if I want to amend my abstract?
If you wish to amend your abstract or submit another, please go to the ‘Speaker
Zone’ on the conference website and enter your access key. This will then allow
you to check to see if the upload was complete, submit a revised proposal if
necessary and submit additional proposals. Amendments to proposals will only be
permitted until Friday 16th September 2011.
What happens after my abstract has been submitted?
All abstracts will be submitted for a review process with notification of results
sent via email from October 2011. Successful papers may also be invited to
submit full papers for peer review and to be developed as a journal publication.
Note to authors
Authors of accepted abstracts submitted in response to the Call for Abstracts are
expected to register and attend the conference. All expenses associated with this
are to be covered by the presenter.
A publication of conference proceedings will be provided to all delegates.