Call for Paper and Poster Abstracts
All applications are due by Friday, April 15th, 2011.
Please send the completed application electronically to:
Luna Ghose, lghose@greenroofs.org.
All receipts for submission will be emailed to candidates by Tuesday, April 26th, 2011.
Background and Introduction
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to be working with the City of Philadelphia and the
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society who are co-hosting CitiesAlive: the 9th Annual Green Roof &
Wall Conference in beautiful Philadelphia from November 29th to December 3rd, 2011. As many
of you know, Philadelphia is taking a leading green approach to storm water management
through the use of green infrastructure, making water the primary theme for this year’s
conference. As a secondary theme, for the first time ever, we will be focusing on indoor
greening, where the effects of indoor living plants, walls and atria will be discussed with regard
to design, and the science of health and productivity among other things. Our third theme for
the conference focuses on residential green infrastructure where interesting residential green
roof projects and economic models will be highlighted.
The CitiesAlive conference call for paper abstracts is looking for papers that display novel ideas
on the above mentioned themes. The abstract content will be evaluated by independent multidisciplinary volunteers on whether the submission displays innovation, presents new
information or describes a new process and the credentials of the authors will be assessed
along with the relevance on the paper to the overall conference themes. The paper abstracts
must also fall into one of three categories: Programs and Policies to Support Green Roofs and
Green Walls, Green Roof / Green Wall Design and Implementation or Research/Technical
Papers on Green Roof and Green Wall Performance.
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CitiesAlive, 2010 (BCIT Photography)
Speaker Benefits
Aside from presenting your groundbreaking research, innovative design case study or novel
policy changes to a highly interested group of green roof and wall enthusiasts, attending
CitiesAlive 2011 as a speaker has further perks. As a speaker you will receive a reduced speaker
rate of $299 to attend, which includes the trade show, plenary sessions, the awards luncheon,
networking receptions and other speaker sessions.
You will also receive a free electronic copy of conference proceedings that will be available on
the Living Architecture Academy in the months following the conference. You can visit the
Living Architecture Academy and preview presentations at www.greenroofs.org
Terms and Conditions
To present your paper at CitiesAlive 2011, the following terms and conditions must be met:
1. All accepted speakers are required to submit a paper.
2. All accepted speakers must sign a waiver that allows Green Roofs for Healthy Cities to have
the right to use their paper, presentation and PowerPoint on the Living Architecture Academy
so that those who were unable to attend the conference may view the presentations online.
3. Speakers will need to pay for their own transportation and hotel expenses.
4. In the design and case studies track, all projects must be completed at the time of abstract
submittal.
5. In the research track, all of the data in the paper must be available by the time you submit
your paper for peer review. Only research papers are required to undergo a peer review.
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The Paper Process
The Highlights:
There are 3 volunteer committees that select and review the papers:
1. Programs and Policies to Support Green Roofs and Green Walls, chaired by Hamid Karimi,
Department of Environment, District of Columbia.
2. Green Roof / Green Wall Design and Implementation, chaired by Alan Wingfield, Colbond.
3. Research/Technical Papers on Green Roof and Green Wall Performance, chaired by Dr. Bill
Retzlaff, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Every track will undergo the selection process, but only the research papers will undergo the
peer review process where comments will be sent back by email.
Papers Submission:
Authors will be able to present for 20 minutes and address 5 minutes of questions during the
Conference.
With the notification of acceptance of abstract, authors will receive final paper formatting
instructions and a paper template. Examples of papers and materials presented at the
conference can be found on the LAA. All speakers will be provided with an LCD projector and
laptop for their presentation.
Posters Submission:
Accepted posters will allow authors to present for five minutes and address five minutes of
questions during the Conference. Upon notification of acceptance, authors will receive final
poster formatting instructions and deadlines for final papers. Posters will only be accepted in a
4’x6’ format.
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CitiesAlive, 2010 (BCIT Photography)
Detailed Speaker Time Line:
1. Call for papers released: March 8
2. Abstract submission deadline: April 15
3. All receipts for submission will be emailed to candidates by: April 26
4. Acceptances and rejections emailed to candidates: May 20
5. Speakers must confirm their interest in presenting by: May 27
6. First draft of papers to be peer reviewed due (Research Track): August 17
7. Final draft of non-peer reviewed papers due (Policy, Design and Case Studies Tracks):
August 24
8. Peer reviewed papers returned speakers (Research Track) by: September 2
9. Final draft of peer reviewed papers due (Research Track): October 24
10. Speaker PowerPoint presentations due: November 7
11. CitiesAlive Philadelphia: November 29 – December 3. If you are selected to be a speaker at
CitiesAlive 2011 your presentation will be scheduled for either December 1 st or 2nd at the
Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
Thank you for your interest in and support of CitiesAlive, 2011.
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Abstract Submission Form:
Primary Author/Contact
1. Name/Title:
Organization:
Address:
City, Province/State:
Postal/Zip Code:
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Biography: (50 word maximum):
Secondary Author
2. Name/Title:
Organization:
Address:
City, Province/State:
Postal/Zip Code:
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Biography: (50 word maximum):
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Additional Authors:
(We recommend only one presenter for each paper or poster)
3. Name/Title:
Organization:
Email:
Phone:
Biography: (50 word maximum):
4. Name/Title:
Organization:
Email:
Phone:
Biography: (50 word maximum):
5. Name/Title:
Organization:
Email:
Phone:
Biography: (50 word maximum):
6. Name/Title:
Organization:
Email:
Phone:
Biography: (50 word maximum):
Please note that only the primary author and/or secondary author will be listed in the agenda
unless otherwise indicated. If the primary author should change, please let us know as soon as
possible.
For CitiesAlive 2011, I am submitting a:
Paper (Please check appropriate box.)
Poster (Please check appropriate box.)
Paper or Poster Title (nine word MAXIMUM):
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Topic Area (Please check appropriate box – please pick only one)
Programs and Policies to Support Green Roofs and Green Walls
Green Roof / Green Wall Design and Implementation
Research/Technical Papers on Green Roof and Green Wall Performance
PLEASE NOTE: abstracts will only be evaluated in one category. If you mark multiple categories
your paper may not be considered.
Short Description of Paper (2-3 lines):
Paper or Poster Abstract (200 – 300 word MAXIMUM, please do not submit full papers.):
Learning Objectives
(Please identify five learning objectives associated with your presentation and paper.)
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