Completing the Online Submission Form

Gather the Necessary Information: There are two parts to the submission process. The first part asks for contact information about the actual presenter. The second asks for information about the abstract itself and any additional authors or panelists.

You will need to have the following information on hand to complete the submission process:

• Name, affiliation, full mailing address, email address, and phone number of the presenter.
• Name, affiliation, full mailing address, email address, and phone number of the primary author or panel organizer. if different from presenter.
• Name, affiliation, city, state, country, and email address of additional authors or panelists.
• Status of all the above -- student or non-student.
• Type of presentation (paper, panel or poster).
• Title of the abstract (12 words or less).
• Abstract (350 words of less in English -- this can be cut and pasted within this limit)

Confirming your Submission: After you fill in the information and submit the form, a confirmation page will appear on your screen indicating the date and time your material was received. You will be able to check the information for accuracy and completeness. Please print or save this confirmation for your records!

If a confirmation page does not appear at the end of your submission please email the Site Administrator. We will send you confirmation of what we received, and work with you to make sure your abstract is submitted correctly and in it's entirety.

Making Changes: If you find that something needs to be changed or added, email Rosie Gard indicating the submission date and abstract ID number from your confirmation page, and the intended change(s). You will receive an email confirming that we received your change request, and that the necessary changes have been made to your abstract submission. You will also receive an updated confirmation page.

Authors of abstracts accepted for presentation at the conference will be given the opportunity to submit an extended abstract of up to ten pages at a later date. These will be compiled as the 2008 Conference Proceedings and published on CD-ROM.

All presenters are required to register in advance for the conference and submit a registration fee. Discounts are available for students as well as UCOWR and NIWR members, and those registering on or prior to June 22, 2008.

We look forward to receiving your abstract by the December 5, 2007 deadline, and to a great conference in Durham, North Carolina!

IMPORTANT! Do not use the browser's "Back" button to return to a page to make corrections. This will cause errors and disrupt the submission process. If you need to make any changes after submission or have any questions, please email Rosie Gard. You have 40 minutes to complete the abstract submission. Otherwise, the session will expire and you will need to re-submit your abstract. So, be sure to have all of the necessary information ready before you begin!

For further information, contact Rosie Gard at UCOWR, or Ken Reckhow, Conference Program Chair, at the Nicholas School of the Environment an Earth Sciences. For technical help with this submission site contact MJ Nehasil at the Montana Water Center.

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