Authors
- Instructions & Guidelines
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
Authors have all been sent confirmations by email
indicating their presentation timeslots within the schedule of paper presentations. Please
contact us if you have not yet received your email confirmation.
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
All papers accepted for oral presentation have been
allocated a 25 minute presentation period with the following breakdown:
- 2 minutes for the moderator to introduce you
- 18 minutes for your oral presentation
- 4 minutes for questions
- 1 minute transition to the next speaker
All sessions will be assigned a moderator and a visual aid
assistant.
The role of the moderator will be to introduce the
speaker, and to keep the session on schedule. The role of the visual aid assistant will be
to assist the speaker with any visual aids.
Each morning, a speakers' breakfast will be held from 8:00
- 8:30 am so that you can meet with your session moderator and be informed of any
last minute schedule changes. Please ensure that you attend the speakers'
breakfast on the day of your presentation. To assist the moderator in introducing
you, we encourage you to bring with you to the speakers' breakfast a brief description
(150 words or less) of your educational background and related work experience.
Information on the location of the speakers' breakfast will be placed in your conference
package which you will receive upon your arrival at the conference.
All oral presentation classrooms will be equipped with an
overhead projector, a 35 mm slide projector and a computer data projector. Please bring
your own laptop if you will be using the computer data projector for your presentation.
Should you have other audio-visual needs, please contact us ASAP with your requirements.
A speaker preparation room will also be available so that
you can check the compatibility of your laptop computer with the data projector, review
your slides on a slide viewer, and review your presentation before your scheduled
presentation time. Information on the location of the speaker preparation room will be
included in your conference package, which you will receive upon your arrival at the
conference. The visual aid assistants assigned to each presentation room will be in the
speaker preparation room to meet with you and assist you during the following times:
| Morning Presentations
(Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday): |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am |
Visual Aid Assistant will be in Speaker Prep
Room |
| 9:40 am - 11:50 am |
Morning Presentations will Take Place |
Early Afternoon Presentations (Monday): |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Visual Aid Assistant will be in Speaker Prep
Room |
| 1:00 pm - 3:05 pm |
Early Afternoon Presentations will Take Place |
Late Afternoon Presentations (Monday): |
| 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
Visual Aid Assistant will be in Speaker Prep
Room |
| 3:25 pm - 5:30 pm |
Late Afternoon Presentations will Take Place |
Early Afternoon Presentations (Tuesday): |
| 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm |
Visual Aid Assistant will be in Speaker Prep
Room |
| 1:25 pm - 3:05 pm |
Early Afternoon Presentations will Take Place |
To keep the program on
schedule, we suggest the following:
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1. |
Provide your moderator with your
biographical information at the speakers' breakfast on the day of your presentation. |
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2. |
Keep you presentation time to 18 minutes. |
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3. |
If you will be using a computer data projector: |
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a) |
Check your computer with the data projector the speaker prep room prior to the
beginning of your session. |
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b) |
Boot up your computer before the speaker before you finishes their presentation. |
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c) |
Once your presentation is over, disconnect your laptop from the data projector and
shut it down off the podium. |
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4. |
If you will using slides, be sure to check your slides in the slide viewer in the
speaker prep room prior to the beginning of your session. |
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5. |
If you will be using the overhead projector, review the order of your acetates in
the speaker prep room prior to the beginning of your session. Please bring your own
markers. |
Please address any questions concerning your presentation to:
Dr. Mark Knight
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Tel: 519-888-4567, ext. 6919
Fax: 519-888-6197
Email: maknight@uwaterloo.ca
We look forward to seeing you in Kitchener!
PAPER PREPARATION & SUBMISSION
Paper preparation guidelines, templates and
instructions can be downloaded (.zip file) at www.balkema.nl. ***The Balkema website
has been experiencing technical difficulties. If you are unable to download the .zip file
from their website, please click here
to download the .zip file (152 KB) directly from this website.***
All papers must be submitted by December 31,
2000. Please submit papers to:
UIR 2001 Organizing Committee
CATT - Department of Civil Engineering
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Canada
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Abstract Content
Authors are asked to submit papers that fall within the Conference themes,
demonstrate innovation, provide details of performance or novel applications, discuss
solutions to complex problems, establish "value added" or
"cost/benefit", and describe improved construction. Each paper does not have to
demonstrate all of the above aspects. Each abstract must clearly and concisely outline the
material being proposed for presentation. Include in your abstract only the information
that the Technical Committee will need to comprehend the scope of work and to determine
its relevance. Abstracts with a strong commercial slant will be rejected.
Abstract Format
Abstracts must be in English and cannot exceed one page. Prepare the abstract on
plain white paper in a standard size (either 8½ x 11 inches or 21 cm by 30
cm). Use a 12-point serif font (e.g. CG Times, Times Roman) and leave 1-inch (2.5 cm)
margins left, right, top, and bottom. Centre the title (maximum 10 words, all-caps, bold
type) at the top of the page. Leave one blank line after the title and list all authors
and their affiliations - employer (omit division, department, etc), city, state/province
(if applicable), and country. Bold and italicize the name of the author
expected to make the presentation at the Conference. Leave a blank line
after the authors and begin the text. Type the text single-spaced, justifying only the
left margin. Leave one blank line between paragraphs; do not indent paragraphs.
Abstract Submission
A separate sheet listing the address, telephone and fax numbers, email addresses
for all authors and the suggested location of the paper with respect to the Conference
themes must accompany each abstract submission. A letter confirming receipt will be mailed
to the presenting author within five working days. The deadline for acceptance of
abstracts is July 14, 2000. Two copies of the abstract and the authors' information sheet
can be submitted by:
Mailing two paper copies of the abstract to:
2001 Conference on Underground Infrastructure Research
Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Electronic submission of a Word or
WordPerfect file to: uir2001@sunburn.uwaterloo.ca
Review
A technical Review Committee, specially selected to represent a wide range of
industry segments, products, and experiences will review all abstracts. Abstracts
received by the July 14, 2000 deadline will be reviewed for clarity of writing, technical
merit, relevance to the Conference, contribution to the advancement of the industry, and
level of interest to practitioners and users in the industry. When assigning accepted
abstracts to the program agenda, the Program Committee will consider the authors'
suggestions as to topic theme, but will make the final decision on placement within the
Conference program. Abstracts with a strong commercial slant will be rejected.
Author Policy
All published material and spoken presentations will
be in English. Since registration fees are the major source of
funding for the Conference, and because a significant percentage of registrants will make
program presentations, all presenting authors are expected to register and pay the
standard fees. UIR 2001 will not reimburse authors for any
expenses incurred.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Abstract Submission Deadline: July
14, 2000
Peer Review of Abstracts: July 14-September 15, 2000
Author Notification: October 30, 2000
Final Paper Submission Deadline: December 31, 2000
Author Registration Deadline:
January 10, 2001 |
