Workshop Paper and Poster Abstract Submission

Guidelines and Information

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the World Water Week's workshops are welcome from experts and actors in different disciplines.

Prospective authors are encouraged to submit an abstract in English for review by the Scientific Programme Committee. The abstract should:

• Include five keywords
• Provide advance knowledge of/innovation within the subject
• Show the practical applications of the content of the paper
• Demonstrate the replicability of the procedures or practices described in the paper

The abstract should be text only (no graphics), focusing on results and contain up to 6,000 characters, including blank spaces. In addition, it should include a biography of the author containing up to 1,000 characters, including blank spaces.

Abstracts which do not adhere to the above requirements will not be considered.

The submitter must also identify the workshop in which the paper would be presented from those listed below:

• Best use of blue water resources for food security
• Rainfed production under growing rain variability: Closing the yield gap
• Safeguarding global food security and life supporting ecosystems
• Health and food security
• Securing water and food in an urbanizing world
• Towards a green economy: The water-food-energy nexus
• Trade and food security 
• Governance for water and food security

Selection criteria

Abstracts will be evaluated and accepted on the basis of their relevance as well as their scientific quality. The Scientific Programme Committee will review the abstracts against the following criteria:

• How the abstract advances knowledge of and/or innovation within the subject
• The scientific quality and originality of the subject treatment
• The practical applications of the paper's content
• The capacity of the procedures or practices described to be replicated

Submit an abstract

Abstract submissions should be made using the on-line system. Click on the icon below. 



Deadline for abstract submittal is February 15, 2012. Submissions via email will not be accepted.

 

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