Abstract Submission

The abstract topics are the general heading under which abstracts will be submitted and reviewed.

• Analytical methods
• Biomimicry and bio-inspiration
• Community water supply and sanitation
• Capacity Building, Education and training
• Energy and water
• Entrepreneurship in Water
• Environmental management
• Environmental sustainability
• Governance and institutional affairs
• Groundwater
• Industrial water
• Information Technology
• Infrastructure and asset management
• IWRM: Integrated Water Resources Management
• Membranes
• Mine water
• Oxidation and disinfection
• Potable water treatment
• Public Awareness in Water
• Resource Recovery
• Sanitation
• Sludge management and disposal
• Waste water
• Water and health
• Water distribution
• Water management
• Water quality
• Wetlands and rivers
   

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Guidelines:

Notification of acceptance
Notification of provisional acceptance will be sent to the corresponding author by the 14 October 2011. Please note that only the corresponding author will receive this email concerning the abstract and is responsible for informing all co-authors of the status of the abstract. Authors whose abstracts have been accepted will receive instructions for the presentation of their abstract.

The presenter needs to be the first listed author on the submission
Any change to the presenting author must be communicated to the committee. It is the responsibility of the Author to ensure that the presenter is fully registered and paid.

Guidelines:

• Online abstract submission will open 10 May 2011.
• The deadline for abstract submission is midnight South African Standard Time on: 1 August 2011
• Abstracts will not be accepted after this date.
• No accepted abstract will be included in the program unless registration and payment has been received.You need not be a WISA member to present a paper/poster.
• All abstracts must be written in English.
• All abstracts must be submitted online through the conference website at www.wisa2012.org.za  Abstracts sent by fax or post will not be considered.
• It is the author’s responsibility to submit a correct abstract. Any errors in spelling, grammar or scientific fact will be reproduced as submitted by the author.
• The text should not exceed 500 words excluding spaces.
• The text of the abstract should briefly state:
• Objectives: Indicate the purpose of the study or the hypothesis that was tested.
• Methodology: Include the setting for the study, the subjects, the diagnosis or intervention, and the type of statistical analysis. If references are needed, they should be provided in the text.
• Results: Present as clearly as possible the outcome of the study and after significance if appropriate
• Conclusions: Briefly discuss the data and emphasize the significance of the results.
• All abstracts should disclose primary findings and avoid, whenever possible, promissory statements such as "experiments are in progress" or "results will be discussed".

Submission Guidelines

Three categories are available for paper submission.
    

1. Peer Reviewed Paper
2. Conference Proceedings Paper
3. Extended Abstract

Abstracts are initially required for all three categories. All abstracts are to be submitted in Text format an may be copied and pasted in the space provided on the submission form.
    
Category Descriptions

1. Peer reviewed paper: A-category papers will be subjected to a comprehensive peer review process for possible publication in the WaterSA Journal, WISA2012 Special Edition. The WISA2012 WSA Journal edition is scheduled for publication in 2013, with review of papers subsequent to the WISA2012 conference. Authors who submit A-category papers to WISA2012 thereby commit to act as reviewers for other A-category papers.
2. Conference proceedings paper: B-category papers will be reviewed by the WISA2012 Technical Committee with comments provided back to the authors prior to the conference in order to improve the paper quality where necessary. The paper will be included and published on the WISA2012 conference proceedings CD and will be added to the eWISA web site database.  
3. Extended abstract: Papers in the C-category require an extended abstract in addition to the presentation type (ie oral presentation or poster). No paper is required. This category is new to the WISA conference series and is intended for authors who would like to focus on presenting, rather than writing an academic paper.

Submission Procedure

The abstract should not exceed 500 words and be submitted in English. A confirmation email indicating your successful submission will be sent to the email address you have specified. By using your Password, included in the confirmation email, you will be able to:

• View your abstract to ensure it has been received correctly
• Copy and paste a replacement abstract, if required
• Upload your final paper, if required
• Enter the presenting author's biography
• Register for the Conference

    
Please note the cut off date for abstract submission are:

• First call for abstracts – 10 May 2011
• Last day for submission of abstracts – 22 July 2011
• Notification to authors of acceptance – 30 November 2011

    
Once the author details have been completed and saved, please wait for the abstract submission page to open.
 

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