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IOSC 2008 Papers, Posters & Platform Presentation
Guidelines

As an internationally recognized scientific and technical forum, the IOSC has selected thematically related papers for platform and interactive poster presentations.

All session chairs and Über chairs have received the primary author's email address and contact should have been made. Authors, if you have not heard from your session chair, please contact LT Kristen Preble or LT Kim Wheatley as soon as possible. Session Chairs were selected on June 4th at the Program Committee meeting.
Authors are to use their manuscript link that OASIS sent to them. This Internet link was provided to the authors when the IOSC Program committee accepted the author's abstract. Authors should contact contact LT Kristen Preble or LT Kim Wheatley if they have misplaced this manuscript link.
Updated IOSC Poster Preparation Tips now available - click to download (105KB Acrobat file)

Only previously unpublished papers were accepted for presentations and these papers will be published in the Proceedings. The Program Committee reserves the right to assign presentation topics as it deems appropriate. Authors have allowed papers and abstracts to be published in print and electronic versions of the Proceedings. In order to focus on the theme of the Conference, papers contribute to the suggested areas shown in the following lists. However, any relevant paper was considered for acceptance by the Abstracts Subcommittee.

PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS are technical papers presented in open forum from a platform. Presenters typically make 15-minute presentations during 90-minute sessions. Sessions will include a question and answer period from the audience.

NEW INTERACTIVE POSTER PRESENTATIONS are technical papers graphically displayed on a 4X8 foot bulletin board. Presenters will give a brief summary (five minutes or less) during a platform session AND participate in scheduled small group poster discussion sessions. The goal of this new format is to enable broader access to authors and a better opportunity to communicate the key concepts of posters, while still providing time for detailed technical discussion later at your assigned poster session.

Categories:

GENERAL TOPIC (A): PREVENTION

SUB-TOPICS

Human Factors
Risk Management
Successful Prevention/Awareness Programs
Education & Training
Transportation Infrastructure/Trends
Facilities, Terminals and Pipeline Operations
Ship Operations and Vessel Movement

GENERAL TOPIC (B): PREPAREDNESS

SUB-TOPICS

Policy Planning Processes Area and Contingency Planning
Education Training
Drills and Exercises
Risk Assessment
Dispersant and In-Situ Burning Pre-approvals
Historical, Cultural and Wildlife Resources
Worst Case Scenarios that may include Chemicals
Response Equipment Capabilities and Requirements

GENERAL TOPIC (C) : RESPONSE

SUB-TOPICS

Mechanical Response
Chemical and Biological Countermeasures
In-Situ Burning
Cold Region Response
Inland/Upland Response
Submerged/Sinking Oil Response
Spill/Modeling
Responder Safety
Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) Issues
Oil in Fresh Water Environments
Monitoring
Cost and Financial Implications
Recent Case Studies
Response Equipment
Net Environmental Benefit Analysis

GENERAL TOPIC (D): RESTORATION

SUB-TOPICS:

Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Net Environmental Benefit Analysis
Bioremediation/Phytoremediation
Natural Recovery
Restoration Options
Restoration Methods
Scaling Restoration
Recent Case Studies

SPANISH LANGUAGE

Abstracts were accepted in Spanish for a dedicated Spanish Language Session. A Spanish-speaking panel has reviewed these abstracts and the presentations may be conducted in Spanish and English. This session will address Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Restoration in the Caribbean and Latin America.

ABSTRACTS

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS:
The Abstract Submission is closed and papers can no longer be accepted

Abstracts submitted electronically using the Online Abstract Submission and Invitation System (OASIS) have been reviewed. Abstracts did not exceed 350 words and were judged on Relevance, Uniqueness/Originality, Technical Content and Clarity.

For detailed information on the abstract submission process, please contact:

LT Kim Wheatley
Phone: +1-202-372-2235
E-mail: Kimberly.S.Wheatley@uscg.mil

LT Kristen Preble
Phone: +1-202-372-2236
E-mail: Kristen.M.Preble@uscg.mil

All session chairs and Über chairs have received the primary author's name and email address and will be in contact soon. Guidelines for platform and poster presentations will accompany the acceptance notices and will be available at http://www.iosc.org (this web site).

Draft Papers for publication must have been received by September 2007 (we are now past the due date).

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

By submitting your paper, you understand and agree that:

You are granting the American Petroleum Institute (API) a perpetual, royalty-free, and transferable license to publish, copy, sell and distribute the paper in print and electronic format.
You are representing and warranting that you are the owner of the intellectual property rights to the paper and that publication, duplication and distribution of this paper by API will not violate the property rights of any third parties.

The Abstract Submission is closed and papers can no longer be accepted.

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