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Guidelines for Abstract Submission

Abstracts are evaluated on the basis of the information supplied on the abstract form, in accordance with the following criteria:

Paper Proposal Content

A proper review of your abstract requires that it contain adequate information on which to make a judgement. Written in English and containing 800–1,200 words, paper proposals (abstracts) should include the following:

Description of the Proposed Paper: Summarize the scope and nature of the work upon which the paper will be based. Include the degree to which this paper will differ from other work in the area.

  1. Applications: Describe the possible applications of the information provided in the paper or poster.

  2. Results and Conclusions: Summarise the results and major conclusions to be presented in the paper/poster and state specific conclusions of the work and how these differ from previous work on the same subject. State whether new information will be revealed and whether data from field, lab, or computer work will be included.

  3. Technical Contributions: Describe the significance of the subject matter in the abstract by listing up to three technical contributions or additions to the technical knowledge base of the petroleum industry.

  4. Graphs or Charts: You can include graphs or charts (optional) to support your paper proposal (abstract). Please note that you can send the paper proposals (abstracts) including graphs or charts by email only at iptc@iptcnet.org.

Topics

Use the topics included in this leaflet to indicate the topic that best describes your paper proposal (abstract). A primary choice is required; however, a secondary choice is optional.
Paper or poster proposals are evaluated on the basis of the information supplied on the paper proposal (abstract) form in accordance with the following criteria:

  • The proposed paper or poster must contribute to petroleum technology or be of immediate interest to the oil and gas industry, and should contain significant new knowledge or experience in the oil and gas industry.

  • Data in the paper proposal (abstract) must be technically correct.

  • The proposed paper or poster may present information about equipment and tools to be used in exploration and production. Such paper proposals (abstracts) must show the definite applications and limitations of such equipment and should avoid undue commercialism and extensive use of trade names.

  • The substance of the proposed paper or poster must not have been published previously in trade journals or in other professional or technical journals.

Prior to paper proposal (abstract) submission, clearance must be obtained. Any problems concerning clearance should be outlined when the paper proposal (abstract) is submitted.

Submit your text only paper proposal (abstract) online. If your paper proposal (abstract) includes graphs or charts, please send it in MS Word format via email only at iptc@iptcnet.org.

Guidelines for Accepted Paper Proposals (Abstracts)

  1. Your abstract could be accepted for either Oral Presentation or Poster Presentation.
  2. Authors of abstracts selected for the Conference Programme will be notified in late June 2009.
  3. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be required to provide either a full manuscript or an extended abstract for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings as follows:
    1. Manuscript: To be approximately 7,000 words in length, including figures, tables, graphs and charts
    2. Extended Abstract: To be approximately 4,000 words in length, including figures, tables, graphs and charts
  4. Please note that if accepted, your paper may be published, as submitted, in conference information media, including the Conference CD-ROM Proceedings and on the IPTC website and the websites of the IPTC sponsoring societies.
  5. In the event that the author of the accepted abstract fails to provide a full manuscript or an extended abstract and the associated forms by the deadline date, 5 October 2009, the IPTC organisers will reproduce the original abstract, as submitted to IPTC, in the Conference CD-ROM Proceedings.
  6. Detailed instructions on the preparation of Manuscripts/Extended Abstracts, slides and posters will be sent to the corresponding author of each accepted paper.
  7. IPTC assumes no obligation for expenses by authors for travel, lodging, food or other incidental expenses.
  8. Accepted authors will be offered a special full conference registration fee.

Commercialism

The IPTC Conference Programme Committee has a stated policy against the use of commercial trade names, company names, or language that is commercial in tone in titles, text or PowerPoint slides. Use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny by the programme committee in evaluating proposals, and the presence of commercialism in the paper may result in withdrawal from the programme.

Copyright

All authors of papers presented at the conference will be required to complete and submit a copyright release form to the Society of Petroleum Engineers or submit the copyright exemption form where applicable.