Instructions for Abstract Submission

Submission Instructions

  • Abstracts must be typed and should include the title, first name, last name of all authors and their affiliation, along with the mailing and email addresses of the corresponding author. The presenter's name must be included.
  • Limit the body of the abstract (excluding title, authors, and addresses) to 200 words, 12-point font (Arial), single-spaced and 1-inch margins (The document must be in Microsoft Word format). Abstracts that do not conform to the standard sample will be rejected.

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  • Upon submission of your abstract, please indicate the following:
  • Presentation Type (Oral; Poster; or Either Oral or Poster)
  • Technical Area (i.e. from the list of: 1. Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, 2. Weather Ready Nation, 3. Healthy Oceans, 4. Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies)
  • Affiliation [Student (Undergraduate or Graduate), Post-Doc, Professor, Industry, Government]
  • Center Affiliation if applicable (i.e. NOAA-CREST, NOAA-ECSC, NOAA-LMRCSC, NCAS)
  • All abstracts must be submitted online.
  • The deadline for abstract submission is April 12, 2016

First Authors can have a maximum of one (1) contributed and one (1) invited abstract. The only exemption to this policy is the submission of one (1) additional contributed abstract highlighting Student Development, Education and Outreach efforts as related to one of the four technical areas representing the NOAA Goals. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the respective session conveners who will select presenters for oral and poster presentations.



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