Pipeline Asset Management:  Maximizing Performance of Our Pipeline Infrastructure

 

Draft Paper Submission

Guidelines for Submission of Draft Papers

This proceedings will be published as a copyrighted work of the American Society of Civil Engineers

Notes from the Technical Chair:

Thank you for your participation in the  International Pipelines Conference 2008.  There are a few items that we would like you to take notice of in the preparation of your final paper submissions:

  • Permission from facility owner: The instructions have a section titled permissions that deals with copyright issues. However, please make certain that you have obtained permission(s) to present from the responsible owning authority of the featured project. We have had situations in the past where people have not been able to present because the owner objects after they find out at a later date.
  • Commercialization: Commercialization in the form of touting a firm, company or product is unacceptable and will not be allowed in the final version of the papers.
  • Final papers due by March 28, 2008.

Thank You,

Sanjiv Gokhale, Ph.D. 

Technical Program Chairman            

            

Shah Rahman                               

Technical Program Co-Chairman

More information for paper preparation:

There are a few items that we would like you to take notice of in the preparation of your final paper submissions:

Paper Format Information:

Length.  Papers should be 10 pages, including all text, graphics, and appendices.

Point size and font.  Use 12 point type for text, captions, and author contact information. For type within figures or tables, the 12 point size is preferred. We recommend selecting a serif text font such as Times Roman. Italics, bold, and bold italics may be used; we recommend sticking to one “family” of typefaces. 

Note:  Do not upload Word 2007 documents for your draft or final paper submission.  This will cause your conversion to fail.

Final Paper Submission Instructions:

  • Prerequisites:

        2. Online Account
        3. Approved Draft Paper
        4. Permission to reproduce previously published materials
        5. Final Paper (please check the page limit)
        6. If the Final paper document size is greater than 20 MB, please contact proceedings@asce.org
        7. You will be redirected to http://www.cconnect.org.
        8. Sign in, Online ID -> is your email address, Passcode -> was sent during abstract submission, click on forgot passcode  to email the passcode to your email address
        9. Select Pipelines 2008 from the list
        10. Select the author role from the list
        11. Please select the abstract from the list of submissions
        12. Click edit author list to make changes to associated authors for the submission
        13. Click upload final paper to start the upload process
        14. Read and Accept the notes from Technical Chair to proceed
        15. Read and Accept the CTA (Copyright Transfer Agreement) to proceed
        16. Read and Accept the Permission (complete the table if required) section to proceed
        17. Provide the Title of the Draft paper document you will upload and press continue
        18. Upload the Draft paper document from your desktop by selecting browse and press continue
        19. The conversion status is displayed, select the links to the check the documents, if the conversion process is unsuccessful contact proceedings@asce.org
        20. Review and Accept the converted document to proceed, technical difficulties contact proceedings@asce.org
      20. Click on the submission listing link to return to the list of submissions

                         » Click here to continue to upload final paper

Questions or Problems:

General Information:

Submission Procedure:

An individual may not be the first author or presenter of more than one paper.  An acknowledgement of receipt of abstracts will be sent to the corresponding author.  In addition, on-line abstract submission system will ask for, the Conference Topic listed that best fits your paper.  Please indicate on your abstract submission all the authors associated with the abstract, affiliations, and contact information.  Please also add to the abstract submission the type of presentation (paper, poster, oral, etc.).

Review Process:

The International Pipelines Conference 2008 Technical Committee will review abstracts and notify the primary authors of acceptance by Friday, November 16, 2007.  The draft papers deadline has been extended to Friday, February 15 , 2008 and final papers are due by Friday, March 28, 2008.  Guidelines and instructions for paper submissions will be provided to authors.

Deadlines will be strictly observed.  Failure to submit final papers by the deadline will result in removal from the conference program and the proceedings.

Commitment to Attend and Expenses:

Proposing authors must recognize that submission of an abstract is a commitment to complete the paper (if accepted), attend the conference, and present the paper in person.  Submission of an abstract indicates that permission to present the paper has been obtained from the responsible owning authority of the subject project.


All expenses associated with the preparation, submission, and presentation of abstracts and papers are the responsibility of the authors.  This includes preparation of high resolution digital manuscripts and illustrations.  Scholarship and/or travel funds are not available for conference attendees.  Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be required to register for the conference prior to the deadline for final paper submissions, which is Friday, March 28, 2008.

Thank you for your interest. We are looking forward to an exciting and productive International Pipelines Conference 2008.