Call / Submission

Climbing New Peaks to Infrastructure Reliability:  Renew, Rehab and Reinvest

Click here to download a copy of the Call for Papers.

Click here to submit your paper.

Notes from the Technical Chairs:

Thank you for your interest in the Pipelines Conference 2010.  There are a few items that we would like you to take notice of in the preparation of your 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 are due by Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Thank You,

Tom Roode, P.E.	Technical Program Co-Chair
George Ruchti	Technical Program Co-Chair

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. 

• Manuscript Preparation for Conference Proceedings On Line Submission Method, please follow the web page http://www.asce.org/Audience.aspx?id=18404

• Copyright and Copyright Transfer, please follow the web page http://www.asce.org/Content.aspx?id=29630

• Permission to Reproduce Previously Published Materials, http://www.asce.org/Content.aspx?id=29631

 

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:
1. Online Account
2. Approved Draft Paper
3. Permission to reproduce previously published materials
4. Final Paper (please check the page limit)
5. If the final paper document size is greater than 20 MB, please contact proceedings@asce.org
6. Go to http://submissions.miracd.com/ASCE/Pipeline2010
7. Enter Login Name and Password used during abstract submission. Click on Forgot your password to receive it via email
8. Read the Notes from the Technical Chairs
9. Read and Accept the CTA (Copyright Transfer Information) to proceed
10. Read and Accept the Permissions Information (complete the table if required) to proceed
11. Upload the Draft paper document 
12. The conversion status is displayed, select the links to the check the documents, if the conversion process is unsuccessful contact Pipeline2010@mirasmart.com
13. Review and Accept the converted document to proceed, technical difficulties contact Pipeline2010@mirasmart.com

      Click here to continue to upload draft or final paper

 

Questions or Problems:

• Contact Pipeline2010@mirasmart.com if you have any technical difficulties.
• Contact the appropriate member of the Organizing Committee if you have questions about program content.

 

General Information:

Submission Procedure:

Individual authors or co-authors are limited to a maximum of two (2) abstracts and companies represented shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) per product or technology. 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.).

Key Dates :

• Abstracts due: November 4, 2009
• Authors Notified: November 12, 2009
• Draft Papers Due: January 14, 2010
• Comments to Authors: March 17, 2010
• Final Papers Due: April 20, 2010  

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 Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Thank you for your interest. We are looking forward to an exciting and productive Pipelines Conference 2010.