3rd International Wildland Fire Conference and Exhibition

Presentation Guidelines

Full Paper Submissions and Presentation Guidelines

Important Dates
11 July 2003 11 July 2003	Paper Submission Deadline Presenting Author Registration Deadline

Submission Procedure

To upload your full paper submission please proceed by pressing the 'Submit Full Paper' button below

Please Note:
Unless the paper submitted requires modification after the review process, papers will be published as they were received. There will be no opportunity to alter submissions.

Instructions For Full Paper Submissions

Authors who have received notification that their abstract(s) have been accepted as and oral and/or poster presentation, are required to provide a full paper for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings.

Please take the time to read the following instructions to ensure your full paper is submitted correctly.

Means Of Submission

All papers are to be submitted electronically via the conference website.

In certain instances where electronic submission is not possible, authors are asked to contact the Wildland Fire 03 Conference Managers for instructions on other submission methods.

Only papers provided in the correct format will be considered for inclusion. If the correct format, as outlined in this document, is not strictly adhered to, papers may be withdrawn from the Program.

Format For Submission

A template for your full paper submission is provided below and can be downloaded to your computer. A copy was also sent with the acceptance notification email. Once you have completed your paper using this template, enter the submission form using your access key (this was provided in the acceptance notification email) and follow the instructions to submit the paper. Graphs, symbols and photographs are to be included in the body of the paper.

In all situations the 'Format for Submissions' must be strictly adhered to.

Download Full Paper Template

To download the template, please click on the icon provided below.

Full Paper Template

Conditions Of Acceptance

All papers/presentations MUST be in English. If the presenting author did not submit the original abstract, please contact the Conference Managers immediately to amend the submission.

Papers that do not follow the required format will be returned for revision.

Papers that exceed the paper length will be returned for amendment before acceptance.

All presenting authors must register for the conference by 11 July 2003 to ensure that their paper is included in the conference program.

Deadline And Editorial Arrangements

Papers must reach the Conference Managers by 11 July 2003.

Length Of Paper

Maximum length (including tables, figures and bibliography) is 10, A4 pages.

Content And Text Arrangement

Standard symbols for measurements and the International System for units (S.I.) should be used. Abbreviations should be spelled out at the first occurrence with the abbreviation, in parentheses, immediately following.

Each illustration (table, figure, picture) should have a separate title, be numbered consecutively and be referred to in the text.

All literature used during the preparation of the paper should be acknowledged in the bibliography, where authors are listed alphabetically and, among publications by the same author, according to the year of publication. Bibliography format: name of author, initials, year of publication, title, periodical or publisher, number of pages (see below). Titles of periodicals should be in italics and should not be abbreviated. In the text reference, the date should follow the author's last name without a comma (Aubréville 1949) and (McPherson et al. 1982).

McPherson, J.A., E.K. Morgenstern and B.S. P. Wang, 1982. Seed production in grafted clonal orchards at Longlac, Ontario.

The abstract originally submitted, must be included in your full paper submission. This abstract must NOT be altered as the original abstract will be published.

Paper Format

Authors are asked to study the following instructions and the provided examples carefully before preparation of papers.

Paper Size
- A4 (21.0 x 29.7 cm).

Margins
- Type within the dimensions of 2.54 cm (1") margins top/bottom and left/right.

Typescript
- 12-point font, Times New Roman
- No Syllabication
- Italics for Latin names
- Underline only words that are to appear in italics e.g. scientific names
- Do not use “all caps” in titles or heading
- Headings and subheadings should be flush left in upper and lower case letters
- References should be listed alphabetically under the heading

Line Spacing
- Single line spacing with one free line between paragraphs
- No indentation

Justification
- Full justification.

Page Numbering
- Pages are not to be numbered.

Contact Address:

3rd International Wildland Fire Conference and Exhibition Managers
GPO Box 128
SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA 2001
Tel: 61 2 9248 0800
Fax: 61 2 9248 0894
Email: wildlandfire03@tourhosts.com.au

Guidelines For Powerpoint Presentation

A PowerPoint template for your oral presentation is provided on the Conference website and can be downloaded to your computer. We recommend that this be used as a template when creating your PowerPoint presentation. Please refer to the following guidelines before creating your presentation.

To download and view the PowerPoint Presentation the following programs are required.
Win Zip and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

To install the above programs please visit the following websites.

Win Zip (Free) | Adobe Acrobat Reader (Free)

PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines (PDF File)

PowerPoint Presentation Slide (Zip File)