International Water Conference®
October 26-30, 2008

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General Reminders

• Papers & Reports should not be a copy of a previous presentation made at another conference or published in a trade journal.

• Use the provided PowerPoint Template for your presentation, and the Microsoft Word Document Template for Preprint & Proceedings Publication. Please note: The use of a corporate affiliation is permitted one time only as an initial reference. Thereafter the company should be referred to as *the Company* or*the Organization*. This includes within the Abstract, Body and Acknowledgment sections of the Paper or Report as well as on any slides to be used for the Conference. The use of a corporate logo is permitted only once in the presentation, on the opening or first slide. The remaining slides should not have the company’s name or logos.

• The Conference Schedule is very full and you will help your Session Chair, yourself and your audience by not exceeding your allotted time.
• 25 minutes for a PAPER
• 20 minutes for a REPORT
• 10 minutes for a DISCUSSION
  
• Design your presentation based on the audio visual equipment available. All session rooms will be set up to handle PowerPoint Presentations displayed through a LCD Projector.
  
• It is advised that all presentations be combined onto one computer during the session. Therefore, your Session Chair will need your PowerPoint/Slide presentation by the due date of September 8, 2008. Please note that there are no computers provided by the conference, therefore you should bring your own laptop.
  
• Speakers must register through the normal registration process. Please note there are no special discount speaker rates.
  
  
• Each speaker is responsible for his/her own lodging and travel arrangements. There is a block of room available at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel, the conference hotel.
  
• As a presenting author, you are requested to attend the Speakers' Breakfast on the morning of your presentation. This networking opportunity will allow you to meet your Session Chair and fellow speakers in a relaxed and social atmosphere before your session. Please take this opportunity to ask any questions you may have regarding how the session will be managed. Each session will have its own table and the conference staff will guide you to your table.
  

Audio/Visual Equipment provided for your Presentation

Standard in every room

• Video Projection System (for computer-based presentations)
• Screen, Laser Pointer & Timer
• Lectern with microphone
• Floor microphones (for audience questions)

NOT Available

• A Computer with Presentation software and/or remote control
• Hand held, wireless microphone
• A second Video Projection System
• Blackboards, flip charts and/or easels

Computer Presentations - The IWC offers Video Projection equipment for those who wish to use computer presentation software. You must bring your OWN laptop computer.

Commercialism / Marketing Policy

Presentations Are To Be Non-Commercial. Unless specifically designated, IWC Technical Sessions are noncommercial forums. Individuals shall refrain from the use of brand names and specific product endorsement. Under no circumstances should the session podium be used as a place for promotion of a speaker’s product, service, or monetary self-interest. In written presentations, the use of a corporate affiliation is permitted one time only as an initial reference. Thereafter the company should be referred to as *the Company* or*the Organization*. This includes within the Abstract, Body and Acknowledgment sections of the Paper or Report as well as on any slides to be used for the Conference. The use of a corporate logo is permitted only once, preferably on the opening or first slide.

Presentations Are To Be Professional
Presenters from any session podium shall refrain from overt statements or pointed humor which disparages the rightful dignity and social equity of any individual or group.

Copyright
As stated on the Abstract Submittal form the IWC reserves the right of First Publication of any papers accepted for Presentation. If an author has a paper accepted for presentation, he / she must not submit it elsewhere for publication without the written consent of the IWC Committee. Upon publication by IWC, the paper becomes the copyright property of IWC. By signing this form, the Author acknowledges his /her intent to submit the Presentation for publication and obtain the required permissions and consents. The Conference shall be the copyright owner of the Preprint, the final presentation and paper, and of the prepared discussion thereof.