#ArcticChange2017  

December 11 - 15, Québec City Convention Centre, Québec, Canada

Call for Abstracts

The Call for Abstracts is now closed

    Oral Presentation and Poster Abstracts

Guidelines for Oral Presentations

Presenters in topical sessions will be given a maximum of 15 minutes for their presentation, including questions. Given that we are running concurrent sessions, presenters will not be given the opportunity to go over their allocated time slot. An LCD projector and computer will be available in each meeting room. Presenters are expected to download their talk on the Conference server the day before their scheduled presentation in the speaker-ready room. This room will be available for presenters who wish to go over their talks and/or make modifications. Note that translation services will not be available and that the main conference language will be English.

Guidelines for Poster Presentations

Maximum poster size is 45 in. (115 cm) wide by 45 in. (115 cm) tall. Do not exceed the maximum poster size as your poster will not fit in the space available. Velcro pads will be distributed on site for installation. The official poster sessions will take place on 12 and 13 December, however posters will be available for viewing throughout the week. Posters may be set-up on Monday 11 December between 8:00 and 16:00 and must be taken down before 11:30 am on Friday 15 December. Poster board allocations will be provided to presenters upon check-in. Please note that the main conference language will be English.

Graduate Student Poster Awards

ArcticNet organizes a Conference Poster Competition to recognize excellence in science and its presentation by Early Career Researchers. This competition is open to all Master’s and Doctoral students with an abstract approved for poster presentation and who are registered for AC2017. Each contestant can only present one poster.

New this year, in addition to bringing your printed poster at the conference, an electronic version of your poster in PDF format will also be required to facilitate judging and will be made available post-conference as part of the online Conference Proceedings.

To submit an electronic version of your poster in PDF format, please follow the instructions below:

  1. After you have prepared your poster following the guidelines above, you must convert the document into PDF format. NOTE: Only PDF files may be uploaded.
  2. Log into your abstract submission account here.
  3. On the ‘Submissions’ tab, find your accepted poster submission. NOTE: Your submission will appear as ‘incomplete’ until you upload your PDF.
  4. Click on your submission to access your abstract, and scroll down to the bottom to ‘Poster Upload’.
  5. Click on ‘Upload’ to upload your poster, then ‘Save & Submit’.
DEADLINE to upload your PDF : Saturday, December 9, 8:00 PM ET (UTC-5)

A panel of judges will evaluate eligible posters based on set criteria, including clarity, comprehensiveness and conciseness of the abstract, the scientific quality and presentation of research. The winners of the Poster Awards are presented with $1000 CAD for first place, $600 CAD for second place and $400 CAD for third place in each of the following three categories: Social and Health Science, Marine-Natural Science and Terrestrial-Natural Science. Prizes of $250 CAD for Honourable Mentions will also be presented. The Graduate Student Poster Award winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the Banquet Dinner on the evening of 14 December 2017.