Call for Poster & e-Paper

SCOPE

The objective of the conference is to enhance Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Protection in the region by providing a forum for practitioners from various industries, academia, and government to share their experiences, achievements, technological advances and innovations in HSSE.

CONFERENCE DESIGN

ASSE-Kuwait Chapter, 8th International Professional Development Conference and Exhibition will be held on 09th & 10th December 2015. The conference theme is “Sharing experience to enhance HSSE culture”

The conference invites the following:

1. Paper presentations and
2. e-Poster presentations
   (e-Poster presentations by the Students are also encouraged.)

TOPICS FOR PRESENTATIONS

Presentations relating to theme of the conference are welcome. Following major disciplines will be covered:

1. Occupational Health / Industrial Hygiene
2. Process Safety
3. Personnel Safety
4. Fire Safety
5. Environmental Engineering and Management
6. Loss Prevention
7. Industrial Security
8. Behavior Based Safety (BBS)
9. Ergonomics
10. Journey Management.

The detailed listing of topics are provided separately.

LANGUAGE

English or Arabic

ELIGIBILITY

Organizations, Professionals, Consultants, Teachers, Scientists, Research Scholars and Students.

NUMBER OF AUTHORS

A maximum of three authors are accepted per presentation.

CONFERENCE EXPENSES

Presenters shall be permitted to attend the conference technical sessions FREE OF CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE.

Students and researchers registered with University or Recognized research institution will be reimbursed a portion of the expenses, as decided by the Conference Organizing Committee.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

I. Abstract Submission

Technical and e-poster presentations for the conference will be selected from the abstract submitted to the Conference Organizing Committee. Early submission is particularly important to ensure that the committee members have enough time to review the abstract. The authors of the accepted abstracts will be notified to submit the full paper as per the guidelines. Time duration for the paper presentation shall be 30 minutes including the discussion.

Note: Abstracts must be previously unpublished work at the time of submission. The late submission of abstract will not be accepted.

II. Abstract Content

To enable a proper review of your abstract, please ensure that it contains adequate and valuable information to make a judgment. Written in English / Arabic and containing 450 words, paper proposals shall include the following:

1. Objectives/Scope - List the objectives and/or scope of the proposed paper. (Max. 75 words)
2. Methodology: Briefly explain your overall approach, including your methods, procedures and process. (Max. 100 words)
3. Results / Observations / Conclusions: Describe the results, observations and conclusions of the proposed paper. (Max. 200 words)
4. Novel/Additive Information: Explain how this paper will present novel (new) or additive information to the existing body of literature that can be of benefit to and/or add to the state of knowledge in the industry. (Max. 75 words)

I. Guidelines for the Presenters:

Please plan your presentation with the following points in mind:

1. Use concrete examples / case studies;
2. Include hints for immediate user implementation;
3. Don’t be theoretical; use real events or case studies;
4. Use best practices, including a variety of opinions / recommendations.
    

Paper & e-poster presenters are expected to:

1. Work closely with Conference Organizers in advance of the Conference;
2. Provide a high-quality Conference paper for inclusion in proceedings CD; a detailed format guideline will be sent to the authors based on the approval of the abstracts;
3. Provide a short outline of the presentation for inclusion in the Conference brochure;
4. Make no substantive changes in content, process, names or numbers of presenters without the approval of the conference organizers ;
5. Agree to have the session audio and video recorded to provide ongoing learning for Conference participants who are unable to attend their session (if appropriate to proposed design);
6. Agree to refrain from marketing their products or services and to share openly their knowledge, experience, skills, and creativity with participants.
7. Agree to high quality Audio Video presentation.

II. Guidelines for e-Posters

An electronic poster (e-Poster) is a poster in Power Point format, allowing the inclusion of movies, sounds and other multi-media formats, and presenters are encouraged to take advantage of the versatility of this medium. All multi-media E-posters will be presented at  numbered monitors in the main poster display hall. e-poster presentations are 10 minutes in length, and authors must be available for discussion at an assigned time, and an assigned computer. In addition, conference attendees have access to all e-posters on the monitors at any other time during the conference.