2024 Presenter Information

Call for Abstracts  Proceedings Guidelines   | Poster Guidelines | Presenter Deadlines

NOTICE:  DUE TO RECENT PRIVACY LAWS AROUND THE WORLD, POWERPOINTS WILL NOT BE SHARED ONLINE NOW OR AFTER THE CONVENTION.  YOU WILL NEED TO SPEAK TO THE INDIVIDUAL PRESENTER IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PRESENTATION.

For Presenters: Call for Abstracts

An Abstract is required for all poster and oral presentations.  Go to the link below to submit your abstract! 

  https://swst2024convention.exordo.com/

Deadline EXTENDED to February 29, 2024!

Questions? Contact Ilona Peszlen at ilona_peszlen@ncsu.edu or

Angela Haney at execdir@dev.swst.org

Proceedings Guidelines (Submission of full papers are OPTIONAL)

All oral and poster presentations MAY submit a 4-8 page technical paper (due May 15, 2024). It is not required to submit the full paper, and if one is not received, your abstract will be used in the Proceedings.

All papers must be submitted in electronic format (Microsoft Word for text; TIFF or JPEG for figures) through the Ex Ordo system where you registered and submitted your abstract.  Proceedings will be electronically published on the SWST website after the convention.

Poster Guidelines

The Technical Poster Session and Student Poster Competition will be held on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

Size of Posters

• Poster dimensions – Usable size 91.44 cm (3 ft) wide by 121.92 cm (4 ft) high
• Velcro or push pins will be available to affix your poster to the board
• Posters should be designed accordingly with clear diagrams and text that can be read from a distance of 1.5 m.

All Poster presentations MAY submit a 4-8 page technical paper (due May 15, 2024, via the Ex Ordo system) to be published by SWST in a Proceedings USB given to all International Convention attendees, and then electronically published on the SWST web site.  See Proceedings Guidelines above.

Presenter Deadlines

December 2023: Call for abstracts out, as well as call for Student travel grants and  Student Poster Competition participants

1st January 2024: Early registration opens

29th  February 2024: Abstract submission closes – all abstracts must be submitted

15th  March 2024: Authors chosen by session chairs and notified

31stMarch 2024: Authors responses back to SWST for inclusion in program

1st April 2024:   Student Travel Grant applications submission closes

1st April 2024: Program will be settled

15th April 2024: Travel grant awardees notified

1st May 2024: Early registration prices end

6th May 2024: Hotel Room Block Expires

15th May 2024:  Full papers due for proceedings – All oral and poster presentations MAY submit a 4-8 page technical paper via Ex Ordo system to be published by SWST in a Proceedings (USB) given to all International Convention attendees, and then electronically published via the internet on the SWST webpage.  See guidelines for preparation and formatting of proceedings papers above.

15th May 2024:  Biographical information and .jpg format photo for oral and poster presenters due to https://swst2024convention.exordo.com

15thJune 2024: Online registration closes – Prices increased for onsite registration

15thJune 2024: PowerPoint presentations for oral presenters and PDFs of posters uploaded to https://swst2024convention.exordo.com

 

15th April 2024:   Pre-Tour to Ljubljana signup closes

10th May 2024 Room block is released, and rates not guaranteed