Call for Abstracts by July 15, 2009
“Earth/Energy/Editing”
Association of Earth Science Editors 43rd Annual Meeting
Doubletree Guest Suites
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
October 29–November 1, 2009
“Earth/Energy/Editing” is the theme for the 43rd annual meeting of the Association of Earth Science Editors, to be held at the Doubletree Guest Suites in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas, U.S.A., on October 29 through November 1, 2009. AESE members and other interested persons are encouraged to chair a session, give a talk, or participate in a panel discussion. Abstracts must be submitted by July 15, 2009, and can also be submitted for a talk to be presented by a proxy.
Abstracts must be one-paragraph double-spaced Word (doc.) or text (txt.) files with special characters noted. Be sure to include your contact information. Further instructions can be found below. Send abstracts to Nicole Barlow, AESE vice president, at nicole@purplerockediting.com, by July 15.
Tentative topics are listed below. Suggestions for other topics are welcome.
- Online geoscience education
- Interdepartmental publishing/copublishing
- Copyright issues
- Geoarchaeology publishing
- Editing nuts and bolts
- Online manuscript management for books
- Database design/archival techniques
- Freelance editing
- Digital versus print publishing
- Environmental friendly publishing
- International Year of Planet Earth update
- Geology and geography of Texas and area
- The future of the AESE/preview of 2010 meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Hands-on workshop of InDesign/Microsoft Word/Photoshop
Abstract Guidelines
Abstracts should be no more than one paragraph (200 to 300 words). The abstract should be self-contained. New or unfamiliar terminology should be defined. We discourage the use of commercial names or parenthetical statements.
The abstract should not simply list the topics covered in the talk but should (1) state the scope and principal objectives, (2) describe the methods used, (3) summarize the results, and (4) state the principal conclusions. Do not refer to the paper itself in the abstract such as by saying, “In this presentation, I will discuss….”
The abstract should stand alone as a very short version of the talk rather than as a description of the contents.
Registration
AESE members may register through September 30 for $295 ($345 after that date). The registration fee includes the field trip and all scheduled meals: Thursday night icebreaker (appetizers and cash bar); continental breakfast, midmorning beverages, and midafternoon break during the technical sessions on Friday and Saturday; Friday business meeting luncheon; Saturday awards dinner and Halloween festivities; and box lunch for the Sunday field trip.
The registration form can be downloaded at: http://www.aese.org/AESE2009RegistrationForm.pdf
Field Trip
An all-day field trip to the Galveston will take place on November 1. Participation is included with the conference registration price.
Reservations
The meeting will take place at the Doubletree Guest Suites Houston by the Galleria. The hotel has reserved a block of rooms for AESE at a conference rate of $129 per night. Contact the Doubletree before September 30 and mention that you will be attending the AESE meeting:
Toll free: 800-222-TREE (-8733)
Direct: 713-961-9000
Contact Information
For more information about the meeting registration, events, or field trip, contact Elsa Kapitan-White, host chair, at kwhite1@sugar-land.oilfield.slb.com. For more information about the technical program or to suggest a topic, chair a session, give a talk, or participate in a panel discussion, contact Nicole Barlow, AESE vice president, at nicole@purplerockediting.com.
