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Paper Submission

Abstracts Submission: Closed

The Organising Committee is pleased to advise that the AIPM Conference 2008 is one of only two project management conferences in Australia, which offers peer review.

General Information

The Organising Committee accepts submissions of abstracts of original contributions on any topic related to the technical program themes set out below. If you wish to submit an abstract for consideration, you must follow the instructions outlined below.

Review of Submissions

Abstracts, followed by full papers will be reviewed by the Technical Committee, and acceptances will be given subject to one author presenting the paper at the conference. Authors will be expected to attend the conference to present their papers in person. Authors of submitted abstracts have the opportunity for their submission to be peer reviewed.

Important Dates

Abstracts Submission Deadline: 9 May 2008
Notification: 30 May 2008
Early Bird Registration: 2 July 2008
Full Paper Submission: 2 July 2008
Author Registration: 2 July 2008

Program Scope and Topics

Submissions are invited in any of the following technical topic areas.
Please select your topic area in the online submission form, from the list below;

People
Managing the change projects introduce
Managing the organisational environment of projects
Staff attraction/retention/development
Competency standards
Social recognition and the development of the occupation

Projects
Managing portfolios, programmes, and multi-discipline/cross industry projects
Carbon capture and other emerging project drivers
Non-traditional project management

Performance
Governance
Value and benefits realisation
Methodologies
Learning lessons
New or alternative approaches

Promise
Managing expectations
The tendering process
Professionalism
Social utility and wider benefits

Full Paper Submission

Full paper submission deadline – 2 July 2008
Author registration deadline – 2 July 2008

Authors who have received notification that their abstract(s) have been accepted as an oral presentation are required to provide a full paper for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings.

Please take the time to read the following instructions to ensure your full paper is submitted correctly.

• All papers are to be submitted electronically with the use of your access key, via the Speaker Zone. You can find your access key and link in your acceptance notification email.
• All papers must be presented in English and submitted by the presenting author. If the presenting author did not submit the original abstract, please contact the Conference Managers immediately to amend the submission.
• The full paper must be formatted with the use of the full paper template provided below. Only papers provided in the correct format will be included. If the correct format, as outlined in this document, is not strictly adhered to, papers will not be published.
• Please note, a summary of 100 to 150 words is required.
• Maximum length (excluding tables, figures and abstract) is 3000 words.
• Full paper submission deadline is  2 July 2008.
• Full papers will be published as they were received. There will be no opportunity to alter submissions.
• All presenting authors are required to register and pay for their conference registration by 2 July 2008. You can register on the registration page of this website. Please use your personalised ACCESS KEY to enter this site. 

Content and Text Arrangement
Standard symbols for measurements and the International System for units (S.I.) should be used. Abbreviations should be spelled out at the first occurrence with the abbreviation, in parentheses, immediately following.

Each illustration (table, figure, picture) should have a separate title, be numbered consecutively and be referred to in the text.

All literature used during the preparation of the paper should be acknowledged in the bibliography, where authors are listed alphabetically and, among publications by the same author, according to the year of publication. Bibliography format: name of author, initials, year of publication, title, periodical or publisher, number of pages (see below). Titles of periodicals should be in italics and should not be abbreviated. In the text reference, the date should follow the author's last name without a comma (Aubréville 1949) and (McPherson et al. 1982).

McPherson, J.A., E.K. Morgenstern and B.S. P. Wang, 1982. Seed production in grafted clonal orchards at Longlac, Ontario.

Paper Format
Full papers should be formatted using the following template

Download Full Paper Template (WORD, Size: 28KB)

Authors are asked to study the following instructions and the provided examples carefully before preparation of papers.

Paper Size                  
A4 (21.0 x 29.7 cm).

Margins                                   
Type within the dimensions of 2.54 cm (1") margins top/bottom and left/right.

Typescript       
10-point font, Arial
No Syllabication
Italics for Latin names
Underline only words that are to appear in italics e.g. scientific names
Do not use “all caps” in titles or heading
Headings and subheadings should be flush left in upper and lower case letters
References should be listed alphabetically under the heading

Line Spacing   
Single line spacing with one free line between paragraphs
No indentation

Justification    
Full justification.

Page Numbering         
Pages are not to be numbered. 

Abstract Submission Procedures/ Instructions

All abstracts must be prepared according to the guidelines provided. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be returned to the author and must be resubmitted immediately in the correct format to be considered for inclusion in the program.

Abstracts will not be accepted via fax, email or on disk/CD.

• Abstracts will be published in the form submitted by the author. Please read all instructions carefully before preparing your abstract.
• All abstracts are to be submitted online. If you are unable to submit via the website or are experiencing difficulties please contact the Conference Managers.
• Abstracts must be submitted by the presenting author who should complete all fields on the online submission form.
• The purpose of the abstract is to define the precise subject of the presentation to an audience.
• Please print a copy of the abstract submission form for your records prior to clicking the submit button.
• The presenting author will be required to register for the Conference in order to ensure their abstract(s) are included in the oral/poster program. Deadline for presenting author registration is 2 July 2008.
• All abstracts must be prepared according to the guidelines provided. Incomplete or incorrect submissions may be returned to the author to be resubmitted in the correct format for inclusion in the program.

AIPM 2008 Abstract Guidelines

The single most important thing about an Abstract is that it is a short document that is intended to capture the interest of a potential reader of the paper. In a very important sense it is a marketing document for the full paper. If the Abstract is poorly written or if it is boring then it will not encourage a potential reader to spend the time reading the work.

Thus the first rule of Abstract writing is that it should engage the reader by telling him or her what the paper is about and why they should read it.  Although strictly not part of the Abstract, the title of the proposed paper is most important.  Short attention-catching titles are the most effective. However, it is also important, for a conference paper, to ensure that the title describes the subject one is writing about.

With regards to the body, the Abstract should contain a clear statement of the topic of the paper and the appeal of the paper. If presenting a research based paper, please state the research question. One needs to say how the research was/is being undertaken.  For example, is it empirical or theoretical?  Is it quantitative or qualitative?  Perhaps it follows the critical research method.  What value are your findings and to whom will they be of use? If presenting a practical or applied paper, please state why and how practitioners would benefit from the material.

The Abstract should then briefly describe the work to be discussed in the paper and also give a concise summary of the contents.  The Abstract should not include diagrams and in general references are not required in the Abstract.

The marketing of the proposed paper needs to be done within the word limit of 250 words. The application system will accept more than 250 words, but these will not be read by the committee.

There is also an expectation to provide key words within the Abstract. Key words are used to find the paper, especially during computerised searches. 5 keywords may be provided after the body of the abstract and should be the words which most closely reflect the content of the paper.

Peer Review is available to candidates. People requesting this service should request it when they submit their abstract. Peer review will require earlier submission of the full paper.

Finally, the author must nominate the preferred stream for the abstract, i.e. select from “People, Projects, Performance, Promise” and their associated substreams.

Abstract guidelines based on http://academic-conferences.org/abstract-guidelines.htm

Acceptance Criteria for Abstracts

Abstracts must be no more than 250 words outlining the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions of the paper. It is important that abstracts communicate ideas effectively and use standard English. Authors whose first language is not English may be counselled on correct spelling / punctuation / grammar.

Abstracts must be relevant to “Project Management” per se and the theme and streams of the conference.  Authors must provide an indication of the stream they anticipate the paper to be accepted in.

Key words: 5 Key Words should be provided after the body of the abstract.

Purpose: Is the scope of the issue provided, what is and why is it an issue? What is the historical background to the issue, and what is the impact of it?

Methods: The methodology, approach, and experimental design should be appropriately outlined and should include, if applicable, sample size and/or number of trials.

Results: An outline of results or findings should be provided.

Conclusion: Key recommendations or arguments should be summarized.

Literature reviews without extracting new information not previously known are not acceptable.

Abstract format Guidelines

Title
The abstract title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. It should be in Title Case, Arial, Bold, 12 pt size, and left and right justified.

Authors
Abstract Titles should be followed by authors’ first initial and last name (with the presenting author in bold). Superscript numbers must be used to indicate the author’s institution, followed by city, state and country (in this order). Do not include degrees or professional titles (e.g. Dr, Prof., etc).

See example below:
B. Smith¹, M. Pattermore^1,2, L. Ward^2
1University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
²University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

Abstract text

• Abstract text must be in Arial, 10pt size, single-spaced and left and right justified.
• Abstracts are to be a maximum of 250 words, including references.
• There is to be a maximum of 2 references.
• Abstracts should contain details of the following: Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusion.
• Diagrams and tables can be included in the abstracts.
• Use standard abbreviations only. Within the body of the abstract, when using abbreviations spell out the name in full at the first mention and follow with the abbreviation in parenthesis. Abbreviations may be used in the title, provided the name in full is outlined in the body of the abstract.
• Capitalise the first letter of trade names.

Compliance to the specifications is imperative - any abstract that does not comply with these specifications will not be accepted for review.

Abstract format
Abstracts should be formatted using the following template.

Download Abstract Template (WORD, Size: 26kb)

Oral Presentations: Audiovisual Equipment
Please note that for all oral presentations only Data Projection (PowerPoint) will be available for use by speakers.

Poster Presentations
Posters will be a part of the extensive program and will be displayed within the Exhibition area.

For those selected to present their abstract in a Poster format, it is expected that one of the presenting authors be present at their poster during poster viewing opportunities.

Instructions on the preparation of poster displays will be sent to authors upon notification of the abstract’s acceptance. 

Compliance to the specifications is imperative - any abstract that does not comply with these specifications will not be accepted for review.

Contact the Conference Managers

For administrative queries relating to abstract submission please contact the Conference Managers.
AIPM 2008 Conference Managers
Level 10, 51 Druitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: 02 9265 0700
Fax: 02 9267 5443
 E-mail: aipm2008@tourhosts.com.au
Website: www.aipm2008.com.au