Invited Symposium Nominations

The deadline for Invited Symposium nominations is Friday, September 15. In order to nominate an Invited Symposium for the March Meeting go to: http://meetings.aps.org/aps_invited/Invited/LoginForm.cfm?MT=MAR08

The entire Executive Committee selects invited talks only from those proposals nominated by FIAP members. It cannot substitute speakers of its own choosing.

Copy your suggestions to Mark Lee ( mlee1@sandia.gov ) and A.B. ( alex.bratkovski@hp.com ).

Suggestions for Creating a Successful Proposal

1. Propose a Symposium on a timely idea with 5 strong talks. In general, the FIAP favors symposia, and uses single speakers sparingly.
2. Choose a good Symposium Title and provide a clear Symposium Justification. This will give the selection committee an overview of the Symposium.
3. Choose titles of individual talks carefully.
4. Provide an informative abstract for each talk. This will underpin the idea of Symposium and give the selection committee a better idea of what the session will accomplish. The speaker can change them later.
5. Provide recent references published in refereed journals. These are helpful to the Committee to make sure work is current.
6. Include an alternate speaker in the abstract to provide an excellent substitute if the first choice is unavailable.
7. Use the correct sorting category (given below) to ensure that the correct subcommittee examines proposal. Multiple submissions of a proposal are ineffective and counterproductive.

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