• Prepare a short paper for publication in the proceedings and send your electronic manuscript as an attached PDF file to igwmc@mines.edu by the March 10, 2008 deadline. The paper will be scanned to check format. If your file does not adhere to the guidelines, it will be returned for revision as per the format guidelines. We cannot guarantee that the paper will be included in the proceedings unless it is corrected and returned promptly, because the publication timeline is tight. Format information can be downloaded from here.

• We request that you register for the conference when you submit your paper ($625 US). However, if you cannot send the full registration at that time, please include the $350 US non-refundable publication fee, which will be applied to your registration fee when you register for the conference.

• Submit your PowerPoint presentation on a CD the evening before your presentation. The CD needs to be marked with your name, the presentation title, and session name. Those who are speaking on Monday May 19 may deliver it to us at the Ice Breaker Sunday evening, or mail it to arrive no later than Friday May 16, 2008.

• Attend the speakers breakfast at 7:00 A.M. on the day of your presentation to meet your session chairperson and to check your PowerPoint presentation on the computer that will be used in your presentation room. The computer will have PowerPoint software. If you use other software, please include the viewer on the CD. Please notify us if you need any other type of projection equipment. The breakfast will be in Friedhoff Hall III in the basement of the Green Center.

• Introduce yourself to your session chairs and give biographical information if you did not turn it in earlier.

• Arrive at your session early, before the session starts – not just before your own presentation.

• Sit in the front row during your session.
  
  
• Re-introduce yourself to the session chairs just before the session.

• Practice your presentation aloud before arriving at the conference to be sure you can complete the presentation in the allotted time. Time limits will be enforced. We recommend 12, with a maximum of 14 slides.

• Each presentation slot is a total of 16 minutes. HOWEVER 1 of those minutes is for transition and introduction. The time limit for each presentation is 12 minutes, followed by 3 minutes of questions from the audience. Should you end your presentation early or the presentations are ahead of schedule, the session chairs will allocate additional time for questions from the audience.

• A room, adjacent to Petroleum Hall, will be accessible for all speakers to prepare for their presentations. It will be open Monday through Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• If you should have any questions throughout the conference, feel free to ask your questions of anyone who is working the registration desk.

• Enjoy!