Oral Presenters
WM2011 will include presentations and papers describing research, development and operational experience over the complete spectrum of radioactive material and waste management. Proposed topics are categorized into nine general tracks. Tracks are defined as a WM Symposium subject-matter category approved by the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) based on its potential to assist in the establishment of the preliminary technical program and to benefit the interests of WM Symposia attendees, authors and reviewers. Upon approval, these topics are then presented at the Conference in various formats.
A Oral Session involves a peer reviewed paper and a formal podium presentation supported by clear visual aids. For full Oral Sessions, a maximum of eight abstracts most consistent with the objectives of the session will be selected for presentation. Oral Sessions are typically 20 minutes long followed by 5 minutes for questions and answers. Presentation start and end times are specified in the Final Program allowing attendees to visit selected presentations in the ten concurrent sessions.
All papers presented in an Oral Session are published the conference’s annual CD proceedings. Many of these papers are acquired by various abstracting services and, thus, reach audiences well beyond the conference audience itself.
Topics with six or less abstracts are typically reduced to four presentations and converted into a half session with the remaining papers either being transferred to another oral session, preliminary assigned to a Poster Session as a back-up for a cancelled oral presentation, or assigned to a poster session if the reviewer feels that this is the best forum for exchange. Poster papers also get published in the post conference CD.
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WM2009 Oral Session "ER Technical Challenge:
Actinide Contamination in Soils" |
Bill Gallo, AREVA Federal Services (USA),
speaking at the WM2009 Plenary Session |
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