registration requirements
Contributors whose abstracts are accepted must pre-register for the conference and prepare a presentation of no more than 20 minutes. Registration fees are $400 (which includes the IASTE annual membership fee for individuals). Students are eligible for reduced fees of $200 with proof of current student status (e.g., current transcript, copy of student ID). All conference presenters must pre-register as IASTE members in order to participate in the conference and be included in the final program.

Pre-registration must be completed no later than July 15, 2008. After July 15, late registration fees will increase to $450 and $225 for students. Online registration is strongly encouraged. Click here to register online. Our online system will close on July 15. If you would like to mail your registration form and payment by check, we must receive your documents no later than July 15, 2008. Please mail your paperwork 2 to 4 weeks in advance to ensure timely receipt. The PDF version of the Registration Form can be downloaded here.

Expenses associated with hotel accommodations and travel visas are not covered by the registration fees and have to be paid directly to your travel agent. Registration fees cover the conference program, conference materials, and access to all conference activities including receptions, keynote panels, and optional tours to Oxford (December 13) and the Cotswolds (December 16).
 

Presentation requirements
Conference poster: The 2008 IASTE Conference Poster is viewable in PDF form and lists all accepted paper presentations and preliminary sessions.

Presentation requirements: All papers must be written and presented in English. The conference will not offer simultaneous translation. Once we finalize the various conference sessions and session chairs, we will assign your paper to an appropriate session and notify you of this selection at that time. You will be allotted only 20 minutes for your presentation. For reference, please keep the text for the presentation to an average of 8 double-spaced pages or approximately 2000-2500 words.

As a general recommendation, and because of the nature of the subject and audience, we encourage you to use visuals in your presentation. Each of the conference rooms will be A/V ready with a PC laptop and digital projector. Slide projectors are discouraged. If you plan to use PowerPoint, please bring the presentation on a memory stick as well as on your own laptop computer (as backup). To facilitate smooth and quick transitions between speakers, all PowerPoint presentations must be pre-loaded onto the conference laptops on the day before your presentation. Setup time for electronic presentations will be included in your presentation time.

Abstract revisions: All reviewed abstracts will be published in a special conference issue of the Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. If you would like to modify your abstract, please do so no later than July 15, 2008 through our Submissions system. We cannot make changes to the Abstract Issue after this date.

Paper submissions: The deadline for receipt of completed conference papers for publication in the Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review Working Paper Series is July 15, 2008. All papers must conform to paper submission guidelines here. Papers will be evaluated in a blind peer-review before they are accepted for publication. Acceptance of an abstract does not automatically guarantee the publication of your paper in the series. You must upload your paper through our Submissions system. Full papers submitted by July 15 may be accepted for publication in the Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review Working Paper Series. For the full call with information on each theme, please click here: Call for Abstracts.