Abstract Submission

Please note that each attendee may only submit and/or present ONE abstract.

There will be posters, speaking, and panel discussions. Many abstracts will be considered for a poster session where there will be an opportunity for much discussion. The poster session is an integral part of our conference with many experts presenting in it. You can select your preference between poster and speaking, which the committee will consider but may not be able to honor.

Submit Abstract

Regular submission due December 6th, 2024

We will contact you by Dec 8th to confirm your abstract is accepted for a presentation at the symposium. The actual form of presentation will be announced in late January/February when the scientific program committee have finalized the program. Early submissions may be reviewed sooner. We recommend anyone requiring a VISA to enter the U.S. should apply asap.

Abstracts should consider focusing on tropical cyclone risk, including aspects of hazard, exposure, vulnerability, impacts and/or resilience will be considered for acceptance. Risk is the likelihood of consequence from a hazard. For the purposes of this symposium, the hazards being considered are tropical cyclones (TCs). 

• If you submitted an abstract and would like to update it, you may resubmit another abstract. If you do this please contact Yijie: yijiezhu@fau.edu to let him know you have updated.  If this is after your original one has been accepted, it may be subject to re-consideration for the program, but if it is not a major change and relevant, it is likely to still be accepted.

• If you do not have a record of what you previously submitted, you may contact Yijie to request a copy.

• -Please check the preliminary program in late January/early february 2025 to confirm if you have been given a poster or oral presentation slot.

Guidelines

• Each abstract is limited to 250 words.

• Abstracts must describe the presentation's purpose, methods, and conclusions.

• Do not use bulleted lists, underlining, boldface type, italics, subscripts, or superscripts.

• Do not include any codes for justification, hyphenation, line height, line centering, margins, spacing, fonts, page centering, page numbering, suppression, or tabs, in your abstract.

• Do not include your name, affiliation, phone number, or e-mail address in the body of the abstract.

Tips

• Your abstract will not be edited; you are responsible for any spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors.

• Abstracts must describe the presentation's purpose, methods, and conclusions.

• Use the active voice for your abstract and presentation.

• Transmit your research results clearly and concisely, avoiding jargon.

• All abbreviations should be spelled out in the abstract text.