Course/Workshop/Symposium Submission Instructions for the
Annual Scientific meeting of ISCoS

The ISCoS Annual Scientific Meeting consists of General Sessions of individual papers, scientific posters, invited guest lectures, and Courses/Workshops/Symposia. These courses may vary in length from 1½-3 hours, organized by a chairperson under a single SCI topic, usually including a guest faculty of 2-5 members. All courses require handouts (maximum of two pages per faculty member) to be submitted ahead of the presentation and distributed to meeting attendees in a single bound volume.

Courses/Workshops/Symposia are selected by the Scientific Program Committee based on proposals submitted.

The deadline for Course/Workshops/Symposia proposals for the Annual Scientific meeting of ISCoS is the same date as for Abstract submission. Those submitting proposals will be notified of the Programme Committee decision in the same time as those submitting abstracts for the meeting.

Instructions for Submitting an ISCoS Course/Workshop/Symposium Proposal Course/Workshop/Symposium Proposal Submission

1. Title of Proposed Course/Workshop/Symposium:
   
2. Format of Proposed Course/Workshop/Symposium:
   
3. Faculty (with positions and affiliations) for Proposed Course/Workshop/Symposium:
   
4. Name, Address, E-mail, Phone, FAX of Proposed Course/Workshop/Symposium Chairperson/Contact Person:
   
5. Course/Workshop/Symposium Synopsis:
   
6. When the proposal has been accepted abstracts for all the presentations of the Course/Workshop/Symposium must be submitted in the usual abstract forms not later than 5 months before the meeting to allow these to come into the abstract book.
   

CRITERIA FOR GRADING ABSTRACTS AND COURSES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA FOR THE
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF ISCoS

Abstracts

• are scored on a scale of 1-5; The higher the number, the better the abstract.
  
• 5 = HIGHEST (BEST)
  1 = LOWEST (WORST)
  
• To be considered when you score:
  • Value of content (for main topics or as free paper)
  • Scientific Merit ?? Quality of abstract presentation
  • Adherence to ISCoS submission requirements ?? Timeliness of information being presented
  • Appropriateness for presentation at an ISCoS meeting

Courses/Workshops/Symposia Proposals

• are scored on a scale of 1-5; The higher the number, the better the course/workshop/symposium.
  
• 5 = HIGHEST (BEST)
  1 = LOWEST (WORST)
  
• To be considered when you rank courses:
  • Subject matter (in view of the overall program)
  • Quality of the outline of the course
  • Scientific Merit
  • Faculty being proposed
  • Appropriateness for the ISCoS audience