Abstract/Paper Submission

The online submission system has been changed to accept new papers only until Monday, May 12, 2014, at 12 midnight (Eastern Time).

Proceedings will be published by ASCE and will contain only papers that are peer-reviewed and presented during the conference.  Proceedings will be available at the conference and later from ASCE.  Proceedings of many of the previous Earth and Space Conferences can be obtained from the ASCE online library at http://ascelibrary.org/.

Abstracts should present a concise statement of scope, principal findings, conclusions, and recommendations.  Use care in selecting the title and the topic so the people who should hear your talk can find it. Submissions will be reviewed by members of the Technical Committee for quality, relevance of topic and suitability of presentation at the conference.

Students are encouraged to submit abstracts to be considered for either oral or poster presentations. Papers presented orally will be eligible for best paper awards selected by technical committees of the conference and ASCE Aerospace Division.

Submission and Review will be conducted online utilizing Conference Catalysts’ EDAS Conference Services.   Each submission requires a lead author to establish a user account and password.  The EDAS system is utilized by many organizations, so if you have previously created an account, you may skip the account creation step.

Author Instructions:
There are three basic steps to submitting your abstract(s)

1. Author Registration - http://www.edas.info
2. Abstract Preparation
3. Abstract Submission - http://edas.info/N16929. This is a unique site with EDAS for the ASCE Earth & Space 2014 Conference
   • Select symposium for which your paper corresponds
   • Provide paper title, key words and authors
   • Upload Abstract document
     
     
     

Step 1: Author Registration (https://edas.info/)
All authors of your paper should register in online system so that names/affiliations are accurately recorded and paper(s) can be associated.

Steps for author registrations (create an account):

1. Go to http://www.edas.info > click "create a new account"
2. Create author profile - note there are only five fields required (marked with a red asterisk). Check the Privacy Policies box and then click "add this person".

You will receive an email from EDAS containing a temporary password. You may elect to retain this password or change to one that is easier for you to remember. To do this, return to http://www.edas.info, click on the My Profile tab, and then change your password.

**Your e-mail/password combination MUST be used to access system, upload abstract, paper or paper revisions. Be careful to keep this information in a safe place.**

Note:  The EDAS system is utilized by many organizations, so if you have previously created an account, you may skip this registration step.

Step 2: Abstract Preparation
The extended Abstract should be 1 to 2 pages, including figures, tables or pictures and be submitted as a Word or PDF document. It should present the scope of work, principal findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Work should be aligned with one of the four conference symposia. Use care in title/topic used to aid participants in locating the paper during the conference. The following Abstract Template may be downloaded to aid you. It has been formatted appropriately; all you need is to replace text with your information.

Abstract Template

Step 3: Abstract Submission Process
Lead author - a single individual should be designated as Lead (corresponding) Author for each paper. This individual will....

• submit abstract/paper online
• confirm co-authors are registered
• associate co-authors (in system) with abstract

1. Go to http://edas.info/N16929 - URL, specific to the ASCE Earth Space 2014 Conference and login using your username and password.
2. Select presentation type
   Student Abstracts - must select either Oral or Poster presentation
3. Insert the paper title and key words in the appropriate fields (you may cut/paste text into fields). The "Add yourself as author" should remain checked.
4. Choose the appropriate paper topic
   
5. Click the Submit button.
6. You will now see a large green checkmark and statement "the paper was recorded".
7. You may now add co-authors by selecting the blue add button + for authors.
8. Click on Paper Number displayed to return to paper profile
9. Upload Abstract document - select icon next to "Review Manuscript"