Call for Communications

Encuentros Paris 2012 Conference has opened a multidisciplinary call for oral presentations and/or posters, in order to represent the thematic diversity of our community research areas and their relationship to the Chilean reality. You are invited to propose papers and/or posters for this event. The official language is English, with the possibility of communication in French or Spanish only to be considered in exceptional cases. The participation of leading researchers, including Nobel laureates and National Science Award winners from Chile is expected. At the same time, an ample space for emerging scholars in order to promote innovative ideas and exchange academic experiences will be offered.

Submissions closed: deadline March 31, 2012




AGENDA AND PARTICIPATION

The papers will be organised in three parallel sessions, framed within seven thematic areas which are included in this conference, namely: Natural Sciences, Renewable Energy and the Environment, Health and Life Sciences, Economics, Sociology and Law, Political Science and Urban Studies, Educational Science, Psychology and Communication, Engineering and Information Technology, Interdisciplinary Applied Sciences.

The subjects included in each session can be found in the program section.

This call for Communications will be held between November 15, 2011 and March 31, 2012. If interested parties wish, they may also participate in the presentation of posters, the two things not being exclusive of one another. A central aspect for the evaluation of the communications to be received will be their relation to an actual or potential applicability in our country, either through good practices and experiences around the area of communication or a future design and/or application to Chilean reality.

Schedule:

• Call opening: November 20, 2011
• End of submissions: March 31, 2012 (extended!)
• Evaluation results: April-June
• Reception of conference presentations: from May 15 until June 15, 2012

Oral Presentations, submission and selection

In each subject area of the Encuentros Paris 2012 conference, there will be a coordinator of a scientific committee for the selection of proposals for papers, which will be integrated into a printed and electronic publication to be edited after the conference.

Eligibility criteria to be evaluated are:

• The quality and innovation of the project
• The potential impact of the results obtained
• The feasibility of the extrapolation and application of the project in our country, Chile

• Proposals for oral presentations should be submitted in English and contain two parts: the first should consist of a short introductory abstract of 100 words (max) and a long abstract of approximately 1000 words. In the second part, a brief Curriculum Vitae of no more than one page.
• These proposals should have a justified text alignment. The key words should be a list of four to six terms, related to the content of the proposal, compulsorily in English (keywords) as well as the abstracts.
• The sheet size is A4, with the following margins: Top margin, bottom margin, left margin, right margin: 2 cm. 2 cm. 3 cm. 2 cm. respectively. Font: Times New Roman, size 12.
• The title should be capitalised, bold, centred and font size 14. Leaving two spaces below, the name(s) of the author(s) must be written, indicating the first and last names. Furthermore, it must include the name of the university, faculty or institution and its academic affiliation with complete information (address, phone, e-mail).
• The length of the presentations in the Encuentros Paris 2012 conference will be no more than 20 minutes.
• The abstracts should be submitted via the http://www.encuentros2012.org platform, using the link above to the Easy Chair plattform.

Posters, submission and selection

The scientific areas and selection criteria for posters are the same described above for the oral presentations.

Poster proposals submissions must comply with the following guidelines:

• Proposals for posters should be submitted in English and contain two parts: the first should consist of an abstract of 250 words (max). In the second part, a brief Curriculum Vitae of no more than one page.
• The research project or work title should be capitalised, bold, centred and font size 14. Leaving two spaces below, the name(s) of the author(s) must be written, indicating the first and last names. Furthermore, it must include the name of the university, faculty or institution and its academic affiliation with complete information (address, phone, e-mail).
• The proposals should be submitted in PDF format via the http://www.encuentros2012.org platform, using the link above to the Easy Chair plattform.

• Research project or work title
• Authors, affiliate institution and contact details
• Problem statement-aim
• Research methodology
• Conclusion proposal