PROCEDURES FOR PREPARING, SUBMITTING, AND PRESENTING DISCUSSIONS

Preparation and Submission

• Formal discussion must be submitted electronically, preferably as an e-mailed document in MS Word.
• Please limit the discussion to one or two pages of text. In addition, the discussion may include figures, graphs, or tables.
• Discussions must be headed with the following information:
  a. Paper number and author(s') name(s)
  b. Discusser’s name, business affiliation, e-mail address, and SNAME membership affiliation
  c. Name of reader if other than discusser and reader’s business affiliation and address
• SNAME reserves the right to edit discussions.
• Submit the discussion by e-mail to discussions@sname.org, with a copy to the contact author of the paper.
• Discussers denied access to the full paper after reviewing the abstract on the site may request an electronic copy by e-mail to arowen@sname.org. Such requests should cite the paper by number and name, and give the name and professional affiliation of the discusser.
  

Presentation

• SNAME cannot guarantee that all discussers will have the opportunity to present their discussions.
• Discussers who plan to read discussions must register for the meeting. Registration is not required for those not attending.
• Discussers who cannot attend the meeting should submit their discussions prior to the meeting. Either the Assistant Presiding Officer or a registrant designated by the discusser will read the discussion.
• LCD projectors will be provided at each presentation. Overhead transparency projectors will not be provided.

If you have questions about these instructions, please contact Alan Rowen via e-mail.