System Safety

Author information: writing and submitting your abstract

Submit your abstract via the online submission system.

The submission process

Authors wishing to submit papers and present at System Safety 2012 are required to submit an abstract for consideration by the System Safety 2012 Technical Programme Committee.

Following a review of abstracts authors will then be invited to submit a full paper which will also be reviewed and successful authors will be invited to attend and present their work at System Safety 2012.

Writing an abstract

Abstracts must be submitted by Friday 18 May 2012 if they are to be considered for the conference. Use of the System Safety abstract template is mandatory, and only abstracts following the instructions provided below will be considered. It is vital that delegates pay close attention to the instructions. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines may be returned to the author or not considered for acceptance to the conference.

The abstract template can be downloaded via the link to the left.

 If you have difficulty in downloading the abstract template please email eventsa2@theiet.org and we will send it via email. 

Submitting an abstract

Before submission, make sure that the following material is ready:

• Title, all authors’ names, affiliations and a 35 word (approx) biography. If your title and abstract contains no special characters, and no sub or sup scripts, the text can be copied and pasted from your Word document or typed in directly
• Your abstract of no more than two A4 pages, including title, names, affiliations and abstract in word or PDF format (file size maximum 2.0 MB - Megabyte)
• Preferred topic area chosen from the conference scope (the Technical Programme Committee reserves the right to change the authors' choice of topic area)

Once you have the material and information listed above, you can proceed with the electronic submission of your paper.

The online submission system for abstracts will be open until Friday 18 May 2012. If you have difficulties in submitting your abstract, please try to shorten its filename.

Important information

• The working language of the conference is English, which will be used for all printed material, presentations and discussion
• The abstract template is a Microsoft Word file. Please save this template file to your PC’s hard drive and use it when you prepare your abstract
• If you are submitting more than one abstract you can use the same email address and password for each abstract
• Abstracts are required for all submissions. Abstracts must be submitted using the template form provided
• Each abstract must fit within the abstract template and use the Times New Roman or Times font, size 10
• Length - up to a maximum of two A4 pages (you may include diagrams)
• Special characters - When inserting special characters in text use the ‘Insert Symbol’ function (avoid code-numbers for the symbols)

It is essential that authors make sure all fonts are embedded and .pdf files are submitted unlocked. If files are submitted in ‘read only’ format or with security we may be unable to publish your paper.

After submission

On submission of your abstract the corresponding author will receive a confirmation of the receipt of the abstract. Your abstract will then be presented to the Technical Programme Committee for consideration.

Processing and publication of personal data

The personal information we receive from delegates will also be required after the conference. This is in order to render an account of the conclusions arrived at during the conference, for statistical purposes, and for the dispatch of information on relevant conferences in the future.

Personal data will be stored by The IET for future mailings and information on forthcoming conferences. Personal data may also, in certain cases, be released to other companies participating in the conference for the distribution of information and offers directly from them.

Accepted papers

Each paper must have at least one author registered by Friday 21 September 2012, to avoid the paper being withdrawn from the conference proceedings. Authors presenting two or more papers must pay the additional paper fee. The author must be present at the conference to present the submission either orally or by poster presentation.

Please visit the registration page for further information.

You are reminded that the IET or other associated societies cannot meet any travelling or subsistence expenses for authors, either prior to or during the conference.

Deadline dates

Widespread exposure

The IET guarantees successful authors widespread exposure of their work, including inclusion on IEEE Xplore and potential publication of a special issue containing best papers from the conference.

See also

• Why submit a paper?
• Conference scope