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"If you’ve never been to a [Hydrological Sciences Symposium] or read a bunch of abstracts, start by reading  5 to 10 abstracts from previous meetings.  These can be accessed here.

The purpose of an abstract is not to tell the reader the topic of the study, but rather it is to deliver the findings of the study.  In other words, a good abstract should have all the elements found in a good peer‐reviewed published paper.  This includes background/introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. The following is a general formula, although of course deviations may be necessary:

• 1 sentence:  Summary statement to place your study in context, define the overall purpose or problem being addressed.
• 1 sentence:  Summary statement of your approach to the problem – mapping done,  analyses performed, methods, etc.
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• 1 sentence:  Summary statement listing the conclusions of your study.
• 1 sentence:  Statement relating your study back to the “big picture” – why does this  work matter? How will it impact science and society?"

Yes! There is an archive of student abstracts back to 2006.

The abstract title should be less than 300 characters including spaces.

The abstract limit is 3000 characters of main text including spaces (about 400 words) and up to 3 figures. This character limit excludes references, which should be included in a bibliography at the end of the abstract. References can be in any format. Complex mathematical equations should be submitted as figures. All text, figures, and references should fit within 2-2.5 pages (8.5 x 11 inch), using single-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman font. If you have large figures you may have to submit less text.

Figures are encouraged, but optional. We particularly encourage participants to include up to 3 figures to illustrate their abstract. Figures might include data plots, data tables, maps, equations, or photographs (ie. fieldwork, lab work). All figures must be submitted in gif, jpg, or png image format (use .gif, .jpg, or .png file endings). If you have problems outputting to one of these formats, you may want to enlarge your figure and then use screen capture. When possible, figures should be at high resolution with the longest dimension at least 1000 pixels long (so the printed version looks good).

Only an abstract is required for submission, but please provide your poster (as a figure in the application) if you would like it to be available as an e-poster during the symposium.

Submitting a talk that you have already presented at another conference is fine, as long as it does not violate an agreement you made with the other conference.

Making a presentation of a collaborative study for which you are not the first author is fine too, as long as you made a substantial contribution and are familiar with all aspects of the study.

Abstracts were accepted from February 12 to April 5, 2024.

Abstracts may be submitted for 10-minute Presentations, 4-minute Lightning Talks, or Posters.

Presentations will be organized in the conventional format of a 10-minute talk, including time for questions. 

Your presentation will be loaded on the Symposium laptop.

Be sure to practice with a friend before you present!

In lieu of a poster session, the Symposium will hold lunch-hour Lightning Talks. Each talk is four minutes long.

Lightning Talks are 4 minutes long, presenting 4 slides.

1. Introduction
2. Research question
3. Results
4. Conclusions 

At the end of the hour of talks, questions will be invited on all the Lightning Talks. There will be no time for questions at the end of each Lightning Talk.

Common tools that are used are: Powerpoint, Google Slides, LibreOffice Impress, Adobe In-Design, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, and LaTeX. 

Additionally, some best practices for poster design can be found .

Posters will be displayed in SEEC (room tba) on both April 10 and April 11.

No more than 1.8 meters W x 1.2 meters H (6 feet W x 4 feet H)

The symposium is open to anyone interested in the hydrologic sciences. 

Registration will open in February 2025.

Yes.

Please register. The Zoom link will be emailed the day before the conference.