Information
Registration and information office
The Symposium Registration and Information Office will be established in the foyer of the Burswood Resort Function Centre. It will be open daily between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm from Monday 6 September to Thursday 9 September. Early registration will be available on Sunday 4 September from 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm.
Insurance
Registrants should be adequately insured for any emergency and are responsible for their own medical, accident and travel insurance. All registrants participating in the Symposium, including the workshop, excursions and social functions, do so at their own risk.
Financial assistance
5IAS travel grants are available to support the attendance of presenters who are: full-time students (graduate and postgraduate) or postdoctoral fellows from developing nations (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme www.undp.org/countries) who have been awarded their doctorate within the last five years and are actively engaged in Precambrian research.
For details on 5IAS travel grants visit the Geoconferences website
www.geoconferences.org/travel.html.
Entry, exit and customs formalities
Overseas registrants - Visa requirements
All visitors to Australia must have a valid visa before boarding their plane, regardless of the length of stay.
New Zealand and Norfolk Island passport holders do not usually need to lodge a visa application prior to their departure unless they have health and/or character concerns.
As visa processing times may vary, overseas registrants are encouraged to apply for the appropriate visa 6-8 weeks before departure to Australia. Passports must be valid for the period of the intended stay in Australia.
Visit www.immi.gov.au/visitors for further information on which visa to apply for as an event participant.
Customs requirements
There is no import restriction on currency, although amounts with a value of AUD $10,000 or more must be declared to Customs.
All animal and plant products and medicines must be declared to Customs on arrival.
It is illegal to take or send out of Australia, without a permit, items identified as being important to Australia’s national heritage. These include mineral and rock specimens, fossils and other archaeological finds.
Visit www.customs.gov.au for detailed customs information.
Interstate registrants
To prevent the entry of insect pests and diseases, travellers cannot bring fruit or honey into Western Australia. Bins are provided at the Perth domestic airport and Norseman Checkpoint for the disposal of any fruit or honey.
Transport & Accommodation
REGISTRANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRANSPORT & ACCOMMODATION BOOKINGS. A
variety of accommodation is available near the Burswood Resort, in the City and
Fremantle. Free parking, public transport (buses or train) and taxis are readily
available. A special Symposium rate is available at the Burswood Resort and
Holiday Inn (part of the Resort complex). When making the booking quote 5ias
Conference.
HotelsCombined - International Conference Support Program
You’ll find a variety of accommodation options in Perth.
HotelsCombined.com provides an accommodation price comparison search engine and
is offering a 10% rebate to all participants attending the 5th International
Archean Symposium 2010.
For further information on their conference rebate program and to claim your
rebate directly please visit:
http://www.HotelsCombined.com/Conference_Support.
You can start searching for your preferred hotel in
Perth here.
Information for Presenters
Abstract submission
Abstracts are invited addressing the four symposium themes and suggested sub-themes.
The deadline for online submission is 12 February 2010, with authors informed of acceptance as an oral or poster presentation by
30 April 2010. Authors must register for the Symposium by 30 June 2010 to confirm inclusion of their presentation in the program.
Abstracts may only be submitted via this website, with set formatting requirements. Abstracts may be up to four A4 pages long, including one diagram and a reference list. Presentations, whether oral or poster, will be restricted to one per registrant, although registrants may coauthor as many abstracts as they wish.
Poster sessions will form an integral part of the program, and each poster presenter will have an opportunity to highlight key messages.
Oral presentations
The oral presentations will be a mix of Keynote, Invited and submitted contributions.
Keynote Speakers have been allocated 40 minutes, including 5 minutes question time. The aim of the Keynote talks is to give both the specialist and generalist an up-to-date review of developments and likely future directions within each Theme.
All other oral presenters (Invited and submitted) will be allocated 20 minutes, including 5 minutes question time.
Poster presentations
Poster sessions will form an integral part of the program, and each poster presenter will have an opportunity to highlight their key findings via a formal 5 minute PowerPoint presentation shown on a large video screen set up within the poster display area. Presenters wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity should bring their presentation on a USB flash drive (thumb drive).
Posters will be displayed in the Grand Ballroom 2, where the refreshment facilities are located. The venue will be open from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Wednesday, 6 to 8 September, and 8.00 am to 12.30 pm Thursday, 9 September.
A display board will be allocated for each poster and Velcro will be provided to attach posters to the board. The maximum display area allowed for each poster will be 1.75 metres wide by 1.15 metres high. The poster must include the title of the presentation and the authorship.
Posters will remain on display throughout the Symposium and presenters should be in attendance at their poster to answer questions throughout the poster session in which they are scheduled to make their presentation. Posters must be removed on Thursday 9 September between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm.
Desks and electrical power will be available for poster presenters who wish to supplement their static displays with a computer display to aid informal discussions. Presenters must provide their own portable computers for this purpose.