Call for Abstracts
Canada - United States Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum
30 November - 2 December 2010
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Abstract Deadline: 17 September 2010
For further information, please go to:
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/nth/og/sci/forum-eng.asp
Or contact:
Tara Paull
Email: forum [at] ainc-inac.gc.ca
Phone: 819-953-0031
Organizers of the Canada - United States Northern Oil and Gas Research
forum announce a call for abstracts. The Forum will be held 30 November
- 2 December 2010 at the Hyatt Regency in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The forum is open to regulators, Aboriginals, industry members, and
scientists who share an interest in linking science to improve oil and
gas resource management in the North. Abstract submissions are invited
for oral and poster presentations that relate to the scientific
requirements for management and oversight of northern oil and gas
activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas and adjacent North Slope and
Mackenzie Delta. The forum will focus on technical, engineering, and
scientific issues in eight sessions:
- Environmental conditions in exploration areas
- Interaction of oil and gas activities with sensitive coastal
habitats
- Ice engineering for offshore operations
- Oil spill prevention in the Arctic
- Oil spill management in the Arctic
- Monitoring for cumulative effects in the Arctic
- Safety on northern offshore platforms and escape, evacuation,
and rescue (EER) issues
- Transportation logistics for exploration and development in the
Arctic
Abstracts should contain a brief introduction and a concise description
of methods and results, highlight major findings, and identify how the
research is related to management of oil and gas in the Arctic. The text
should not exceed 300 words.
Abstracts will be reviewed by the session chair and conference
organizers for each subject area. Abstracts will be evaluated based on
relevance to the conference theme (science for oil and gas management)
and session topics, demonstrated linkages between the research and
regulatory or decision-making processes, and the quality and clarity of
the content. Due to the limited number of oral presentations, authors
who requested an oral presentation may be asked to present their work in
poster format. Abstract selections will be announced on Friday, 1
October 2010.
By submitting an abstract, the author agrees to attend the conference,
pay appropriate conference fees, and make the presentation as scheduled.
The early registration fee will be $350 through Friday, 29 October 2010,
when the rate will increase to $400. Further registration information
will be available at a later date.
All abstracts must be submitted to Tara Paull via email:
forum [at] ainc-inac.gc.ca.
In the email, be sure to include the title of the presentation, the
session in which you wish to present, the abstract, corresponding
author's name and contact information, all authors' names and
affiliations, and the type of presentation (oral or poster).
For further information, please go to:
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/nth/og/sci/forum-eng.asp.
Or contact:
Tara Paull
Email: forum [at] ainc-inac.gc.ca
Phone: 819-953-0031