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Papers are due before 14 May 2012.

Important dates

Abstract submission: passed
Paper submission: 14 May 2012
Acceptance notification: mid-June 2012
Speaker registration deadline: 16 July 2012
Copyright form submission: 16 July 2012
Bio notes submission: 16 July 2012
Draft powerpoint QC: Monday 10 September 2012

Please note the following conditions:

- Only 1 author per paper (the presenter) is able to register at the discounted Speaker rate. Co-authors wishing to attend must select one of the other registration options. Speaker registration will be available online after notification of paper acceptance has been sent.

- Failure to register and/or provide a signed copyright form by the above date may preclude you from being published within these proceedings.

- If you include movies, computer modelled graphics, sound or embedded videos in your presentation, please provide us with a draft of your presentation for checking by Monday 10 September 2012.
You are requested to bring your final powerpoint presentation with you to the conference.

Paper Guidelines

To achieve a uniform style throughout the ACG's proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Mine Closure, all papers are to be prepared according to the Author Guidelines and document template.

Please ensure that you seek all client and internal approvals and reviews (if applicable) before the paper submission date. We recommend allowing 1-2 weeks for approvals and reviews - please plan ahead and organise these to be finalised before the submission date.

Signed copyright forms are required by the above deadline. By signing the copyright form you are indicating that you have gained all necessary approvals in relation to publishing your work with the ACG in these proceedings.

Your paper should be formatted in Microsoft Word, using the template supplied on this page, and emailed to the Publications team. Maximum paper length is 14 (A4) pages.

If your paper has a file size above 10Mb you can upload your file to our FTP upload site, please contact the Publications team for login details. Alternatively, you can use your preferred FTP site and send us the link to download.

Please contact the Publications team for further information regarding your abstract or paper submission.

The ACG uses Office 2007 and 2010 programmes, if you have trouble opening .docx files there are compatibility packs available to download from Microsoft - please follow their instructions.

	Author_Guidelines.pdf Please read for any formatting queries Updated 16 Apr 2012 13:48 Size: 199.3 kb
	Style_Temp.doc Please use this document as the style template for your paper, all styles are embedded and locked. Updated 16 Apr 2012 13:33 Size: 83.0 kb
	Author_Paper_Checklist.pdf Have you followed these steps to prepare your paper for publication? Updated 16 Apr 2012 13:33 Size: 107.5 kb
	Copyright_MC2012.pdf Please complete and submit your copyright form before the final paper submission date - 1 form required per paper. Updated 16 Apr 2012 13:39 Size: 346.4 kb
	Presenter_bios_eg.doc Updated 23 Nov 2011 13:43 Size: 53.8 kb