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The annual Waste Management WM Conference is the premier international conference for the management of radioactive material and related topics. Since 1974 this conference has been a forum for discussing cost-effective and environmentally responsible solutions to the safe management and disposition of radioactive waste and radioactive materials. Topics of interest include research development and operational experience over the complete spectrum of nuclear waste activities which are categorized by tracks listed below. In addition there will be featured panel and paper sessions focusing on special topics such as our featured country the United Kingdom our featured sites the US DOE site of Oak Ridge Tennessee and the US DOE site of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. There will also be special reserved sessions on the Fukushima Project and DD Procurement and Contracting Safety Clean-up of Legacy Sites Worldwide and IAEA Topics. The complete detailed WM2016 Topic Listing is available at www.wmsym.org. The ten tracks are Track 1 Crosscutting Policies and Programs Track 2 High-Level Radioactive Wastes Spent Nuclear FuelUsed Nuclear Fuel and Long-Lived AlphaTransuranic Radioactive Waste Track 3 Low-Level Intermediate Level Mixed Waste NORM TENORM Track 4 Nuclear Power Plant Waste On-Site SNF Management Track 5 Packaging and Transportation Track 6 Decontamination Decommissioning Track 7 Environmental Remediation Track 8 Communications Involvement Education and Training Track 9 Special Topics Including Safety Security Safeguards Track 10 Miscellaneous Unassigned Late Abstracts Non-Paper Posters To submit an abstract you must select the topic from the list of Tracks and Topic Numbers listed in this document also available on the website that best corresponds to your abstract. Please note that WMS and the Program Advisory Committee PAC have the authority to re-categorize an abstract if an appropriate topic number is not selected. WM2016 ConferenCeDelivering Global Progress in Waste Management through Innovation Collaboration Presented by WM Symposia Inc. WMS March 610 2016 Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix Arizona www.wmsym.org 1 480-557-0263 HoW to SubMit an abStraCt for ConSideration Abstracts should be between 400 - 800 words and no more than 1000 words. Abstracts are to be submitted online at www.wmsym.org by August 14 2015 with the following information 1 A descriptive title that will reflect the paper and presentation content. 2 A summary of the problem it addressessolves its history the work conducted and results. 3 A brief description of its applicationbenefit to others. 4 Contact information for all authors including mailing address email addresses and phone numbers. The primary contact will be designated to represent the abstract draft final paper and collect the copyright forms for all authors. This primary contact will receive all email correspondence related to the abstractpaper and the conference. The primary contact may or may not be an author. The presenter however must be identified. Abstract submission for oral presentations is limited to two 2 abstracts per presenter. There is no limit on the number of abstracts one person can co-author. Registrants will be restricted to only presenting twice at the conference. All authors presenters and panelists are required to register and complete payment to attend the conference. Upon submission abstracts are reviewed and ranked by PAC volunteers and approved abstracts are selected for an oral or poster session. The criteria for determining conference placement is designed to ensure that each abstract is ranked and assigned to the best TrackSession for its content format and anticipated audience interaction. Abstract Rating Criteria is posted on the WMS website as a guide under the Presenters tab. Abstracts submitted after the due date or not meeting the acceptance criteria may not be approved for WM2016. Once the conference sessions are finalized the Primary Contact for each abstract is notified. Authors must complete and submit a draft paper for review by November 6 2015. If requested papers must be revised according to the designated paper reviewers instructions and submitted with all signed copyright forms by January 15 2016. Papers that are not revised as required by the designated paper reviewer missing copyright forms from any author or not presented at the WM2016 conference will not be published on the final conference proceedings. Letter of invitation viSa requeStS Should you require a Letter of Invitation to apply for a travel visa please complete the form located under the Presenters tab on our website by November 2 2015 and return to Sellywmarizona.org. requeStS for finanCiaL aid WMS is able to offer a limited number of attendees a discounted registration rate andor housing support for the conference. To request financial aid to participate as a PresenterAuthor for the WM2016 conference please complete and return to sellywmarizona.org the Financial Aid Request form located under the Presenters tab on our website by November 2 2015. All deadlines for authors must be met to be eligible for financial aid. Please note that the WM Symposia does not offer financial aid for travel costs. Financial aid is distributed onsite at the conference not prior to arrival at the conference. Student PoSter CoMPetition Full-time students enrolled in secondary educational programs in technical or policy fields with the objective of contributing to the safe management of nuclear materials and are under the age of 35 are eligible for the Student Poster Competition. The student poster session will be presented on Monday March 7 2016 posters will remain on display throughout the conference. The winner will be announced and presented with 500 cash at the Honors Awards Luncheon on Tuesday March 8 2016. Student poster abstracts consist of a 50-word summary of their work along with a short video highlighting their education goals and overview of their poster. Abstracts and videos are to be submitted online at www.wmsym.org by January 15 2016. Students participating in the Student Poster Competition may apply for complimentary conference housing for up to six nights. Requests must be made by January 15 2016.