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WM2017 CONFERENCE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The WM Symposia Conference WM2017 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 Japan and our featured sites the US DOE Hanford site in Richland WA and the US DOE site in West Valley NY. There will also be special reserved sessions on Used Fuel DD Procurement and Contracting Safety Clean-up of Legacy Sites Worldwide Robotics and IAEA Topics. The complete detailed WM2017 Topic Listing is available at www.wmsym.org. THE TEN TRACKS ARE Track 1 Crosscutting Policies and Programs CPP Track 2 High-Level Radioactive Wastes Spent Nuclear FuelUsed Nuclear Fuel and Long-Lived AlphaTransuranic Radioactive Waste HLW Track 3 Low-Level Intermediate Level Mixed Waste NORM TENORM Enriched Depleted Uranium LLW Track 4 Nuclear Power Plant Waste and On-Site Used Fuel Management NPP Track 5 Packaging and Transportation PAT Track 6 Decontamination Decommissioning DD Track 7 Environmental Remediation ER Track 8 Communications of Technical Issues and Impacts Education and Training CET Track 9 Special Topics And Multi-Track Cross Cutting Technology Topics ST Track 10 Miscellaneous Unassigned Late Abstracts Non-Paper Posters MISC 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. Authors unsure of the best topic number can assign their abstract to Track 10 where it will be reviewed and reassigned. Questions can also be answered by the volunteers listed below. 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. 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 12 2016 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 addresses email addresses and phone numbers. The primary contact will be designated to represent the abstract draft paper final paper and to 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. To attend the conference all authors presenters and panelists are required to register and complete payment. 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 Track Session for its content format and anticipated audience interaction. Abstract Rating Criteria are 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 WM2017. 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 4 2016. If requested papers must be revised according to the designated paper reviewers instructions and submitted with all signed copyright forms by January 13 2017. Building Global Trust in Decommissioning Radioactive Waste Management Presented by WM Symposia Inc. WMS March 59 2017 Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix Arizona www.wmsym.org 1 480-557-0263 Papers that are not revised as required by the designated paper reviewer missing copyright forms from any author or not presented at the WM2017 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 return the form located under the Presenters tab on our website by November 2 2016. 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 WM2017 conference please complete and return the Financial Aid Request form located under the Presenters tab on our website by the October 31 2016 deadline. 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 under the age of 35 enrolled in secondary educational programs in technical or policy fields with the objective of contributing to the safe management of nuclear materials are eligible for the Student Poster Competition. The student poster session will be presented on Monday March 6 2017 posters will remain on display throughout the conference. The winner will be announced at the Honors Awards Luncheon on Tuesday March 7 2017. 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 13 2017. Students participating in the Student Poster Competition may be eligible for complimentary conference housing for up to five nights. Requests must be made by January 13 2017.