Abstract Specifications & Submittal

Abstracts for the 2027 Conference are due June 29, 2026.

Abstracts will be accepted and the submission portal will remain open until program capacity is reached. See page 4 of the Call for Abstracts document for an overview of anticipated presentation topics. This is neither a final nor comprehensive list. Abstracts are welcome on all relevant topics.

View the Call for Abstracts

Participation as a platform or poster presenter in the Conference technical program has certain responsibilities that are required to ensure a productive and successful event for all attendees. We request that primary (presenting) authors be confidently committed in their ability to attend the in-person Conference. Please carefully read and understand all abstract submission, program placement terms and conditions, and registration requirements before submitting an abstract.

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Abstract Specifications

To ensure full opportunity for placement in the program, abstracts should be submitted by the abstract due date.

Because more than 600 submissions are expected, abstracts must be well written, clearly and concisely outlining the material being proposed for presentation.

Abstracts must convey the information reviewers will need to assess the scope of the work and the data likely to be available at the time of the presentation, determine its relevance, compare it with other proposed presentations, and, if accepted for the program, assign it to an appropriate session.

Abstracts with a pronounced commercial or marketing tone will not be accepted.

Each abstract should be submitted only once. Abstracts are screened for duplicate submission and duplicates will be removed/withdrawn.

Technical program placement and format preference requests (platform or poster) may be entered on the submission form but are not guaranteed. Final decisions on session placement and format are made by the program committee and Session Chairs and will be based on best overall design of the Conference program.

If the corresponding/presenting author is unable to commit to presenting either a platform OR a poster, based on the Program Committee’s final placement, please do not submit an abstract. Withdrawals and cancellations received after placement assignments have been made create a significant disruption to the technical program and degrade the overall Conference experience for all attendees.

See the example abstract for format specifications. Please utilize "paste as plain text" when pasting content into the abstract submission form to reduce formatting errors in output displays.

Abstracts must be in English
Abstracts cannot exceed one standard-size page (8.5”x11”) of a Microsoft Word® document with 1 inch left/right/top/bottom margins

Abstracts must be organized under the following required subheadings shown in the example abstract:

Background/Objectives: State the problems, situations, and objectives that led to the work intended to be presented. For pilot- or field-scale work, briefly summarize the history, climate, and other pertinent conditions of the site(s). If the site(s) cannot be named for reasons of confidentiality, provide enough information to establish context.
Approach/Activities: Describe the project scale (e.g., laboratory, field) and identify the scientific principles, technology, or combination of technologies being studied.
Results/Lessons Learned: Mention any results that can be discussed now and describe the types of data and analyses expected to be available at the time of presentation.

Abstracts may be submitted only online. Abstracts submitted by email will not be accepted or reviewed.

On the submission form, please select the most relevant topic area of those provided for the abstract placement.

The submission form will require the following:

Agreement to the abstract submission terms & conditions
Your Abstract--prepared according to the instructions in the example abstract. Have the abstract file open, you will copy and paste sections of it into the submission form.
Co-Author Information--first name, last name, company, city, state/province, country, and email address—for each co-author listed on the abstract. Neglecting to enter co-authors will result in them not being listed in program materials. All entered co-authors will be notified via email after submission and prompted to complete their profile information.

Submit an Abstract for the 2027 Sediments Conference

In October 2026, the corresponding/presenting author of each abstract will be notified by email of the placement decision. If the abstract was accepted, this email will state the session and format (platform or poster) to which it was assigned and provide information on preparing the presentation and submitting an updated abstract shortly before the Conference.

Upon notification of acceptance to the technical program, corresponding/presenting authors are required to register and pay the technical program participation fees within 30 days. Not registering within the required registration period may result in the presentation being removed from the program and replaced with a presenter that is able to commit to attending the Conference.

Financial assistance is not available to support registration or other costs of attending the Conference. All presenting authors (platform and poster), session chairs and panel participants are expected to register and pay the standard technical-program registration fees. Registration fees are the major source of funding for the Conference and a significant percentage of registrants will make presentations or chair sessions.