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Symposia, Workshops and Publications

September 2013

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Mary Mikolajewski

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Symposia and Workshops

• Held with technical committee meetings, or occasionally independently

• 17 symposia and 16 workshops in 2012• Over 2,000 attendees

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Symposia - Examples

• Series:• E35 Pesticide Formulations• B10 Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry• C01 Masonry

• One-Event Topics• C01/C09 Symposium on Geopolymer Binder

Systems

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Workshops - Examples

• Workshops generally address standards needs more directly:• E60- Workshop on Green Meeting Standards• E50- Workshop on Standard E1527

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Terminology

• Symposia and Workshops – Both offer forums for technical info exchange

• Symposia - Formal planning with stricter timetable, peer-reviewed papers

• Workshops and Seminars - Planning and timing less strict, papers may or may not be submitted for peer-review

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Symposia

• Benefits• Event Proposal • Executive subcommittee involvement• Symposium chairman’s responsibilities• Keys to a successful event and publication

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Benefits• Exchange of

technical information• Papers published in

an STP Publication • Standards• New activity or new

subcommittee

• New industry trends/needs

• Networking• New members• Awareness of ASTM

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Event Proposal

• Complete the form:– (Tentative ) event title– Event date/location – Estimated attendance– Objectives– Publication Selection

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Executive Subcommittee Involvement

• Approve proposal• Approve/select chairman – STP editor• Approve date/location• Determine if registration fee is required• Include event/publication status to future agendas

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Symposium Chairman’s Responsibilities

• Communicate with staff (complete the Proposal)

• Follow time schedule and procedures

• Utilize co-chairman• Provide info for call for

papers

• Review abstracts• Develop technical

program• Select peer reviewers• Follow peer

review/publication deadlines

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Keys to Successful Event and Publication

• Topic selection• Effective chairman• Manageable project• Time schedule

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Workshops

• Compared to Symposia:– Time Schedule -- more flexible– Publication -- not required, but

encouraged

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Workshops• Executive Subcommittee Involvement:

– Approve event Proposal– Determine topic need– Determine logistics – Approve/select event chairman– Communicate with ASTM staff– Approve fee, if appropriate

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Workshops

• Workshop Chair’s Responsibilities:• Complete the Event Proposal• Communicate with staff• Adhere to time schedule and procedures• Develop description of event and technical program

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ASTM Website

• Symposia and Workshops Web Page: www.astm.org/SYMPOSIA

or • Access “Symposia and Workshops” on the navigation bar

– Future ASTM Symposia and Workshops– Search Past ASTM Symposia

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Contact Information

Symposia and Workshops Presenter: Mary Mikolajewski

Email: mmikolaj@astm.org

Telephone: 610-832-9678

Fax: 610-832-7045

Symposia and Workshops web page: www.astm.org/SYMPOSIA

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Publication Plans

• Publish symposia papers in an STP (Selected Technical Papers) book in print and e-book

– A minimum of 10 papers is required

• Publish workshop papers in an ASTM journal

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STP (Selected Technical Papers)

• Submit abstracts to with final program

• Invitations will be sent to the lead author with a link to our paper submittal database

• Hosted by Thomson-Reuters ScholarOne

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Role of Symposium Chair - STP Editor

• Recommend 2 reviewers per paper (not yourself)

• Consider each review comment and recommend action

• Approve final papers

• Assist in expediting the process

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Role of Committee on Publications (COP)

• Select COP member for each STP

• Assist in expediting publication and ensure that COP policies are followed

• Determine status of papers rejected by reviewers

• Assist the symposium chairman

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Role of the Author

• Transfer copyright• Obtain permission for

material from other sources

• Provide complete references

• Follow ASTM and publication industry standards

• Meet deadlines

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Role of the ASTM Staff

• Manage papers through peer review

• Expedite publication

• Ensure a professional and cordial relationships

• Follow COP and publication industry standards

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Peer Review Process

• Invitations will be sent to each reviewer

• If accepted, the link to the paper with instructions will be sent to the reviewer

• Reviewer comments are vetted with the symposium chairman

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Revision

• All reviewers’ comments are sent to the author

• Symposium chairman can include additional comments for author

• Symposium chairman will approve the revised paper for inclusion in the STP.

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Controversial or Rejected Material

• If any reviewer rejects a paper the COP member assigned to the STP will be included in the final decision to

– Accept the paper with revisions

– Require additional revisions or provide clarification

– Reject the paper

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Publication

• Symposium chairman will approve the final order of papers.

• Provide an Overview for the STP

• Approve the cover design

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Post Publication

• ASTM will submit STP to Thomson-Reuters Conference Index in Web of Science

• Market the STP

• Include STP e-book in ASTM’s Digital Library

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Workshop papers

• Presenters may submit a full technical paper to any of the ASTM journals

• All journals are listed at www.astm.org/journals• All peer reviewed and included in the ASTM

Digital Library.

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Contact Information - Publications

• Kathy Dernoga

• kdernoga@astm.org

• 610-832-9617

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