The Society will again be publishing peer-reviewed proceedings for its national conference in 2015. Conference delegates will therefore again have the option either to present non-peer reviewed papers at the conference (as we have become accustomed to in the past, and for which only an abstract submission is required), or to submit full papers for peer-review with the intention of having their papers published in conference proceedings, if accepted for publication. It is a requirement that full papers submitted for review should contain novel material not published or submitted for publication elsewhere (in a journal or in other conference proceedings), and such papers will be subjected to double-blind peer review. There will be no distinction between the oral delivery at the conference of peer-reviewed papers and non-reviewed papers for which only abstracts were screened during the submission process, other than that the former will be included in the conference proceedings after the conference, if accepted.
Prospective delegates are invited to diarise the following important conference-related dates:
| Date | Description |
| 16 March 2015 | Early bird registration & abstract/paper submission opens |
| 10 April 2015 | Abstract submission closes for reviewed papers |
| 17 April 2015 | Notification of acceptance of abstracts of reviewed papers and go-ahead to submit full papers for peer-review |
| 15 May 2015 | Submission of full papers for inclusion in the conference proceeding closes |
| 10 July 2015 | Abstract submission closes for oral presentation of all papers |
| 17 July 2015 | Notification of abstract acceptance of non-reviewed papers |
| 17 July 2015 | Notification of acceptance of reviewed papers for proceedings |
| 24 July 2015 | Early bird registration closes |
| 14 August 2015 | Cut-off for qualification of reduced room rates at the hotel |
| 21 August 2015 | Registration closes |
| 13 September 2015 | Optional tutorial |
| 13 September 2015 | Conference reception |
| 14 September 2015 | Conference opens |
| 16 September 2015 | Conference closes |
In the table above the term "reviewed papers" refers to papers which are to be delivered orally at the conference and which are also intended for publication in the peer reviewed conference proceedings, while the term "non-reviewed papers" refers to papers which are to be delivered orally at the conference but which are not intended for publication in the peer reviewed conference proceedings.
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