Call for Abstracts - FAQs

The deadline for submissions closes February 2, 2024.

The suggested limit is 300 – 450 words. To view the full abstract guidelines, please go to the Submission Guidelines page.

Yes, you can. The submissions must differ in content however they may be in the same category, authors and affiliation if you wish.

All submissions will need to be completed through the online submission form, which can be found HERE.

To complete your submission, please have your 300 - 450 word abstract, your photo, short professional biography and company logo in eps or jpeg format ready before you begin.

The ISA Calgary Show Committee members are leaders in their respective fields with their expertise covering all aspects of the instrumentation, systems and automation chain. The ISA Calgary Show Committee will be responsible for leading a peer review assessment of all abstracts that get received after the February 2, 2024 deadline.

View the full list of the 2024 ISA Calgary Show Committee members.

The ISA Show Committee will grade each abstract on specific criteria, resulting in an overall mark out of a maximum possible 10 points. ISA Calgary Show Committee members may also choose to move abstracts to categories which are more relevant if necessary. The scoring process takes place from February 3 – February 28, 2024 with all applicants being informed of the status of their submission via email by March 1, 2024 with further instruction on the next steps provided at that time. All abstracts are fairly graded and purely chosen “by the industry, for the industry”.

Criteria on what the Technical Committee will be looking for in an abstract:

· Concept (How innovative is this topic?)

· Educational versus Commercial (How educational is this topic?)

· Relevance to Conference Themes (How relevant is this to the industry?)

· Timely and Important (How timely and relevant is this topic?)

· Written Assessment (How well written is this abstract?)

If your abstract scored well by the ISA Show Committee during the scoring period and it secured a speaking spot in the final program, you will be notified via email by March 1, 2024.

· A member of the dmg events content team will contact you via email with your acceptance email and provide you with further instructions and deadlines for you to take.

· Speakers will be responsible for their own hotel accommodation, travel, food and any incidental expenses.

All abstract submitters will be notified by March 1, 2024 on whether the abstract was successful in making it into the final program. If the abstract was not initially accepted into the final program, below are some available options.

Accept to be an Alternate Speaker – If your abstract scored well but didn’t make the final program you can choose to be an alternate speaker. As an alternate speaker you would be placed on a speaker list in case one of the accepted speakers is unable to present for whatever reason. Please note that being on the alternate list does not guarantee a speaking spot.

There are no costs incurred for submitting and applying to speak at the technical conference.

ISA Calgary Show does not cover travel, accommodation or any other additional costs for participating presenters.