Q. When will I know if my paper has been accepted by Pacifichem?
A. First and second acceptance notices have been sent to all submitted abstract presenters. If you have not received a general acceptance notice, then contact pacifichem@acs.org to request the status of your submission.

Q. When will I know the date and time of my presentation?
A. The first scheduling notices are to be sent by June, 19 prior to opening of Registration on June 25, 2010.

Q. What audio/visual equipment will be available to the oral presenters?
A. The standard audiovisual equipment provided for technical sessions will consist of a computer, a computer projector, screen, lighted podium, podium microphone, lapel microphone and a laser pointer.  Speaker ready rooms will be available onsite for presenters to review their presentations.

Q. What is the size of the poster boards?
A. The oster boards provided for the poster sessions will be 4 feet high and 6 feet wide.

Q. How do I withdraw my abstract after the abstract submission deadline?
A. See instructions above.

Q. When did abstract submission open and close?
A. Abstract submission opens online on January 1, 2010 and closes on April 12, 2010.

Q. Where do I find the Call for Papers?
A. The Call for Papers is in the Technical Symposia listing.  After abstract submission opens, look through the technical program to see if there are any symposia related to your area or specialty of research.  Click on the symposium titles in the Technical Symposia listing to see an overview of each symposium.

Q. What is the difference between invited and contributed abstracts?
A. Invited abstracts are submitted in response to a written invitation by the organizers of a symposium.  Contributed abstracts are submitted in response to the Call for Papers.

Q. If my company or university requires that I have a Letter of Invitation to present a paper at Pacifichem 2010, how do I obtain it?
A. The letter or email from the organizer of the symposium who has invited you is your letter of invitation. Be sure to clarify with the symposium organizer what support, if any, will be provided. Pacifichem 2010 does not provide a formal Letter of Invitation.

Q. If I submit a contributed abstract, will it be scheduled automatically as a poster?
A. No. All submitted abstracts, invited and contributed, will be reviewed by the symposium organizers.  All symposium organizers are requested to leave significant room within the oral sessions for contributed papers.

Q. What is the time allowed for oral presentations?
A. The general guidelines used by the symposium organizers are:

• Contributed oral papers are 20 minutes.
• Invited oral papers vary e.g., 20 min, 30 min, 40 min, at the discretion of the symposium organizers.

Q. If I don’t want to do an oral presentation, can I submit a poster?
A. During the submission, you have the opportunity to indicate that you would prefer to have a poster presentation.

Q. What if I don’t want to do a poster presentation?
A. During submission, you will have the opportunity to indicate that if the contributed paper is not accepted as an oral presentation, then it should be withdrawn (rejected).

Q. Will there be general papers in each topic area?
A. No. Pacifichem does not have general papers in the topic areas. Abstracts must be submitted to a symposium to be considered for presentation.. Contributed abstracts not accepted into an oral session may be scheduled as posters at the discretion of the organizers.

Q. How many abstracts can I submit?
A. The abstract system will impose a restriction on the number of invited and/or contributed abstracts that may be submitted by a single individual:

• A limit of two (2) abstracts in which you are the invited presenting author.
• A limit of three (3) abstracts in which you are the presenting author (total contributed and invited).
• There is no limit on the number of abstracts in which you are the corresponding author or a co-author.