Call for Abstracts
The International Society for Skiing Safety invites scientists and specialists concerned with safety and injury prevention in recreational and competitive Alpine sports including:
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Alpine Skiing Congress Topics:
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Snowboarding Epidemiology
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Alpine Touring Injury Biomechanics
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Telemarking Design of Safety Equipment
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Snow Tubing and Sledding Mountain Safety
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Snow Parks Risk Management
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Mountain Biking Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation
Injury Prevention Campaigns
Ski Patrol and Rescue
Mountain Operations
Health Aspect
Abstract Submission:
1) Prepare the abstract following the guidelines
2) Fill out the abstract submission form and submit your abstract, under the "Congress" tab above, or email to: abstracts@isssweb.com
Guidelines for Abstract Preparation:
The abstract must be written in English and should have the following structure:
Title
Author(s)
Affiliation(s), City, State, Country
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Acknowledgement
Sample Abstract:
Abstract Review Process:
Each abstract will be reviewed by at least two members of the scientific committee. Abstract will be categorized as follows:
Accept: Abstract is accepted with only minor editing required at the discretion of the editor of the book of abstracts.
Accept with minor changes: Abstract is accepted after the authors respond to the reviewers’ concerns to the satisfaction of the chair of the scientific committee
Reject and resubmit: Abstract is rejected unless the authors can make satisfactory responses to the reviewers’ concerns.
Reject: Abstract not suitable for presentation at the congress or publication in the book of abstracts
Important Dates:
October 2018 Call for Abstracts
November 15 2018 Abstract Submission Opens
January 31 2019 Abstract Submission Deadline
February 15 2019 Author Notification
February 28 2019 Early Registration Closes
April 7 2019 Conference Begins
Best Engineering Research Award:
The Sports Engineering journal are proud to be supporting the 23rd ISSS Congress. The journal are providing a prize of £300 for the Best Engineering Research, delivered as a presentation or poster. The competition will be judge by a panel of experts, with the winner announced at the Congress Banquet. Sports Engineering is the official journal of the International Sports Engineering Association. Details of the journal can be found here: https://www.springer.com/engineering/mechanics/journal/12283