WPSC 2011

1 March 2011

Ref: 1528

Mr Zainul Baharuddin
PhD Student
University of South Australia
School of Natural And Built Environments
City East Campus
ADELAIDE SA 5000
AUSTRALIA

Dear Mr Baharuddin,

We thank you for your patience in awaiting advice on the outcome of your abstract submission for the World Planning Schools Congress 2011. We are pleased to inform you that your abstract submission for the Congress has been accepted. Please find below details of your accepted abstract (s). Please note some track outcomes are still to be finalised and if you have submitted abstracts under various tracks and the outcome does not appear below, we anticipte to be in contact with you again shortly with the updated outcomes.


Abstract Submission
Title:
Urban Parks in Kuala Lumpur: Biodiversity and Design Challenges
Paper Number:
864.00
Paper Status:
Abstract Accepted
Paper Type:
Oral Presentation With Full Paper (Peer Review)
Track:
R) Track 18: Healthy Cities And Planning

Full Paper Submission Dates & Guidelines

Peer Reviewed Full Papers Submitted
Friday 22 April 2011
Peer Review Responses to Authors
Friday 20 May 2011
Presenter Registration Required (opening March 2011)
Friday 22 April 2011
Final Paper Submission
Friday 10 June 2011

Full Paper Guidelines will be forwarded in the coming weeks, however in order for you to commence work on your paper as a guide the paper should be no more than 5000 words.

Peer Review of Full Papers
If you have nominated for your paper to be an Oral Presentation with Full Paper (Peer Review) please find below further details as outlined by GPEAN Steering Committee Co-Chair Johanna Looye:

We would like to remind you of the clarification posted on the web page along with the guidelines for submitting abstracts:

A peer review option for full papers is being considered for the first time at WPSC2011 in an effort to respond to academic/faculty funding prerequisites that requires delegates in certain institutions/planning schools regions to have their papers peer reviewed in order to attend and participate in academic conferences. This policy is subject to further review and final adoption. This option will be available for ANZAPS faculty or other faculty who provide documentation of a requirement for such review.

The volume of requests for full paper review was far beyond the capacity of track co-chairs to undertake, so we are currently limiting the full paper reviews to members of ANZAPS. Any members of other associations who truly require such review should provide their Steering Committee representative (available on the GPEAN web site http://www.gpean.org/) with a request for a full paper review, along with compelling documentation that this review is necessary in order to receive funding to attending the meeting.

Note: Compelling would be something along the lines of a standing university policy, and generally not a simple letter from a department head.

We ask your understanding in this matter. It is clear that we would all prefer to have our papers peer-reviewed. Few of us would volunteer to peer review 20-30 papers, however. In order to accommodate those individuals who will not be able to attend without the full paper review, please don’t request this unless it is absolutely necessary. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation!

All papers without the necessary requests will be converted into “Oral Presentation with full paper (peer review of abstract).

Your supporting documentation confirming your requirement for peer review is required by Friday 18 March 2011.

Registration/Accommodation
All presenting authors must register and pay to attend the Congress. All authors must attend at least the full day of their presentation and preferably the full Congress. Registration will be open in March and notification from our office will occur when this is available.

Visa
The Congress Web Site details requirements on Visa's to enter Australia. As this may take some time to process we please ask that you commence this process as soon as possible. For further information on visa's and entering Australia please click here

Congratulations on your acceptance to present at the WPSC 2011 Congress. Should you have any queries in the meantime regarding your submission or the Congress in general, please do not hesitate to contact our office.