Interested scientists, scholars, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit the abstracts of their papers for presentation at the Congress.

The abstracts should not exceed 300 words and must be submitted on or before 30th September 2008 along with name of the author/ co-authors, designation, institutional affiliation, postal and e-mail address.

The abstracts shall be submitted either electronically or by post to the Organizers and Facilitators of the concerned Thematic Session, also endorsing a copy to the Conference Secretariat for information. The address of the Conference Secretariat is as under:

Secretariat
Second India Disaster Management Congress

National Institute of Disaster Management
5-B, I.P. Estate, Ring Road
New Delhi - 110002 (INDIA)

Tele : 91-11-23702432/23705583/23766146
Tele Fax : 91-11-23702442/23702446
Email : idmc@nidm.net

Selection of abstracts shall be notified to the authors on or before 16th October 2008.

GUIDELINES FOR FULL LENGTH PAPERS

The authors of the selected abstracts shall submit full-length papers on or before 31st December 2008 to the Organizers of the respective Thematic Group Sessions endorsing a copy to the Conference Secretariat.

Paper set up Size of paper: A4 Margins: Top 2.49 cm; Bottom 2.49 cm Left: 3 cm Right: 3 cm Maximum length: 7500 words Recommended length: 3000 words

Title of paper
Times New Roman, bold, 14 points, lower case, center aligned

Name of authors
Times New Roman, bold, 12 points, lower case, center aligned Name Designation Institution Postal address Email address

Abstract
Times New Roman, italic, 10 points, lower case, center aligned

Heading 1
Times New Roman, bold, 12 points, lower case, left aligned