Abstract Criteria

Prospective delegates should be able to get a good idea of the session from the title alone.

All submitted abstracts must meet all of the following requirements:

• Abstracts must be submitted and presented in English
• Text should be entered in sentence case
• The size of your abstract (body description) should be limited to 500 words
• Your abstract will be submitted as plain text on the submission site (it is recommended that you copy and paste your abstract into the field provided).
• Describe what will be presented, focusing on the material to be covered, and the benefits to the delegates
• Identify whom the session is intended for, listing job titles etc.
• Describe the style of presentation (Presentation vs. demo) and type (Strategic vs. Technical)

Along with submitting your abstract, you must also:

• Review the Speaker Terms of Agreement prior to submitting your abstract (this includes information on speaker entitlements)
• Submit a biography (limited to 150 words)
• Submit a high quality photo which will be made available on the conference website and conference app. Your photograph must be a minimum of 300dpi – Actual size (approximate size of passport photo). The file may be supplied as a jpg, png or eps file (not exceeding 2MB).
• Submit a high quality company logo which may be used within various marketing materials. Your company logo must be a minimum of 300dpi. The file may be supplied as a jpg, png or eps file (not exceeding 2MB). If your company has a style guide that must accompany the logo, please ensure that you attach a copy when submitting your abstract.
• Provide a 50 word synopsis of your abstract (this will be used on the conference website for successful applicants)
• Outline four (4) key learning objectives that delegates will take away from your presentation
• Confirm that at least one speaker will be registered to the conference to present the submitted paper.

Abstract notification (acceptance/rejection) will be communicated to submitting authors in mid February 2020.

After review of the submissions, we may contact you to suggest adjustments to your subject matter or mode of presentation, so that we can deliver a program with the expected scope and quality of subject matter.

To ensure the quality of our program, we maintain a limit of 3 presentations per speaker; however you are free to submit a greater number of abstracts for consideration if you wish.

Important Information

• Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Digital Built Week Committees for BILT, BCS, Data Day and DTS. 
• Abstracts will be approved on their merit, within the conference's time and resource constraints.
• Successful applicants will present in either a:
  
  • 75 minute: presentation, panel discussion, simultaneous roundtable, board room roundtable, or lab (Thursday - Saturday)
    
  • 150 minute: double lab (Thursday - Saturday)
    
  • 45 minute: presentation, panel discussion in the Data Day Program (Wednesday Only) 
  • Applicants should indicate the preferred length of their planned session during abstract submission​​​​​​​ (NB: These time frames are a guide only and are subject to change until the program is finalised).
• Sessions can take the form of labs, technical presentations, or facilitated discussions. Case studies demonstrating innovative or well-developed practice are welcomed and encouraged to be put forward as an abstract.
• Feedback suggests that our delegates are becoming more experienced with use of software tools and as such are seeking more advanced sessions. Therefore, submitted abstracts should be classified as (and suitable for) Intermediate, Advanced, Expert, Guru or All Levels.