MSA2015 – Travel grants and extension to call for papers

As part of the MSA 21st birthday $12,000 dollars has been assigned for travel grants for presenters to MSA2015. We have also extended the timing for submission of abstracts.

Conference Sponsorship Grants

In celebration of our 21st birthday, $12,000 dollars has been assigned for travel grants to be awarded to eligible presenters of papers at the 2015 MSA conference.

Sponsorship is open to all MSA members who might otherwise not be able to attend the conference in person and is intended to help cover travel, accommodation and registration.

Please read here for more information on how to submit an abstract and apply for a grant.

Extension to Call for Papers

We have also extended the timing for abstracts to be submitted.

If you wish to present a Case Study or Research Paper, please email a short abstract and biography to the organisers. Oral or Poster presentation is optional. For research papers, a written paper is also required. For case studies, a written paper is requested, but is optional. Oral presentations are 15 minutes + questions. Posters must fit within A0 portrait dimensions. Instructions and templates for abstracts and manuscripts can be down loaded from the MSA Conference website at http://www.metrology.asn.au/call-for-papers

Key Dates

Call for Abstracts: 15 March 2015
Abstracts Submission: 31st May 2015
Notification of Acceptances: 28 June 2015
Early Bird Registration closes: 31 July 2015
Submission of full papers: 1 September 2015
Conference Starts: 13 October 2015