Selection Criteria

IECA's Technology Section Committee (TS) has a two-step rating process used in selecting presentations and papers for the conference.

First they evaluate the abstract and make a determination if the abstract is accepted or rejected. If the abstract is accepted, the author will be asked to submit a paper and/or presentation materials. TS will then evaluate the paper and/or presentation materials for final acceptance into the conference program.

Each abstract and final paper must achieve a minimum rating to be included in the conference program.

The overall criteria for selecting any abstract:

Does the abstract give the information who, what, when, where and why?
Is the content relative to the erosion control industry?
Does the abstract show that the project or paper has thorough data, clear results and a logical conclusion?
Does the abstract demonstrate that the project or paper is innovative and would advance the field of erosion and sediment control?
Is the abstract understandable and clearly written?