2008 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting
Cairns, Australia, 29 July - 1 August 2008
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Abstract Submission Instructions for Scientists from ‘Low Income’ or ‘Lower Middle Income’ Countries

  1. Check the country list below to see if your country is listed.
  2. If your country is not listed, you are not eligible for a waiver of your abstract submission fee.
  3. If your country is listed, you may submit your abstract online at no charge by providing the following information in the payment portion of the submission form.
Payment Type: select 'Purchase Order'
PO Number: AGU Waiver
Billing Address: Enter Your Institution
City: Enter Your City
Country Code: Enter Your Country
Name: Enter Your Name
Phone: Enter Your Telephone Number

Submit Confirmation of Meeting Attendance

Deadline Date: 2 April 2008

Authors from World Bank ‘Low Income’ or ‘Lower Middle Income’ countries must provide confirmation of meeting attendance by 2 April to AGU Headquarters. The following information must be mailed to 2008 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, ATTN: Meetings Department 2000 Florida Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009; faxed +1+202-328-0566, or e-mailed to wp-help@agu.org by the deadline date.

  1. The availability of funding to attend the meeting. Documentation must be provided from the member submitter or the member sponsor for each abstract. Supporting letters indicating that you have secured the funds or travel documentation (airline ticket, hotel reservation) are required. Authorization letters from a department head or the appropriate University official are also acceptable.
  2. The status your visa application. Provide documentation showing when the application was submitted and if it has been approved. If the application has not been approved by 2 April, you need to notify AGU of the approvals soon as you have it.

In all correspondence reference the following information.

  1. First Author Full Name and Affiliation
  2. Abstract Reference Number
  3. Abstract Title

Abstracts will be automatically withdrawn if the above information is not received at AGU Headquarters by 2 April.   Abstracts can be reinstated at any time before the meeting starts upon confirmation of attendance. Scheduling of reinstated abstracts will be at the discretion of the program committee and generally as posters. These additions will appear on the meeting addendum and distributed with other such changes.



List of Eligible Countries

—These countries have been classified by the World Bank as ‘Low Income’ or ‘Lower Middle Income’

Tier 1 Countries - No registration fee

Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo Dem. Rep.
Eritrea
 
Ethiopia
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Kenya
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Liberia
 
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
 
Somalia
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen Republic
Zambia
Zimbabwe
 
 


Tier 2 Countries - Registration fee 50% off

Albania
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
China
Congo Rep.
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Ecuador
 
Egypt Arab. Rep.
El Salvador
Georgia
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Rep.
Iraq
Jordan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Lesotho
 
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Samoa
Sao Tome/Principe
 
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Rep.
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Vanuatu
West Bank/Gaza