Abstract submissions open in early April and close on 21 May. You are not required to be an AGU member to submit an abstract. There is no fee for submissions.
Abstracts must focus on scientific results or their application. The Program Committee may decline abstracts with other focuses.
By submitting an abstract, you are obligated to give a presentation in the designated manner assigned by the Program Committee. Your submission also grants AGU permission to publish the abstract.
Please note there is an online component for the meeting. All oral and poster presenters are required to attend and register for in-person attendance.
Oral Presentations
Oral presentations have been assigned to Invited speakers.
Invited speakers must submit an abstract through the online submission portal.
Poster Presentations
All contributed abstracts will be assigned as poster presentations. Please know that poster presenters will be expected to submit a PowerPoint slide with their name and abstract title for attendees to preview ahead of the meeting.
First Author Policy: For each first author submission, only one abstract may be accepted into the program.
Abstracts must meet the following guidelines to be considered for the Chapman Conference.
Your abstract title should be no more than 300 characters, and the abstract text must be less than 2000 characters. The character limit includes punctuation but not spacing.
In lieu of adding the names of individual team members, you may reference a research team in the ‘Title of Team’ field during the submission process.
You may add one table or image to your submission. If you would like to include multiple images, you must combine the images and save them as one file. We prefer image files be .jpg, however, .png, and .gif are also supported file types.
Submissions can be submitted and edited at any time up until the abstract submission deadline.
Oral Presenter Guidelines
Steps for a Successful Oral Presentation
1. REGISTER
You must register for the meeting to present. Please register by the 12 August 2025 deadline.
2. PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Please prepare a PowerPoint with your content.
Slides must be submitted ahead of the meeting. An AGU representative will contact you with a link to upload your presentation.
Presentations should be formatted to 16:9.
The podium laptop will be a PC.
Total time allotted for your presentation is 15 minutes. The moderator will manage the slides so please plan 2 minutes for transition to the next speaker so make sure your talk is no longer than 13 minutes total.
Poster Presenter Guidelines
Steps for a Successful Poster Presentation
1. REGISTER
You must register for the meeting to present. Please register by the 12 August 2025 deadline.
2. CREATE YOUR POSTER
Maximum Poster Dimensions: 45” W x 69” H (3.75’ W by 5.75’ H).
Each presenter will have a 4’W x 6’H poster board side (portrait orientation).
Place images, text, logos, etc. at least 1-inch from the poster edge.
3. CREATE OVERVIEW SLIDE TO BE SHARED AHEAD OF MEETING
To maximize engagement during your designated poster session, preview slides will be shared with attendees before the meeting.
Slides must be submitted ahead of the meeting. An AGU representative will contact you with a link to upload your slide.
Create one PowerPoint slide introducing your poster. Feel free to be creative and include your photo, title, session date and board number, and a few sentences on your abstract.
4. SET UP YOUR POSTER
Posters will be displayed for the day of your designated poster session. Please remove your poster at the end of the day or it will be recycled.
Thumbtacks will be provided onsite to hang your poster.
Your poster board number is located in the online meeting program and your notification email.
Best Practices
Organize the poster so it is clear, orderly and self-explanatory.
Group similar ideas together.
Label elements as I, II, III; or 1, 2, 3; or A, B, C.
Avoid clutter (e.g. too much text).
Include key details such as background, results, and conclusion.
