Thematic Streams

A thematic stream is a set of linked policy-targeted panels to be held during the first three days of the ICID 2010 conference, concluding or not with a roundtable discussion on the afternoon of day three. Based on discussions at the round table, the thematic stream leader will produce a one-page summary of policy recommendations and a five-minute presentation to be delivered in plenary on day four of ICID 2010. The stream can be composed of one, two or three panels constituted of a set of four or five papers. The papers will be included in the ICID conference proceedings along with the thematic stream’s summary policy recommendations. The one-page policy recommendations will be used to build a synthesis set of recommendations for major policy makers and will be appended to these synthesis recommendations.

Thematic Stream Outputs

Each thematic stream will produce 1) a set of well edited conference papers for the conference proceedings, and 2) a one-page set of policy recommendations to be presented in plenary, revised based on feedback in plenary, and submitted to the conference organizing committee by the closing of the conference. Thematic stream organizers are encouraged to develop their stream papers into a special issue of a journal or an edited volume.

Thematic stream application must include the following information (A&B):

• Thematic Stream Description

  • Title of thematic stream
    

  • The conference thematic area or areas in which the thematic stream fits
    

  • Thematic stream leader name, affiliation and contact information
    

  • Abstract of up to 150 words describing your thematic stream. Please describe the theme and explain its importance, its relevance to the ICID 2010 conference theme it is within, and its relevance to ongoing and future policy processes.
    

• Thematic Stream Panel Outline

  • Titles of panel(s) within thematic stream (maximum of three panels)

  • Abstracts of up to 50 words for each of the panels in your stream (these may all be the same if the panels do not represent different sub-themes)

  • Abstracts of up to 50 words for each of the panels in your stream (these may all be the same if the panels do not represent different sub-themes)

  • Abstracts of up to 100 words for each paper in the panel set.

To please submit applications on Submission Page before 15 march 2010.

Organizers of thematic streams may also want to hold workshops or seminars prior to the ICID conference (during the second half of 2009 or the first half of 2010) to develop their thematic stream. Limited funding for these preparatory events will be available. To apply for these funds for Thematic Streams or Thematic Stream Preparatory events, see the Funding Page.