Call for Papers! Valentia Island Subsea Cable Symposium 10-12 October 2024! Submit Now!
About the Symposium
The Valentia Island Subsea Cable Symposium is the first such event to bring together stakeholders from across public and private sectors to discuss the topic of subsea cable security and resilience from a broad range of perspectives. It is hosted by the Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation and organized by Irish and international researchers as well as Irish and global industry actors.
We especially invite presentations that focus on:
- The contribution of history and knowledge development to subsea cable security and resilience.
- Historical perspectives on subsea cable security and resilience.
- Historical trends in cable faults, and relevant analysis.
- The implications of any new requirements and arrangements relating to security and resilience of subsea cable systems.
- Technological developments relating to the security and resilience of subsea cable systems.
- Public-private cooperation around subsea cable security and resilience in a heightened geopolitical context – understanding roles and responsibilities.
- The nexus between secure and resilient subsea systems and resilient communities and the environment.
- International law issues.
- Subsea communications cables: What does the future hold?
Submission Details
Required: Submission of a written abstract of your proposed presentation (maximum 250 words). A review committee will evaluate all abstract submissions and make a final determination based on content, relevance and quality.
Abstract due date: 30 April 2024
Notification of acceptance: 31 May 2024
Confirmation of attendance: 30 June 2024. Sponsorship for travel and accommodation may be available upon request.
- Final presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes, allowing time for Q&A. Further guidance on format and timing of presentations will be provided once abstracts have been selected.
- Presenters will submit the final version of their presentation by 15 August at the latest and should include the speaker’s name and affiliation.
- Upon submitting their final version, presenters also confirm that the content of their submission is their own. Any use of content produced by others should be appropriately referenced in the submission.
- Presentations cannot be used for marketing purposes.
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