MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 11 -- The SMTA today issued a call for papers for its annual SMTA International conference. 

The conference takes place Rosemont, IL Sept. 25 to 29, in Rosemont (Chicago), IL.

The deadline for abstracts is Feb. 7. Abstracts can be submitted by clicking here.

Papers should describe significant results from experiments or emphasize new techniques and contain technical, economic or test data. Material should be original, unpublished and noncommercial.

SMTA provides a $1,000 awards for papers judged best of conference, best of proceedings and best international.