Submission Guidelines

1.Conference Topics
2.Presentation types
3.Abstract selection criteria
4.Abstract submission and notification

Conference Topics

Take some time to familiarize yourself with the topics as we would like you to select the topic most relevant to your abstract. This will help to organise an appropriate review of the abstract and subsequent scheduling of the presentation or poster in the correct session.

Presentation types

Oral presentation
Presentations should aim to engage the audience, to create interest, seek feedback and encourage further enquiry. Presentations are approximately 10-12 minutes long, followed by 3-5 minutes for further discussion/question time, for a total of 15 minutes.

Posters (A0 portrait display)
Poster presentations are suited for work in progress and preliminary results and are also useful for reporting new methods and techniques that might be of relatively narrow interest to researchers or industry development people in particular fields. Studies that seem ideal for Oral presentations can also be presented very effectively as Posters.

Posters encourage direct engagement between those with interesting work to share and a wide audience, in a personal setting. Posters will be displayed in the conference space available to attendees during breaks and there will be specific poster session opportunities. Poster session times will be announced in the conference program. Posters presenters must register for the conference.

Authors should bring their posters to the Conference ready for display.

Flash Talks are short, high-impact presentations designed to spark ideas, share insights, and inspire discussion. Each speaker has 5–7 minutes to present their research, project, or idea in a clear and engaging way no deep dives, just the key points that matter.

Abstract selection criteria

The conference will attempt to accommodate the preferred presentation type for all authors. The number of oral presentations and symposia that can be accommodated in the programme is limited, hence the number of authors requesting Oral presentations may exceed the places available. If the demand for Oral presentations exceeds the available time slots, the Committee will review all abstracts for 15-minute presentations offering some delegates, who request Oral presentations, the option of presenting a Poster.

All submissions will be reviewed by the committee members and academics pooled by our members.

All submissions will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

relevance to the conference, the theme and/or topics
quality & novelty
scientific merit, originality and interest.
compliance with the word count and format requirements for abstracts （refer to template）.
Abstract submission and notification

When submitting an Abstract, you will be required to provide the following information in your Abstract respectively.

Abstract title （should reflect the content of the presentation）
Name, affiliation and contact details of the corresponding （presenting） Author and any Co-author(s)
Preferred presentation type (Oral presentation, Poster presentation), Flash talk.
Permission to publish your Abstract in the conference handbook which will be available online.
Acknowledgement that the presenting Author will register and attend the New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2026.

The closing date for abstract submission is 20 October 2025.

Once your abstract has been accepted you are required to register and pay to attend before 28th November 2025 to avoid being removed from the programme.

Please note: Early Bird Registrations close on 20 November 2025.