• The final deadline for the submission of proposals is 17.00, 12th August 2022. 
• By submitting a proposal, the author(s) consent(s) to present his/her/their work in person, thus attending the PHC⁽³⁾.
• It is not possible to change the presenting author or the list of authors, the list of affiliations or the proposal itself after having received the oral/poster decision of the PC.
• All proposals will be evaluated by the PC with respect to the clarity of content, quality, and accuracy, relationship to the PHC topics.
• The PC will evaluate the proposals as oral or poster contributions and will notify the submitters.
• The PC decisions are final.
• Accepted proposals will be printed in the form of a Book of Abstracts, in English and Italian, available for all participants at the conference.
• After the conference, short articles will be evaluated for the PHC proceedings by the Scientific Committee (SC) with respect to clarity, relevance of outcomes, accuracy, scientific results, language. Submitters will be notified of the need for amendments before publication in the PHC proceedings, in the form of a digital book.
• The outcome of this process is intended to be available by spring 2023. 
• Peer reviewed full articles can be submitted to e-plastory, the online open access International Journal of Historic Polymeric Materials, Plastics Heritage and History.

For questions or additional information, please contact:

Proposals evaluation – Programme Committee Chair Guenter Lattermann (guenter.lattermann@uni-bayreuth.de)
PHC Proceedings – Scientific Committee Chair Jake Kaner (jake.kaner@ntu.ac.uk)
Full articles for e-plastory – Guenter Lattermann (guenter.lattermann@uni-bayreuth.de)

⁽¹⁾ Previous PHCs: 

• Colonia 2009, http://www.forum-kunststoffgeschichte.de/forum-2009/
• Bremen 2011, http://www.forum-kunststoffgeschichte.de/forum-2011/
• Berlin 2014, http://www.forum-kunststoffgeschichte.de/information-forum-2014/
• Berlin 2016, http://www.forumkunststoffgeschichte.de/information/
• Lisbon, 2019 http://plasticsheritage2019.ciuhct.org

⁽²⁾ Historic polymeric materials (HIPOMS) comprise:

• The large group of natural polymeric materials (amber, birch pitch, bitumen, natural rubber, gutta-percha, shaped protein materials, natural fibers, natural lacquers and varnishes, vegetable and animal glues, linoleum, shellac etc.).
• Chemically modified biopolymers like cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate and casein-formaldehyde masses.
• Historic synthetic polymeric material like phenolics, urea and other early thermosets, thermoplastics, elastomers, fibers, lacquers, glues etc.

⁽³⁾ In the event of “force majeure” – including, but not limited to war, civil authority or government regulations (quarantines and curfews), natural disasters, fire, strikes, (threats of) terrorist action, lock outs, accidents, blockade, import or export embargo, adverse weather, catastrophes, pandemic/epidemic, or any occurrence or act creating a significant risk to the author(s)’s health or safety – the author(s) consent to present his/her/their work virtually or prepare a pre-recorded presentation (audio & video recording) to be broadcasted in real-time during the PHC, at a date and time as specified in the programme schedule.

Presentation duration.

• Keynote presentations: 30 Mins
• Oral presentations: 20 Mins
• Poster presentation: 3 Mins

Proposal guidelines.

• Proposals should be submitted in English only.
• At submission, proposals should contain unpublished and original material, which has not been presented in any other meeting. It is not permissible to submit the abstract to another dissemination event that occurs before the PHC.
• Make sure all the details are correct before you submit your proposal.
• Authors are requested to indicate their preference for oral and/or poster presentation on the proposal submission form.

Proposal requirements.

• Proposals should be sent electronically (as a Word file, Times New Roman, 11, single space) to the Programme Committee Chair Guenter Lattermann (guenter.lattermann@uni-bayreuth.de). 
• Max 250 words – 1500 characters
• It should follow this format:

• Title
• Author(s)
• A concise statement of the topic
• A summary of the major conclusions

• List 3 to 5 keywords.
• The proposal should explain the topic of your presentation, and describe why it is important to the field.
• Contain 3 to 5 references.
• Please, indicate one of the above-mentioned congress topics for your contribution (numbers 1 to 9).

Author information.

• The following information should be submitted for the author(s): First name, last name, affiliation, country, e-mail address.
• Please submit a brief biographical statement for the book of abstracts (max 60 words).