Please submit your abstracts using the online submission system. On the submission website create an account (top panel) if you do not have one yet, or log in and then start the submission process.
Please note that only one contribution per main (presenting) author will be considered.
Abstract submission is open from the 15th of February to the 3rd of March 2012.
The documents are accepted in PDF file format and must be less than 5MB.
To facilitate the document preparation authors are advised to use the following templates:
- For WYSIWYG text editor users: template file in RTF format (compatible with many text editors, such as MSWord).
- For LaTeX users: LaTeX class file, LaTeX sample file, sample PDF format figure. (Note: not all LaTeX versions can handle PDF format figures. Yet the sample file should also be able handle PS or EPS format figures after a minor modification – as indicated in the LaTeX sample file).
All abstracts must comply with the following format:
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Page size | A4 (21.0 x 29.7 cm) |
| Page margins | 2.5 cm on all 4 sides, gutter 0.0 |
| Fonts | Times, Symbol |
| Font size | 14 pt (title only), 12 pt (all other text) |
| Line spacing | 1.5 lines (21 pt) |
| Title of paper | Centred alignment, bold font 14 pt |
| List of authors | Centred alignment, normal font 12 pt, presenting author underlined e.g. M. First1, N.N. Second2 |
| Author affiliations | Centred alignment, italic font 12 pt e.g. 1Institute, City, Country |
| Body text | Justified alignment, normal font 12 pt |
| References | 10-point font, 1.5 line spacing |
| Figure captions | 10-point font |