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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Online Abstract Submission Form

Instructions for Abstract Submission and Preparation of the Posters

General Information

• Authors are invited to submit an abstract in English to be considered for oral or poster presentation at
• The scientific comittee welcomes scientific contributions related to the symposium topics.
• Deadline: abstracts MUST BE RECEIVED no later than April 30, 2010.
• Abstracts which will be submitted by e-mail or fax WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.
• Presenting authors must have paid the registration fee and attend the meeting. Acceptance of an abstract will not guarantee a travel fund.
• Abstracts are subject to evaluation by the scientific advisory board in the related field. Oral presentations will be selected among the accepted abstracts.
• The acceptance of the abstract is the prerequisite for inclusion of the poster/oral presentation in the symposium program. Acceptance of the submitted abstracts will be e-mailed by May 30, 2010.

Content of the Abstract

• A brief title clearly indicating the nature of the study should be included. Use of the abbreviations in the title should be avoided.
• Title should be typed in capital letters.
• Main text of the abstracts should be limited to 350 words.
• Simple tables may be made in the submission form - PLEASE DO NOT PASTE TABLES IN THE MAIN TEXT.
• Formulas and illustrations should be incorporated as (*.jpeg / *.gif) images.
• Common abbreviations (UV, IR, NMR, MS, XRD, THF, DMSO, etc.) may be used. Other standard abbreviations should be used in brackets after the full word where it appears for the first time.
• Please check the spelling and grammar accordingly. Abstracts will be published as submitted from your online submission - any errors in spelling, grammar or scientific data will be in author' s responsibility.
• Please indicate the subject category your abstract most closely represents.

Poster Preparation

• Posters should be 70 cm in width and 90 cm in height. Larger sheets may not be used.
• All text must be in English.
• All lettering and diagrams should be legible and large enough for distant reading.
• Poster should include enough contrast between lines or lettering and background. Remember, space the typing for easier reading.
• Suggested lettering size is 3 cm for the poster title and 2 cm for names and addresses of authors and section headings.
• Title should be centered and typed in bold and all letters should be typed in capitals.
• Names of the authors should be centered, typed in bold and marked with numbers 1,2,3,.., if affiliations of authors are different. Names of affiliations should be centered and typed in  italic. When authors' affiliations are different, should be identified with a number in superscript at the beginning of each affiliation.
• The presenting author's name should be underlined.
• In a separate line, e-mail address of the presenter should be given.
• For papers with multiple authors, only one author needs to be present during the session, but co-authors can be present. If authors are unable to be present at their booth during the time assigned, they should arrange for their booth to be staffed by a person familiar with their work. If an author has more than one paper in the poster session, it is the author’s responsibility to pre-arrange staffing of each booth.
• The authors are to arrive at least one-half hour before the poster session starts. Carefully arrange your posters beforehand; 15 minutes should be ample time to mount your posters.  It is the author’s responsibility to remove all the posters and clean the area within 15 minutes after the scheduled session closing time.