ABSTRACT PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION GUIDE
ABSTRACT PREPARATION
Prospective authors should submit an extended abstract of 3 to 4 pages in length,
including figures, tables and references.
Shorter submissions may be automatically rejected. The
extended abstract should summarize the scope of the paper and the primary results and findings,
emphasizing new advances, theories and/or applications so that
the program committee will be able to understand the
originality and the value of the work.
The extended abstract must be formatted as follows:
- Paper: US-letter or A4 paper
- Margins: 1 inch (2.5 cm) on top, bottom, left and right sides
The recommended structure of the extended abstract is as follows:
- Title
- Authors
- Affiliation
- Keywords
- Introduction:
this should explain why the topic is important, its value to science,
and include a background of the work, and a literature review.
- Proposed approach:
this part describes the techniques or methodology used to address the topic.
- Results:
this part contains the innovative results and a brief comparison with the literature.
Although projected future results may be discussed, this section must deal primarily with
achieved findings, not projections. Novelty should be stressed.
- References:
the key references should be given, mainly including relevant papers available in
the literature (not just
the list of previous publications of the authors).
Figures and tables may be included where appropriate.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Authors should submit their abstracts by following very carefully ALL of the
following steps (failing to comply with these instructions may result in lost submissions):
IMPORTANT! Submission of abstracts implies the author's willingness to register for the conference and present the paper(s). An accepted paper will be published in the proceedings only if the final version is accompanied by the registration form(s) and fee(s) for at least one of the authors (only full member or non-member fees will be allowed for this purpose) - no exceptions! One author registration will guarantee publication of up to two accepted papers; each additionally accepted paper associated with the same registration will be subject to a mandatory printing contribution of 50 US$.
SUBMISSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT
When a submission is complete and has been properly received, an identification number will be assigned to the paper.
The paper identification number will be used to identify the abstract and, if accepted, the final paper in every further communication.
The list of received abstracts will be periodically posted on this page. If you forget the paper identification number of your paper, you will be able to retrieve it from this page.
The secretariat will contact directly the contact author by email if any correction is necessary.
DO NOT contact the Conference Chair or the Program Chairs for information about the status of a submission.
PROBLEMS IN PREPARING AND SUBMITTING YOUR EXTENDED ABSTRACT? FURTHER INFORMATION?
Contact the Conference Secretariat
Lee Myers
IMTC Conference Secretariat
799 North Beverly Glen
Los Angeles, CA 90077, USA
Phone: +1-310-446-8280
E-mail: imtc2006@ myers-smith.com |
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