Abstract submission guidlines

Please limit your abstracts to 1400 characters (that is about 200 words), not including title, authors etc.

In order to submit an abstract you have to do two things:

• complete the abstract submission form on this web site to provide us with the delegate (presenting author) details;
• also submit your abstract using the Microsoft Word template provided using the embedded styles so we that we have a version ready for publication in the proceedings, this version must be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , please use the subject line "abstract submission" for your email.

Please ensure the details on your emailed version and the form match, that is, the title is exactly the same for both.

1. complete the form;
2. download the Word template;
3. email your completed abstract to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Guidelines for using the abstract submission template

If you have your abstract typed into a document already the easiest way to proceed is:

1. open the template document and paste your email address, title, abstract, author list, etc. into the document;
2. place the cursor at the beginning of each paragraph in turn and apply the appropriate style by choosing it from the formatting toolbar, style palette, or from the Format/Style… menu item (for example click at the beginning of your title and select the style MSW09 title);
3. continue through the document applying the styles as needed (in order: MSW09 email, MSW09 title, MSW09 authors, MSW09 affiliations, MSW09 abstr body)
4. save the document as a Word document (.doc); use ‘MSW09’ plus your last name (surname) as the filename when you save your abstract (e.g.: MSW09-Marino.doc); and email this document back to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• your text is to be in mixed (sentence) case for all parts, do not use all-capitals;
• apply character formats, e.g. italics, ^superscript and _subscript as appropriate in Word after you have applied the styles as instructed above;
• to enter symbols such as Greek letters, use Insert/Symbol…;
• each section is to be one paragraph only (i.e. one each for title, authors and addresses) except for the abstract text itself which can contain more paragraphs if required;
• don’t change any paragraph formatting (line spacing, font, justification, etc.) or document formatting (page size, margins, footers, etc.), just use the four styles as instructed here; this document-template contains all the required formatting for publication;
• if the first author listed is not the presenting author, please mark the presenting author with an asterisk *

A completed abstract should look something like this:

Confirmation of receipt of your submission will not be immediate as this will be undertaken by a human being. If you don't hear anything from us after a few days please contact us by email.