ABSTRACT PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION GUIDE
On-line abstract submission

FINAL Paper Preparation:

Prepare the final version of the manuscrip according to the guidelines given below. Please, follow them carefully. For your convenience, a template is made available.

REMEMBER that the final electronic version of each paper CANNOT EXCEED 6 PAGES.

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).
  

Authors should submit their abstracts by following very carefully ALL steps (failing to comply with instructions may result in lost submissions):

On-line abstract submission

Please, send the extended abstract in ONE VERSION ONLY.