Abstract Submission Deadline: May 9, 2008
Abstracts for oral presentations and posters to be included in the Conference must be submitted to the Organizing Committee using the abstract downloading feature at the bottom of the online Registration Form. Abstract manuscripts should be prepared with care, as they will not be edited prior to publication in the conference proceedings.
Once abstracts have been submitted, they will be evaluated by a committee that will assign them to oral and poster presentations and arrange the schedule for the presentations. Every effort will be made to accommodate the author's preference of oral presentation or poster, but the organizers reserve the option of moving oral presentations to posters if the number of requested oral presentations exceeds the available time frame. Under these circumstances, a high priority will be given to allowing each individual at least one oral presentation if desired. You will be notified by email of the type, date and time of your presentation.
Format Instructions
Extended Abstracts: Manuscripts, inclusive of figures, tables, and references should not exceed two printed 8-1/2" x 11" pages and should adhere to the format specified below:
Heading:
Title; full names; institutional affiliations and postal addresses of all authors. The name of the corresponding author should be followed by an asterisk (*). Please underline the name of the presenter. Email address for corresponding author.
Main Text:
Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; On-line References.
The text should be single spaced, with double spaced lines between paragraphs, in Arial font size 10. Citations in the text should use the (name, date) format. If two or more authors appear in the cited work, use only first author's name and the abbreviation et al. References should be listed in alphabetical order and include only works that have been published. The style of the reference list should follow that of the American Phytopathological Society, available online at: http://www.apsnet.org/phyto/submit.asp#policies.
Posters: Extended abstracts for posters should follow the format above. Poster sizes must not exceed dimensions of 42 inches horizontally or vertically.