Speaker Information

To present a paper or a poster, you must submit an abstract by April 15, 2007. See Call for Papers and Posters for details.

Oral Presenters
1. E-mail or fax your bio (to psowell@tfs.tamu.edu) before June 16 OR bring a hard copy to the registration desk. See the speaker bio form.
2. On Tuesday, June 21, bring your presentation to the registration desk on a flash drive or CD. We will load it on the conference computer and return your CD or flash drive to you immediately. Please name your presentation in the following format: last name_daypresenting_time presenting, as in miller_weds_1015.

Oral and Poster Presenters
1. Please bring an electronic copy of your paper submission to the registration desk. Papers should be formatted as described in the guidelines for manuscripts or extended abstracts. Please include your last name in the filename used for your paper.

Poster Presenters
1. Your poster should measure 3 feet x 4 feet (91 x 122 cm). Posters may be oriented either way. We will provide the material to attach the poster to the board.

 

Guidelines for Initial Abstract for the Program

To present a paper or a poster, you must submit an abstract by April 15, 2007.

All abstracts must be written in English and submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document to t-byram@tamu.edu.  They should conform to the following standards:

Paper size: Letter (8.5 inches by 11 inches or 22 cm x 28 cm)

• Margins: 1 inche (2.5 cm) on all four sides
• Font: Times New Roman 12 pt.
• Length: All text (title, authors and affiliations, and body of the abstract) must fit on one page (approximately 500 words maximum of text in the body of the abstract)
• Title and authors names centered and capitalize First letter in each work (see example).  The title and the author’s name making the presentation should be in bold.
• Body of the abstract should be single spaced and fully justified (aligned on left and right side).  Do not indent first lines of the paragraph.

See example abstract.

 

Guidelines for Manuscripts and Extended Abstracts

The authors of presented papers must submit an initial abstract in electronic format for the program by April 15, 2007.  They are encouraged to submit a formal written manuscript or an extended abstract, including citations, for publication in the Conference Proceedings.  Proceedings for the meeting will be printed and mailed to all registered participants after the meeting as well as made available on the internet.  The proceedings will include copies of the presented papers or extended abstracts, abstracts of poster papers, a list of award winners, and a list of participants.

The deadline for submission of manuscripts and extended abstracts is June 20, 2007 at the start of the meeting.

All manuscripts and extended abstracts must be written in English and submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document.  A paper version must also be submitted at the meeting so that appropriate formats can be verified for the proceedings.  Authors are solely responsible for the technical content of the manuscript or extended abstract as no technical editing will be done prior to publication.

All manuscripts and all extended abstracts must conform to the following guidelines.  There are additional guidelines specific to extend abstracts and to full manuscripts outlined below:

 

Additional Guidelines for Extended Abstracts:

• Body of abstract should be single spaced, fully justified (aligned on left and right side), and have full margins throughout.  Do not indent first lines of paragraphs.
• Length: The maximum length for an extended abstract is 3 single-spaced pages. Authors are encouraged to include critical tables and figures along with literature citations in the extended abstracts, but brief abstracts are acceptable. See Instructions for Manuscripts for additional instructions for presenting tables, figures, and literature citations.
• Do not insert page numbers
• Click here for an example of an Extended Abstract.

 

Additional Guidelines for Manuscripts:

• Submission of a full manuscript is encouraged.
• A brief abstract (500 words maximum) should be included with the manuscript.  It should start immediately after the authors name and have “Abstract:” at the beginning.  The abstract should be indented on the left and right sides approximately ½ inch or 1 cm.
• Body of the manuscript should be single spaced and fully justified (aligned on both the left and right sides).  Do not indent first lines of paragraphs.
• The format for the paper is flexible, but authors are encouraged to include the standard sections of a scientific paper (e.g. Abstract, INTRODUCTION, METHODS AND MATERIALS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, AND LITERATURE CITED). 
• Length: The maximum length for a manuscript is 12 single-spaced pages including all text, figures, tables, and literature citations.
• Do not insert page numbers
• Tables and Figures should be placed within the text.
• Authors are free to use whatever literature citation convention is customary in their primary journals.
• Click here for an example of a Manuscript.