Guidelines for Preparing Abstracts - Deadline for receipt of abstracts is 15 March 2005

Abstracts are reproduced as submitted in the Book of Abstracts, and will also be published on the Denver X-ray Conference web site, with links to, or duplicate copies on other affiliated web sites (e.g., ICDD). If you do not want your abstract so published, please note your request on the information page of your abstract submission. Abstracts must not exceed one page in length and must include the title, author(s), affiliation(s) and the text. To provide uniformity, abstracts must be prepared according to the following guidelines:

Abstract Format

• Paper Size: 8.5 x 11 inches; A4 paper must be formatted for 8.5 x 11 inches
• Size: Entire abstract, including title, author(s), affiliation(s), and text, must fit into a maximum area of 15 cm (5.9") wide by 20 cm (7.9") high. Please allow a top margin of 3.8 cm (1.5") to allow insertion of session codes/information by conference staff
• Font: Times or Times New Roman, 12 point ?
• Title: Bold, centered, all uppercase (except where lowercase letters are needed for clarity)
• Leave one blank line between the title and the author(s)
• Author(s) and affiliation(s): mixed upper and lowercase, centered; if there is more than one author, underline the presenting author’s name
• Leave two blank lines before beginning the text
• Text:
  • text should appear flush left; do not indent
  • use line spacing sufficiently large enough to allow the abstract to be read easily, including subscripts, superscripts and Greek letters
  • a blank line is recommended (space permitting) between paragraphs

Information Page

In addition to the abstract, please submit a separate page with the following information:

• Permission to post abstract on the DXC web site and affiliated web sites
• Speaker’s name, mailing address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address
• If the speaker is not the person to whom correspondence should be sent, please include contact person’s name, mailing address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address
• Indicate your preferences:
  • oral presentation or poster
  • if oral presentation is preferred, suggest session where paper may be best suited
  • if poster presentation is preferred, choose the XRD or XRF evening poster session
• If your submission is invited, please indicate that your paper is invited and include the chairperson’s name that issued your invitation along with the session title
• Indicate whether you intend to publish this paper in Advances in X-ray Analysis, Volume 49. If you do not plan on publishing, please explain why.

Abstract Submission

Abstracts may be submitted on-line or by e-mail:

1. On-line: Submit Abstract for DXC 2005 online

2. E-mail:
Send as an attached file, created in: a) Adobe® PDF (preferred format) b) Microsoft® Word (6.0 through XP) c) WordPerfect (6.0 through 7) to: dxc@icdd.com

Please note:

• Special characters, tables, mathematical formulae and figures should be kept to a minimum
• If special symbols or Greek letters are used, please limit the fonts to those that are available with the standard distribution of Microsoft® Word or WordPerfect. Nonstandard fonts may lead to errors in transmission
• All graphics must be embedded in the Word or WordPerfect document

Note: Because they do not reproduce well, abstracts submitted by facsimile will not be accepted.

Receipt of abstracts will be confirmed via e-mail. If you do not receive
your confirmation within two weeks of your submission, please contact:
Denise Flaherty
Conference Coordinator
flaherty@icdd.com
phone: 610.325.9814

For more information please contact Denise Flaherty - flaherty@icdd.com