48th Annual (1999) Denver X-ray Conference™ Guidelines for Presentation The Denver X-ray Conference™ Organizing Committee requests that you present your paper at the 48th Annual Denver X-ray Conference™, to be held August 2-6, 1999, at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, U.S.A. Please reference the Conference Program, and note the time and place in which your paper(s) will be presented. If you have not yet received your program in the mail please contact Denise Flaherty (610-325-9814, E-mail: flaherty@icdd.com) or visit our web page at: http://www.dxcicdd.com to view the complete Program – including the conference registration form. POSTER PRESENTATION AUTHORS: Authors should be present during the hours of 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Monday and/or Tuesday evening. Poster papers are to be posted 15 minutes prior to the start of the session. Four-foot-high by eight-foot-wide posterboards will be provided. You should bring your own thumbtacks. Your poster should have the name and local phone number of the presenting author displayed in case someone wishes to contact you while at the conference. The three best papers in the XRF and XRD Poster Sessions will be selected and will receive certificates by mail. The winners will be announced at the conference dinner. PLEASE REMOVE YOUR POSTER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POSTER SESSION: The room and the boards are needed for subsequent sessions. ICDD is not responsible for any poster(s) left in the room. ORAL PRESENTATION AUTHORS: All speakers are asked to meet with their Session Chair 15 minutes before the start of their session in the room in which the session will be held. These meetings assure the Chair that you are present and also give you time to load your own 35 mm slides (if you plan to use slides). Regular Oral Papers: 15 minutes is allotted for the presentation of your paper and five minutes for discussion. Invited Oral Papers: 25 minutes is allotted for the presentation of your paper and five minutes for discussion. Plenary Session Papers: 35 minutes is allotted for the presentation of your paper and five minutes for discussion. There will be a projectionist present for the Plenary Session. Equipment: Each room will be equipped with an: overhead projector and screen 35mm slide projectors will be available upon request. To reserve a 35 mm projector or to request additional equipment, please contact Terry Maguire (610-325-9814, e-mail: Maguire@ICDD.com) no later than July 1. Speaker Ready Room: A preparation room will be available for speakers’ use during the conference. Please check at the conference registration desk for the exact location. Also, when you arrive at the conference, please stop by at the Conference Registration Desk and confirm your attendance as a speaker, either regular or invited. All attendees, both regular and invited speakers, and poster presentation authors must register for the conference. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Guidelines for the preparation of visual aids and instructions for the preparation of manuscripts are enclosed.