Call For Papers

 Abstract Guidelines

Standard Abstract:

For contributed papers a one-page (A4 or Letter size) abstract is required with the following contents:

Title (min. 12 pt font, bold)

Authors (Full names, presenting Author underlined, min. 10 pt font)

Affiliations (Institution, City, Country) (min. 10 pt font)

Text (min. 10 pt font): Introduction or Purpose, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions

References (min. 8 pt font): Last name, Initials (max. 3), et al., Journal Vol., pages (year).

Please allow 2.5 cm margins on all sides.

Invited Lectures:

Abstract same as above but up to two pages allowed. 

Young Investigators Award:

Candidates for this special oral symposium must be in undergraduate (diploma) or graduate studies (M.Sc, Ph.D., etc.) or employed as a postdoctoral fellow at a qualified research institution. A Standard Abstract (see above) and an Extended Abstract, which may be up to three pages including Figures, should be submitted, and an accompanying letter from the candidate's supervisor confirming his or her employment status and role in the research project is required. The accompanying letter may be e-mail from the super visor to the program committee.

Abstracts should be sent to the Program Committee

All of the abstracts should be submitted as E-mail attachment: only MS-Word files (PC or Mac) are accepted.

Abstract Review:

All Abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee, and on the basis of topic, content and quality, a limited number of papers (ca. 20) will be selected for oral presentation, and all others will be considered for poster presentation.

Deadlines:

May 30, 2005.

Chair of the Program Committee:
Katsumi Kose, PhD
Institute of Applied Physics

University of Tsukuba

Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

TEL: +81-29-853-5335, 5214, 5145 

FAX: +81-29-853-5205

E-mail: Kose@bk.tsukuba.ac.jp