
The Call for Abstracts is now available. So, you are invited to submit an abstract, before May 30, 2008, indicating the way in which you would like to present the paper: oral presentation or poster presentation. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to accept any paper in the form of a poster only. Electronic submission of abstracts (preferably by e-mail) is encouraged.
By June, 2008, the presenting author will be notified whether the abstract has been accepted, and if so, of the proposed type of presentation (oral or poster).
Instructions for abstracts
The Proceedings book will be handed over to the participants on the day of the Symposium. Abstracts must be in both Arabic and English except that for non-Arab participants . The extended abstract should be about 400 words and should consist of:- Instructions for oral presentation
Each oral presentation is strictly limited to 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of discussion. Oral presentations are preferred in English. Those who would like to do presentation in Arabic are encouraged to write the presentation or at least to use scientific terms in English. Hand over your saved information (CD or Flash memory) to the organizers at the start of the session. Data Show will be available. Instructions for poster presentation Poster presentations should be in English. The maximum poster size is 80 cm wide and 150 cm high, and are preferably in A0 format. Title, authors' names and affiliation should be included at the top of the poster. The poster should consist of objectives, methods, results and discussion. It should be clear, simple and self explanatory: although time will be reserved for poster viewing and discussion, posters must be understandable in the absence of the author. All figures and tables must have headings, labeled axes and legends. Lettering should be legible from a distance of 1 m.
Exhibitors are responsible for mounting posters and removing them at the end of the symposium. Materials for poster mounting will be provided by the poster secretary
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