The guidelines for Abstracts can be downloaded in PDF format here.

A MS Word Template is also provided here.

• Please submit your abstract Online attaching your document in Adobe PDF format (preferably), or in MS Word, by 3 of February, 2010 (new deadline). A simultaneous pre-registration is also performed for the corresponding author. Once the submission process is complete the corresponding author will receive a notification by e-mail. If you do not receive an e-mail within 24 h, please re-submit the abstract or contact the secretariat.
• English is the preferred language but abstracts could also be submitted in Portuguese or Spanish. In this case, a second abstract written in English, in the same file, is mandatory.
• In the Submission Form, the authors should indicate the topic that best suits their paper and what kind of presentation they suggest (oral or poster). The final decision, however, will be taken by the Scientific and Organizing Committees after the evaluation of all abstracts, according to the novelty, interest and quality of the work as well as to the Conference Programme constraints.
• The Abstracts will be forwarded to the Scientific Committee to be evaluated.
• Information on the abstracts acceptance/refusal will be sent to the corresponding author’s e-mail address, as well as the topic assigned, presentation type (oral / poster), work registration number and programme scheduling.
• An accepted abstract constitutes a commitment by the author to present their work at the Conference.
• The Abstracts will be published in the Proceedings Book (ISBN 978-989-20-1926-0) and the Full Manuscripts in the Conference CD (ISBN 978-989-20-1927-7). Only the Abstracts following the guidelines and further submitted as a Full Manuscript in the correct format (please see the corresponding guidelines) will be published. At least one of the authors must be registered. The number of papers per registered author is limited to three, regardless whether they were chosen for poster or oral presentation. The presentation of more than 3 papers (oral or poster) requires the registration of more than one author.
• A comprehensive evaluation of the manuscript will be carried out by the Scientific Committee following previously defined and strict criteria. Eventual modification of the Full Manuscript found necessary will then be communicated to the corresponding author, together with the deadline for sending the final version in Adobe PDF format.
• An improved version of the Abstract previuosly accepted may be sent by the corresponding author by 30 May, 2010. If this is the case, the corresponding author must indicate it in the "Notes" field of the online Submission Form.

In case of any questions please contact the Secretariat preferably by e-mail.

Secretariat                     Maria João Canha
                                     Cesaltina Baptista
 
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