• Call for Papers
• Instructions For Authors

The paper submission process is now entirely electronic; no hard-copy mailing required! All papers, whether platform or poster, must be submitted in electronic format, according to the Paper Submission Process outlined below. Since the process is entirely electronic, careful proofreading of the generated PDF file (step 5 of Paper Submission Process) is extremely important.

1. Please complete all of the following steps to ensure a valid submission.

2. Register as a user at the Paper Submission website.

3. Prepare your paper according to the Instructions for Authors in the following section. For the electronic submission, your source file must be in Microsoft Word (version 2000 or later) format, saved with NO document security, with all figures embedded electronically. Please carefully review instructions for your software to insert graphics into your paper.

4. Complete an Author Data Form online electronically for each paper at the time that you submit the electronic file of your paper. It will be best to go out of the website and come in again for submission of a second and subsequent papers. Make sure that all addresses are complete and all co-authors are listed. Special audio/visual requests must be indicated on this form. The author data will be sent to you via a confirming e-mail following the upload of your submission.

5. Upload your paper when requested after completing the Author Data Form electronically.

6. Review and approve the final PDF version that has been generated from the source file of your uploaded paper. Verify that the PDF file is a faithful representation of the original. Please pay particular attention to artwork and special characters. Printout the Author Data Acknowledgement e-Mail, with the electronically assigned Paper Number and keep it for your records.

1. ELECTRONIC SETUP. Your electronic file must be submitted as a Microsoft WORD file (saved as WORD 2000 or later). The filename must have the appropriate extension (".doc"). Use a 12 point Times New Roman typeface, 6 lines per vertical inch. Use italics for taxonomic terms; do not use underlines. Avoid individualized formatting and special typefaces. Follow the model in the following example.

2. TEXT. Papers should be a condensed version of the final presentation and include all significant findings. Write the text so that readers who are not specialists can appreciate the purpose of the study and understand the procedures and conclusions. All contributions will be reviewed for scientific content by the program committee. Authors are strongly encouraged to adhere to the example paper and keep the length to two (2) pages exactly. All submissions for society awards and prizes must meet these requirements. Contributions that do not meet these requirements may not be accepted. All contributions must conform to the layout requirements. Submissions of less than 300 words of text will not be accepted.

3. MARGINS. Page size should be set at A4. Set all margins for each page at 2.54 cm so that the text occupies a centered rectangle 15.9 cm wide x 24.6 cm high.

4. PAGE 1. Text only on this page, no illustrations. Title on first line must be 14-point boldface with initial capitals. For the rest of the text, use 12-point Times New Roman. Use single line spacing if more than one line is needed for the title. Leave one line of space before the author names. Start the authors' names, each followed by a comma and one or more asterisks for reference to each author's affiliation. Leave one line of space between author names and affiliations. Asterisk the first author's affiliation and provide the complete postal address. Similarly, on the next line type the next author's affiliation and complete address, etc. Do not center the title, author names or affiliations; return each line to the left margin. Leave one line of space, and begin the first paragraph without indentation. Skip a line between each paragraph.

5. PAGE 2. This page may include text, figures, and/or tables (if any). Place table captions above tables at the left margin; place figure captions below figures. Bring all artwork to the left margin. See examples in the model paper.

6. LINE DRAWINGS, MICROGRAPHS AND PHOTOS. All artwork must be electronically incorporated into the text. Show figure part number and scale marker (e.g., 1 um) as needed. All figures will appear as grayscale in the hardbound volume and so any conversion from a colour version should be checked for clarity. Line art must be created either in a drawing program or scanned into a suitable format for importing into the document; check that the weights of lines and sizes of label fonts in embedded legends allow the figure to be understandable at the final reproduction size in the document.

7. TABLES. All tables must be electronically incorporated into the text. Use the table-making functions of the word processor to create the table with a horizontal rule top and bottom and below the column headings. Indicate units (in parentheses) in column headings as needed. Type information single-spaced within the table.

8. REFERENCES. Show citations in the text as an Arabic number on the line in square brackets, preferably at the end of the sentence, before the period [1]. Format and place references as shown in the model paper.

9. COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT. By submitting a paper to these proceedings, authors (except U.S. government employees and contractors) agree that if accepted, the copyright of the paper will be transferred to the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society Inc.

Receipt of paper files will be acknowledged promptly via e-mail.

All papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee. Reasons for rejection include: lack of relevance; poor science quality; previous publication; excessive commercialism; deliberate fraud or hoax; lack of adherence to these instructions; unacceptable formatting; and/or late submission. Authors of rejected papers will receive a written explanation for the rejection from the Program Chair. Corresponding authors will be notified of session and time assignments on or about November, 2007.

Special audio/visual (A/V) equipment requests must be indicated on the Author Data Form (step 3 of Paper Submission Process). Standard A/V equipment for platform presentations includes an overhead projector, and a LCD computer projector. Any additional A/V equipment (e.g., video tape, multiple projectors/screens) must be requested on the data form or its availability cannot be guaranteed. Presentation computers must be connected and ready for the presentation in advance of the time of the talk. Presenters must supply their own computer; no computers will be provided.

You are responsible for presenting your paper. If unforeseen circumstances prevent your attendance, you must (1) notify the Chair and Meeting Management and (2) arrange for a colleague to present your paper. Failure to do so may result in rejection of your papers at future conferences.

Further information regarding the technical content of the conference or of specific sessions can be obtained from the ACMM-20 & IUMAS-IV web site or from your Session Chair. Please direct all other questions about the meeting to: Nikki Abercrombie (Nikki@eecw.com.au )

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations are classified as:

Plenary - Invited presentations at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies that will present thematic inspirations for conference delegates (40 min including questions)

Invited - Cutting-edge invited presentations to start the individual Symposia (30 min including questions)

Keynote - Outstanding submitted contributions invited to present in an extended time slot (30 min including questions)

Contributed - Reviewed and accepted submitted contributions (15 min including questions)

• The 'normal' presentation will be via a data projector
• A 'speaker-ready' room will be available to test PC compatibility during the Conference
• Venues will be equipped with multiple connections
• All speakers must ensured their PCs are set up during the break preceding the session to the satisfaction of the Session Chair

Talking Posters

• Posters in all disciplines will be displayed from the Monday morning through to the Thursday afternoon
• "Talking Poster" oral sessions will be held in the oral presentation venues
• they will be scheduled for every afternoon immediately prior to the Poster Viewing sessions
• Post presenters will be scheduled a 3 min time slot in which to summarise / advertise their poster
• The "Talking Poster" presentation format will be using the overhead projector
• Each presentation will be strictly limited to 3 viewgraphs (overhead transparencies)
• Prizes will be awarded for the Best Poster in all categories
• Poster Prizes will be presented at the Closing Ceremony