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19th Annual
NASA Space Radiation Investigators' Workshop

June 30 - July 2, 2008
Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PRESENTER INFORMATION

ABSTRACT INSTRUCTIONS

General Instructions
Abstracts shall be formatted to fit on 8.5" x 11" paper with 1" margins on all sides. Abstracts can be no longer than one single-spaced page; up to two additional pages of supporting material, such as charts, graphs, text, and figures, may accompany the abstract. The font should be 10 point Times New Roman. The abstract title should be bold and centered at the top of the page. The names of all authors should be in caps and lower case, followed by their addresses in caps and lower case. Both author names and addresses should be centered. First level titles should be all caps; second level titles should be caps and lower case. Please refer to the template for exact placement.

The abstract file MUST include the title, authors, and affiliations. That information will NOT be extracted from the electronic submission form.

Online Abstract Submission Form

PDF File Submission
The abstract submission deadline is Friday, May 9, 2008.

We ask that you submit your abstract in PDF format. This will give you more control over the quality of your published abstract. Be sure to set your preferences to embed the fonts in the document. If you are unable to comply with this request to submit your abstract file in PDF format, please call Kay Nute at 281-244-2019 or e-mail info@dsls.usra.edu for further information.

Abstract Template
Download the sample abstract and using the format illustrated in the sample, prepare your abstract for submission. You are responsible for the formatting and appearance of your abstract. Figures and tables must be in digital format and placed in the file. We recommend that you use image file formats that provide acceptable resolution without being overly large; i.e., please use a 700 KB GIF file rather than a 2-MB TIFF file. Hard copy line drawings AND photographs can be easily converted to high quality digital format using ordinary flatbed scanners and accompanying software.

Paper Size
Please set up your source file so that your submitted abstract is formatted for U.S. letter size (8.5 by 11 inches.)

Fonts
Please use Times New Roman for text; Symbol for mathematical symbols and Greek letters.

Workshop Presentation Information
In early June, you will receive the workshop program identifying oral and poster presenters.

Oral Talks:
A PC laptop and LCD projector will be available for each session. We request that personal laptops not be plugged into the projectors in the meeting rooms. In order to facilitate a smooth transition between speakers, we plan to preload and test all presentations in advance. Therefore, we ask that you provide us your PowerPoint presentation on a CD-ROM or flash drive upon your arrival at the workshop. To aid the preloading process, please create a folder on your flash drive called “NASA Radiation Workshop” and place your PowerPoint presentation in that folder.

For detailed information on the workshop audio/visual equipment and guidelines on configuring and formatting your PowerPoint presentation, please review the Presentation Guidelines for Speakers.

Poster Presentations
Posters must fit within an area of 44”" x 44". Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer skirted tables, electrical outlets, and extension cords to poster presenters. We will provide pushpins and Velcro tabs for the boards.

Each presenter should stand by his/her poster during the poster sessions. Posters may be hung beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 30 and must be removed after Tuesday evening poster session as the boards will be removed early on Wednesday morning, July 1.

Poster sessions will be arranged by discipline grouping, with approximately half in each group to be presented on Monday evening and half on Tuesday evening. Please consult the preliminary program for the schedule.

Online Publications:
Abstracts will be published in an online volume immediately prior to the Workshop. Proceedings will include the abstracts and presentations and will be published online following the Workshop.

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Last updated
June 3, 2008