Abstracts submission deadlineextended up to March 10 |
Contributions
Scientific Program Topics
Participants are invited to submit a contribution to any of the eight focus areas listed below. These general topics should provide a forum for just about any topic you choose to present.
- Structural features and Crystal Chemistry
- Mineralogy and Geology
- Soil and Sediments
- Environment & Energy
- Biological Aspects & Health
- Industrial and others applications
- Clays in Education Programs
Directions for Abstract Submission
Only one abstract may be presented by each registrant, although they may be co-author on more than one submission. Abstract submission should be done by e-mail to
2010TMC-GeneralMeeting@sea-arcillas.es
no later than 10 March 2010. Acceptance e-mails will be sent before 15 March, 2010.
Submission of abstracts implies that 2010TMC has permission to reproduce it in programs and reports related to the conference. Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by 15 march 2010. Preferably, abstract submission should be accompanied by registration and payment. Only the abstracts from scientists registered by the close of early registration, 31 March 2010, will be published in the conference proceedings.
If registration was paid by bank transfer, a copy (pdf or jpg file) of the receipt should be sent at same time as the abstract is submitted.
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SAMPLE ABSTRACT FORMAT Use Arial 10 font, type single-spaced, all margins equal to 2.5 cm. Title should be typed in capitals and bold. Author(s) initials and last name (no title nor degree). Underline name of presenter if more than one author. Full address of institution. Centre title, author‘s name and address. Single space between title and author(s) name, single space between name and institution and double space between address and abstract text. Abstract text should be justified (flush left and right), all paragraphs separated by one Hard Return. Please, make effort to use all the space of the sheet (15 cm x 24.5 cm).
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Instructions for Oral Presentations
All the rooms are equipped with a computer (Windows XP operating system) and a LCD projector. PowerPoint and Acrobat Reader software will be installed. Please let us know sufficiently in advance of any special needs you may have for your lecture.
How to prepare your presentation
PowerPoint Instructions - If preparing your presentation in PowerPoint, please use PP 97-2003 or PP 95 versions to guarantee they will open successfully on the on-site PC. We recommend you to save your PowerPoint presentation using PPT format instead of PPS.
Pictures/Videos
JPG images are the preferred file format for inserted images. GIF, TIF or BMP formats will be accepted as well. Images inserted into PowerPoint should be embedded into the presentations. Images that are created at a dpi setting higher than 200 dpi are essentially useless and will only increase the file size of your presentation. Try to avoid overloading your presentation with high resolution images. We cannot provide support for embedded videos in your presentation; please test your presentation with the on-site PC several hours before yourscheduled presentation. Generally, the MPEG-1 format should work with no difficulties. Videos that require additional reading or projection equipment will be not accepted.
Fonts
Only fonts that are included in the basic installation of MS-Windows will be available. Use of other fonts can cause wrong layout/style of your presentation. We suggest the following fonts: Arial, Times New Roman, Tahoma. If you need to use different fonts, these must be embedded into your presentation by choosing the right option when saving your presentation (File menu >> Save As >> Tools menu >> Embed True Type Fonts).
How to Transfer your Presentation
How to save and submit your presentation
Please submit your presentation at the conference in one of the following formats: CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, USB flash disc. File name of your presentation must be the abstract code supplied when the presentation is accepted by the Scientific Committee. Always make a backup copy of your presentation and save it on a different portable disc or medium than the original presentation. DVD-RAM - will not be available.
Please come to the Speakers Ready Room well in advance of your presentation (preferably the previous day) and contact the technician, who will make sure your presentation is ready in the appropriate room. You can either control/move slides during your presentation on your own (by remote control PowerPoint) or ask the operating staff to do it on your behalf. In that case, please use words “Next slide” or “Previous slide” to instruct the staff.
Your personal laptop may not be used for the presentation.
When your session is over, your presentation will be deleted from all computers. No copies will be made.
Instructions for Poster Presentations
Poster Boards
Poster board dimensions will be 90 x 120 cm. The larger dimension will be oriented vertically when the poster is hung for display.
To ensure legibility, the maximum A0 size (approx 85 cm in width and 120 cm in length) is recommended. Materials for fixing posters will be available in the Posters Area. Congress staff will be available to assist you during the time of poster mounting. The poster boards will be numbered by the organizers. It is advisable to prepare leaflets summarizing your presentation for distribution to interested persons.
Guidelines for Posters
Accuracy, efficiency, and ease of communication should be the main criteria in designing a poster. Join these criteria together with aesthetic appeal and attention grabbers to capture readers’ attention. There are a few rules for preparing posters. The following suggestions will help to produce a poster that people will read and possibly remember:
- The poster title should be in very large letters that can be clearly seen from a distance of one meter.
- Text letters should be at least 0.8 cm.
- It should be possible to read and understand a poster within 5 minutes. Long posters are ignored by most attendees. Design the parts to be simple and effective.
- Use graphs instead of tables, tables instead of lists, lists instead of text. Posters full of text will be ignored.
- Be creative. A good large colour photograph frequently adds greatly to a poster. But don't overdo this: it can result a kitschy poster!
- It is advisable to separate clearly the poster parts: Introduction, Procedures, Results, Interpretation and Conclusions.
- Minimize abbreviations because it is difficult to remember three or more abbreviations (other than standard ones) when reading a poster.
- Most people read the title and conclusions. If these do not pique their interest, they go on to the next poster.
Authors should hang their posters before the first poster session on the day scheduled and leave them until the end of the day. The author, and co-authors should be available during the poster breaks to discuss their poster with other scientists. Authors are responsible for retrieving their posters at the close of the day. After that time, abandoned posters will be discarded.