CALL FOR PAPERS - deadline for submission of papers has been extended to May 5, 2008!!

• on-line submission form

Authors are invited to submit papers for oral or poster presentations. Papers should focus on one of the Congress Topics. All contributions will be reviewed before inclusion in the programme.

• Papers containing no more than 5000 characters (including spaces, title and author information) must be written in English using simple and clear sentences. They should have followitn structure:
• Scientific papers Background with clearly stated aim, Methods and subjects, Results, Discussion and Conclusion
• Other papers Background, appropriate subheadings and Conclusion
• The book of proceedings will be distributed to all participants upon registration in Portorož.
• Each participant my submit up to 3 (three) papers as presenting author
• We ask the authors to register and submit the abstracts electronically trough the on-line submission form where detailed submission guidelines can be found.. An acknowledgement of receipt of your submission will be sent to your electronic address after the submission is successfully completed together with an access key, that will enable you to edit or change your paper, up to the submission deadline.
• The organisers will publish only the papers submitted by authors, who will settle their registration fee by June 1, 2008.
• Please submit your papers in the PDF format uploading through on-line registration form. Authors are encouraged to use final paper formatting – see template for details in MS Word (.doc Format)

Deadline for submission of papers is April 24, 2008.

Notification of acceptance of papers will be sent electronically to the corresponding author by May 13, 2008.

Information for speakers and poster presenters

Presentation Formats
The Scientific Committee will ultimately decide whether a submitted paper will be selected for an oral or a poster presentation. A considerable part of the invited talks will be selected based on scientific merit of submitted papers. Please make sure to indicate the preferred presentation type on the paper submission web site.

In poster sessions authors are requested to be present at the poster during the scheduled times for discussion. Posters will be displayed in the Foyer all the time during the congress. Display boards will be numbered.

Projection Facilities for Oral Sessions
Technical equipment available for presentations:

• DATA projectors (DATASCOPE) for computer presentation (resolution up to 1024 x 768 pixels)
• Video projections (DVD)
• PC with Windows XP operating system and Microsoft Office 2007

Speaker Centre
The technical organizer will give you additional instructions concerning your session and the presentation of your paper in the Speaker Centre located in the Foyer. Please make sure that your computer presentation is fully operational before your talk. Only Power Point presentations, CDROM, ZIP disk USB1 Memory cards will be accepted. Version MS PowerPoint 2003 is recommended. We suggest that your computer presentation be installed and tested at least one day before your talk. The Speaker Centre will be open daily from 8.00 to 18.00h.

Instructions for Poster Preparation
Posters must be brought to the Conference by the presenting author and should not be mailed in advance. The required dimensions are 95 cm (width) by 120 cm (height). At the top of poster, please provide the title of the paper, names of the authors and their affiliations, all in bold lettering of about 3 to 5 cm size. Artwork and lettering should be large and clear enough so that the poster is readable from a distance of 1.5 m.