| Poster Format | USWBSI PIs - Public Acknowledgement | Important Deadlines
2008 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum
December 2-4, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Indianapolis, IN USA
Instructions for Formatting Papers,
Abstracts and Posters
Papers and abstracts must be submitted directly to the Networking & Facilitation Office as a Microsoft Word (XP or higher version preferred) document no later than Friday, October 31, 2008, 5:00 PM EST. If this is not possible, please contact the Networking and Facilitation Office as soon as possible.
Papers should be five pages or less including all tables, graphics, and references. The text should be formatted using Times New Roman 12-point font, and it should be single-spaced.
Papers should include the following sections in order:
- Title,
- Authors,
- Authors' Organizational Affiliation,
- Corresponding Author's Phone Number and E-mail Address,
- Objectives,
- Introduction,
- Materials and Methods,
- Results and Discussion,
- Acknowledgments (see special instructions under 'Acknowledgements' Section below), and
- References
The Correponding Author should be designated with an '*' following his/her name in the list of authors. The title should be in Title Case (e.g. Effects of Application...). Each section heading should be in ALL CAPS and start at the left margin. Do not indent paragraphs. Report text will retain capitalization, bold, and italic formats, but text flow will be altered in the formatting of the overall proceedings. Please do not use page breaks, tabs, or the footnote function (use superscripts instead) in the paper's text, and include hard returns only at the end of a paragraph or reference.
Please inform the Networking & Facilitation Office if the paper/abstract being submitted contains special characters or symbols. It is preferred that figures and tables be submitted in a separate file, preferably Microsoft Excel (XP or higher), with a notation in the main document indicating where they should be inserted. Here are samples of an approved paper and abstract.
Instructions for 'Acknowledgements' Section:
If a submitted paper or abstract is the result of funding received from USDA-ARS through the USWBSI, acknowledgement of this support must be included in one of the following formats (examples below):
- Funding received in the form of an extramural research agreement (i.e. grants awarded to universities, organizations, etc.):
"This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. (insert applicable ARS agreement number here). This is a cooperative project with the U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative."
All such materials must also contain the following disclaimer unless the publication is formally cleared by USDA:
"Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture."
- USDA-ARS scientists who received funding through the USWBSI:
"This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department ofAgriculture. This is a cooperative project with the U.S.Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative."
All such materials must also contain the following disclaimer unless the publication is formally cleared by USDA:
"Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture."
Summary of Poster/Paper Submission Process:
- Registration of Poster/Paper: Please complete an on-line registration form for each Poster Abstract/Paper or stand-alone Mansucript by Monday, October 27th.
- Submission of Content: Content (i.e. actual abstracts or papers), which will be included in the Forum Proceedings, should be submitted as e-mail attachments to the Networking & Facilitation Office at scabusa@scabusa.org no later than Friday, October 31st. The Proceedings will be prepared prior to the Forum so participants may use them during the Forum's research sessions.
All papers must also be submitted in hard format to the address listed below:
ATTN: Susan Canty
USWBSI-NFO
380 Plant and Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
Poster Format:
Posters dimensions must not exceed 4' x 4' (121.92 cm x 121.92 cm). Only Velcro ®may be used to attach posters to the poster stands.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
| Oct. 27th | Deadline for completing on-line registration of Poster/Abstract/Mansucripts. |
| Oct. 31st: | Deadline for the submission of poster abstract and paper content for the Forum proceedings. |