Granulites and Granulites 2018

Abstract instructions

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Delegates are invited to submit no more than one oral abstract and/or one poster abstract each as first author. Keynote speakers will be allocated time slots of 40 minutes (including 10 minutes for questions); all other speakers will have 20 minutes, including 5 minutes for questions.

ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Each abstract may be up to 1 page of A4. There should be a 2.5 cm margin on all sides of the page. Please use an 11 pt Times New Roman font.

Your abstract must include the following:

  • Presentation title
  • Author names (forename, surname, superscripted 1,2,3, etc to indicate addresses and e-mail) Presenting author should be in bold type
  • Address (of presenting author)
  • 1Author, etc., addresses (in full)
  • Presenting author e-mail address
  • Text
  • You may include figures or tables (embedded in the text). Figure captions should be 9 pt Times New Roman font
  • You may include a short list of references.

The following style should be used:

Title in sentence case, centred in 16 point bold

Presenting Author1 bold 11 point text centred

Author2 etc 11 point text centred

1Author 1 address and email 10 point italic centred

2Author 2 address 10 point italic centred etc

Text of the abstract should be in 11 point text and justified

Any references and figure captions should be given in 9 point text

Figures

Line diagrams and greyscale drawings must have a resolution of at least 600 dpi.

Photographs (halftones) must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi.

It is also possible to include colour diagrams in your abstract. All delegates will be given an electronic version of the abstract volume with colour diagrams and photos where applicable.

Submission of abstracts

There are two means by which you can submit your abstract:

1. All authors who wish to offer an abstract for consideration by the organizers must upload it at the time of online registration for the conference. If you are not satisfied that this is the final version of your abstract, but wish to completeregistration at this stage, please upload the current version of your abstract at any time before 1stApril 2018. It will be possible to submit a revised abstract by emailing it to , before 30April 2018.

2. If you are using the paper registration form, please send the completed form to the

Mineralogical Society office (as outlined on the form) and e-mail your abstract to

as an attachment to an email.

PRESENTATIONS

Oral

For oral presentations, MS-Powerpoint (4:3) is the preferred format. Please also bring a PDF version in case of any platform (Mac, Windows, etc.) issues.

Poster

Posters should be A0 portrait (84cm wide x 119cm high). Posters must be placed on the assigned boards as early during the conference as possible and must be attended by authors during the dedicated poster session hours.