C. Corresponding1, A. Author2 and B. Author2

1University of Xyland, Onedept Dept., 10 Research Street, 1234 Onetown, Xyland
email: c.corresp@uxy.dep.pt
http://www.uxy.dep.pt
2XZY Products, 123 Industry Park, 3210 Twotown, Xyland

Summary:
This is the summary of the paper that should be submitted on-line for selection. It should be concise and short, approximately 100 words. The instructions you are reading now are meant to guide you in preparing a camera-ready abstract for the MIP2006 conference, which will be held on 23-27 January 2006 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. The abstract submission deadline is 31 of October 2005. Authors can choose to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation, and if accepted, a full paper will be required according to these guidelines. Abstracts acceptance will be notified by 15 of November 2005. All submission will be made online on the conference website http://www.miponline.org under Papers/Submission.

Keywords: writing, abstract, template

1 Introduction
The organizers invite you to ensure the success of MIP2006 through your attendance and, especially, through contributed papers on your latest work.

2 Abstract preparation
Authors should submit an electronic version of their abstracts via the miponline.org website (Fig. 1) before 31st October 2005 on one of the following topics.

2.1 MIP Topics
1. Fundamental scientific aspects of paper degradation (analyses, stability evaluation, accelerated ageing..).
2. Chemical aspects of active conservation (conventional methods, inhibitors, deacidification)
3. Physical aspects of active conservation (paper splitting, leaf casting, cleaning..)
4. Preventive conservation (storage conditions, emission, indoor air quality)
5. Policies and practice issues in conservation and restoration
6. Standardization
Please use this document as the template to your abstract. The accepted format is Adobe pdf and the file should not exceed 1 Mbyte. Receipt of your abstract will be confirmed by e-mail.

http://www.miponline.org
Fig. 1. Example figure.
Your full paper, actually a two-page extended abstract, should be in black print on white paper and formatted as follows.
All margins should be set to 25 mm. Use a two-column format (77 mm wide each with a 6mm separation). The recommended typeface is "Times New Roman" (Table 1). Spanning two columns, center the title (bold face, 14 pt) followed by the author's names (normal face 12 pt), their affiliation, postal address, and e-mail address of the corresponding author for future correspondence (normal face, 10 pt). Underline the corresponding author. Then, a vertical spacing of 20 pt separates the summary (10 pt italics, starting with bold face italic "Summary:") followed by a blank line and by one line containing "Keywords:".

The main text and minimum font size within all figures is 10 pt. Major headings should be left-justified 12 pt bold face, and sub-headings appear left-justified on a separate line with initial capitals in 10 pt bold face. Use a vertical space of 3 points before paragraphs. References are listed and numbered at the end of the paper and in the text referred to by numbers in square brackets in the following manner: normal article [1] and article in proceedings [2].

Table 1. Example table.
Title Summary Main text
Face style Bold Italics Normal
Size 14 pt 10 pt 10 pt

Illustrations and tables should not extend into the margins, and should be numbered and contain a caption (normal face 9 pt). Do not use colors. Try to avoid vertical lines in tables. Final version of the abstracts will be requested after acceptance notification. Additional information is accessible on the conference website.

References
[1] A. Author and C. Corresponding. Title of the article. J. Irreprod. Res. 46 (1997) 140-145.
[2] A. Nonymous. Article in proceedings. In: J. Jones and B. B. Bones, eds. Proc. 156 Int. Conf. on Writing Abstracts, pp. 10-16, Seatown, Waterland, 1-4 April 1989. Publisher.