Call for Papers

Content of Abstracts:

Abstracts must be in English. Abstracts should not exceed 250 words, inclusive of the title of the paper and the name(s) of the author(s). The title should be in capital letters. It should be brief, clearly indicating the nature of the research or the case study. State author name(s), institutional affiliations, city and country. Do not include degrees or addresses.

The text of the abstract should include:

• A statement of the purpose of the study, case or project (preferably in one sentence)
• A brief description of the methods used
• A summary of the results obtained
• A conclusion
• Reflections and concrete proposals for action stimulated by the research or case

Place an asterisk * sign after the name of the presenter. Type the abstract single-spaced. Use Times New Roman font with no less than 10 and no more than 12 point font size. Do not use script or italicised type. Use Arabic numerals for all numbers except at the beginning of a sentence where they should be written out. Use standard abbreviations and symbols. Keep abbreviations to a minimum and define each one when it is used for the first time.

Submit your abstract here. 

Abstracts should be submitted latest on April 30th 2009.

Innovation sessions / abstracts:

At innovation sessions, different kinds of solutions or answers to a particular theme or question are sought for. A chairperson or a moderator steers the activities at the session. Contents of the sessions are expected to be based either on research studies, or innovations and best practices with a different type of background. Presentations at the innovation sessions may be of various types and contain various elements: PowerPoint slides, videos and performances of different types. Participants at the innovation sessions are also expected to take an active role at the sessions. The aim of the sessions is multi-disciplinary 'intellectual cross-fertilization'. A presentation may take 10-30 minutes.

Abstracts for the innovation sessions are to be sent according to the same instructions as abstracts for symposia. An abstract shall include:

• aim or aims of the presentation
• name and target group of the innovation or best practice
• brief description of the presentation
• possible conclusions
• length of the presentation, list of necessary appliances or devices and possible special requests or needs

Abstract Correspondence:

When submitting the abstract to the system, the corresponding author's name should be given in full, last name and first name with title, organization/institution, full address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address. The theme of the abstract submitted for has to be chosen from drop-down menu.

The abstract has to be submitted as word document attachment (slides or any extra reference materials with the abstract are not accepted).
All authors should proof-read the abstract carefully for grammar and spelling. If English is not your first language we strongly recommend that you have your final abstract proof-read by someone fluent in English before you submit it.

Abstracts cannot be modified once they have been submitted. The processor of the abstracts will return the incomplete or technically incorrect abstracts for the author.