Each submission consists of a one page abstract of the presentation. Abstracts must be in English. Abstracts should be prepared in double column format for A4 Page size using Times-Roman 10pt typeface. Separation between the columns is 10mm. Columns have a width of 84mm. The empty space at the top of the page is 33mm, and at the bottom at least 27mm, to provide room for header and footer. Each abstract should provide a title, centered at the top of the text. Each authors' name and affiliation, including postal and email address of the corresponding author, goes below the title, also centered. Single line spacing should be used throughout, initial lines of paragraphs should not be indented, paragraphs should be separated with a blank line. Abstracts may contain various sections and/or subsections. Section headings should be centered and typeset in bold font. When citing, a list of references must be included at the end of the abstract. Sample files can be viewed and downloaded as follows.
| TeX file | PDF format |
| instructions.tex | instructions.pdf |
To format abstracts automatically, please download the LaTeX class file blux2009.cls, and install this file in your LaTeX path, e.g., in your current directory. Your abstract should be typeset as follows.
\documentclass{blux2009}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage[scaled=0.92]{helvet}
\usepackage{courier}
\title{Here is the title}
\author{Name of first author \\
Address of first author\\
Email of first author
\and
Name of second author\\
Address of second author\\
Email of second author}
\date{}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{Abstract}
Here's the abstract.
\begin{thebibliography}{99}
\bibitem{ref} My favorite book
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}
We encourage authors to avoid using packages, class files, or newcommands in the preamble of the document other than those provided or requested. When you use figures, you should include them into a single LaTeX file.
For PDF submissions, all non-standard fonts (e.g., for math)
must be embedded in the file and the Page size must be
595.276 x 841.89 pts (A4).
Please test your PDF file at
paperplaza.net.
For LaTeX submission we prefer to receive a plain ASCII
text file with the format as given above,
starting with a line \documentclass{blux2009}
and ending with a line \end{document}.
The PDF or LaTeX file must be uploaded via the
Submission Form
for electronic submission of the abstract.
In all cases, the on-line Submission Form must be completed.
Please keep your file small.
Submissions larger than 500 kB are not accepted.