SEED ECOLOGY 2004, Rhodes, Greece, Apr. 29 – May 4, 2004

An International Meeting on Seeds and the Environment

(supported by the Univ. Athens, ISSS, BES and MAICh)

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS OF ABSTRACTS

1. Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 10, 2004.

2. Each abstract must fit in a (virtual) frame of 15 cm wide x 11 cm high using Times New Roman fonts (12 points), standard spacing between characters and 12 points (single line) spacing between lines. (Only the Address line should be 10 points). The abstract must be prepared using MS Word and should be titled after the presenting author family name (e.g. Thanos.doc for the example below).

3. Abstracts should follow the format described below:

First line(s): Title in Bold, Title Case, and Centred

next line: blank

next line: Names of authors, centred - underline the name of the presenting author

next line: Address(es) of institution(s), centred, 10 points, provide the email of the presenting author

next line: blank

next line: Text (fully justified) without paragraphs

See the example below:

Please note: Abstracts larger than the recommended dimensions or not complying with the format specified above may not be accepted or appear truncated in the Book of Abstracts.

WHEN SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS:

4. Please indicate (at the bottom of your Abstract page) whether you prefer an oral (20 min including discussion) or poster presentation (maximum dimensions 90 cm wide X 120 cm high).

5. Please indicate (at the bottom of your Abstract page) the scientific field of your abstract (choose among the following)

1- Mediterranean seed ecology

2- Evolution of seeds

3- Seed dispersal

4- Field seed banks

5- Seed dormancy and germination

6- Seeds in ecosystem functioning

7- Applied seed ecology

8- Other

and if necessary specify a subfield (within a field) or state an additional one (if the theme of abstract is beyond the topics given).

6. The authors should submit their abstracts by e-mail to cthanos@biol.uoa.gr as a file attachment by the deadline of January 10, 2004.

7. The authors will receive email verification within 1 or 2 days after the receipt of the abstract.

8. The authors will be informed before January 25th, 2004 about acceptance of their paper (and type of presentation – oral/poster).

9. All accepted, oral and poster contributions would only appear in the final programme when a valid registration form has been received from the corresponding author prior to the deadline of February 1, 2004.