How to format an abstract for MIP2024
- Margins: Please use a margin of at least 1cm on all sides of the paper.
- Title: Centred at the top of the page in bold font.
- Authors: List all authors, indicate different affiliations using superscript letters or symbols after each name, if appropriate. The presenting author's name should be underlined
- Affiliations: List the full address(es) of each institution in italics.
- Email: Optional, but recommended, include the email address of the senior author. You may also include a telephone number. Indicate the corresponding author with an asterisk.
- Abstract body: The main text should be clearly legible. Please do not use a font smaller than 11pt. Indicate references in the text as numerals within square brackets e.g. [1] with the corresponding source cited at the foot of the document.
- Figures and graphs: Illustrative material may be included, either inset within the flow of text or below. Figures should be numbered and referred to in the text, as appropriate. A brief description should be given in the figure legend.
- References: These should be numbered and appear below the main body of the abstract.
- File formats: The preferred filetype is Adobe™ portable document format (.pdf), however we will accept Microsoft™ Word (.doc or .docx) and rich text (.rtf) files.
- File names: Please only use unaccented Latin characters (ABCabc..), numerals (123..) and the underscore character (_) in filenames. Include the 3 letter extension after a dot (period). For example: abstract_1.pdf
If you intend to upload more than one abstract, please ensure that each has a different filename to avoid overwriting a previously uploaded document. - Sample document: A sample abstract for reference can be downloaded from here.
These instructions are available as a pdf document
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