Manuscript Preparation - OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH.

• Microsoft Word (2000 or below)
• WordPerfect (v 6.x or below)
• Rich Text Format (an available "save as" option on most current word processors)
• ASCII text file (use this if you cannot save the document in one of the above formats -- Please note: If you select this option, be sure to FAX a hard copy of your abstract to OCI at 352-392-9734.)
• All papers should be concise and written in grammatically correct English. If English is not your native language, you should seek the help of a colleague or professional translator.
• The title of the paper should be as concise as possible.
• The author must obtain permission to publish material and for using any other material protected by copyright where necessary.
• Paper size: Manuscripts should be prepared in 8 1/2 X 11 inch size (US stardard). All text, tables and figures should be contained within a space of 6 X 9 inches (15 X 23 cm)

• Set margins at 1.5", top, bottom and sides on 8 1/2 X 11 inch paper size (U. S. standard). Abstract should be no longer than 200 words and the complete paper should be no longer than EIGHT (8) pages in length, including figures, graphs and references.  (See graph/figure instructions below).
• Use Times Roman font (or other serif, proportional font) at a size of 12 points.
• Type abstract title flush left on a line without any formatting. Type title in upper and lower

case, standard title format.
• List senior author first.
• Bold presenting author.
• Group authors by affiliation. Do not include professional titles. Type affiliation below author lines. Include ONLY the affiliation name, city, state, country in abstract listing. (Do not include full mailing address at the top of the paper.)
• Type body single spaced without any indents or tabs. DOUBLE SPACE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS.
• Apply bolding, italics, underlining, superscripts and subscripts in your main text as you want to appear in your final paper.
• At the end of the paper include the following information, separated by commas:
First name of corresponding author, Last name of corresponding author, Affiliation, Mailing address, City, State, Postal Code, Country, Phone number, FAX number, Email address (NOTE: Do not type the word email in front of your address), Indicate whether paper is submitted for oral or poster presentation, Indicate theme category*
• Graph/Figure Instructions:

- Embed graphs or figures into the word processing document as independent objects; do not dynamically link from other programs.
- Avoid the use of shading in graphs. If possible use cross-hash marks or dots, etc.
- Additionally, you should attach separate files of all your graphs or figures in high resolution JPEG (.jpg) or TIFF (.tif) to your email -- (300 dpi or better). EPS (.eps) files may be accepted only if any fonts have first been converted to outlines.

Paper and Abstract Submission (Please follow instructions carefully to ensure that your paper is recorded correctly. If it does not comply with these format specifications, it will be returned to you for format corrections and resubmission.)

Send an electronic file of the complete paper with abstract to the Office of Conferences & Institutes by April 30, 2002 as follows:

• Email the paper (as an attached file) to: bmiller-tipton@mail.ifas.ufl.edu   [You may do that now from a properly configured WWW browser. Simply click on the email link above and attach the electronic file into your email.]

-- Please include the corresponding author's name and contact information (mailing address, phone, fax and email) at the end of the file.  Also specify if the paper is for oral or poster presentation.
-- Prepare the SUBJECT: line of your email header as follows: PRESENTING AUTHOR LAST NAME-IFSA-Oral/Poster Submission(specify which)/Theme Category(specify which)
-- Each paper should be submitted via a separate email.
 
• NOTE: If clicking on the above blue link does not bring up an email window in your browser, simply send an email to: bmiller-tipton@mail.ifas.ufl.edu from within your normal email program, attaching the abstract file as instructed.

Questions:
Any other questions concerning paper submissions should be referred to Beth Miller-Tipton, Conference Coordinator at 352-392-5930, Fax: 352-392-9734, Email: bmiller-tipton@mail.ifas.ufl.edu