The paper that will appear in the MFPT Proceedings hard-bound book and CD must be submitted in the form of a finished, spell-checked, correctly formatted Microsoft Word document prepared by the author.  The paper shall be formatted to 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper with a 1-1/4 inch left and right margins and a one inch (1 inch) margin at the top and bottom.  The end result is a single column format with a 6 inch column width and a maximum 9 inch column height.  It is essential that all authors stick to this format, because it will ensure every paper can be printed at optimum scale in the hard-bound proceedings; if one author uses the wrong settings, every paper will need to be reduced to accommodate those settings!  Use 12 point Times New Roman font (or True Type Arial).  Please ensure that you also do the following: 

Opening

·          Begin the title one line below the top one inch margin. The title should be centered, single-spaced, and in CAPS.

·          Name(s) of author(s) should be two spaces below the title. The name(s) should be centered, single-spaced and with initial CAPS only. Where papers have multiple authors, the name of the presenting author should be underlined.

·          Author's affiliation and complete address, telephone and e-mail may be included and should begin one space below the name of the author. It should be centered, single-spaced and with initial CAPS as appropriate.

·          Begin the abstract two spaces below the author's affiliation. The abstract should contain no more than 200 words. It must be single-spaced and should be flush with the left margin of the manuscript paper beginning with the word “Abstract:” in bold type in the first line of text. The abstract text should align as closely as practicable to the right margin, but not beyond it. Thus the abstract covers the full allowable column width.

·          Two spaces below the end of the abstract and flush with the left margin should be typed the words, Key Words. Key words should be underscored or in bold type followed by a colon and a list of several (no more than 8) key words in alphabetical order. Capitalize only the first letter of the initial key word except for proper nouns. Separate the key words by semi-colons.

·          Begin the text two spaces below the key words. The text must be single-spaced and must be flush with the left margin. It should go as close as practicable to the right margin, but not beyond it.  The first typewritten line on all pages after the title page must be flush with the top margin, but not extend above it. The text may not extend below the bottom margin.

General

·          Do not include the session number or the time of the presentation.

·          It is preferable, but not essential, that the text be fully justified.

·          Use the block-style format. Do not indent paragraphs. Double space between paragraphs.

·          If headings or sub-headings are used, they should be at the beginning of a paragraph and should be underlined or in bold type and followed by a colon.

·          Insert a page number (1, 2, 3, etc) in the footer at the bottom center of each page, in the same font as the document text.

·          The margin requirements stated above for the text apply as well to figures, tables and graphs. All figures and tables are to be properly sized.

Figures and Tables

·          Figures and tables should be placed into the manuscript as close as is practical to the point where they are referenced - preferably not at the end of the paper.  Refer to tables and figures in the text by number (e.g. Table IV or Fig. 4).

·          Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively in a single series throughout the paper and should have appropriate titles. Type figure numbers and titles directly on the pages, immediately below the area the illustrations will occupy. Figure captions should be the same size as the text type.

·          All figures should be good quality (not hand sketched). All figures including photographs should be correctly sized and inserted onto the page where they appear.  Figures may be placed side by side on the page, or have text wrapped around them.

·          Line drawings must be presented clearly.  Lettering on graphs and figure labels should be large, clear and "open".

·          Wide tables should be centered in the column. Narrow tables may be placed to one side with text wrapping around them. Unlike figures, table numbers are Roman numerals and titles should be placed above the table.

Other Items

·          Equations should be numbered consecutively, with the number appearing in parenthesis, flush-right to the margin. In the text, refer to equations by number, and keep the number in the parenthesis. For Example: see Eq. (4). Please note that an abbreviation, (Eq. Or Fig.), if it is the first word of the sentence, should be spelled out.

·          Material intended for footnotes should be inserted in the text as parenthetical material whenever possible.

·          References should be cited in the text by placing Arabic numerals in brackets [4] immediately after the reference, author's name or the relevant statement.  All references must be cited; any not cited must be placed in a Bibliography which should follow the Reference section.  References and Bibliography should appear at the end of the paper.  References must be complete and include the author(s)' initials and last name, title of paper or book, name of journal, year of publication, volume and pages on which the article appears, etc. Book references must include year of publication, publisher and city of publication.  Anthologies, collections and proceedings must include names of editors and pages on which the reference appears. Books in a series must include series title and number/volume if applicable.

Your cooperation in following these instructions, as well as in carefully proof-reading the manuscript before submitting it, will be appreciated and will aid significantly in the timely publication of the Proceedings.

Finally

-           We assume that you will use an electronic PowerPoint presentation to present your paper at the meeting.  This will also be included in the proceedings CD, so please ensure that you pass an electronic copy to MFPT HQ staff at the meeting (either on a CD or via flash drive).

-          Note that computer projectors will be provided; session chairs will provide a laptop computer for their session, although you are welcome to use your own.

-          Don’t forget to e-mail your completed paper, in Microsoft Word format, to rick@mfpt.org by 1 Feb 08.