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Daily Technical Program

Oral Technical Presentation and Manuscript Submission Guidelines

1. Conference Technical Presentation
   
   English will be the official language of technical presentation as well as of the SAMPADA-2008 conference
   
   Due to receipt of overwhelming number of Abstracts, SAMPADA-2008 conference’s technical program schedule will encompass

• Three (3) Plenary Lectures
• Three (3) Keynote Lectures
• Thirty-two (32) technical sessions, and
• Two (2) sessions in parallel.

In addition there will be

• Poster presentation session
• Product Presentation Session, as well.

We have fix number of hours available per day. Therefore, the following time limit will be strictly observed for various types of technical presentation.

Plenary Lecture	40 Minutes ( + 5 Min Q&A)
Keynote Lecture	25 Minutes ( + 5 Min Q&A)
Invited Paper	15 Minutes ( + 3 Min Q&A)
Contributory Paper	10 Minutes ( + 2 min Q&A)

In the interest of time management and other presenters waiting for their technical presentation turn in any given session, all presenters are requested to note that they are absolutely required to manage their presentation time very effectively, and must finish their technical presentation within the allocated presenting time limit and move on the allocated Q&A time slot.

Please note that all Session Chairperson (to be appointed) will have the final authority to limit and/or terminate the presentation if he /she find that the presenter is not following the above mentioned time limit guideline.

VERY IMPORTANT Instructions:

• ONLY the PowerPoint presentation will be permitted.
   

• Presentation through personal Laptop computer or its attachment to the Projector will not be permitted for your technical presentation.
   

• All oral presenters must bring and provide their PowerPoint presentation file in a R&W CD in advance.
   

• Without fail, a CD containing virus free PowerPoint Presentation must be submitted in the afternoon/evening prior to individual’s next day technical presentation to Mr. Govind Umarji of C-MET, Pune. Mr. Umarji will be available onsite at the YASHADA MD Center to collect CD of your PowerPoint Presentation from 3:00 PM to 5 PM only every evening starting from Sunday, December 7th, 2008 to Thursday, December 11th, 2008.

2. Manuscript Submission
   
   Please prepare and submit thoroughly proof-read manuscript of your technical paper fully conforming to the manuscript preparation guidelines (given in the “Instruction to Authors” webpage at the Submission of Abstract and Manuscript section of the SAMPADA-2008 website). Please provide a MS Words document file with (.doc file extension) as attachment sent via e-mail.
   
   Some of you have already submitted your Abstract via e-mail. Due to overwhelming workload, we could not acknowledge or provide you the recipe of your Manuscript. Please accept my apology.
   
   Please note the following important additional requirements
   
   In addition to manuscript copy submitted via e-mail, hard copies and a soft copy of your manuscript also be must be submitted in person at the SAMPADA-2008 Conference site (i.e., YASHADA MD Center ) as follows
   
   Please provide

1. Three (3) hard copies which are serially numbered within a circle above the title, as well as have your special technical presentation serial number written on the top right corner. And
    

2. Soft copy [Virus free MS words file with (.doc) file extension only] of your manuscript stored in a non-returnable R&W CD is required.

Your manuscript in the above mention format in will be collected onsite at the SAMPADA-2008 Manuscript Collection Desk outside the Technical Program Session Room at the YASHADA MD Center on Monday, December 8th 2008 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.