Additional Instructions for Web-Based Abstract Submissions.....

Contact Information Area of the Submittal Form

In The Contact Information Area of the Form, you do not need to enter a leading % to each field as was done for the "disk only" submission instruction.

Please answer each question either by typing in the appropriate answer or using your mouse to click on your answer.

For the Section Preference and the Competitive Paper Selection, use your mouse at the arrrow on the right hand side of the box to see choices and help make your selection.

Abstract Information

Title: The \title tag is inserted automatically. Use LaTeX codes if needed for Italics and other needed changes of type face.... To code for italics, use: \italicize{text needing to be in italics} normal format text following.

Author Names: Formatting for Authors and Institutions are done automatically (\author tag not needed) through the form. If you have a single author, just fill out the blanks for the first author. If there are two or more authors, be sure that the last author boxes are filled, as the word "and" is inserted automatcally into the author fields. If there are more than five authors, then separate the next author in line within the 4th author's last name box and LaTeX code for superscript for institution affiliation. For example, the last name field on the fourth author box would look like
Martin, Smith$^{2}, J.P.
For a sixth author with the last author in line placed in the last author boxes.

Institutions: \Institution tag not needed. Enter the Institutions with leading superscript numbers as needed. For example two Institutions could look like
$^{1}USDA-ARS, College Station, TX, $^{2}USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD.

Abstract: the \abstract tag is added automatically. All other information and LaTeX formatting for changes in font, etc. will need to be entered within the body of the text.

Keywords: The \keyword tags are formatted automatically for you, so enter the keywords (max 3) that you desire.

After sending (hitting submit), be sure to send in the hard copies of the abstract to the Program Secretary and Society Headquarters. Please do not send in a Disk if you have sent in the form.

Thank You.


On Line Abstract Submission Form.