Southern Section ASAS

 Instructions for Abstract Submission-2004

DUE DATE: MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:59 p.m. CENTRAL TIME ON, OCTOBER 15, 2003.

All abstracts must be submitted electronically via the World Wide Web, at http://www.asas.org/southern/2004/index.html. Instructions for submitting the abstract are available on the Web site.  When you submit your abstract, you will be given a tracking number and password.  Make a note of these, they will allow you to revise your submitted abstract at any time before the deadline.  After the deadline it will not be possible to submit abstracts.

Submission Restrictions: Due to space restrictions, submissions are limited. Space limitations allow a maximum of 2300 keystrokes (including characters, spaces, and punctuation). Begin count at the title and end count with the last word. Abstracts that are too long will be rejected automatically by the system. Coding for special characters is not included in the total keystroke count. If you must use boldface, italic, or sub-/superscript type anywhere in the abstract, consult the Text Attributes Coding information below. This special coding is not counted in the 2300 allowed keystrokes. Special characters such as Greek letters and math symbols are available on the electronic submission form itself.

Section Preferences/Topics:

Breeding and Genetics                                                 Undergraduate Student Competition        

Animal Science/Forages Joint Session                        Graduate Student Competition

Physiology                                                                    Non-Ruminant Animal Production

Extension                                                                      Ruminant Animal Production

Meats                                                                           Small Ruminant

Teaching and Undergraduate Education

If Your Abstract Includes a Table:

If your abstract includes a table the keystroke limit will be 2750 for the abstract and 500 for the table. The electronic submission form does allow submission of tables. The printed abstract width allows for 70 keystrokes per line, including spaces; keep this in mind when formatting the table. Tables that are too wide are not printable. You must also include coding for text attributes in the table. This includes the italicization, superscripting, and subscripting of numbers and letters in the table and the footnotes.

Text Attributes Coding Information

The abstract title should be entered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. Use TeX coding for super- and subscripts, if needed.

To make a character superscript, type ^{3}^ (superscript 3 in this example)
To make a character subscript, type _{2}_ (subscript 2 in this example)
To insert a hat over a character, type h{a}h (â in this example)

To make a character bold format it like this; <b>word</b> the result will be word.
To italicize a character format it like this; <i>word</i> the result will be word.
To underline a character format it like this; <u>word</u> the result will be word.

Do not insert any extra spaces between the coding string and the adjacent characters in a word or expression. Do not use your word processor's attribute functions to create bold, italics, or super-/subscripts. You must use the coding given above. Special math and Greek characters are available from the grid on the submission form itself; just click an insertion point into your text and choose the character you wish to insert. If your abstract includes a table, you must also include coding for text attributes in the table. This includes the superscripting and subscripting of numbers and letters in the table and the footnotes.

Questions:  After reading these instructions, if you have any questions regarding submission, contact Keely Roy or Lisa Cobb, ASAS Headquarters Office (lisac@assochq.org or 217-356-2426 ext. 41).