Submit an abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation. Abstracts must be submitted to the Scientific Committee of SEST 2009 following the guidelines below. This can be done using the corresponding by sending an This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , as an attached file in WORD or PDF with all the information of topic and oral/poster preferences. The person presenting the communication should be registered in the Symposium by  June  30^th, to include the abstract in the edition of the book of abstracts.

1. Each participant can present a maximum of two communications as senior author, but only one will be considered for oral. There is no limit of abstract submissions as co-author.

2. Page Margins top: 2.5 cm (1"); bottom: 3.5cm (1.38"); left: 2.5cm (1"); right: 2.5cm (1").

3. Abstracts must be written in English and should be a maximum of 300 words in a single paragraph. Use Times New Roman, size 12. Capitalize and bold the title. Title, authors, affiliations and body of abstract should be left-aligned. Leave one blank line below the title, below authors, and below affiliation.

4. Include full name of authors, indicating presenting author with an (*), Institution, postal and e-mail addresses.

5. The abstract must include a concise state of the problem, objective/s, methodology, results and conclusions.

6. Select your preference for oral or poster presentation. Abstracts will be revised by the Scientific Committee. The author will be informed of acceptance either as an oral or poster via e-mail before the early registration deadline. The SEST 2009 Symposium website will post the titles of accepted abstracts and their form of presentation.