Procedures for presentation of written works

The interested persons are welcomed to present their works in all aspects related to the culture of tomato in the tropics, including genetics and improvement, ecophysiological aspects, production, greenhouse technology, plagues and diseases, physiological disorders, postharvest technology, production quality, processing, economy, marketing, and topics in rural development.

The written work must be submitted according to the rules of Acta Horticulturae. The works will be evaluated by the editorial and scientific committees of the Symposium. Please, use Microsoft Word to prepare the manuscript (only in English) and check the instructions to authors of Acta Horticulturae provided by ISHS, which can find in the website of the ISHS (http://www.ishs.org/wri/pap1.htm).

Deadlines:

July 30, 2008: Submission of the final article, early registration

Procedure for poster presentation

The poster must appear in only one language, Spanish or English

Information of posters

Tuesday, September 9, between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Wednesday, September 10, between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM

Size:

The poster must be 1.20 m length x 0.80 m width

The text of the poster:

The text of the poster must contain the following parts: introduction, methodology (materials and methods), results and discussion, conclusions, and bibliography.

Title and author names

The title must be written in capital letters and must not include abbreviations. When included, scientific names must be written in italic and minuscule letters using only capital letters for the first letter of the genus and the classifier. The name(s) and surname(s) of the author(s) should be written under the title with his (her) respective academic degrees and labour affiliations.

Texts, Figures and Tables

The recommended source and height of minimal font is Arial 24 pt. The thickness of line in figures recommended is minimal of 2 ¼ point. Be sure that the poster is clearly seen at a distance and avoid overloading it. The height of figures and tables should be of size A4 or 20 cm.

The following size of the content is suggested: title of 1.5 cm, subtitles, figure labels, tables, and keywords of 1 cm each one. The figures and tables should have a short legend; it is necessary that in figures, the curves could differ, especially if they cross, for what one recommends to distinguish them by colors and / or different symbols.

It is necessary to keep in mind that the poster is a summary where the most significant results and conclusions must be exposed. A poster overloaded with the information is not appropriate.

Please note: the official languages of the Symposium will be English and Spanish.