Contributed papers must be in English and should report an original work. The total length, including figures and references, is two A4 format pages. Invited speakers should also prepare the abstracts that summarize their presentations. The contributions will be reproduced without reduction or modification. The authors are asked to use one of the following templates and to follow the guideline described in them. Contributed papers which do not conform to the format described in the templates may be rejected.
Microsoft Word Template
LaTeX Template
PDF Template
Each abstract should be submitted separately via the web site. Contribution submitted by email, fax, and conventional mail cannot be accepted. The submitted file must be a PDF document, and an abstract prepared using Microsoft Word or LaTeX should be converted to a PDF file.
The deadline for receipt of two-page abstracts is Monday, July 21th, 2008 23:59(JST). All contributed papers will be refereed by DPS Organizing Committee, and authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their abstracts by September 1st, 2008. Based on scientific quality, DPS Organizing Committee will select about 20 oral presentations. Accepted contributions and invited papers will appear on the DPS 2008 Extended Abstract that will be distributed to the participants at the conference ite. No publication will occur, unless the registration fee, for at least one of the authors, is received on or before October 12th, 2008.
