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Note:
Margins on these templates have been modified to accommodate the USNCCM 7 Proceedings Layout.
Please DO NOT change margins on templates provided above.

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ABSTRACT SAMPLE:
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AUTHOR'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING USNCCM 7 FINAL ABSTRACTS

A. Author and B. Author

Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125
author1@engin.umich.edu

Department of Mechanical Engineering
2256 Seamans Center
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1527
author2@icaen.uiowa.edu

For each congress presentation, an abstract is required that summarizes the presentation. The abstract submission process has several steps: (1) submission of a preliminary, initial abstract, by January 31, 2003, (2) notification of abstract acceptance, by March 15, 2003, and (3) submission of final, abstract, in print ready form, by May 31, 2003. The final abstract length should not exceed 1 page, as the book of abstracts will adhere to a 1 page per abstract printing.

The final abstract must contain (1) the presentation title, (2) names of the presentation authors, and (3) contact information for the corresponding author, including authors' postal and e-mail addresses. Templates for the preparation of the abstracts in LaTeX, Microsoft Word, and FrameMaker formats may be found on the USNCCM7 website (http://www.esc.sandia.gov/usnccm.html). Once the abstract is prepared please convert the abstract to PDF format. All abstracts must be submitted in electronic form via the web. Only PDF files will be accepted. (LaTeX, Microsoft Word, FrameMaker or text files will NOT be accepted).

The final abstract is to be prepared using the following format:

• Margins: 0.5" margins left and right, 0.6" margin at top, 0.5" margin at bottom
• Title in CAPS and Bold
• Author names in Bold
• For Word and FrameMaker, Times New Roman font at 12 pt
• For LaTeX, 12 pt article documentclass
• Embed all fonts in the final PDF file, e.g., for Adobe Distiller, select "Job Options", and click "Embed Font"
• 1 line spacing between title and authors
• 1 line spacing between authors and affiliations
• 2 line spacing between affiliations and abstract body
• 1 line spacing between abstract paragraphs
• No paragraph indents
• 1 line spacing between abstracts and references
• No line spacing between listed references
• Equations and figures may be included
• "References" heading in bold type as shown below
• References numbered and indented as shown below, no line spacing between listed references

References
[1] T. Belytschko, Y. Lu, and L. Gu, "Element-Free Galerkin Methods," International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, v. 37, p. 229-256, 1994.

LATEX TO PDF AND ADDITIONAL PDF SUPPORT
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If using LaTeX, please refer to the following URL address:
1) http://www.omnibooksonline.com/pdfsupport/convertlatex.htm
2) http://web.gat.com/diag/pci/ltx2pdf.html
3) http://www.ams.org/tex/

Additional PDF Support can be found at:
http://www.omnibooksonline.com/pdfsupport/

More discussion about PDF fonts and Fine-Tuning your files can be found at:
1) PDF Font Strategies: http://www.adobe.co.uk/epaper/tips/pdffonts/main.html
2) Fine-Tune Your PDF Files for Web or Print: http://www.adobe.co.uk/epaper/tips/acr5optimize/main.html

Still having problems: Please contact: Tammy Eldred, Conference Coordinator

CONVERTING TO PDF & EMBEDDING FONTS:
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Once the abstract is prepared please convert the abstract to PDF format. All abstracts must be submitted in electronic form via the web. Only PDF files will be accepted. (LaTeX, Microsoft Word, FrameMaker or text files will NOT be accepted). Embed all fonts in the final PDF file, e.g., for Adobe Distiller, select "Job Options", and click "Embed Font"

If using Adobe Distiller:

* From the Distiller menu, choose Job options
* Choose the Font tab
* Select "Embed all Fonts"

If converting to PDF using Microsoft Word:

* From File menu, choose "print"
* Change Destination from "Printer" to "File" (located top right of General dialog box)
* From General, go to "Save as File"
* Change "Format" to "Acrobat PDF"
* Select "Embed All Fonts"
* Make "Downsample" settings is set for at least 72 dpi
* Click "SAVE"

If using FrameMaker (Adobe Acrobat is usually installed/bundled with FrameMaker):
* From File menu, choose "Save As"
* Change file name extension to ".pdf"
* Change Format to "PDF"
* In PDF Setup dialog box: Include all paragraph tags, click "SET"
* FrameMaker will use Adobe Acrobat 4.0 to convert document
* (See Adobe Distiller instructions to ensure "Embed All Fonts" option is turned on)

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