DOPAS 2016 Abstract Guidance
Johanna Hansen1, Matt White2
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Posiva Oy, Finland
Galson Sciences Limited, UK
DOPAS 2016 Abstract written guidance:
 Length 1 page
 Format: European A4 portrait (DIN 476)
 Font: Times New Roman 12 pts
 Margin: left and right 2 cm, top and bottom 2,5 cm
 Text: Full justify, hyphenation switched off, single spacing, single column
 Page: No page numbering, no header, footer or company logo
 Language: English (UK)
 One line between chapters
 Title of Abstract: Centred at the top, font 14 pts, bold, first letter of each word in capital
 Two lines between Title and Authors
 Authors: Centred, font 12 pts, no bold, First name/s and Family name in full, superscript
numbering after name
 One line between Authors and affiliations
 Affiliations: Centred, font 12 pts, no bold, superscript numbering before company name
 Three lines between Affiliations and body text
 Bullets and numbering (see this guidance)
Example text:
Fourteen nuclear waste management organisations and research institutes from eight European
countries are participating in a technology development project for assessing tunnel plugging and
sealing systems in geological disposal facilities for radioactive waste - the DOPAS project ("FullScale Demonstration Of Plugs And Seals"). The project is built around a set of full-scale
demonstrations, laboratory experiments, and performance assessment studies and is jointly funded
by the Euratom's Seventh Framework Programme and European nuclear waste management
organisations.
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DOPAS 2016 Extended Abstract Guidance
Johanna Hansen1, Matt White2
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Posiva Oy, Finland
Galson Sciences Limited, UK
Summarise the content of your extended abstract with max ½ page text. Example text:
Fourteen nuclear waste management organisations and research institutes from eight
European countries are participating in a technology development project for assessing
tunnel plugging and sealing systems in geological disposal facilities for radioactive
waste - the DOPAS project ("Full-Scale Demonstration Of Plugs And Seals"). The
project is built around a set of full-scale demonstrations, laboratory experiments, and
performance assessment studies and is jointly funded by the Euratom's Seventh
Framework Programme and European nuclear waste management organisations. This
four year project is running from September 2012 to August 2016, and is being
coordinated by Posiva Oy, the nuclear waste management company in Finland.
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Guidance for extended abstract
Optimum length 4-6 pages
Format: European A4 portrait (DIN 476)
Font: Times New Roman 12 pts
Margin: left and right 2 cm, top and bottom 2,5 cm
Text: Full justify, hyphenation switched off, single spacing, single column
Page: No page numbering, no header, footer or company logo
Language: English (UK)
One line between chapters
Title of Extended Abstract: Centred at the top, font 14 pts, bold, first letter of each word in
capital
Two lines between Title and Authors
Authors: Centred, font 12 pts, no bold, First name/s and Family name in full, superscript
numbering after name
One line between Authors and affiliations
Affiliations: Centred, font 12 pts, no bold, superscript numbering before company name
Three lines between affiliations and summary
Summary max. half page and indent 1 cm right and left
One line between summary and the first heading
You may use headings and subheadings with numbers (max three levels)
One line before and after heading
Bullets and numbering (see this guidance)
1.1 Structure of the Extended Abstract
The following main chapters/headings are preferred, but can be modified, combined or separated in
subchapters
1. Introduction or background
2. Scope and objectives
3. Methods or work procedure
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
7. Acknowledgements
8. References
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Guidance for pictures
Photos and pictures and tables can be added directly to the word as can be seen in Figure 1, but
please note that originals may be requested to ensure the high enough resolution. Figures and tables
should be readable when printed in black and white.
Figure 1-1. DOPAS logo as example how to add a picture © DOPAS Consortium
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Schedule for submitting the Abstract and Extended abstract
Table 2-1. An example about table, where table heading is above
Call for abstracts starts
June 2015.
Deadline for abstracts
Final programme available
Registration opens
Author notification
Extended abstract submission
DOPAS 2016 Seminar
Proceedings published
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30th November 2015.
28th February 2016.
August 2015.
31st January 2016.
31st March 2016
25th- 27th May 2016.
31st August 2016.
Contact info and submit address
Please follow the information on the DOPAS 2016 homepage
http://www.posiva.fi/en/dopas/dopas_2016_seminar
You may submit your abstract by email to address DOPAS2016@posiva.fi.
You may also contact DOPAS coordinator johanna.hansen@posiva.fi