Title of the Paper (bold, 16 point, upper and lower case letters) 2 blank lines A. B. Author1 and C. D. Other2 (bold, 12 point) 1 blank line 1 Affiliation of the first author (12 point) 2 Affiliation of the second author (if different) (12 point) 1 blank line Contact e-mail address (12 point) 2 blank lines GENERAL FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS 1 blank line between the section heading and the first line of text Please follow the present instructions carefully. Each extended abstract is limited to one page maximum including figures, tables and references (figures and tables inserted into the text). Paper size: A4 portrait (297x210 mm), margin sizes 25 mm top and bottom, 25 mm left and right. Font: Times New Roman 12 point. Text: single-spaced, left and right justified. The first paragraph of each section is without a line indent. Subsequent paragraphs have a first line indent of 5 mm. Other formatting requirements are as for the paper. (Leave 2 lines blank between sections) EXTENDED ABSTRACT CONTENT 1 blank line between the section heading and the first line of text In general the initial abstracts submitted to the organisers will not be suitable as extended abstracts. The objective of an initial abstract is to persuade the organisers to accept the paper, whereas the objective of an extended abstract is to interest the reader to either attend the lecture or to read the full version of the paper. The extended abstract must include a clear definition of the objective and approach of the work discussed, pointing out material that is new, and presenting sufficient details regarding results and conclusions of the paper. (Leave 2 lines blank between sections) SUBMISSION OF EXTENDED ABSTRACTS 1 blank line between the section heading and the first line of text Submit your camera ready extended abstract in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat 7.0) by e-mail : andrea.carpinteri@unipr.it Please remember that such a PDF file must be sent by 15th February, 2010. Further, note that the total size of the two PDF files (Extended Abstract + Paper) has to be lower than 3 Mb. If the size of Extended Abstract + Paper is higher than 3 Mb (and lower than 10 Mb), please send a CD to Professor Andrea Carpinteri by mail within 15th Feb., 2010.