Abstract Submission Overview

Reflecting the rapid growth of the MicroTAS field and the commitment and success of its research community, the MicroTAS Conference series has evolved into a premier annual event in the MicroTAS area. In recent years, it has attracted over 1,000 participants and has presented more than 600 selected papers in parallel oral sessions and poster sessions. Please view the Abstract Classification List for the fields in which we are seeking papers.

Abstract Deadlines and Due Dates (Firm Deadline – No Deadline Extensions)

Submit and Upload Abstract in PDF	April 14, 2015 (Tuesday)
Notification (via email) to Authors	June 29, 2015 (Monday)
Author Acceptance Due	July 2, 2015 (Thursday)
Manuscript Due	July 31, 2015 (Friday)

All dates end 23:59 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time.

In order to submit and abstract for the MicroTAS 2015, you must first complete the Abstract Submission Form after sign up the online submission page.

Prior Publication Statement

Please submit abstracts only if they contain significantly novel material. If the subject matter in the abstract appears in print or on the internet before the abstract submission deadline (April 14), it will be rejected.

Submission Guidelines

Please adhere to the following submission guidelines when submitting your abstract.

• The page limit is two pages. The first page should include title, authors, affiliations, technical description, and word count. The second page should include figures and photographs. Reference can be on either pages.
• Text on the first page should be limited to 500 words (Title, authors, affiliations, etc., not included).
• Abstract can be formatted in A4 paper (21 cm x 29.7 cm or 8.27 inches x 11.69 inches) is acceptable.
• Font : Size 11 point Times New Roman for all text and Symbol Font (not Symbol MT) for symbols.
• Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are used.
• Please remember to spell check your entire paper.
• Be sure to caption and number all figures, charts, tables, and photographs. Figure captions should be below the figures and table captions should be above the tables.
• Photographs: Please do not scan copies of photos. All illustrations should be in electronic format with a resolution of 300 dpi or better. Accepted formats are TIFF and EPS.
• When referring to references in the text, type the corresponding reference number in square brackets and number them sequentially [1].
• Prepared abstracts should be converted to PDF format before submission. Pease be sure to designate file extension *.pdf.
• After the file is converted into PDF, please check to see if the font was embedded properly and make sure that all non-Western fonts such as Japanese, Chinese or Korean fonts are embedded in the file. If you are unsure, it is advisable to avoid using irregular fonts and use only standard fonts such as Times New Roman and Symbols.
• Please make sure that your file is no larger than 2MB.

Selection Criteria

Some papers are better suited for poster presentation, others for oral presentation. Authors may indicate a preference for poster presentation on the abstract submission form and on front page of the abstract; otherwise, all abstracts will be considered for both oral and poster sessions, unless the submitting author specifically requests a poster presentation.

The Technical Program Committee will select abstracts according to how well they address the following questions:

1. What are the significant new accomplishments? State unambiguously whether devices have been fabricated, experimental results obtained, and provide details.
2. What is new in relation to previous work? Provide references to relevant literature (including publications by the author's group).
3. What is the goal or motivation of the work?
4. What is the impact or significance of the results to the sensor/actuator/microanalysis field?

Authors should not submit work that has already been presented at another conference or that has been published in other literature. In the text and through reference to the literature, authors should clearly delineate how the submitted work differs from other recent work by the same research group, or by other groups.

Reasons Abstracts are not accepted:

• Was not submitted to the MicroTAS 2015 Conference Website by deadline to send to the reviewers
• Exceeded word limit of 500
• Prior Publication - If the subject matter in the abstract appears in print or on the Internet before the abstract submission deadline (April 14), it will be rejected.
• Didn't show application was working
• Didn't document data, details or measurement or had some relevant info missing
• Data too generic or not enough device or process characterization
• Results incomplete and inconclusive and/or no verification
• Unclear concept of device, or what is "new" from your previous work or others
• Poor images and unclear pictures or no picture of device
• Abstract acting as a commercial instead of displaying research
• Insufficient technical impact
• Wrong meeting for this topic - better suited for a different meeting
• Didn't reference previous known work or publications