TITLE (MAX. 2 LINES): 3-PAGE ABSTRACT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 14th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SANDWICH STRUCTURES

First A. Author1, Second A. Author2 and Third A. Author3
1Affiliation, Country. Email address
2Affiliation, Country. Email address
3Affiliation, Country. Email address

1. INTRODUCTION
Participants wishing to make a presentation at the 14th International Conference on Sandwich Structures, ICSS-14, are invited to submit an extended abstract of 2–3 pages using this template.
Abstracts should be submitted via the Conference website: icss14.unige.it. Please note that the deadline for the submission of papers is 15 December 2024. 
The abstract must be submitted as PDF files. The file name of the abstract should be: Abstract_###.pdf, where ### corresponds to the last name of the first author.
2. GENERAL FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
These guidelines have been prepared in the format that should be used for ICSS-14 extended abstracts. In order to ensure a uniform style, you are kindly requested to prepare your paper according to the instructions below. Text styles in the MS Word Style Gallery are provided for the document’s formatting.
Authors may generally replace the sample text in this document with the text of their own abstract. It is recommended that authors keep a copy of the original version of this file for reference. The manuscript should be written in A4 ISO format (21.0 cm x 29.7 cm) with all margins set to 2.0 cm. Please do not use footnotes in the text.
Main Title
The title should be in Arial 12-point type, bold, full capitals and centered (Style “Title”).
Author Name(s) and Affiliation(s)
Author names must be centered below the title and written in Times New Roman 10-point, non-boldface type (Style “Author”). Authors’ names should include first name, middle name initial (if desired) and last name. Affiliations are centered below the authors’ names in Times 9-point, non-boldface type (Style “Affiliation”). Please include the email addresses of all authors.
Authors’ names should also be included in the abstract’s heading as from page 2 (Arial 8-pt type, centered).
Manuscript Text
Main text should be written in Times 10-point type, 1.1-pt multiple spacing (Style “Text”) using a single-column format. The text should be left and right justified, and paragraphs should have a 0.5-cm first line indent. Additional blank lines should not be inserted between paragraphs.
Headings
Headings should be limited to two levels. Only the main section headings are numbered: 
(1) Main section headings should be in Arial 10-pt type, bold and full capitals (Style “Heading 1”).
(2) Secondary headings should be in Arial 9.5-pt type, bold (Style “Heading 2”). Use upper and lower case letters, i.e. capitalize the first letter of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
3. LANGUAGE AND NUMBERS
Language
Papers must be written in English (American or British is accepted). Please do your utmost to minimize stylistic, grammatical, and spelling errors.
Units and Numbers
All papers should use SI units exclusively (other units may appear in parentheses following the SI units). Only Arabic numerals are allowed. Decimal location should be indicated by a point “.” and not by a comma “,”.
4. TABLES, FIGURES AND EQUATIONS
Tables
Tables must be numbered consecutively in the order of appearance and referred to as Table 1, Table 2, etc. Tables should be centered and placed within the text as close as possible to where they are first referred to rather than at the end of the abstract. Table text should be Times New Roman 10-pt type (Style “Table”). Scanned tables inserted as bitmaps are not acceptable. A sample table follows:
Table 1: Table caption (Times New Roman, 9-pt, bold italic. Style “Table caption”).
Type	Value	
A	Entry A	
B	Entry B	

The table caption (Times New Roman 9-pt type, bold italic, Style “Table caption”) should be centered immediately before the table. Leave one blank line (at 6-pt setting) between the table and the text following the table. 
Figures
Create graphs and line drawings electronically and insert them into the finished document. Photographs should also be inserted electronically into the document. Ensure that your figures are of good quality, resolution and contrast.
Number figures consecutively in the order of appearance and refer to them as Fig. 1, Figs. 2 and 3, Figs. 4–6, etc. Figures should be centered and placed within the text as close as possible to where they are first referred to rather than at the end of the abstract. All figures should be referred to in the text.
The figure caption (Times New Roman 9-pt type, bold italic, Style “Figure caption”) should be centered immediately below the figure. Leave one blank line (at 6-pt setting) between the text preceding the figure and the figure itself. A sample figure follows:

Fig. 1: Figure caption (Times New Roman, 9-pt, bold italic. Style “Figure caption”).
Equations
Insert all equations using the equation editor (integrated in MS Word). Place equations and formulae on separate lines and centered. Equations are numbered flush right, using Arabic numbers in parentheses. Refer to equations in the body of the text as Eq. 1, Eqs. 2 and 3, etc. Define the symbols that appear in your equation. A sample equation follows:
		(1)
REFERENCES
The author is responsible for verifying references to published works. Number reference citations consecutively in square brackets, e.g. [1].
The references should be listed at the end of the abstract in single-spaced, Times New Roman 9-pt type (Style “References”). To save space you may use a shortened reference format: list only the first author, abbreviate journal and conference names, provide only year of publication but no issue number. Reference examples are shown below:
Journal paper citation (one author):
[1]	A.B. Name, “Paper title”, Int. J. Mfg. Sci., Year; volume: page numbers.
Journal paper citation (more than one author):
[2]	A.B. Name et al., “Paper title”, Int. J. Mfg. Sci., Year; volume: page numbers.
Book citation:
[3]	A.B. Name, Book Title, Editor, Publisher: Year, page numbers.
Conference paper citation:
[4]	D.E. Name et al., “Title”, Abbreviated Conference Name: Year, page numbers or paper number.