From karney@princeton.edu Wed Jul 3 14:51:30 EDT 1996 Article: 136 of pppl.unix Path: nntpserver.pppl.gov!usenet From: karney@pppl.gov (Charles Karney) Newsgroups: pppl.general,pppl.unix Subject: Electronic submission of APS abstracts Date: 27 Jun 1996 14:49:52 -0400 Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Lines: 136 Sender: karney@draco.pppl.gov Distribution: pppl Message-ID: Reply-To: karney@princeton.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: draco.pppl.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1 Xref: nntpserver.pppl.gov pppl.general:143 pppl.unix:136 Appended is information on the electronic submission of abstracts in LaTeX format for the Division of Plasma Physics Meeting in November. This information is available on the Unix Cluster as: /usr/local/doc/aps/absinfo.txt Also of interest for users of the Unix Cluster are: /usr/local/doc/aps/apsabins.txt -- instructions for submitting abstracts /usr/local/doc/aps/apsabfrm.tex -- a template for abstracts /usr/local/doc/aps/apsdpp96.txt -- category codes for the meeting When processing the file, LaTeX will, in addition, read: /usr/local/lib/texmf/tex/latex2e/aps/apsab.sty -- the LaTeX style file ABSINFO.TXT. . . .Electronic Abstracts: General Information NOTE: The abstract package has been revised as of May 19, 1995. Earlier versions are not compatible. (Please download the new abstract package.) Thank you for your interest in submitting your abstract electronically for APS Meetings. The following is general information on how to obtain the proper files to submit your abstract and what you will receive as a benefit for participating. Submitting electronically has several advantages over mailing a paper abstract of which you should be aware. You will receive a primary acknowledgement that we have received your abstract within 24 hours of sending it; a secondary message will include a log number to help reference your abstract if you should have any questions or problems (withdrawals, changes, etc.) and a final message, which will include your session and paper number assignment, to help you make your travel plans. Additionally, your abstract, in its entirety, will be included in the on-line version of the BAPS, which typically is available to members several weeks prior to the printed one. Those submitting on paper will only have their paper title and authors listed in the on-line version of the BAPS. IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING VIA E-MAIL, PLEASE DO NOT SEND A DUPLICATE PAPER COPY TO THE APS MEETINGS DEPARTMENT. The rules for submitting electronically are similar to the paper submissions. A member must submit the paper, it must meet the length requirements, and arrive by the deadline. Please consult any issue of APS Meeting News for this information. You can obtain the files for preparing and submitting your abstract either via e-mail or ftp. In either case, you will need to know the "Meeting ID" code for the meeting you are submitting to. The Meeting ID is critical because it will ensure that you receive the sorting categories for the appropriate meeting. Listed below are the Meeting Ids of APS Meetings for which we are accepting abstracts electronically. Please use one of the following for your Meeting ID: Meeting Name Meeting ID Deadline 1996 Division of Particles & Fields DPF96 1 May 1996 1996 Gaseous Electronics Conference GEC96 15 June 1996 1996 Division of Nuclear Physics DNP96 28 June 1996 1996 Division of Plasma Physics DPP96 10 July 1996 1996 Division of Fluid Dynamics DFD96 9 August 1996 1996 Southeastern Section of the APS SES96 31 August 1996 1996 Texas Section Fall Meeting TFS96 13 September 1996 1996 Ohio Fall Meeting OFM96 9 October 1996 If you wish to obtain the author package via e-mail, you will need to send a message to "abs-request@aps.org" and include in the text of the message "request-", replace with the appropriate code from the above list. To obtain the files via ftp, use the following steps: % ftp aps.org Username: anonymous Password: ftp> cd pub/meetings/abstracts ftp> get README ftp> get apsab.sty ftp> get apsabfrm.tex ftp> get apsabins.txt ftp> get aps.txt (Replace with the appropriate Meeting ID code.) ftp> bye The files that you will receive are as follows: README.txt General Information. Approximately 4K. apsabins.txt Instructions for using the files and submitting abstracts. This is a plain ASCII text file and we recommend that you print this file to make it easier to refer to. Approximately 15K. apsabfrm.tex The abstract template. It includes brief instructions on how to fill in the template and e-mail back to the appropriate address. Completion of this file requires only an ASCII file text editor. However, if you wish to view or print it will require LaTeX on your system. Approximately 5K. apsab.sty LaTeX input style file for the APS abstract substyle. Contains macro definitions and comments. This file is not required unless you want to print or view your abstract, which is not necessary for you to e-mail it. THIS FILE SHOULD NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY. Approximately 11K. aps.txt This file includes meeting specific sorting categories for use in the template. It changes with each meeting, every year. Approximately 2K. The template is supported by LaTeX commands. However, it is not necessary to submit in LaTeX if you are not including any math or special symbols in the abstract. The template will accept ASCII text. If you are not able to view the abstract with a LaTeX viewer, make certain that the title, author list, abstract body and footnotes do not total more than 1300 characters, including spaces. For additional information on abstract submissions, please consult APS Meeting News. If you have questions, send them to abs-help@aps.org. -- C. Karney