The online submission is open. Submit your abstract here (read carefully instructions before!) 

A number of contributed papers covering original, unpublished work on the conference topics will be accepted for presentation.

Papers should be submitted to only one topic. The programme committee will transfer papers from one topic to the other where appropriate unless written instructions to the contrary are given by the author at the time of submission.

The paper submission deadline is extended until Friday 24 February 2012, 6 pm Paris local time.

Absolute no papers will be accepted after this deadline.

Authors will be notified whether their papers have been accepted by Thursday 15 March 2012.

Registration is open to all members of the scientific and technical community. Authors must obtain appropriate approval to have their paper reviewed by and presented to an international audience.

One author can submit maximum 2 contributions. The programme committee may, however, only choose one as an oral contribution.

Two types of contribution can be chosen:
-> Oral or Poster
-> Poster only

The first option will automatically be entered unless you change it.
Choosing the first option (Oral or Poster) will mean that your submission is automatically submitted as an oral contribution to the refereeing process. However, the programme committee can decide to affect it as a poster.

Choosing the second option (Poster only) will mean that your submission is only eligible for a poster presentation.

The option “Invited Talk” is only authorized for the pre-invited presenters. Do not choose this option unless you were explicitly formerly pre-invited to present an invited talk at the Conference.

Authors are requested to electronically submit their paper (a 500-word abstract)

The submission procedure takes four steps. The contribution is properly submitted after performing all the steps only. The corresponding author will get a proper success message online and by email.

Required document: A 500-word abstract

The abstract is limited to 500 words excluding the title, the authors’ affiliations, and maximum 4 references.

Be sure to adhere to the word limit of 500 words (counted by spaces between the words).

You must not include more than 4 references, which should be formatted by square brackets (like [1]) and are to be listed at the end of the abstract text in separate lines for each reference.

References should appear in the order in which they are referenced in the body of the paper.

For journal articles, authors are listed first, followed by the article’s full title in quotes, the journal’s title abbreviation, the volume number in bold, page number, and the year in parentheses.

[1] J. Itatani, D. Zeidler, J. Levesque, D. M. Villeneuve, and P. B. Corkum, "Controlling High Harmonic Generation with Molecular Wave Packets," Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 123902 (2005).

    For citation of a book as a whole: authors, followed by title in italics, and publisher, city, and year in parenthesis.

[2] G. P. Agrawal, Nonlinear Fiber Optics, 3rd. ed., (Academic Press, Boston, 2001).

    For citation of a book chapter, authors are listed first, followed by book title in italics, editors, and publisher, city, and year in parenthesis. Chapter number may be added if applicable.

[3] R. Kienberger and F. Krausz in, Few-cycle laser pulse generation and its applications, F.X. Kärtner ed. (Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2004).

    For citation of proceedings, follow the individual proceedings format:

[4] Author(s), "Title of paper," in Title of Proceeding, Ed(s) Name(s), Proc. format ……

Acknowledgments, job descriptions and footnotes should not be included in the summary.

Do not add any page number. Do not use hyphens at the end of a line.
 

Please take care of the following recommendations during the submission:

The system handles LaTeX functionalities and provides useful information for those who are not familiar with them. Do not misuse the LaTeX functionality to alter the font. However it is acceptable to use single italic words or the usual bold notation for volume numbers in citations. Do not create empty vertical space. Do not use "\\" to create line breaks.

The system properly handles numerous special characters. Details are available at the information page on special characters. Optionally you can also create mathematical symbols and formulas via LaTeX. Unfortunately some characters will get a special meaning once LaTeX is activated and the characters need to be replaced by proper code. You may also use a local LaTeX installation for abstract preparation.

Properly follow all the steps of the on line form and enter the requested information in the appropriate fields:

-    Enter the title of the contribution (with title case formatting – elements and acronyms should be capitalized).
Examples:    AFM Tip Shape Models
                   PTCDA and PTCDI on NaCl: Bimodal Growth

-    Enter all the authors’ information: first names, surnames (family names), organisations/affiliations, city, and country. Do not use abbreviations.
Examples:     Marcel Klein, Institut d’Optique, Palaiseau, France
                    Oliver Blain, Université of Paris Diderot, Paris, France

-    Mark the presenting author with a bullet

-    Add the email address of the submitting author. All further correspondence will be sent to this address.

-    Choose your topic

-    Choose your type of presentation

Please take care of the following hints:

• Do not use CAPITAL WORDS for example in the authors’ names or the title (except for common acronyms). Use standard mixed-case like in "Joël Martin".
Examples:
Do not write ULTRAFAST PROCESSES IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS but Ultrafast Processes in Photosynthesis
Do not write PETER SMITH but Peter Smith
Do not write EUROPEAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, Mulhouse, FRANCE but European Physical Society, Mulhouse, France
However write C.N.R.S.
 
• Be sure to not exchange the first name and the surname. Otherwise you will be listed by your first name in the authors’ index.
 
• Prefer to use full first names. Middle initials can be added after the first name. Do not state academic titles.
 
• Submit all the authors’ information and add as many authors as required.

The system will not allow the conference organiser to make any change and the person registering the submission is entirely responsible for entering the full and correct list of all the authors.
 
Alternative 1: Restore an already filled form

It is possible to fill out a contribution form and to create a format test but instead of submitting the contribution right away you can download your data in form of a LaTeX file. Using this file you can then later on restore the filled form.

Alternative 2: Modify an already submitted abstract

In the exceptional case an already submitted contribution needs to be modified, please fill in the key for modification you received during the contribution submission. Modifications to an already submitted contribution are only possible 1 hour after the submission (this is in order to avoid server overloading).

In the final step you will receive a submission confirmation on screen and by email. Be sure to get this confirmation to ensure the proper registration of your contribution in the conference database. The confirmation email that will be sent will contain the format test as pdf for your records and a key for corrections. Corrections are authorized until Monday 30 January 2012. After that deadline the review process will begin and no change can any longer be brought.

These recommendations are intended to avoid technical problems in the transferral of your paper to the conference digest. Failure to follow these recommendations may result in papers being returned to authors. Please note that the EPS will not manipulate or edit papers.
The summary will be reduced and published in the Technical Digest. Since contributed papers are selected on the basis of the summary, it should convey the original results in a succinct manner rather than describe the research topic.

Any of the following conditions may result in rejection of a paper:
- failure to submit the paper by the deadline date
- failure to complete the required fields on the web based submission form
- failure to follow the compulsory layout recommendations (a 500-word abstract)

The date and time for presentation will be determined after the programme committee has reviewed the papers.

The notification will be sent to the email address as given during the electronic submission.