These papers highlight the current state-of-the-art of some aspects dealing with the main theme of the Congress, and present a through synthesis of key research and application issues. All accepted papers will be included in the printed proceedings and in electronic format.

Paper submissions must not exceed a maximum of five [21.0 x 29.7 cm: A4 size] pages (15 000 characters with spaces) including title, figures, tables and references, and must include:

• Abstract (max. 1 500 characters with spaces)
• The names, academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, state, and country) of all authors
• Papers should be structured eg. Introduction, Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions
• The Tables and Figures should be counting max 2 200 characters with spaces and will be included in total number of characters.
• For the References follow the Vancouver style.