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The following information is also requested for all submission Title of presentation. Author(s)’ institutional affiliation. Current e-mail and full mailing address and contact number (s) Name of the presenting author Language, English Biographical detail between 50 to 70 words Conference theme Types of submission

Important Dates Complete Manuscripts Due April 20th, 2008 Acceptance Notification May 10th, 2008 Camera-Ready Paper Due May 20th, 2008

How to submit
You can submit your paper via email it to dr.mzdawood@biztek.edu.pk or noor@biztek.edu.pk

  

Last date of paper  submission: 20th April 2008

You will be informed about the acceptance and notification of your paper by 10th May 2008

Paper Submission

Note: paper should be made available prior to the conference.

Prospective author(s) are invited to submit paper including results, figures and reference. Paper will be accepted only by electronics submission through the e-mail. Prospective author(s) are expected to present their paper at the Conference.

Instructions for The Authors

  One soft copy of the manuscript should be received at dr.mzdawood@biztek.edu.pk or noor@biztek.edu.pk. Manuscripts should be prepared in US English using a word processing (preferably in MS Word) program and saved as a .doc or .rtf files or .pdf files.

Manuscript Specifications

Title Page: This includes the title of the article, complete name(s) of author(s), active email(s) and institutional affiliation(s) respectively. Acknowledgements and/or any other special note (if given) should also be on this page.

Abstract: All manuscripts should contain a well-summarized abstract of 100 to 200 words. This should be a separate file on soft copy. The abstract should be related to the hypothesis and information being presented, as well as conclusions and results of general interest.

General Format and Style: Manuscripts should be formed in double space, with 1.25-inch margins on all sides on A4 size page, The text as well as footnotes should be written in Times New Roman font of size 12 point. Do not use multiple columns. If you are using special characters or symbols, not available in Microsoft Word, or Adobe acrobat then please attach the true type font(s) files.

Tables and Figures: Figures, Tables and boxes should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numeral, (e.g.; Figure 1, Figure 2, and Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Do not draw colorful customized figures and graphs. Please avoid inserting figures and tables in the main text. Instead, in the space immediately after the paragraph in which the figure or table is first referenced, insert a text tag as follows:
[Figure 1 here]
Soft copy of figures/graphs and tables should be accompanied with the soft copy of the manuscript in Microsoft excel or any other compatible format, in files separate from the text file(s).

Data and Programming routines:  Data used in the article should be separately provided along with the soft copy in any standard spreadsheet format. If the manuscript is supported by any econometric computations or mathematical estimation then name the software with version and send the relevant estimation file and/or program routines.

Footnotes: All footnotes should be number in Arabic numeral, corresponding to numbers in the text, and place them at the bottom of the page rather  at the end of the manuscript.

Reference List and Citations: Authors are requested to follow the Chicago Style of Manual for referring and citation. List references alphabetically by author’s last name and then by year. Please refer name of all authors for collective work and avoid use in et al. in lieu of author’s names. Do not use abbreviated name of journals and institutions. Clearly mention the web site(s) address(s) for the article, paper or report that is neither published nor accepted for publication.