UC MAIN SHS CONFERENCE ABSTRACT FORMAT

Title

Organizers

INTRODUCTION

Rationale
o Brief overview or exposition of the topic
 References and/or examples must adhere to the “inverted pyramid”
o Why is this topic scientifically and/or culturally important?
o Why is this seminar warranted?
o Who will benefit?
Review of Related Literature
o Succinct summary of extent of knowledge about topic of interest
Objectives

METHODOLOGY

Activity Overview
Timetable/Schedule/Gantt Chart
Organization and Tasking
Resources
o Materials, Equipment, and Costing
Letter/s of Intent
Invitation and Program
Poster and Banner
Activity-specific Content
o e.g. transcripts of speeches (welcome address, closing remarks, etc.), presentations, visual
aids, videos, etc.
Evaluation Tool
Certificates

DOCUMENTATION

EVALUATION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX: Resumés

Prepared by:

MR. RYAN DANIEL R. DABLO

Coordinator, Dept. of Natural Sciences
UC MAIN SHS
 General guidelines:

1. Use white 8 ½” by 11” paper. (short bond paper)

2. Make one-inch margins at the top, bottom, and right; 1.5-inch
margin on the left.
3. The first word in every paragraph should be indented 0.5 inch.
4. Do not use pagination. (i.e. no page numbers)
5. Use:
a) Font style Aria or Calibri, size 12
b) Single spacing
c) Justified alignment (except for title, organizers, and
figures)
d) Single-column lay-out
6. Sections (e.g. INTRODUCTION) are in uppercase and bold.
Subsections (e.g. Activity Overview) are in bold.
7. Sections after INTRODUCTION (those in all caps, e.g.
METHODOLOGY) should start at a new page.
8. Statements should be worded in the past tense.
9. Tables, graphs, charts, and documentation pictures are embedded
into the main text
10. The text should contain thorough endnotes where applicable.
11. References at the end are in APA format.