The Qualicer contents are divided into three blocks:

• Block A – Ceramic enterprise and markets
• Block B – Ceramic tile and construction
• Block C – Ceramic tile manufacture

The subject matter is always directly or indirectly related to ceramic tile, addressed in innovative works from a historical analysis perspective, or as studies of its current situation or future prospects.

In a non-exhaustive form and by way of a reference, the following subject matter can be considered in the Congress blocks:

Block A, Ceramic enterprise and markets, encompasses subjects such as business strategy, markets, business management, innovation, costs, relationships with clients, suppliers, human resources, and other actors in the industry, as well as sector or market surveys that provide key information and serve as references in order to better understand the industry’s situation and perspectives, or that set out recommendations regarding regulations and industrial and occupational policies, etc.

Block B, Ceramic tile and construction, encompasses subjects such as the past, present, and future of ceramic tile in architecture and interior design projects, as well as new digital technologies used in projects, building information modelling (BIM), etc. Topics further include industrialised or modular construction, sustainability and environmental impact in the product use phase, energy certification, as well as everything relating to tile installation, adhesives, tests, special applications, quality standards, pathologies, maintenance, etc.

Block C, Ceramic tile manufacture, encompasses subjects such as production management, selecting and preparing raw materials, industrial processes and equipment, process engineering and quality management, standards, environmental and energy management in the manufacturing phase, and technological innovations in products, processes, and equipment, etc. Topics further include integral innovation management, tools, trends, life cycle assessment, etc.

Authors are requested to submit their posters/papers in compliance with the following instructions to facilitate reading and selection by the QUALICER International Technical Committee:

Language: English or Spanish

Deadline:  30^th September 2021.

Lenght:

Papers: 10 pages

Posters: 2 pages

Final works shall include the following information:

1. 1. Full title
   2. Name of the author(s), company or institutional affiliation, country or countries
   3. Summary of the poster/paper
   4. 4 keywords

 The following electronic formats should be used: office 2016/2019, which can be compressed in ZIP or RAR.

• Font: Verdana
• Title: Verdana-Bold 18 pt,  capital letters
• Author(s): Verdana bold, 11 pt, small letter
• Company or affiliation and country: Verdana Bold, 10 pt,
• Section title: Verdana- bold, 12 pt, capital letters
• Text: Verdana 11 pt, normal –    Line space: single space

Authors shall submit the formatted document (containing text, graphs, images, etc.), to the congress Secretary by e-mail as an attached document to qualicer@qualicer.org

Images must have a resolution that allows the direct reading or zoom to read all the texts, legends or information they include.

The document may contain links to documents, videos, etc published online, related to the paper.

The QUALICER International Technical Committee will perform the second, definitive selection in October 2021, based on the complete works. This selection is unappealable.

• Posters/Papers submitted shall be original works which have not been previously published or presented.
• It will be considered an advantage if authors highlight , in their posters/papers, the novel contribution that they are making at QUALICER
• References made to studies published in Qualicer will be further valued. All the works published since the 1990 Congress are available at https://www.qualicer.org/recopilatorio/?idioma=en
• It will further be valued that the works set out a work method or standard for incorporation into company quality management systems.
• There shall be no references to trade names. If unavoidable, references shall be kept to a minimum.
• Relevant literature references or bibliography shall be included.
• Authors authorise QUALICER to publish and reproduce the selected works, which will be handed out by the Organization to delegates when the meeting starts.

The selected posters will be exhibited during the congress in a room assigned to that purpose, according to the specifications the Organizing Committee will forward. Such summaries will be published in a USB together with the conferences and papers selected by the Technical Committee. Selected works will be published in a USB, and subsequently included in the Papers compendium available at: https://www.qualicer.org/recopilatorio/?idioma=en

Selected papers will be presented at the congress. 20 minutes is set for each oral presentation, followed by 5 minutes discussion

ISSB  – ISBN                                                                                               

We should like to remind you that Qualicer publications have a ISSN: 2444-9644. There is also a ISBN Qualicer 2020 978-84-95931-40-5

The QUALICER International Technical Committee will perform the second, definitive selection in October 2021, based on the complete works. This selection is unappealable.

Communications submitted shall be original works which have not been previously published or presented.

• It will be considered an advantage if authors highlight, in their papers, the novel contribution that they are making at QUALICER.
• References made to studies published in Qualicer will be further valued. All the works published since the 1990 Congress are available at https://www.qualicer.org/recopilatorio/?idioma=en
• It will further be valued that the works set out a work method or standard for incorporation into company quality management systems.
• There shall be no references to trade names. If unavoidable, references shall be kept to a minimum.
• Relevant literature references or bibliography shall be included.
• Authors authorise QUALICER to publish and reproduce the selected works, which will be handed out by the Organization to delegates when the meeting starts.

Selected papers will be presented at the congress. 20 minutes is set for each oral presentation, followed by 5 minutes for discussion.

Selected posters will be exhibited during de congress in a room assigned to that purpose, according to the specifications the Organizing Committee will forward.

Selected works will be published in a USB, and subsequently included in the Papers compendium available at: https://www.qualicer.org/recopilatorio/?idioma=en

Authors are requested to submit their summaries in compliance with the following instructions to facilitate reading and selection by the QUALICER International Technical Committee.

Summaries shall be submitted in English or Spanish, the official languages of the congress.

1. Full title of the paper/poster
2. Name of the author(s), company or institutional affiliation, country or countries
3. 4 keywords
4. E-mail

The following electronic formats should be used: DOCX, or RTF, which can be compressed in ZIP or RAR.

Lenght: about 500 words.

Font: Verdana 10 pt

Authors shall submit the summaries by e-mail to qualicer@qualicer.org. The Organizing Committee will acknowledge receipt of summaries.

Summaries submitted shall be original works which have not been previously published or presented.

Authors authorise QUALICER to publish and reproduce the selected works.

Summaries will be studied by the Technical Committee. Authors will be informed in June 2021 regarding initial acceptance of their work, together with any relevant remarks.

Complete works will be submitted to the Organization before 30th September 2021

In case during the 5-minute discussion, and just exceptionally, a congress attendee requires that his/her comments are recorded in the congress proceedings, he/she must expressly indicate it. The congress attendee will send his/her written comments to the Technical Committee on the same day. The Technical Committee will evaluate the request and authorize, if appropriate, the publication of the comments in the congress proceeding. Its decision will be final.

Subsequently, the proceedings will be incorporated into the Qualicer papers compilation available at: https://www.qualicer.org/recopilatorio/

For the presentation of the papers at the conference venue, the file must be prepared in format pptx 2016.

Resolutions will be 4:3 and 16:9 (the latter preferably).

For those speakers who wish to use videos in their speeches, it is recommended that these are embedded in the presentation, although they can also be sent separately.

Presentations must incorporate the Qualicer 2022 logo, which can be downloaded from here (Right mouse button, save image).

Submission deadline: Tuesday, 14^th June 2022

If the file/s exceeds 15MB, it must be sent through a computer file transfer platform to qualicer@qualicer.org

The speakers who are going to participate online must do so through an optical fibre and wired connection.

The connection through Wi-Fi should be avoided due to its instability and the unforeseen events that it could cause.

In addition, the speaker must use a headset with a built-in microphone.

The organization will contact the speakers to agree on a day to carry out a connection test prior to the event.

These tests will take place between 13^th and 16^th June from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Likewise, to minimize any unforeseen event in case the international videoconference connection fails, speakers are requested to video record their presentation and send it to qualicer@qualicer.org before Wednesday, 15^th June.

If the file/s exceeds 15MB, it must be sent through a computer file transfer platform.