COMMITTEE

FINAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Accepted submission format is PDF only. You must use the IEEE PDF eXpress utility (see directions below)
Please adhere to the following formatting guidelines:
- Page size: US Letter
- Two-column format.
- Text font: 10-pt Times New Roman
- Line spacing for body text: single-spaced
- Caption font: minimum 6pt
- Top margin: 0.75 inch
- Bottom margin: 1 inch
- Side margins: 0.625 inch
- Graphs/tables should be readable when printed in black and white.
Do not include page numbers on your paper.
You may use IEEE templates as long as they follow the requirements above. Here are some IEEE Conference word and latex templates.
Email the document to the Publications Chair (Jeanine Cook) by January 20, 2006. The Publications Chair will be in touch with each paper's primary contact soon after the acceptance notices are sent.
Please keep in mind that papers are limited to ten (10) pages in the two column format. Papers longer than ten pages will be charged an extra page fee of $100US per page.
At least one author must pre-register for the symposium, and at least one author must attend the symposium to present the paper. Papers for which no author is pre-registered will be pulled from the proceedings.
Fax your signed IEEE copyright form as soon as possible:

    To: Jeanine Cook, New Mexico State University

    Subject: ISPASS 2006

    Fax: 1-505-646-1435

You can find the IEEE copyright form here:

http://www.computer.org/copyright.htm"

Steps for using PDF eXpress to create the final submission file

The PDF eXpress tool allows you to create a IEEE Xplore-compliant PDF from a variety of formats (e.g. DOC and PS). This PDF will be sent to IEEE for inclusion in their online database. The tool follows the PDF generation guidelines in these IEEE documents: IEEE-PDF-Generation-Full.pdf and IEEE-PDF-Generation-Simple.pdf.

Create your manuscript following the guidelines on the ISPASS 2006 web site.
Create a PDF eXpress account using the web site and conference ID emailed to you by the publications chair.
1. Click "New Users - Click Here"
2. Enter information as prompted
3. You will receive an email confirming your account setup
Upload your source file(s) for conversion:
1. Click "Create New Title"
2. Enter text to identify paper (e.g. title)
3. Click "Submit Source Files for Conversion"
4. Indicate platform (e.g. Unix) and source type (e.g. Postscript)
5. You will receive an email with your PDF.
Carefully check your PDF. Make sure all your images are included properly. Check for stray markings from the conversion. Double-check the margins and alignment. Please don't skip this step!
Problems?
1. If your files cannot be converted or the PDF fails the compliance check, you can click on the "Request Technical Help" link.
2. If you don't like the resulting PDF, you can click on "Request a Manual Conversion".
3. Send an email to pdfsupport@ieee.org (feel free to copy the Publications Chair)
Submit the final PDF by email to the publications chair by January 20, 2006.

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