Instructions to Authors

Preparing the camera-ready version of your paper

Authors of accepted papers are requested to submit the camera-ready version of their papers no later than december 10th, 2004, using the on-line system (see camera-ready submission procedure). The camera ready paper must use the IEEE conference proceedings format (check IEEE conference proceedings manuscript rules) as they pertain to the US letter format, namely
  • Paper length must not exceed 15, unnumbered pages
  • Point sizes and styles: Use times roman for all styles
    • Use 24 points, regular, for paper title
    • Use 11 points for authors' names
    • Use 10 points for:
      • authors' affiliation
      • main text
      • level 1 section titles (roman numbering, small caps)
      • level 2 section titles (capital letter numbering, italics)
    • Use 9 points, bold for abstracts (and bold italic for word "Abstract")
    • Use 8 points for figure captions and references
  • Margins:
    • Use a top margin of 0.75 inches
    • Use a bottom marhin of 1.0 inch
    • Use side margins of 0.625 inches
    • Columns must be 3.5 inches wide and must be 0.25 inches apart
More details can be found in IEEE conference proceedings manuscript rules.

For your convenience, you will find:
Please note:
  • Make sure that we get your paper by December 10th: we will assemble the proceedings during the week-end and send them for production Monday, December 13th, the latest possible date for us to get the proceedings in-time for the conference. Failure to do so means that it will definitely not be included in the proceedings
  • Make sure that paper length does not exceed 15, unnumbered pages
  • Make sure that one of the authors has registered for the conference by December 10th. Failure to do so means that your paper will definitely not be included in the proceedings. If you are registering by check or money order, make sure we get it by the 10th. If you are registering by wire-transfer, please send a copy of the wire transfer order to Prof. Aziz Salah by Fax at (514) 987-8477, by December 10th. If you are making an on-line credit card payment, make sure you do so by the 10th.