PAPER SUBMISSION AND UPLOADING
Paper Submissions
Author(s) should submit full papers electronically in double column IEEE-compliant PDF format. All papers will be peer-reviewed.
Types of Contributions: Regular contributed papers, Special Session papers, Special Session Extended Abstracts
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2009 for regular papers and March 15, 2009 for papers and extended abstracts that constitute parts of accepted special sessions.
Page Limits: Initial submissions of regular and special session papers can be up to 8 pages in length. The page limit for the final submissions is 6 pages. For the final submissions, up to 2 extra pages (maximum 8 pages) are permitted. However, a prepayment of USD $175 per page will be required at the time of the final submission for every extra page beyond 6 pages. Note that there is no page charge on the first six pages of an accepted paper. Extended abstracts must have a maximum length of 3 pages.
Templates: All types of contributions must be in the form of a pdf file with maximum size of 2 MB. The page settings (formatting margins, text width, etc.) must follow the IEEE R&A template for US letter-size conference papers. The relevant support files for Latex and MS-Word word processors can be accessed at: http://ras.papercept.net/conferences/support/support.php Please, notice that preparation of the manuscripts through the provided Latex and MS-Word templates is necessary for their successful uploading to the PaperPlaza system.
Submission of Videos: Each paper may be accompanied by a short (less than 5 MB) video that can be submitted with the paper for review. The videos that accompany the accepted papers will be included in the conference DVD and in IEEE Xplore.
How to submit: Please, follow the link http://ras.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl
Uploading of Final Versions of Accepted Papers
Upon the completion of the peer-review process, authors are notified for the acceptance/rejection of their papers. The final version of the accepted papers must be submitted in IEEE-compatible format to the PaperPlaza Conference Management System, accessible at: http://ras.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl
The uploaded final papers will be included in the conference CD proceedings and in IEEE Xplore. To ensure compatibility of the PDF files to IEEE Xplore, the authors are strongly advised to use the IEEE PDF eXpressTM, a free Web-based tool for preparing for IEEE-compatible PDF files.
One of the authors of the accepted papers must be registered by paying full (i.e., non-student) registration fee before the paper can be uploaded for the final submission. The on-line submission site will be linked to the final registration site during the final submission process. The IEEE Copyright form must also be completed electronically at that time.
Paper acceptance notification: May 15-20, 2009 Final submission due: June 15, 2009
Additional things to remember: According to the IEEE CASE 2009 registration policy
Any further questions can be addressed to the Program Chair at: spyros@isye.gatech.edu.
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