We ask that you format your submission according to the following formatting guidelines. In the event that your submission is accepted for the conference, formatting of your submission as closely as possible to the following guidelines will help to ensure that printing deadlines are met and the Proceedings are available in time for the conference.
Following are the page limits for submissions:
Regular papers: 12 pages
Panel / Tutorial Proposals: 2 pages
Student Abstracts: 500 words
Please stick to these limits.
Use Times Roman font (or the default font of your word processor)
Use 12 point font for the paper.
The paper must be on regular 8.5" x 11" page size with margins as follows: top and bottom margins are 0.5", left and right margins are 1.35". The tab settings should be every 0.35". Resetting margins or tabs produces major problems -- please do not reset margins. Use paragraph indentation. If there is a need to reset tabs, reset them back to the every 0.35" as soon as possible. Do not exceed the given left and right margins. The body of the paper should be totally justified left and right.
The title should be in all caps, and should be centered.
The title should be in 14 pt type. There should be three (3) blank lines above
the title, and the title should be double spaced if it goes into a second
line. There should be two blank lines between the title and the beginning of
the text.
Your paper must be anonymous, so do not include any author
information.
The abstract should be the first item in the body of the paper, with the word ABSTRACT in caps, centered, and bolded above. The abstract itself should be indented on both margins. The first line should not be tabbed.
Section headings should be in all caps, and should be left justified. Sub-section headings should be upper and lower case left justified, and sub-sub-section headings should be upper and lower case mixed and indented. Section/subsection numbering should be hard-coded -- please do not rely on your word processor doing the numbering -- that effects the next paper in the final copy of the proceedings.
The paper should be single spaced. Between paragraphs we use an additional spacing of 0.06". Note that this is not conventional -- however, this convention has been adopted to ensure that there is adequate white space. Before each section or subsection heading, please use a full blank line -- the extra white space is essential there!
Please avoid endnotes, unless they are hard-coded into the paper. For footnotes, please follow the margins and type fonts discussed above.
All technical questions should be routed through the Program Committee.
We will accept the initial paper submission in any of the following formats:
Microsoft Word
If you are submitting your paper electronically, please note that your paper must be in a format that can be easily printed by the reviewers. You may have only 2-3 weeks to prepare your camera ready copy once you hear about the acceptance of your paper. Therefore, it is recommended that you attempt to format your paper according to camera ready copy specifications right when you initially submit it for review.