FINAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• [Important] The authors will receive the copyright information after their final submission is made.

• [Update 09/10] Submit your FINAL pdfexpress compliant document by October 4, 2019 to the IISWC-2019 submission site: https://iiswc2019.eecs.harvard.edu/. Once you log in to HotCRP, you can go to your paper and click “Edit”, which lets you choose and upload the final document. https://iiswc2019.eecs.harvard.edu/

• 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.

• Both full papers and short papers have the same requirements, with the exception of page limits.

• Detailed instructions:

  1. Please use a template from the same source as the original paper submission: 2-column IEEE Proceedings style, conference version, ensuring the following:

     1. The submission should be in PDF format viewable by Adobe Reader.

     2. Paper size: US Letter - 8.5 x 11.0 inches. The A4 size may NOT be used. Be sure to check the final size of the PDF from within Adobe Reader (for example) by looking at the info in: "File>Properties>Description".

     3. Margins: top - 0.75", bottom - 1.00", both sides - 5/8" (0.625")

     4. Font sizes: no smaller than 10pt.

     5. Line spacing for body text: single-spaced.

     6. The submission must be formatted for black-and-white printers. Please make sure your figures are readable when printed in black-and-white.

     7. Do NOT number the pages. The submission should not contain headers or footers of any type.

  2. [Update 09/10] Page limits, total, including figures, tables, and appendices are below. The limit does not include references, and any number of pages can be used for references.

     1. For short papers: 2-4 pages.

     2. For full papers: 10 pages.

        • First 10 pages: no charge.

        • Total of 11 pages: $100 due.

        • Total of 12 pages: $200 due.

        • Payment method: please be sure one author pays for the additional pages while registering for the conference.

  3. IEEE requires authors to use a tool: https://www.pdf-express.org/ to ensure the compatibility of their documents. The steps are:

     1. Click on "New Users - Click here" to create a new account.

     2. Enter conference ID: 47752X and enter your email address and a new password.

     3. Log in, enter the paper title and the pdf for checking

     4. Previous users of PDF eXpress need to follow the above steps, but should enter the same password that was used for previous conferences. Verify that your contact information is valid.

     5. If the check passes, you can then submit camera-ready pdf to:

        • https://iiswc2019.eecs.harvard.edu/

     6. Otherwise, follow generated instructions on fixing problematic areas.

  4. Copyright release. Before a submission can be included in the proceedings a copyright release must be created for the submission. In the near future one or more of the authors will receive an email directly from the IEEE automated copyright release system, eCF. Follow the directions given in that email. Note that a submission has to have a copyright release on file in order to be published in the proceedings. Please finish the copyright release process by October 4, 2019.
     
     No hardcopy of the release form should be sent to either IISWC or the IEEE unless otherwise requested.

  5. Questions? Feel free to contact the Publications Chair, Rangeen Basu Roy Chowdhury or Simon Hammond, via email:
     rangeen.basu@ieee.org or sdhammo@sandia.gov