IEEE SCC 2004 Author's Kit

Note the following instructions were created by Randall Bilof from IEEE Comupter Society Press.

Congratulations! We have been notified that your paper has been accepted for publication by the IEEE Computer Society Press in the proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Services Computing (SCC 2004) to be held 15-18 September 2004 in Shanghai, China. Please read these instructions carefully, and, importantly, remember to fax your signed copyright form to us by the due date, filled out correctly and legibly.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Please prepare your U.S. letter-size (8.5" x 11") paper as a plain ASCII PostScript file with NO encoding, condensing, or encapsulation. If you plan to submit a PDF file, you MUST adhere to the following PDF specifications:

Basic PDF distiller settings MUST be changed to:
 * optimized,
* Acrobat 4.0 compatibility,
* all graphics at least 300 dpi resolution,
* ALL fonts are embedded and subset,
* postscript settings DO NOT override distiller settings,
* page size is 612.0 x 792.0 points (8.5" x 11").

IMPORTANT: Authors must check their final PDF files before submission to verify that all fonts have been properly embedded and subset. Some font manufacturers now flag their fonts to not embed. These fonts must be avoided. * All fonts MUST be Type 1 or 3 PostScript fonts from the Latin 1 Fontset. Our PostScript printers will not recognize any other fonts. Do not use TrueType, bitmapped, or Ryumin fonts. More information regarding PostScript fonts is available at:

http://typedriverssupport.adobe.com/adobeknowbase/ root/public/tm40b2.htm?DREID=8674

* Guidelines for generating and submitting PostScript files are available on our Internet site at:

http://computer.org/author/psguide.htm

PAGE LENGTH:

  • FULL PAPERS are allowed a total of EIGHT (8).
  • SHORT PAPERS are allowed a total of SIX (6).
  • Each extra page is $50. For each paper, only two extra pages will be allowed.

    • COPYRIGHT FORM:

    ¤ Please print, fill out, sign, and then FAX your copyright release form to Randall Bilof at +1 360.734.9715
    ¤ We cannot publish your paper without this permission.
    ¤ PLEASE NOTE: The copyright form is an attachment to this e-mail.

    DEADLINES:

    PLEASE NOTE: Your paper is due by July 2, 2004.

    PLEASE NOTE: A signed copyright release form is due by July 2, 2004.

    Please put the conference name - SCC'04 - on all correspondence, on the copyright form, and on any mailing envelope. This will assure that your correspondence is directed immediately to my desk.

    ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:

    If using a web browser, please submit your paper electronically to our FTP site.
    ¤ The paper should be uploaded at:

    ftp://ftp.quantumps.com/quantum/incoming/SCC04/

    If you are uploading your paper using FTP transfer protocol software, you will need to login into our ftp site at: ftp.quantumps.com.

    Logon as: anonymous
    Password: your e-mail address

    FILE NAME:

    Please refer to the attached author list file for your paper number, name, and paper title. Please name your file per this sample:

    123_last name_first initial.ps

    ATTACHMENTS:

    There are some customized attachments to this author kit. They contain:

    ¤ AUTHOR GUIDELINES
    Instructions on formatting your paper for the proceedings.

    ¤ COPYRIGHT RELEASE FORM
    A copyright release form that MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED WITH YOUR PAPER. Note that you are stating that the material in your paper is original and you have not previously released copyright to it. We cannot publish your paper without this properly filled-out and signed form.

    ¤ REPRINT ORDER FORM
    To use if you wish reprints of your paper. Please make checks for reprints out to the IEEE Computer Society. (The reprints.pdf attachment below will allow you to type your information directly into the form before you print it out.)

    There are three attachments in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. They are Format.pdf, copyright.pdf, and reprints.pdf.

    Available at: ftp://pubftp.computer.org/Press/Outgoing/proceedings/

    LATEX MACROS:

    LaTeX formatting macros are also available on our FTP site.

    ¤ Proceedings 8.5 x 11 format - Filename: LaTex macros.zip

    Available at:

    ftp://pubftp.computer.org/press/outgoing/proceedings/

    If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

    IEEE Computer Society Press Contact:

    Randall Bilof
    IEEE Computer Society Press
    Email: rbilof AT nas.com
    Fax: +1 360.734.9715

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