IIHMSP-2008 Author Guide

 

Dear Contributing Author,

 

Thank you for your contributing works to IIHMSP-2008.

 

We would like to report to you that there are some changes in the submission procedure for the camera-ready copy and the copyright release form for IIHMSP-2008.

 

All papers included in the proceedings of IIHMSP-2008 will be also included in the IEEE Xplore digital library (the IEL). To ensure the availability and the compatibility of your camera-ready copy, the Conference Publishing Services (CPS) of IEEE Computer Society had prepared a renewed online submission system and enforces our authors to conduct the final submission via it.

 

Please refer to the following renewed information regarding the final submission and registration:

 

1.      Due date for camera-ready copy and copyright release form: May 7, 2008.

Please refer to the online Author Kit (http://www.ieeeconfpublishing.org/cpir/AuthorKit.asp?Community=CPS&Facility=CPS_Aug&ERoom=IIHMSP+2008) for further details.

2.      Due date for conference registration: April 30, 2008.

Please refer to http://iihmsp2008.hit.edu.cn or http://bit.kuas.edu.tw/~iihmsp08 for further details.

 

We deeply appreciate your kind cooperation and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience it may cause to you.

Please feel free to let us know (iihmsp08@bit.kuas.edu.tw) for any need of technical assistance regarding the submission of your camera-ready copies and copyright release forms.

 

Sincerely,

Program Committee of IIHMSP-2008

E-mail: iihmsp08@bit.kuas.edu.tw

URL: http://bit.kuas.edu.tw/~iihmsp08

 

 

Dear Contributing Authors,

 

We are grateful to your contributions to IIHMSP-2008.

 

This Author Guide is presented with the goal of helping you in the procedure for conference registration, and in the preparation of the camera-ready copies and the copyright release forms for your papers.

 

You are kindly reminded with the following issues:

 

1.      Important Due Dates

a.           Due date for Conference Registration: April 30, 2008.

b.          Due date for Camera-Ready Copy: April 30, 2008.

c.           Due date for Copyright Release Form: April 30, 2008.

 

2.      Conference Registration

a.           As a prerequisite of having your paper included in the proceedings, conference registration is due by April 30, 2008.

b.          Please refer to http://iihmsp2008.hit.edu.cn for detailed information regarding the conference registration.

 

3.      Paper Format

a.           For each paper, there is a 4-page limitation, including all figures, tables, and references. Authors will be allowed 2 extra pages at a cost of US $50 per additional page.

b.          The detailed specification of the paper format are given in the following templates:

                            i.          Word: http://bit.kuas.edu.tw/~iihmsp08/instruct.doc

                          ii.          LaTeX: http://bit.kuas.edu.tw/~iihmsp08/IEEE_CS_Latex.zip

c.           It is highly recommended to use above templates directly in the formatting of your final manuscripts.

 

4. Camera-Ready Copy

a.       The Conference Publishing Services of the IEEE Computer Society accepts your final manuscripts in Portable Document Format (pdf) as the camera-ready copies.

b.      Please convert your final manuscripts from Word/LaTeX into pdf using your preferred utilities. Please configure your pdf-conversion utilities for maximal portability, such as embedding all fonts.

c.       For authors looking for pdf-conversion utilities, the following tools are unofficially recommended:

                            i.                Word-to-pdf: PrimoPDF from activePDF

                          ii.                LaTeX-to-pdf: MikTeX 2.5 from MikTeX Project and WinEdt v5.4 by Aleksander Simonic.

d.      Please remove page numbers from your final manuscripts.

e.       If you had experienced any difficulty in the conversion, please feel free to send your source files to us (iihmsp08@bit.kuas.edu.tw). Our staffs will offer you necessary supports.

 

5. File Naming and Submission

a.       Please use your assigned Paper ID No. in the naming of your camera-ready copies, such as IIHMSP-2008-0001.pdf and IIHMSP-2008-IS01-01.pdf.

b.      For General Session, please upload your camera-ready copies via the conference web site at http://bit.kuas.edu.tw/~iihmsp08 by April 30, 2007.

c.       For Invited Sessions and Workshops, please send your camera-ready copies directly to the Publication Chair, Chin-Shiuh Shieh at csshieh@cc.kuas.edu.tw, by April 30, 2007.

 

6. Copyright Release Form

a.       A signed copyright release form is required for your papers to be included in the conference proceedings.

b.      Please download and print out the copyright release form:

http://bit.kuas.edu.tw/~iihmsp08/IIHMSP-2008_Copyright_Form.pdf

c.       Please fill in the fields for “Paper Title” and “Author List”, and sign on appropriate line.

d.      Please scan the signed copyright release form and convert it into pdf.

e.       Please use your assigned Paper ID No. in the naming of your signed copyright release forms, such as IIHMSP-2008-0001-cf.pdf and IIHMSP-2008-IS01-01-cf.pdf.

f.       For General Session, please upload your signed copyright release forms via the conference web site at http://bit.kuas.edu.tw/~iihmsp08 by April 30, 2008.

g.      For Invited Sessions and Workshops, please send your signed copyright release forms directly to the Publication Chair, Chin-Shiuh Shieh at csshieh@cc.kuas.edu.tw, by April 30, 2008.

 

Please don’t hesitate to let us know (iihmsp08@bit.kuas.edu.tw) for any need of technical assistance regarding the processing of your papers.

 

Sincerely,

Program Committee of IIHMSP-2008

E-mail: iihmsp08@bit.kuas.edu.tw

URL: http://bit.kuas.edu.tw/~iihmsp08