NoF 2015

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Author Instructions for Camera Ready Paper Submission

In order for your paper to be included in the NOF 2015 conference proceedings and IEEE Xplore you need to complete the following five steps: 

1. Register your paper
2. Complete and submit the IEEE Copyright Form 
3. Format the final version of your paper
4. Generate Xplore-compatible PDF Format Paper
5. Submit the Final PDF version on the EDAS system

Failure to comply with all the above required elements will lead to the removal of the paper from the technical program and the conference record. 

Step 1: Register your paper 

Every paper accepted for NOF 2015 (Full paper or POSTER) must have an associated registration at the full member or non-member author rate. At least one author of each accepted paper must be registered for the conference by the August 31, 2015 author registration deadline in order for that paper to appear in the proceedings and to be scheduled for presentation. For a paper in which all authors are students, one student author must register at the author registration rate. 

The registration information is available at http://www.network-of-the-future.org/  

Step 2: Complete and submit the IEEE Copyright Form 

To complete the IEEE Copyright Form, you can fill either the MS Word or PDF versions. 

1. MS Word version can be downloaded from the following link 
2. PDF version can be downloaded from the following link 

The completed IEEE Copyright Form should be uploaded electronically through the EDAS system with the final version of your full camera-ready paper (see Step 5). 

Step 3: Format the final version of paper

Please read the reviews and follow the reviewers' recommendations for revising your final paper. To guarantee good quality proceedings contents, your paper must comply with the NOF 2015 paper specifications. In particular, this means: 

• Paper length is limited to 5 double column pages (FULL PAPERS) or 3 double column pages (POSTER) in a font no smaller than 10-points. (Up to 7 pages ONLY FOR FULL PAPERS, if the per page extra fee has been paid during the paper registration. No extra page is allowed to POSTER). 
• Two-columns IEEE Transactions style.
• PDF format only is accepted.
• Do NOT page number your manuscript.
• Do NOT apply security settings to your PDF file.
• Do NOT include hyperlinks in the document (e.g., clickable web site addresses in the references).

 

Guidelines for preparing proceedings-style manuscripts are available for LaTeX and Microsoft Word users in a specific template, at the following link. 

Print out a hard copy of the paper for final content review. Review very carefully the formatting requirements. In particular, check acknowledgments, equations, and author affiliations.

Step 4: Generate Xplore-compatible PDF Format Paper

IEEE is very strict about the requirements for converting application files or PostScript files to full-text PDF for inclusion in IEEE Xplore. The new IEEE Xplore Requirements for PDF will be enforced. All conference articles submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore must be in Xplore-compatible PDF format. You can find information about the paper verifications in the following: 

IEEE PDF eXpress Access: www.pdf-express.org  Conference ID: 36850X

 

Introduction to IEEE PDF eXpress

NOF 2015 has registered for use of the IEEE tool: IEEE PDF eXpress.

According to the new IEEE Xplore Requirements for PDF, all conference articles submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore must adhere to the IEEE Xplore PDF specification for compatibility. 

IEEE PDF eXpress is a free service to IEEE conferences, allowing their authors to make IEEE Xplore-compatible PDFs (Conversion function) or to check PDFs that authors have made themselves for IEEE Xplore compatibility (PDF Check function). 

It is important to note that submitting a file to IEEE PDF eXpress is only for creation of a compliant PDF file, you must still submit your final paper through EDAS. 

 

Instructions for IEEE PDF eXpress

1. Access the IEEE PDF eXpress site

First-time users:  Previous users, but using it the first time for a new conference:  Returning users: a. Click "New Users - Click Here". a. Enter 36850X for the Conference ID, your email address, and enter the password you used for your old account.  a. Enter 36850X for the Conference ID, email address and password. You can use this link. b. Enter 36850X for the Conference ID, your email address, and choose a new password. Continue to enter information as prompted.  b. When you click "Login", you'll receive an error saying you need to set up an account. Simply click "Continue". By entering your previously used email address and password combination, you will enable your old account for access to this new conference.  c. Check that the contact information is still valid, and click "Submit". c. You will receive online and email confirmation of successful account setup. d. You will receive online and email confirmation of successful account setup.

2. For each conference paper, click "Create New Title".

3. Enter identifying text for the paper (title is recommended but not required)

4. Click "Submit PDF for Checking" or "Submit Source Files for Conversion"

5. Indicate platform, source file type (if applicable), click Browse and navigate to file, and click "Upload File". You will receive online and email confirmation of successful upload.

6. You will receive an email with your Checked PDF or IEEE PDF eXpress-converted PDF attached. If you submitted a PDF for Checking, the email will show if your file passed or failed.

Options(choose one) If the PDF submitted fails the PDF check: If you are not satisfied with the IEEE PDF eXpress-converted PDF: If the PDF submitted passed the PDF Check, or you are satisfied with your IEEE PDF eXpress-converted PDF:  Option 1 Submit your source file for conversion PDF Check, or by clicking Try again, then Submit Source Files for Conversion.  Resubmit your source file with corrections (Try again, then Submit Source Files for Conversion) Option 2 Read the PDF Check report, then click "The PDF Check Report" in the sidebar to get information on possible solutions.  Submit a PDF by clicking Try again,then Submit PDF for Checking Submit your IEEE Xplore compatible PDF [through PaperPlaza]. Option 3 "Request Technical Help" through your account. "Request a Manual Conversion"through your account.

IEEE PDF eXpress converts the following file types to PDF:  Rich Text Format Freelance (La)TeX (DVI and all support files required)* PageMaker FrameMaker QuarkXpress* Word Pro Microsoft Word WordPerfect  * For documents created in formats that do not embed source files, include all support files with the final manuscript in a folder. Put this folder in a compressed archive for submission. If it is possible to embed images in the source document, you should do so to avoid potential issues, such as missing graphics.  IMPORTANT: A DVI (DeVice Independent file) is required for LaTeX conversions, in addition to all associated image files. Make sure that your LaTeX system can output a DVI, otherwise it cannot be converted. Be sure also to check that your images are properly referenced, and that DVI can handle the image file types used (DVI does not handle some newer image types, such as *.png).

 

Step 5: Submit the PDF Paper File on the EDAS system

To appear in the proceedings of the conference we must have the final version of your full camera-ready paper by August 31, 2015. Your camera-ready paper(s) should be uploaded electronically through the EDAS system. Please update the author names, the title, and the abstract of your paper on EDAS as well. 

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