ICAL 2008

Dear IEEE ICAL2008 Authors,

Congratulations on the acceptance of your paper. Thank you very much for your contribution. Following Four steps give you detailed instruction to prepare for your final camera ready paper. Once you submit your IEEE copyright form, upload your paper and one page diagest successfully (poster is needed for paper accepted into poster session), you may go to the registration page to register for the conference. For each paper, at least one of the authors is required to register for the Conference by advance registration deadline.

Step1: Prepare Camera Ready Paper

Please find the reviewers' comments, if any, attached in the email sent to you earlier. Please pay attention to their comments and incorporate them in the final version of your paper. Please prepare your final manuscript following the samples below.

Sample in PDF

Sample in Word

Sample in Latex

Please stick to following format guidelines:

Papers must be written in English. Six (6) camera-ready pages, including figures, are allowed for each paper. Up to two (2) additional pages are allowed at extra charge.

Papers should follow the IEEE double-column format for ICAL. The first page of the paper, centered on the top below the top margin, should include the paper title, the authors' names and their affiliations.

Margins: The papers must strictly take the following margins.

Paper Size	US letter 8.5 by 11 inches
Top margin	0.75 in
Bottom margin	1 in
Side margins	0.625 in
Column Width	3.5 in
Column Gap	0.25 in

Papers should NOT have

Page numbers
Headers
Footers

Step2: Generate 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

IEEE ICAL2008 only accepts Portable Document Format (PDF) paper.

Please format your paper properly.
Papers failing to meet the final format requirements may be rejected.

Method 1:

Generate the PDF paper using Adobe Acrobat
Please follow the detailed instructions in

IEEE PDF File Preparation Guide for IEEE Xplore

Method 2:

Generate the PDF paper using PDF eXpress

PDF eXpress is a tool for IEEE authors to obtain Xplore-compatible files, by using either the PDF Check or Source File Conversion functions.

IEEE PDF eXpress: http://216.228.1.34/pdfexpress/log. asp

Conference ID: ical08x

Please check the obtained PDF file if you use the Source File Conversion functions

The PDF file of each paper must be checked and passed by the IEEE PDF eXpress service. This is mandatory for the compatibility of all manuscripts to be included in IEEE Xplore. The authors must submit the confirmation email (saved in a txt file) that the IEEE PDF eXpress service sends to you after your PDF file passes the IEEE PDF eXpress compliance check, together with your final submission of the checked and passed paper PDF file.

Step3: Generate PowerPoint Format one Page Digest

In PowerPoint(ppt) format, please prepare one page digest, which will be used for the conference program booklet. Please stick to the template.

Optional Step: This step is required for papers accepted into poster session only

For authors whose papers are accepted into poster sessions, please prepare one poster for each accepted paper. Two sample posters are provided here: Poster1 and Poster2. Please stick to the fomat of one of the sample poster to prepare your own poster then upload the poster during the on-line final submission process.

Step4: Submit the PDF Paper File Online

To appear in the proceedings of the conference we must have the final version of your full camera-ready paper by July 15, 2008. Please use the password or the direct link received in the email to upload your camera ready paper to conference website https://www.softconf.com/s08/ical2008/final.html

a) Before uploading your documents, please complete the IEEE Copyright Transfer form (click the Copyright Submission button on the final submission page)

b) Please check carefully and, if needed, update your final paper information (paper title, authors and affiliations) on the upload Web site. This info. will be used for the Table of Contents as well as the Final Program!!!

Here are some Important points:

-The first letter of the word in title of paper must be in capital. Such as: New Approach to Nano Sensor....

-The The first letter of the word in Last Name and First Name of the authors must be in capital and should not be abbreviated. Required information for each authors must be completed on-line.

-Please spell all authors' names in ASCII code. Don't use European code and 2-byte code. Such as: Leou (acceptable), Leo'u (not acceptable).

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	Note: If a paper is accepted, at least one of the authors is required to register for the Conference by advance registration deadline. Otherwise, the paper will not be included in the Conference Proceedings.

Note: If a paper is accepted, at least one of the authors is required to register for the Conference by advance registration deadline. Otherwise, the paper will not be included in the Conference Proceedings.