Cluster 2007 Conference

Submission:

• Electronic Submission: Submissions will be accepted until midnight, May 18th (the new, extended deadline).

  Please submit your paper through the OpenConf conference management package at http://papers.cluster2007.org

  
  • Use "Submit a paper" if this is your initial visit as an "Author:" to submit a paper.
    
  1. Fill in the Author(s) information.
  2. Click on the applicable Technical Area(s).
  3. Provide keywords, an abstract, and select a file to upload.
  4. Insert a password you will remember
  5. Then click submit.
     You should jot down the paper ID returned to you. When you return to "Edit Submission" (modify author information), "Re-Upload a Paper", or "View Paper", you will need to enter a paper ID and your password. (A forgotten password or Paper ID can be recovered through email address.)
  • Use "Edit Submission" to change Author and contact information.
  • Use "Re-Upload a Paper" to update your submitted paper to a newer version.
  • Use "View Paper" to see access your submitted paper.
• Paper Format: Since the camera-ready version of accepted papers must be compliant with the IEEE Xplore format for publication, submitted papers must comform to the following Xplore layout, page limit, and font size. This will insure a size consistency and a uniform layout for the reviewers. (With minimal changes, accepted document can be styled for publication according to Xplore requirements explained in the Xplore formatting guide, which is also in Xplore format).
  • PDF files only.
  • Maximum 10 pages for Technical Papers, maximum 6 pages for Posters.
  • Single-spaced
  • 2-column numbered pages in IEEE Xplore format
    
  (8.5x11-inch paper, margins in inches-- top: 0.75, bottom: 1.0, sides:0.625, and between columns:0.25, main text: 10pt ).
  Format instructions are available for: LaTeX , Word document , PDF files.
  Margin and placement guides are available in: Word , PDF  and postscript  files.
  
  • Concerning the final camera-ready version: Maximum of 2 extra pages at $100/page. Camera-ready means PDF file must comply with IEEE Xplore formatting and style for publication.
    A conversion tool kit for converting from Word, LaTeX, and PostScript and checking compliance will be available by April 11. See the Final Submission section then.