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Submission, Demos and Exhibits
SSRR2006
will consist of both oral and poster sessions, along with robot demonstrations
and technology exhibits. All accepted papers will be presented either
in the technical sessions or in a poster session in which the authors
must be available for discussion and questions.
Paper
and Digest Submission Templates:
Formatted
papers of no more than 6 pages should be submitted in PDF format to
ssrr2006@nist.gov.
Please
follow the templates below closely. Papers failing to meet the correct
format may cause your paper to be rejected.
SSRR_paper_template.doc
SSRR_paper_template.pdf
SSRR_paper_template.tex
SSRR_Digest_template.ppt
(power point) One-page summary template for all papers and poster.
SSRR_Demo_template.ppt
(power point) One-page summary template for Demonstrations.
SSRR_Exhibit_template.ppt
(power point) One-page summary template for Technology Exhibits.
Technical
Sessions:
If
your paper is accepted to be presented in a technical session you should
be prepared for a 15 minute presentation and 5 minute discussion.
We
will produce a CD-ROM Proceedings with all workshop materials. The final
papers (PDF), posters (PDF) and video clips (MPG) up to 10 megabytes
will be included in it.
Poster
Sessions:
If
your paper is accepted for the poster sessions you should bring an intersting
poster that will attract the responders' and other researchers' attention.
Authors should be prepared to discuss their poster during the poster
sessions. Authors must be present at the poster sessions each day to
answer questions.
Final
Camera Ready Copy Instructions
1.
PREPARATION OF CAMERA READY COPY FOR SSRR 2006
The full paper, in camera-ready form, must be received by July 1,
2006. (All NIST Papers should be WERBed) Papers should be in two-column
format, using 10 point Times New Roman Font. Length is limited to eight
pages, including abstract. Papers must be submitted in PDF, PS or Word
format.
2.
PREPARING PAPERS ON 8 1/2" X 11" FORMAT PAGE
Papers should be submitted on 8 1/2" x 11" page format in two column
format with a top and bottom margin of 1" (25.4 mm), left and right
margins at .63" (15.88 mm) each, and with at least .25" (6.34 mm) between
columns. It is imperative that nothing appear outside of these margins
on a page. Do not number the pages. If you only have A4 paper make sure
to stay within the specified bounds, measured from the top left corner.
3.
SUBMISSION ADDRESS AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE CAMERA READY COPY
Submit your camera-ready electronic file to: ssrr2006@nist.gov.
Acceptable electronic formats are: Portable Document format (PDF), Post
Script (PS) or Microsoft Word.
4.
FONTS
Provide laser printer (at least 300 dots per inch) or equivalent output
with font sizes of acceptable quality.
5.
HEADINGS
Major headings should be placed in capitals in the center of the column,
10 point, Times New Roman Font, numbered using roman numerals. Subheadings
should be numbered using alphabetic numbering, set in italics and placed
flush on the left-hand margin of the column on a separate line.
6.
REFERENCES
List and number all bibliographical references at the end of the paper.
When referring to them in the text, type the corresponding reference
number in square brackets [1]. In general, all references must be available
to the readers from the open literature. References to proprietary manuscripts,
e.g. internal reports, should be avoided. An example of the proposed
format for the list of references is given in what follows: [1] Author,
A.B. Title of Book. New York: NIST Press, 1993, ch. 6, pp. 23-35.
[2] Author, J.Q. "Title of Paper," Journal, vol. 10, pp. 1-20,
1995.
[3] Author, G.H. "Title of Paper," in Proceedings of the Conference,
1994, pp. 10-14.
7. EQUATION NUMBERS
When numbering equations, enclose numbers in parentheses and place flush
with right-hand margin of the column. e=mc2 (1) where (1)
goes flush with right-hand margin of the column
8. ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS
A brief abstract (two column format) should be included as the first
paragraph of the paper. Keywords should be placed after the abstract.
The word Keywords followed by a colon, should be in 10 point, bold italic
Times New Roman Font. The text of the keywords will be in 9 point, italic
Times New Roman Font.
9.
PAGE NUMBERS
Do NOT type page numbers on the face of a page.
10.
SYMBOLS AND ACRONYMS
Use only standard symbols and unit abbreviations. The use of the International
System of Units (SI units) is advocated. Define any acronyms the first
time they appear.
11.
STYLE GUIDE
- 8 1/2" x 11"
format page
- Top and bottom
margin: 1" (25.4mm)
- Left and right
margin: .63" (15.88 mm)
- Space between
columns of at least: .25" (6.34mm)
- Stay within
margins at all times
- Indent first
line of second paragraph in each section .25" (6.34mm)(see example)
- Center title,
initial caps, bold across the entire image area 24 point, Times
New Roman Font
- Center author(s)
name(s) initial caps, below title 14 point, Times New Roman Font,
Normal Type
- Center affiliation
names(s) initial caps, below author(s) name(s) 12 point, Times New
Roman Font, Normal Type
- The word Abstract
is titled in 10 point, Times New Roman Font, Bold Italic Type. The
text of the abstract is in 9 point, Times New Roman Font, normal
Type. It should be in two column format
- Provide illustrations
and photographs (black and white, glossy) in position within the
text
- The use of
company logos or symbols is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN on camera ready copies
- Logos will
be permitted only on the slides or view graphs actually used during
your talk
- Submit in
PDF or MS Word
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