IEEE ICCS 2006 Final Paper Submission Instructions
Instructions and Templates for Final Paper Preparation
Copyright Issues for Web Publication

Deadline for author registration: 31 Aug 2006 Deadline for final manuscript submission: 31 Aug 2006 Any queries with regards to publication, please feel free to contact the Publication Chair, Nallanatham A. at Elena@nus.edu.sg, or conference secretariat at info@iccs2006.org. Download the complete Author's Kit here:

STEP 1: Complete a properly formatted paper document
STEP 2: Generate your PDF file using IEEE PDF eXpress^TM
STEP 3: Submit the paper and copyright form through EDAS fax
STEP 4: Register for the Conference

The instructions and requirements can be found here. Please note that each paper is limited to 5 pages. Each additional page will incur a cost of SGD100 and yet should not exceed 7 pages.

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IMPORTANT: Please do not include any page number, EDAS number, or the conference name in the PDF file.

IMPORTANT: Papers must be submitted in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) format. The PDF files must pass the compatibility test at IEEE PDF eXpress^TM. Otherwise, your paper may not appear in the IEEE Xplore if it fails the compatible test.

IEEE PDF eXpress^TM allows you to convert your Word, LaTeX, or range of other source files into IEEE Xplore^TM compatible files (preferred option). Alternatively you can use PDF eXpress to check your own pdf files for compatibility.

IMPORTANT: Only after you obtain IEEE Xplore-compatible PDFs then proceed to Step 3. Any attempt to bypass the problem MAY result in your paper not be included in IEEE Xplore. Author with multiple papers are to make submission separately.

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Each paper must have at least one author registered by the author registration deadline (31 Aug 2006) to avoid being withdrawn from the conference. Please refer to the Registration page. Any problems with regards to registration, please contact info@iccs2006.org. Failure to meet the registration deadline will lead to paper being withdrawn from the conference.

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Please use the following guidelines when preparing your final submission.

LENGTH: You are allowed a total of 5 pages for your document. This includes all figures, tables, and references. Any document that exceeds the 5 page limit will incur a charge of SGD 100 per extra page.

LANGUAGE: All papers must be in English.

MARGINS: Documents should be formatted for standard letter-size (8-1/2" by 11") paper. Any text or other material outside the margins specified below will not be accepted:

A format sheet with the margins and placement guides is available in the following file formats:

These files contain lines and boxes showing the margins and print areas. If you print one of these files, then stack it atop your printed page and hold it up to the light, you can easily check your margins to see if your print area fits within the space allowed.

TYPEFACE: To achieve the best viewing experience for the review process and conference proceedings, we strongly encourage authors to use Times-Roman or Computer Modern fonts. If a font face is used that is not recognized by the submission system, your proposal will not be reproduced correctly. Use a font size that is no smaller than 9 points throughout the paper, including figure captions. In 9-point type font, capital letters are 2 mm high. For 9-point type font, there should be no more than 3.2 lines/cm (8 lines/inch) vertically. This is a minimum spacing; 2.75 lines/cm (7 lines/inch) will make the proposal much more readable. Larger type sizes require correspondingly larger vertical spacing.

TITLE: The paper title has to appear in boldface CAPITAL letters. The authors' name(s) and affiliation(s) appear below the title in capital and lower case letters. Proposals with multiple authors and affiliations may require two or more lines for this information.

ABSTRACT: Each paper should contain an abstract of 100 to 150 words that appears at the beginning of the document. Use the same text that is submitted electronically along with the author contact information.

BODY: Major headings appear in boldface CAPITAL letters, centered in the column. Subheadings appear in capital and lower case, either underlined or in boldface. They start at the left margin of the column on a separate line. Sub-subheadings are discouraged, but if they must be used, they should appear in capital and lower case, and start at the left margin on a separate line. They may be underlined or in italics.

REFERENCES: List and number all references at the end of the document. The references can be numbered in alphabetical order or in order of appearance in the paper. When referring to them in the text, type the corresponding reference number in square brackets as shown at the end of this sentence [1]. The end of the document should include a list of references containing information similar to the following example:

[1] D. E. Ingalls, "Image Processing for Experts," IEEE Trans. ASSP, vol. ASSP-36, pp. 1932-1948, 1988.

ILLUSTRATIONS & COLOR: Illustrations must appear within the designated margins. They may span the two columns. If possible, position illustrations at the top of columns, rather than in the middle or at the bottom. Caption and number every illustration. All halftone illustrations must be clear in black and white.

PAGE NUMBERS: Do not put page numbers on your document. We will add appropriate page numbers to accepted papers when the conference proceedings are assembled.

The following style files and templates are available for users of LaTeX and Microsoft Word:

We recommend that you use the Word file or LaTeX files to produce your document, since they have been set up to meet the formatting guidelines listed above. When using these files, double-check the paper size in your page setup to make sure you are using the letter-size paper layout (8.5" X 11"). The LaTeX environment files specify suitable margins, page layout, text, and a bibliography style. Although this environment has been extensively tested, there may be rare instances when it is not fully robust.

If you plan to publish a copy of an accepted paper on the Internet by any means, you MUST display the following IEEE copyright notice on the first page that displays IEEE published (and copyrighted) material:

Copyright 2006 IEEE. Published in the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (IEEE ICCS 2006), scheduled for Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2006 in Singapore. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works, must be obtained from the IEEE. Contact: Manager, Copyrights and Permissions / IEEE Service Center / 445 Hoes Lane / P.O. Box 1331 / Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, USA. Telephone: +1-908-562-3966.

If you post an electronic version of an accepted paper, you must provide the IEEE with the electronic address (URL, FTP address, etc.) of the posting.