Format of papers and posters

     
  The length of the paper is restricted to exactly four (4) pages, including figures and references. If the presented material is shorter, the acceptable length is exactly two (2) pages in the same format.
The margins around each page should be set as follows: 
  left = 2 cm,  right = 2 cm,
  top = 3 cm (5 cm on first page),  bottom = 3 cm.

The text of the manuscript must be printed in two columns. Width of each column should be 8.2 cm.  The column separation is 0.5 cm.
The first page of the manuscript must contain the title of the paper, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), all centred on the top of the page and spanning both columns. There should be one complete line space between the title, the author names, and the author affiliations. A space of two complete lines is required between the author affiliations and beginning of the main text.

A brief abstract not exceeding 15 lines should appear at the beginning of the paper, on top of the left column.
Please use Times New Roman font and single-spaced typing.

Recommended font sizes:

Title 14 bold
Authors 12  
Affiliations 10 italic
Abstract 9 bold
Main text 10  

Please

  • underline the name of the corresponding author
  • do not type any page numbers
  • do not use any colour in illustrations
  • do not use hand-written symbols or formulas

Please use the template Guidelines for preparation of the manuscript (MS Word97) or PDF (Adobe Portable Format)


The PDF files should follow the requirements below:
"Requirements for Creating PDF Documents for IEEE Xplore for Conference Organizers and Vendors" (1) - describes requirements for converting application files or PostScript files to full-text PDF for inclusion in IEEE Xplore. This document contains additional information specific to conference proceedings; click on the paper clip on page 3 to access. (Updated 5 August 2005)

"Simplified Requirements for Creating PDF Files for IEEE Xplore" (2) is a two-page document that describes the essential steps in distilling PDFs. This document is intended for distribution to authors who wish to submit manuscripts as PDF files. (Released 15 December 2003)

(1) http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/pubs/confstandards/pdfs/IEEE-PDF-SpecV32.pdf
(2)
http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/pubs/confstandards/pdfs/Author-PDF-Guide-V32-WIN.pdf

Corresponding IEEE page is http://www.ieee.org/confpubcenter where you can download information on how to prepare IEEE Xplore-compliant PDFs.

To validate that the camera ready version is compatible with IEEE Xplore® PDF specification see instructions how to use IEEE PDF eXpress™.


For the poster presentation a place for A0-size (1189x841 mm) poster will be provided. Please notice that posters should be ready-made well in advance, because the Conference Centre of Laulasmaa Resort is not able to provide necessary facilities.

 
     

Department of Electronics, TUT, bec@elin.ttu.ee