Final paper submission

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Authors must pay the registration fee and submit their final version of camera-ready papers electronically in PDF format through the PaperPlaza system no later than 23:59:59 Pacific Standard Time on 13th Nov., 2012 (no extensions). Before submitting the final version, authors are expected to revise their paper taking into account the feedback from the reviewers. Six pages in the standard IEEE Conference Paper Format based on the LaTeX template or Microsoft Word template are allowed for each paper. A maximum of two additional pages are permitted at an extra charge of JPY¥20,000/page payable at the time of submitting the camera-ready version of the paper.

Only the papers which completed paid registration and final submissions process will be included in the CD of the conference proceedings and in IEEE Xplore.

At least one of the authors listed on the paper must be registered for the conference when the final manuscript is uploaded. Before uploading, please check your PDF file for IEEE Xplore compliance and prepare
  1. a PDF file of your paper (max 2MB) that has passed the IEEE Xplore compliance test
  2. a single PowerPoint slide for the SII2012 Digest based on this template
For detailed instructions, please follow the guidelines below.

Step-By-Step Guidelines to Submit Your Final Paper

Step 1: Prepare your final paper using the available LaTeX or Microsoft Word templates and following these paper preparation instructions. Make sure to have the latest templates and do not change the formatting in any way. If your paper is accompanied by a video, an explicit reference to the accompanying video should be present in the text of the paper.

Step 2: Check that the names of all authors and their order is identical in the PaperPlaza submission system, the paper, the digest page, and the accompanying video (if applicable). Please write author names with only the first letter capitalized, that is, use "Firstname Lastname" in all instances and do not use "FIRSTNAME LASTNAME" anywhere.

Step 3: Create a PDF version of your paper and perform the IEEE PDF compliance test. If your paper does not pass the test, you cannot continue and may read the PDF Test Help to revise the format of your paper until it passes the test.

Step 4: During the conference, a Digest will be distributed to all participants. Please prepare one (and only one) PowerPoint slide that illustrates your paper. You must only use the PowerPoint template available here. Please do not change the template and keep fonts and font sizes as prepared in the template. Please also note that the digest will be printed in monochrome.

Step 5: To process the copyright transfer for each contribution, follow the "Copyright Transfer" link, and you will be taken to the IEEE copyright transfer site (IEEE eCP) in a new window. Follow the steps as described on IEEE eCP pages and make sure that the paper title and author list are correct before your perform the copyright transfer.

Step 6: Upload the following files:
  1. a PDF file of your paper (max 2MB) that has passed the IEEE Xplore compliance test
  2. a single PowerPoint slide for the SII2012 Digest based on this template