Author's Kit

The following is an author kit to help you in the preparation of your Camera-Ready manuscript. No hard copy author kit will be sent.

PAGE LIMIT:

• Regular papers are 8 pages (2 extra pages at the cost of US$100.00 each)

• Short papers are 4 pages (with one extra page at the cost of US$100.00)

• At least one author should attend and present a paper.

For more information about extra pages fees and registration please check QShine Registration

PLEASE NOTE: Your paper is due by 12 August 2004. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
PLEASE NOTE: A signed copyright release form is due by 12 August 2004.

Please put the conference name - QSHINE 2004 - on all correspondence, on the copyright form, and on any mailing envelope. This will assure that your correspondence is directed immediately to my desk.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:

Please submit your paper electronically to our FTP site.

• The paper should be uploaded at:
  ftp://ieeecs@ftp.computer.org/press/incoming/proceedings/qshine04/
  Password: benefit
  If you are uploading your paper using an FTP transfer software, you will need to login into our ftp site at: 
  ftp://ftp.computer.org.
  Logon as: ieeecs
  Password: benefit

• Please prepare your U.S. Letter-size (8.5" x 11") paper as a plain ASCII PostScript file with NO encoding, condensing, or encapsulation. 
  If you plan to submit a PDF file, you MUST adhere to the following PDF specifications:
  Basic PDF distiller settings MUST be changed to:
  -- optimized,
  -- Acrobat 4.0 compatibility,
  -- all graphics at least 300 dpi resolution,
  -- ALL fonts are embedded and subset,
  -- postscript settings DO NOT override distiller settings,
  -- page size is 612.0 x 792.0 points (8.5" x 11").
  
  IMPORTANT: Authors must check their final pdf files before submission to verify that all fonts have been properly embedded and subset. Some font manufacturers now flag their fonts to not embed. These fonts must be avoided.

• All fonts MUST be Type 1 or 3 PostScript fonts from the Latin 1 Fontset. Our PostScript printers will not recognize any other fonts. Do not use
  TrueType, bitmapped, or Ryumin fonts.

• Guidelines for generating and submitting PostScript files are available on our Internet site at: http://computer.org/author/psguide.htm

• Some older FTP applications (RapidFTP included) may require the user to choose a remote operating system type. In these instances choose: "MS Windows NT - Unix."

• FILE NAME: Please name your file as per this example: <qshine04_lastname_first_initial.ps>

Please refer to the following files of this author kit:

• INSTRUCTIONS 
  Guidelines for formatting your paper for the proceedings.

• COPYRIGHT RELEASE FORM
  -- Please FAX your signed copyright release form to Bob Werner at +1 714 761 1784.
  -- We cannot publish your paper without this properly filled-out and signed form. This copyright release form MUST BE COMPLETED, SIGNED AND RETURNED WITH YOUR PAPER. 
  -- Note: You are stating that the material in your paper is original and you have not previously released copyright to it.  
  -- Sign the second line only if you are a U.S. government employee.

• REPRINT ORDER FORM
  If you wish to order reprints of your paper, make checks payable to the IEEE Computer Society. (This form will allow you to
  type your information directly into the form before you print it out.)

• LATEX MACROS:
  LaTeX formatting macros are also available on our FTP site.
  ¤ Proceedings 8.5 x 11 format - Filename: LaTex macros.zip. Available at:
  ftp://pubftp.computer.org/Press/Outgoing/proceedings/