Submission Details

Important Dates

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

Proposals for Workshops, especially focusing on future applications of nano-networks are encouraged. Potential Workshops organizers should submit a proposal of at most 5 pages, including scope/motivation of the session, list of invited papers (still subject to peer-review) and short-bio of the organizer(s). Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to: goel@albany.edu

PAPER SUBMISSIONS

1. Prepare your paper

Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a PDF version of the full paper in English. Papers are limited to 5 pages (regular papers) and 8 pages (invited papers). Presentation will be either oral or in poster format, as deemed appropriate by the Technical Program Committee.

• See the Author's Kit for other guidelines

2. Upload the paper in Cocus (download instructions in PDF format HERE)

Register for a Cocus account

1. Visit http://www.cocus.eu to register. Upon registering, a password will be emailed to you.

Login

1. Once registered, you can login at: http://icst.org:8080/cocus/login/loadHome.do .

Submit Paper

1. Upon a successful login, you will see the Main Interface. Click on 'Submit paper'.
2. You will see the list of current conferences in Cocus that are still open for submissions. Click on 'Submit a paper', next to the conference to which you wish to submit your paper.
3. On the next screen, you will see the conference information and a link to submit your paper. Click on this link.
4. Select the paper type you wish to submit.
5. Enter the title, abstract and topic information for your paper, and click 'Next'.
6. On the next screen you will see the information you have just entered. Verify it, and if correct, click on 'Submit'. If the information is not correct, click on the Back button of your browser and go back to the previous screen.
7. The next screen will show you information about the abstract you uploaded, its status, and more. From this screen, you can modify the details of your submission, add or remove authors, and more.
8. On the same screen, click on 'Submit', next to Manuscript on the right side, to upload your paper.
9. Click on 'Browse' and find your document on the computer, then click 'Submit'.
10. You will be taken back to the main page of your paper upload status. From here, you can upload an updated version of manuscript at any time.
11. Once your paper has been reviewed and accepted, you will be able to upload your Camera-Ready version (after Camera-Ready upload start date). You will be able to keep updating your Camera-Ready paper, until it is allowed by the conference.

3. Register for the Conference

If your paper was accepted, you will be asked to Register.

• One author for each paper must register at a non-student rate, even if all authors are students.
• One registration covers two papers for those authors who have multiple papers accepted.
• The Registration page will be available ASAP to register for the conference. IMPORTANT: Your paper will not be included in the proceedings unless you have successfully registered.

4. Final Paper Submission

The deadline for submission of your camera-ready paper is August 8, 2008. Papers will be published by Springer in the ICST Lecture Notes (LNICST) series, and must be prepared according to LNICST style instructions. The authors' kit is available from following ftp server: ftp://ftp.springer.de/pub/tex/latex/lnicst/. This ftp site may not be accessible from non-IE compatible browsers.

Please find templates, and examples on the ftp server. Also please find the ICST copyright form LNICST_Copyrightform.pdf which must be filled, signed and faxed to following number: 011 36 1 3494355.

Please upload the camera-ready pdf of your paper at following URL, using your regular COCUS account: http://www.icst.org/cmc/

Please note that at least one author of each accepted paper must register at full rate (non-student) in order for the paper to be included in the conference proceedings.

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