CIAIR

Special Workshop in MAUI (SWIM)

Lectures by Masters in Speech Processing
Maui, Hawaii
January 12-14, 2004

PAPER SUBMISSION

Instructions:
Papers will are expected not to exceed six(6) pages (proceedings size) including the complete description of the ideas, the algorithms and applicable research results. However, this limit can be increased to ten (10) pages with prior approval from the Program Chair.

Authors:

  1. The authors of the invited and accepted papers are expected to provide a camera-ready pdf versions of their papers if they want these papers to be included in the CDROM Proceedings. The guidelines for the paper size, format, submission, etc. are outlined below.
  2. The authors may choose to submit the camera-ready PDF versions of their powerpoint slides for inclusion in the CDROM Proceedings in lieue of their full paper.
  3. The authors may even opt to have both paper and the PDF version of their powerpoint slides be included in the CDROM.

Peer Group:

We are planning to tape the lectures by the peer group to be made available for streaming to the scientific community. For that reason, we will be including ONLY the abstracts of the lectures given by the peer group unless they explicitly would like their papers or slides be part of the CDROM Proceedings. In this case, they will be expected to comply with the guidelines provided here.

All of these material will need to be sent to the Program Chair or the General Chair prior to Monday, December 22, 2003. At least one author for each paper must register prior to this date to be part of theTechnical Program and the matrial to be included in the CDROM Proceedings.

abut@akhisar.sdsu.edu
takeda@is.nagoya-u.ac.jp

 

The paper format is described below.

Formatting:
Papers will be formatted identical to the ICASSP/ICIP Paper Formats.

1. This will be a simple process for past and present ICASSP/ICIP authors with one major difference: You will be sending the PDF formatted version of your manuscript as an attachment to an email addressed to either Hüseyin Abut: abut@akhisar.sdsu.edu or Kazuya Takeda: takeda@nuee.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
Please use the ICASSP Author's Kit for preparing your manuscript, which can be found at the following URL: http://www.icassp2004.org/papers/PaperKit.html
2. If this is your first time to submit a paper to ICASSP 2004, please read the entire paper kit carefully to verify that your paper document is formatted correctly and that you have all the information you need before completing your paper submission. The paragraphs below contains detailed instructions on formatting your document and completing the submission process.

Guidelines for preparing your document:

LANGUAGE: All proposals must be in English.

MARGINS: Documents should be formatted for standard letter-size (8-1/2" by 11") paper. Documents may not exceed six (6) pages except those with prior approval. Any text or other material outside the margins specified below will not be accepted: All text and figures must be contained in a 175 mm x 226 mm (6.9 inch x 8.9 inch) image area. The left margin must be 19 mm (0.75 inch). The top margin must be 25 mm (1.0 inch), except for the title page where it must be 35 mm (1.375 inches). Text should appear in two columns, each 83 mm wide with 8 mm space between columns. On the first page, the top 50 mm (2") of both columns is reserved for the title, author(s), and affiliation(s). These items should be centered across both columns, starting at 35 mm (1.375 inches) from the top of the page. The paper abstract should appear at the top of the left-hand column of text, about 12 mm (0.5") below the title area and no more than 80 mm (3.125") in length. Leave 12 mm (0.5") of space between the end of the abstract and the beginning of the main text.

FORMAT: PDF file (Most Accurate. When you print this file, make sure the "shrink to fit" box is not checked!)

TYPEFACE: To achieve the best viewing experience for the review process and conference proceedings, we strongly encourage authors to use Times-Roman font. 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 proposal, 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. The CDROM proceedings will show the colors in your document.

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 review process will be performed from the electronic submission of your paper. To ensure that your document is compatible with the review system, please adhere to the following compatibility requirements:
File Format: Papers must be submitted in PDF format. These submissions must be formatted to 8.5" x 11" page size, and in first-page-first order. Please verify that the final version of your PDF file prints correctly to a postscript printer before submission. Documents that do not print correctly cannot be reviewed. Also, make sure to disable ALL document security. For best results, authors should avoid the use of custom half tones, bitmap pattern fills, and bitmap fonts. Use standard half tones and solid color or grey fills instead. The paper submission system will convert all papers into Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) if you do not have a capability to do so. In that case, we recommend you send us WORD version of the manuscript and we will generate a PDF output. However, if you are able to create a PDF file yourself, you are encouraged to do so.
For best PDF document quality, you may want to read Adobe's recommendations for generating PostScript and PDF files.
Windows users: To save a document as a PostScript file: Install and select a PostScript printer driver. We recommend Adobe Systems' PostScript Driver. In your word processor, on the File menu, click Print. Select the PostScript printer which will be used to generate the file. Select the Print to File check box, and then click OK. In the File name box, type a file name. The file is saved with a '.prn' extension by default. Rename the file to give it the extension '.ps'.
Macintosh users: To save a document as a PostScript file: Install and select a PostScript printer driver. We recommend Adobe Systems' PostScript Driver. In your word processor, on the File>Print menu, click General. Go down to "Save as File." Make the following selections: Format: PostScript Job PostScript Level: Level 1 Compatible Data Format: ASCII Font Inclusion: All Destination: File Click "Save" and specify a file name.

File Size Limit Authors will be permitted to submit a document file up to 1 MB (megabyte) in size. To request an exception, contact the Chiar or the Technical Program Chair.

Filename: The filename of the document file should be the first author's last name, followed by the appropriate extension (.pdf). For example, if the first author's name is Johan Smith, you would submit your file as "smith.pdf".

Acknowledgement: After receiving your email with the manusctipt as attachment we will send you an aknowlegement message within two days.

Each paper must have at least one registered author to avoid being withdrawn from the conference.

 


Last Update: Monday, September 21, 2003 11:52:30 AM