Paper Formatting Requirements

The recommended paper length, including text, figures, tables, and references, is four (4) pages, with six (6) pages as a maximum. Submitted papers should be formatted for printing on 8.5x11 -inch U.S. standard paper, with 1 inch top,bottom, and side margins. On the first page, the title should be 1-1/2 inches from top with authors, affiliations, and e-mail addresses beneath the title. Use single line spacing, with 11 or 12-point font size. The entire text should be fully justified (flush left and flush right). No typed page numbers. A sample paper can be found in the conference section on the ACES website.

Paper Submission Procedure

No email, fax, or hard-copy paper submission will be accepted. Papers are required in Adobe Acrobat format (*.PDF) and must be submitted through the conference section on ACES web site. Successful submission will be acknowledged by email after completing the uploading procedure on ACES web site.

Submission Deadline and Registration Requirement

Submission deadline is October 15th, 2011. ACES copyright-transfer form must be executed on line immediately following the submission. Papers without an executed copyright form will not be considered for review and possible presentation at the conference. Upon the completion of the review process, the acceptance notification along with the pre-registration information will be emailed to the corresponding author on or about December 15, 2011. Corresponding author takes the responsibility to inform all other co-authors about the status of the paper. Each presenting author is required to complete the paid pre-registration and the execution of any required paper corrections by the firm deadline of January 31, 2012 for final acceptance for presentation and inclusion of accepted paper in the symposium CD proceedings.

Click here for the paper authoring guide as an MS Word file, or here for a PDF. (Updated Jan, 17th 2011)