Author Instructions for the Preparation of the Camera-Ready Copy

Conference proceedings

The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Only submissions which have been accepted as full paper will be included in the proceedings. The authors are responsible to produce a camera-ready copy of the final paper which conforms to the LNCS formatting guidelines. For the preparation of the camera-ready copy, we refer the authors to Springer's LNCS webpage http://www.springeronline.com/lncs, where all relevant information can be found, including the style files and copyright form. Please, follow strictly the formatting guidelines provided by Springer. The maximal length of the final paper is 12 pages. The deadline for the submission of the camera-ready copy is December 2, 2004. By that date authors have to complete the following steps: Send the completed and signed copyright form to the TCGOV-2005 conference office (available from the Springer's LNCS webpage). Upload one GZ or ZIP file at http://msrcmt.research.microsoft.com/TCGOV2005/ that contains the following files: Final PDF file (serves as reference for Springer) Source/input files: For LaTeX/TeX: LaTeX2e files for the text and PS (or EPS) files for figures For word-processing systems other than LaTeX/TeX: RTF file At least one author has to register for the conference. Papers received after the deadline will not be included in the proceedings, as it is the case if they are not formatted according to the Springer guidelines, the documents are incomplete, or none of the authors is registered!

Poster proceedings

The poster proceedings will be published as a book with ISBN in the Computer Science Series at the University of Linz, Austria (click here for the cover of proceedings). The authors are responsible to produce a camera-ready copy of the final paper which conforms to the formatting guidelines. The final papers have to be prepared using Microsoft Word. A template and a sample paper are available here: template.dot, sample.doc.

The length of the final paper should not exceed 8 pages. The deadline for the submission of the camera-ready copy is January 14, 2005. By that date authors have to complete the following steps:

1. Upload one GZ or ZIP file at http://msrcmt.research.microsoft.com/TCGOV2005/ that contains the following files:
   • Final PDF file (serves as reference)
   • RTF or DOC file
   NOTE: If you have problems with the upload, you can send the ZIP/GZ file via email to gamper_at_inf.unibz.it

2. At least one author has to register for the conference.

Author Instructions for the Presentation

Full Paper Presentation

Authors of full papers are expected to present their paper in the 30-minute timeslot assigned to them in the program. The timeslot includes 25 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for discussion and question answering.

For the presentation the following equipment is available:

• a computer with Microsoft Powerpoint, Open Office, and Acrobat Reader;
• an overhead projector.

If you have any further questions, please contact Johann Gamper.

Poster Presentation

Authors of a poster paper are expected to present the work in the poster session (see the program), which is different from a traditional oral presentation: Short presentation: Each poster author presents his/her poster to the audience in a short 1-minute statement. If you wish, you can use one or two slides for your presentation. Please, send us the slides no later then January 28 such that we can prepare the slides in advance on a single computer. Discussion with conference participants in front of your poster: For each poster, a board will be provided which measures approx. 150 cm high and 100 cm wide (portrait orientation). It is recommended to use only the upper part of the panel, approx. 100 cm x 100 cm. Authors are responsible for mounting their poster on the assigned panel (indicated by the name of the poster paper) at least one hour prior to the opening of the poster session. The poster can remain on the board during the entire conference. The conference secretariat will provide a reasonable supply of push pins, marking pens, etc. During the poster session, at least one author has to be in front of each poster, in order to explain and discuss the poster with interersted attendants. All illustrations, drawings, charts, pictures, graphs, figures, and written text should be sufficiently large enough to allow easy reading from a distance of 1-2 m. In order to be effective, the poster should be different from the paper which is published in the poster proceedings. The poster should cover the key points of your work. It need not, and should not, attempt to include all the details; you can describe them in person to people who are interested. The ideal poster is designed to attract attention, provide a brief overview of your work, and initiate discussion. Make your poster as self-explanatory as possible. Whenever possible, use graphs, charts, tables, figures, pictures or lists instead of text to get your points across.

Poster sessions are a good medium for authors to present papers and to meet with interested attendees for in-depth technical discussions. They will be available all three days of the conference and allow a much greater time span for each presentation, more time for explanation and discussion. Of course, it is important that you display your message clearly and noticeably to attract people who might have an interest in your paper.

If you have any further questions, please contact Johann Gamper.