SIMUTools2012

Paper Submission Guidelines

IMPORTANT: The guidelines shown on this page apply to SIMUTools main conference only. For workshop submissions, please see the instructions at each workshop's webpage.

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline	: October 18 November 1, 2011
Submission deadline	: November 1 November 15, 2011
Author rebuttal	: January 9 (tentative), 2012
Poster and demo submission deadline	: January 13, 2012
Author notification	: January 23, 2012
Camera-ready deadline	: February 19, 2012
Conference in Desenzano	: March 19-23, 2012

1. Prepare your paper

Paper format: Submitted papers must be formatted according to the ACM conference proceedings format. Only PDF files will be accepted. We encourage two types of submissions as indicated below:

• Full papers: minimum of 7 pages, maximum of 10 pages.
• Short papers: minimum of 4 pages, maximum of 6 pages. (Recommended for work-in-progress or with less contribution.)
• Poster and demo papers: minimum of 2 pages, maximum 3 pages, including title, abstract, content and references.

Please note that the camera-ready version will conform to the same guidelines as the submission for review.

Papers submitted to SIMUTools 2012 must not have been previously published and must not be under review for publication in any other venue. If a submission extends work described in a previous publication of their own, we strongly encourage authors to include a citation to that publication.

2. Upload the paper in EasyChair

Full and short papers must be submitted using the EasyChair submission system. Please follow this link to enter your submission.

If you don't have an EasyChair account, that link will allow you to create one. Please register your paper by the abstract submission deadline (October 18, 2011). You can continue to update your paper until the paper submission deadline (November 1, 2011).

Poster papers must be sent by email to posterssimutools.org.

Demo papers must be sent by email to demossimutools.org.

Note that papers are accepted only in PDF format.

3. Register for the Conference

Accepted papers and posters must be presented at the conference, so at least one author must register. When the registration is completed, the author will receive a code which will be needed for uploading the camera ready materials.

4. Final Paper Submission

Camera ready materials will be uploaded to a proceedings preparation system that may be different from the submission system. More details on this will follow in due time. Authors should expect to interact with the proceedings editor after camera ready submission to address any issues related to formatting. These interactions will require fast turnaround so that the deadline for proceedings preparation can be met.