Author Instructions for Poster Presenters

• All authors presenting papers during the regular session are also expected to also present your work at the poster session
• The Poster/Demo Session and conference reception starts at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 19. Note there will be plenty of food and beverages available!
• The room will be available for set up no later than 6:00 pm; earlier if we can manage the timing.
• Poster presenters will be given the following:
  • One side of a 4-foot tall by 8-foot wide display board. The board is on legs, and the display board itself begins at about table height.
  • Lots of push pins
  • One table, about 18 inches wide by 60-72 inches long for handouts, reprints, business cards, etc.
  • Electrical hookup (in case you want to run a laptop)

Author Instructions for Demo Presenters

• The Poster/Demo Session and conference reception starts at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 19. Note there will be plenty of food and beverages available!
• The room will be available for set up no later than 6:00 pm; earlier if we can manage the timing.
• Demo presenters will be given the following:
  • Electrical hookup
  • Internet access
  • 26” display monitor
  • One table (approx. 24” x 60-72”)
  • A place for posting signs, documents, posters, etc.

Author Instructions For Submitting Camera Ready Copy

The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. In addition to a formal paper presentation, authors of accepted papers are encouraged to discuss their findings in a separate poster/demo session, which will also serve as the conference reception.

Authors of selected papers may be invited to submit an extended version of their work to one or more journals that will publish special issues on Intelligence & Security Informatics.

• Authors please note: All authors are expected to strictly follow the paper length requirements and the LNCS proceedings format guidelines to ensure a high-quality and consistent print. General instructions for formatting can be found below. If you are unfamiliar with the use of templates, you are strongly encouraged to read the more detailed instructions found in the word.zip files or the llncs2e.zip files.
• The template and style files should not be manipulated and the guidelines regarding font sizes and format must be adhered to. Please use Springer's Word template or LaTeX macro or we will NOT be able to accept your final submission. If you are not using either Microsoft Word or LaTeX, please contact us at zeng@eller.arizona.edu
• Sample papers from previous conferences are also available:
  
  • Long paper sample
  • Short paper sample
  • Extended abstract sample

Paper length requirements

• Long papers may not exceed 12 pages (including abstract and
  appendices)
• Short papers may not exceed 6 pages (including abstract)
• Extended abstracts may not exceed 2 pages. Extended abstracts should not contain a separate abstract section.

Downloading and saving the templates

LNCS MS Word Templates or Latex2e Macros can be downloaded easily from this website:

• Download the template for Microsoft Word

  Please read the explanatory instruction files carefully, and use the relevant templates and sample files for PC (sv-lncs.dot) and Mac (sv-lncs) environments.

  • If you are working on a PC using Windows, copy the file SV-lncs.dot into the directory containing your Word templates. (Start Word and choose Tools – Options to see where the template should be saved.)
  • If you are using a Macintosh, first open Word an choose File Open and the file type "Templates". Open the file SV-lncs.dot, choose Save as, and save the file under the name SV-lncs (without the extension ".dot") in your template folder. This will usually be Programs\Word\Templates.
• Download the Latex macro

Setting Up the Word Template

1. Before you start work, open a new or an existing Word document and choose the menu point Templates and Add-ins ind the Tools menu (Word 97 and 2000) or the menu point Templates in the File menu (Word 95). Click on "Attach" in the dialog box, choose SV-lncs.dot, and click on "Update Styles" and then OK.
   
   Macrovirus Protection: If the macrovirus protection is activated on your PC, a warn-ing will appear to tell you that the template contains macros. We have checked the template for viruses and assure you that it does not contain any viruses we are familiar with and that you can use the macros.
2. If you forgot to click on "Update Styles" when attaching the template, you can use Activate Formats to activate the set formats. You will first be asked whether the tem-plate has been saved under MSOffice\Templates. If you saved the template in a different directory, click on "No" and type in the correct path in the box.
3. The entry Change Margins changes the typing area to the correct typing area of 122 mm × 193 mm for the LNCS volumes. It must be used before you start work with the template.
4. The special toolbars consist of buttons for the available style elements in the template. To use one of these styles, simply click on the relevant toolbar button either before or after entering text. The style will then be assigned to the paragraph that currently has the cursor in it.
5. To see a detailed and complete list and instructions regarding the special toolbars, please read the detailed instructions. Commonly used toolbars include:
   • Headings: Four levels of headings are permitted
   • Body text: Use “non-indented” text for the first paragraph after a heading: on RETURN, a standard indented paragraph will follow. Use “indented” for Use for standard paragraphs of running text for which the first line should be indented. On RETURN, a standard indented paragraph will follow.
   • Equation: Use for any displayed equations
   • Reference: Use for each entry in the reference list. For numbered reference lists, insert the numbers as normal text and do not use the Winword list function. On RETURN, the style Reference will be repeated. After the last entry, click on another button to continue with the chapter.
   • Footnote: for a footnote in the text. After you have entered the footnote, press Shift + F5 to return to the last position in the text.
   • Table Caption and Figure Caption: Use these for creating the captions for Tables and Figures. These macros will automatically format your captions to display correctly.
   • List items may be Dot items, Dash items, or Num items.
   • Special Characters. To insert special characters, use the standard Word character table (under the menu point Insert/Special Characters). Please note that special characters should always be used for inverted commas (i.e., “ and ”); these can be accessed via the special character table or - for those running Word in English - via Ex-tras/Options/AutoFormat, where the option for typographic characters can be chosen.

Submitting Your Final Camera Ready Paper to the Conference Editor

1. Download and print the copyright form, fill it out completely and sign it. Fax to:

Ms. Catherine A. Larson
520-621-2433

2. Please submit the final, formatted version of your paper or abstract to the conference submission system.