The 2014 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems
(CTS 2014)
May 19-23, 2014
The Commons Hotel
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
AUTHOR'S INFORMATION
Accepted Papers:
Congratulations for the acceptance of your paper in CTS 2014. Please READ the following information carefully.
The deadline for submitting the camera-ready version paper + Copyright form + Bio is March 10, 2014. Please try to submit them earlier than this date if possible to avoid any last minute issues.
The final paper can be uploaded by logging in at the CTS 2014 web site at http://cts2014.cisedu.info/ using your previous login information for your paper in case you are in the main conference track. The link is at Login. If your paper was accepted through a symposium, special sessions or a workshop and you have not uploaded it to this system yet, you may submit it as a new submission under the Upload menu (http://cisedu.us/cis/cts/14/users/upload.jsp). Once you upload your paper to the system, you may use your login info and the Login link to upload any revised or newer version of your manuscript.
CONFERENCE IMPORTANT DATES:
* Deadlines are 5:00 PM U.S. Eastern (New York) Time on the dates indicated.
+ Deadline is 5:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time on the date indicated or until CTS 2014 block is full, whichever comes first. Reservation requests received after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time at the Hotel on the cut-off date will be accepted at the group rate on a space availability basis.
CAMERA READY
Please note that a very strict application of final manuscript formatting will be adhered to. Any manuscript that does not meet the requirements will be rejected and not included in the proceedings. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us having good proceedings.
Formatting Template
CTS 2014 plans to use a version of IEEE manuscript templates for conference proceedings for the final, camera-ready accepted papers. Please make sure to use only US Letter size templates.
Please note that final camera-ready manuscripts must be uploaded to the CTS 2014 web site in PDF format only.
Full Paper Manuscript Instructions (This is the IEEE format we use and require you to follow).
Poster Paper Manuscript or Work-in-Progress (This is the IEEE format we use and require you to follow)
Please indicate "POSTER PAPER" or "WORK-IN-PROGRESS" on the manuscript under the affiliations.
Extended Abstracts (This is the IEEE format we use and require you to follow)
This could be for extended abstract for Invited, Poster, etc. Please indicate which on the manuscript under the affiliations.
Doctoral Dissertation Colloquium Extended Abstracts (This is the IEEE format we use and require you to follow)
Please indicate "DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COLLOQUIUM EXTENDED ABSTRACT" on the manuscript under the affiliations.
Formatting Check List
Please use this list after the manuscript is ready and verify that all requirements are met before you upload your paper to the web site.
QUESTIONS ABOUT CAMERA-READY?
Please contact:
Joseph Natarian
Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, Ohio, USA
Phone: +1
Email: Joseph.Natarian@ieee.org
COPYRIGHT FORM AND BIO
Please complete and sign the CTS 2014 Copyright Form and email to Rick Taylor and Li Bai at CTS2014STAFF@gmail.com and lbai@temple.edu or fax it to (+1 937 xxx xxxx) (attn. Rick Taylor/CTS2014).
Please send your presenter’s bio as a WORD document email attachment to Rick Taylor and Li Bai at CTS2014STAFF@gmail.com and lbai@temple.edu . The biography should be a short professional summary (a few sentences, or a paragraph of about 6 lines or so) of the presenting author, which will be read aloud immediately before the author's presentation.
Please refer to some useful information about preparing your presentation for the conference at this link.
POLICIES CTS 2014 ABIDES BY:
CTS has a zero tolerance policy on intellectual property violations or misconduct, plagiarism, multiple submission, no show, and any other unprofessional conduct.
IEEE Intellectual Property Rights
(Copyright information, Plagiarism guidelines, Multiple submission and prior publication guidelines, Request permission to reuse copyrighted material, Trademark policies)
http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/index.html
Plagiarism guidelines: http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/plagiarism.html
IEEE Policy on No Show / Non Presented Papers
“IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from IEEE Xplore) if the paper is not presented at the conference.”
Papers excluded from further distribution will be archived at IEEE but will not be indexed or appear in IEEE Xplore.
Change of Presenters and Presentation
Authors of a paper must specify the presenter as early as possible, by the March 10 deadline. Once designated, the presenter cannot be changed without the prior approval of the program chairs. A request of change of presenter must be submitted by the authors in due time so that proper approvals can be obtained. The presenter is expected to present in person based on final program. No other format is accepted unless approved by program chairs prior to event. No request for change of presenter will be considered once the draft program is made. Failure to do so, the paper will be treated as a no-show.
IEEE ComSoc Board of Governors Policy on Pre-publication Author Misconduct on Double-submission and Plagiarism
"In addition to the IEEE policies, pre-publication author misconduct, such as double-submission or plagiarism, will result in rejection of the manuscript(s), and a minimum 6 month ban on submissions to fully owned ComSoc publications by the author(s)."
IEEE Prohibited Authors List FAQ
CTS 2014 will abide by the IEEE Prohibited Authors List and any other such lists from sponsoring professional organizations.