Abstract submission

  • Abstracts should be anonymous, in the form of a PDF file, at most one page in length plus one with extra examples, figures and references.
  • Abstracts should be submitted via EasyChair. Do not send any abstracts to the contact email address. If you experience problems with submitting your abstract via EasyChair, please contact us at the following email address: definitenessacrosslanguages@gmail.com
  • EasyChair requires authors to be registered. To create an EasyChair account:
    • Go to the submission link
    • Follow the link to create an EasyChair account
    • Enter name, email, and secret word
    • Check your email
    • Click the link in the message you get from EasyChair
    • Enter your secret word
    • Enter all your personal info (* fields are required)
    • The password must be 8+ characters (you get an error otherwise)
    • Click the button at the bottom to submit and go back to the login screen
  • To submit your abstract once you have an EasyChair account:
    • Go to the submission link
    • Enter your username and password
    • Log in
    • Click "New Submission" on the top of the page
    • Enter information about author(s)
      • For yourself, you can click the link at the top of the author box to enter your own information from your account profile into the form.
      • For others, type it in. There is a link to add information about co-authors but it is not essential to set this up.
      • Select at least one author, using the checkbox. That author will get mails from the system.
    • Enter Title
    • Enter Abstract (the ten-line blurb about your full abstract indicated above).
    • Enter keywords (provide require at least 3 words, each of them on a separate line).
    • In the upload paper section, browse for the pdf file of your abstract.
    • You should *not* tick the “abstract only” box.
    • Press the 'Submit' button. Do not press the button twice: uploading may take time.
    • Logout is under a drop-down menu accessed by hovering your mouse over the EasyChair link.
  • Important dates:
    • Submission deadline: February 14, 2016
    • Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2016