Note: The information below refers to uploads of accepted final papers only. It does not refers to paper submissions due on June 1^st.

Final Paper Submission & Publication Information

• Note that the Asilomar Conference has a long standing policy to restrict publication in the Conference Proceedings only to papers which have been presented by one of the authors of the paper(s), and that author be registered at the Conference for the paper to be published. NO exceptions are made to this rule. No late papers will be accepted. Accepted papers which are uploaded but have not been presented by one of the registered authors of the paper will be pulled from the publication stack. 
  
• Final Paper Submission Information - An electronic-only submission procedure is in place to submit publication-ready papers
  • The Asilomar Conference has finally joined the electronic age. As a result, we will accept ONLY final papers which have been uploaded on the submission website by November 25^th.  We no longer accept papers turned in at the conference. 
  • Final Papers must be uploaded electronically. The upload site will open by 09/01/07.
  • Accepted final paper formats are: .doc (MS Word) .pdf .  This decision was reached to insure a low-likelihood of potential problems during the publication stage and timely publication of the proceedings.
  • You will need the 4-digit paper number assigned to your paper with your electronic submission to upload your final paper. Note, this 4-digit number is NOT the paper mnemonic, (i.e., MP-3 for example). You will not be able to upload your final paper using the paper mnemonic.  Should you not remember what you 4-digit paper number is, please send an e-mail to asilomar@cmsworkshops.com including the title of your paper to get a copy of the 4-digit number.
  • A signed Copyright release form is required for each paper and must be turned in the registration desk during the Conference.  Copyright information is available here. We will not accept copyright forms mailed in.
  • Electronic submission website link here.

Instructions for Manuscript Preparation

• Final Paper Formatting Guidelines (there have been some changes to previous versions, please read carefully). All submitted papers must be SINGLE-SIDED.
  
• PAGE LIMIT - 5 pages. 
  • Extra pages are allowed, at a cost of $100.00 US EACH, up to a total number of eight pages for a given paper (no exceptions, papers exceeding 8 pages will not be accepted by the Conference Staff at the Registration desk). 
  • For payment by check, please make your check payable to: "SS&C Corporation" and turn it in at the Registration desk. Receipts will be given at the Registration desk. 
  • The conference will publish the first five pages only of any uploaded paper for which extra page charges have not been paid.  It is the author(s) responsibility to insure extra page charges are paid at registration if needed.
    
• Copyright release form (.pdf, .doc format) (1 copyright form MUST be turned in at the registration desk, papers will not be published without this form).
  

Paper Presentation Format

• How to identify your paper presentation format (poster/oral presentation) from the paper id number The paper ID number may be obtained from the author list.
• Poster Information
• Audiovisual Equipment Information

Final Paper Web Posting

         Please follow the following instructions if you post an electronic copy of your paper on a Web site. 

Last updated, 08/14/07, MPF