Authors are requested to check the formatting of the paper prior to final submission. A paper will appear in the proceedings if at least one of the authors of accepted paper registers before the registration deadline and presents the paper (online). IEEE reserves the right to exclude an accepted paper from distribution after the conference, including exclusion from IEEE Xplore, if the submission does not meet IEEE standards for scope and/or quality. Articles excluded from further distribution shall be archived by IEEE but shall not be indexed or appear on IEEE Xplore. The final camera ready paper is due on December 7, 2020.
Please follow the following steps to finalize the camera ready version of your paper:
Similar to the initial submission, following criteria must be followed
Before Creating a PDF you must
Please see the following example template
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BgV5jVVGLf9Via40rfu-yp6yOdUvTTtD/view?usp=sharing for an illustration on where to insert the Copyright Clearance Code Notice and the Title of the Conference.
Plagiarism and Multiple Submissions: ICECE 2020 will strictly follow IEEE policies for plagiarism and multiple submissions.
Convert your paper from your source application format to Xplore-compatible PDF using IEEE PDF eXpress Plus. Note that you need to embed all fonts in your PDF file and type 3 fonts are not allowed. Please use the following website to convert your source files into an IEEE Xplore-compliant PDF file.
(use conference ID 51571X)
The first time you access the system, please follow the link to the new user. Please note that, in order to access the service, you need to allow the use of cookies from the PDF eXpress website. Once you have registered as a new user:
Please along with IEEE PDF eXpress compliant pdf file preserve a copy of the compliance message from PDF eXpress which needs to be uploaded during your registration.
Login to your Microsoft CMT Author system :
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICECE2020/
Upload your final camera ready PDF file of the paper (Generated from IEEE PDF eXpress or Pass the PDF eXpress compliant check) by clicking the “Create Camera Ready Submission” field shown in “Actions” Column of the Author Console and submit your final camera ready through the system.
Note:
Login to your Microsoft CMT Author system :
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICECE2020/
Click on the “Submit the IEEE Copyright Form” Field shown in “Actions” Column of the Author Console. Follow the instruction of eCF to complete the e-Copyright submission. A PDF copyright document will be created and stored on the IEEE file system automatically. You will have the ability to download the document. The author or signer will also receive an attached copy of the copyright form in email. A copy of the copyright form needs to be uploaded during final camera ready submission as additional document.
Note: Transferring copyright is a necessary requirement for publishing your paper in IEEE Xplore.
Please check registration details at the conference website and do your registration in order to participate in the ICECE 2020. Authors are required to register and pay their registration fee by December 7, 2020.
It is expected that authors of registered papers will be presenting (online) during the conference period December 17-19 2020 (similar to the face to face conference) and interact with other authors/speakers/guests during the entire conference. The technical program schedule will be updated to the conference website soon. We will try our best to make it a true virtual environment making options for networking parallel to technical sessions.
In addition to the camera ready final pdf version of the paper, for smooth/uninterrupted operation the Full Virtual (online) conference, we need your video presentation (MP4 format, maximum size is 100 MB) [powerpoint slides with your voice narration or recording voice narrated presentation via zoom]. We humbly request you to upload this presentation by December 7 2020, as instructed by the TPC. This file will be pre-screened by the TPC and we expect your cooperation in finalizing the presentation slides.
On the day of the conference you will need to be present in your session and depending on the connectivity, mode of presentation will be finalized. I hope you understand the necessity of pre-loaded presentation in such a huge traffic condition. However, after the presentation, you are expected to answer the questions made by the Session Chairs and other participants. More detailed guidelines about the final presentation and joining the conference sessions will be available on the conference website.