Instructions for 2009

• Prepare the summary
  To apply to present a paper at ICCE one must submit a two-page paper, formatted as an ICCE Digest paper. Submitting a paper summary that is much longer than two pages risks a grading penalty. Instructions and examples are available on the ICCE Author's Information Page. Keep in mind that all papers must directly relate to the design of products purchased or leased by consumers. Be sure that this applicability is clearly demonstrated in the summary.
  
  Paper Format
  Papers will only be accepted in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat or a number of similar programs may be used to prepare the PDF file. Suggestions are listed below.
  
  
• Prepare the abstract
  Prepare a text-only abstract of approximately 35-50 words (no more than 300 characters). Paste this abstract into the appropriate box in the online submission form.
  
  
• Choose a submission topic
  Select the conference topic that most closely matches the subject area of the paper. Optionally, select a secondary topic. The primary topic selection will be used to match reviewers to your paper so it is important to make a careful selection.
  
  
• Submit the paper
  Use the online paper submission system to create an account and upload your paper. Be sure that you receive an email confirmation that your paper has been received. If not, log in to your paper submission account to verify both your email address and your papers. Be sure to use a reliable email account that you can access in September.
  

• If accepted, create the digest-ready paper
  You will be notified by email in early September if your paper is accepted. Upon acceptance, create a digest-ready paper and upload to the paper submission system, following the instructions in your acceptance email.
  
  
• Schedule
  Paper summaries due: June 22, 2008.
  Notification of acceptance: September 5, 2008.
  
  
• Questions?
  Contact icce@ieee.org or your local Regional Representative if you have any questions about the paper submission process.
  
  Additional Guidelines
  
  
• Commercial references (such as Product Names, Brands, or Part Numbers) are not permitted in the body of the paper, summary, or abstract. Instead, use generic descriptions in the paper and place product names footnotes. Please see the abstract and footnote in the example paper for an illustration of this. Commercial presentation opportunities are available during sponsored events at the conference. Please contact icce@ieee.org for more information.
  
  
• Authors submitting papers for presentation at ICCE should be able to communicate effectively in English. Individuals presenting papers at the conference should be able to effectively deliver the paper in English to an international audience - authors who are unable to do so themselves, should make an effort to find alternative speakers who can effectively present their paper.
  
  
• Only those who personally write the paper are to be listed as authors. Submissions listing more than five authors will have the additional names deleted. The efforts of persons who contributed to the project described, or who otherwise helped the author(s) should be recognized in an acknowledgements section at the end of the paper.
  
  
• Papers will be accepted for either a 20-minute oral presentation or as part of a poster session. Accepted authors will be required to submit two-page digest summaries in October 2008. Two-page summaries of these papers will be published in the Digest of Technical Papers, which is provided to conference attendees at the time of the conference.
  
  
• Full-length versions of each paper are desired for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. Manuscripts submitted at the time of the Conference will receive priority attention. Authors unable to attend the conference, but wishing to submit papers for consideration for publication in the Transactions, may do so at any time. See Transactions for details.
  
  PDF Creation Suggestions
  
  
• Adobe Acrobat http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
  
  
• Create PDF Online http://createpdf.adobe.com
  
  
• Alternative PDF software review http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,1761,a=44594,00.asp
  
  
• PDF995 http://pdf995.com