Dear Author:

Congratulations! We have been notified that your paper has been accepted for publication by the IEEE Computer Society Press in the proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems (WODES 2002), to be held 2-4 October 2002 in Zaragoza, SPAIN.

The following is an author kit to help you in the preparation of your paper.

No hard copy author kit will be sent.

PAGE LIMITS:

REGULAR PAPERS: You are allowed six (6) pages, including all figures, tables, and references.

POSTER PAPERS: You are allowed two (2) pages, including all figures, tables, and references.

EXTRA PAGES: Up to two (2) extra pages may be purchased at a cost of US $25.00 per extra page. Please make checks out to "WODES 2002" and identify the conference and paper/author for each check. Please send extra pages charges to:

   Attn: Prof. Manuel Silva - WODES 2002
   Departamento de Informatica e Ingenieria de Sistemas
   Centro Politecnico Superior, Universidad de Zaragoza
   c/o Maria de Luna, 3.
   E-50015 Zaragoza
   SPAIN

   Tel. +34.976.761949
   E-mail: silva@posta.unizar.es

DEADLINES:

PLEASE NOTE: Your paper is due by 12 July 2002.

PLEASE NOTE: A signed copyright release form is due by 12 July 2002.

PLEASE NOTE: An electronic abstract of your paper is due by 12 July 2002.

Please put the conference name—WODES 2002—on all correspondence, on the copyright form, and on any mailing envelope. This will assure that your correspondence is directed immediately to my desk.

FILE FORMAT:

• Please prepare your U.S. letter-size (8.5" x 11") paper as plain ASCII PostScript only, with NO encoding, condensing, or encapsulation.
• Please use TrueType 1 fonts wherever possible.
• Fonts MUST be from Latin 1 Fontset. Our PostScript printers will not recognize any other fonts.
• Do not use bitmapped versions of fonts such as Computer Modern if you can avoid it.
• Guidelines for generating and submitting PostScript files are available on our Internet site at: http://computer.org/author/psguide.htm

• The IEEE Computer Society's FTP site is now password-protected. Anonymous logon is only available to download formatting tools.
• To upload your paper using a web browser, please use the following URL link. You will be prompted for a password. After entering the password, you will have access to our secure FTP site and may upload your paper.

The password has been sent by e-mail

• The direct link to the directory where you should upload your paper is: ftp://ieeecs@ftp.computer.org/press/incoming/proceedings/wodes02/
• If you are uploading your paper using an FTP transfer software, you will need to login into our ftp site at: ftp://ftp.computer.org.

   Logon as: ieeecs
   Password: "The password has been sent by e-mail"

FILE NAME:

• Please save your file using your last name AND a keyword from your paper title.
• Example - John Smith's file, paper title "Watermarking Schemes Evaluation Tool," should be named "smith_watermarking.ps".
• If you are submitting two or more files, please number them: "smith_watermarking_1", "smith_watermarking_2", etc.
• If there is a file with the same name already in the directory, please use a variation.
• Files are regularly moved off the FTP site. Please do not re-post your paper if you do not see it on the site.

COPYRIGHT FORM:

• Please FAX your signed copyright release form to Denise Williams at +1 714 761 1784.
• We cannot publish your paper without this permission.
• PLEASE NOTE: The copyright form is an attachment to this e-mail.
• If you prefer, you may mail your copyright form to the following address:

   Denise Williams - WODES 2002
   IEEE Computer Society Press
   10662 Los Vaqueros Circle
   Los Alamitos, CA 90720 USA
   Telephone: +1 714 821 8380

ABSTRACT:

All proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press are now being included in the IEEE Computer Society Digital Library, and are available on-line through our web site http://computer.org.

An E-mailed abstract of your paper is necessary to include your paper in the on-line version of the WODES 2002 proceedings.

Please send an electronic copy of your abstract as an e-mail in ASCII format and including the paper title, keywords, author names, addresses, and affiliations, to wodes02-abs@computer.org.

ATTACHMENTS:

There are several customized attachments to this author kit. They contain:

• AUTHOR GUIDELINES Instructions on formatting your paper for the proceedings.
• COPYRIGHT RELEASE FORM A copyright release form that MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED WITH YOUR PAPER. Please be sure to fill in your paper title at the top of the form. Note that you are stating that the material in your paper is original and you have not previously released copyright to it. We cannot publish your paper without this properly filled-out and signed form.
• REPRINT ORDER FORM To use if you wish reprints of your paper. Please make checks for reprints out to the IEEE Computer Society. (The reprints.pdf attachment below will allow you to type your information directly into the form before you print it out.)

The authkit.txt attachment is a plain ASCII text file that is an overall guide with instructions for formatting, a copy of the copyright form and a copy of the reprint form. There are three additional attachments in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. They are instruct.pdf, copyrght.pdf, and reprints.pdf. These files, while containing the same information as authkit.txt, are formatted to be easier to read and fill out.

If attached files become unusable during transmission for any reason, you may also access uncustomized copies of them at our FTP site. Available at: ftp://pubftp.computer.org/press/outgoing/proceedings/

LATEX MACROS:

LaTeX formatting macros are also available for on our FTP site.

Proceedings 8.5 x 11 format - Filename: IEEE_CS_Latex.zip Available at: ftp://pubftp.computer.org/press/outgoing/proceedings/

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,
Denise Williams
IEEE Computer Society Press
10662 Los Vaqueros Circle
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-1264
Fax: +1 714 761 1784
Email: denisewilliams@computer.org

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Last modified: June 3, 2002