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Please read carefully so that your materials will be replicable for the proceedings book.

GUIDELINES FOR THE SPEAKERS

I. Projection Devices for Talks

We will have available both a computer projector and a standard overhead projector.

  1. For use of the computer projector: you are expected to bring your own laptop PC computer and projection software. It is also essential that you also bring hardcopy transparencies, just in case your computer and our projector do you work together. If you are coming from out of the U.S., remember that we use 110 VAC, 60Hz electric utilities.
  2. For use of the overhead projector: Bring your transparencies ready to show; there are no nearby photocopying facilities.

II. Workshop Proceedings

Each attendee at the workshop will receive a copy of the proceedings. Each speaker is expected to submit the material for the proceedings.

The proceedings for each talk consists of 2 parts: (1) the paper being presented and (2) the transparencies to be shown. The combined page limit of both parts of your proceeding is 35 pages. Please honor these limits. If you feel it necessary to exceed the limit, get prior approval from David Raffo of Portland State University (503-725-8508 or davidr@SBA.PDX.EDU).

By May 21, 1999 the master copies must be received at:

OCATE
Attention: ProSim 99 Proceedings
18640 NW Walker Rd., Suite 1010
Beaverton, OR 97006 USA

*Please note: masters cannot be e-mailed or faxed with the desired quality.

Any proceeding materials not received at OCATE by the close of work by May 21, 1999 are to be duplicated, stapled, 3-hole punched and delivered to the conference site by the speaker. Call OCATE (503-725-2200) or email info@ocate.edu to learn the quantity required.

GUIDELINES FOR PAPERS

  1. All papers must be in English and submitted camera ready.
  2. The Proceedings book will be photocopied on 8-1/2 by 11" paper; if you are submitting material on another sized paper, make certain that your margins fit within these dimensions.
  3. All pages of each proceeding must be sequentially numbered (the paper and the presentation can each start at page 1 if desired).
  4. The first page of each proceeding should include the title of the presentation, the speakers' names, affiliations, addresses and e-mail addresses.
  5. The text of the paper is to be typed single space in 10-point Times-Roman with 12-point interline spacing in a two-column format. The title should be 14-point boldface type and centered over both columns. The author name(s) and affiliation(s) should be 12-point nonboldface type, upper and lower case centered. Subsection headings are to be 11-point boldface type, flush left.
  6. Column width and height. The column width is 3-1/4 inches (20 picas or 8.3 cm) with a 5/16" (2 picas or 0.8cm) gutter. Margins are 3/4" (4.6 picas or 1.9 cm) on the sides and top, and 1" (6 picas or 2.5 cm) on the bottom. Start the first page 1-1/16" (6.5 picas or 2.7 cm) from the top. Skip a line between the title and author name(s) and two lines between the author affiliation(s) and the text. The text length should not exceed 8-7/8" (22.8 cm). If the last page fills only one column, please divide the text into two equal columns.
  7. Abstract. The abstract should be approximately 200 words long. You can type the abstract in italics or regular type.
  8. Illustrations, Graphs and Photographs. Illustrations, graphs, and photographs (and their associated legends) may fit across both columns if necessary. Your artwork must be in place on the article. If you are using photographs, please have halftones made (80- or 100-line screen) at a printshop and use rubber cement to affix the halftones in place. Halftones can be shot from a color or black and white photo. Please try to supply the best quality photographs or illustrations possible. The quality of the book will be only as good as the originals provided.
  9. Footnotes and references. Use footnotes sparingly and place them at the bottom of the column in which they are referenced. List and number all bibliographical references at the end of the paper. When referenced within the text, enclose the number in square brackets [ ]. Where appropriate, include editor(s) of a book.
  10. Copyright form. A signed copyright form is being drafted for your signature. Anticipate signing this either at the conference or before when it appears on the web.
  11. Your paper should be 15 pages or less.
  12. Include a short biography (250 words or less) of each author at the end of the paper.
  13. An annotated list of references of books and articles is highly desirable.
  14. After the workshop, the papers will be reviewed by the program committee. The best papers will be selected for a special issue in the journal of Software Process Improvement and Practice.

• Guidelines for Presentation Handouts

(To be included in the Workshop Proceedings)

The transparencies part of each proceeding should be printed at 2 slides per page and follow the text of the technical paper.