Instructions for Authors and Speakers

These instructions are for those who will be presenting material at the Twelfth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2016). If you wish to submit a paper or deliver a talk at another upcoming USENIX event, please see the Conferences page to find the conference you're interested in.

Visa

If you need an invitation letter to apply for a visa to attend the conference, please contact conference@usenix.org as soon as possible (Visa applications can take at least 30 working days to process.) Please identify yourself as a presenter and include your mailing address in your email.

Contact

If you have questions, please contact Michele Nelson, michele@usenix.org, or the program Co-Chairs, Sunny Consolvo and Matthew Smith, soups16chairs@usenix.org.

Instructions for Authors of Refereed Papers

  1. Final Papers: A printable PDF of your paper, no longer than 12 pages excluding the bibliography and any supplemental appendices (20 total pages max), is due on or before Sunday, June 5, 2016.
    Upload your final paper to the Web submissions system by June 5, 2016. If you have questions, please contact Michele Nelson: michele@usenix.org.
  2. Consent Form: USENIX requires a signed consent form from each author of a refereed paper. To review the consent form and sign with an electronic signature, follow this link. If you are the lead author, please make sure all of your co-authors sign a form.
  3. Author Resources: Authors should use the SOUPS formatting templates for Microsoft Word or LaTeX when submitting their papers. Additional resources to help authors submit papers and posters that meet USENIX publishing guidelines are available on the Author Resources page.
  4. Registration: Registration is now open. You will be contacted by the Conference Department with registration information. Please note: If the conference registration fee poses a financial hardship for the presenter of the refereed paper, please contact conference@usenix.org.
  5. Presentations: We will provide the following equipment:
    • 1 LCD projector
    • 1 screen
    • 1 wired Lavalier microphone
    • Cables and extension cords: HDMI and Mini-Displayport are provided for connecting your laptop to the projector. Please check your device ahead of time.
    Please note: laptops are not provided.
    Slides should set up for a 16:9 aspect ratio. In order to make your presentation available on the USENIX Web site immediately after the conference, please email your electronic files to slides@usenix.org as soon as possible after your presentation.
  6. All papers will be available online to registered attendees before the conference. If your accepted paper should not be published prior to the event, please notify production@usenix.org. The papers will be available online to everyone beginning on the day of the workshop.

Instructions for Keynote Speakers, Invited Speakers, and Panelists

  1. The USENIX Conference Department will contact you with instructions for registering online. We will provide the following equipment:
    • 1 LCD projector
    • 1 screen
    • 1 wired Lavalier microphone
    • Cables and extension cords: HDMI and Mini-Displayport are provided for connecting your laptop to the projector. Please check your device ahead of time.
    Please note: laptops are not provided; if you will be unable to bring a laptop and need to arrange to borrow one, or if you wish to discuss any special A/V needs, please contact the Conference Department via email at conference@usenix.org or via phone at 510-528-8649.
  2. Consent Form: USENIX requires a signed consent form from all presenters. To review the consent form and sign with an electronic signature, follow this link.
  3. Presentation slides: Slides should set up for a 16:9 aspect ratio. In order to make your talk available on the USENIX Web site immediately after the conference, please email your electronic files to slides@usenix.org as soon as possible after your presentation.