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5th Annual Linux Showcase & Conference
5-10 November 2001, Oakland, California, USA
- The Deadline: The physical paper, or confirmation of our faxed printout of your electronic file, must be received by 14 September 2001.
- The Format of the Printed Paper:
- The text of the paper must be set in two columns
- The type must be Times or Times Roman, 10 point type on EXACTLY 12 point leading (not "single spaced").
- The type must fit inside an area 6.5 inches wide by 9 inches deep.
- The notes must appear at the end of the paper, not at the foot of the page.
- The Electronic Files: The PostScript or PDF must have been generated with the instruction "Embed all fonts." HTML is very strongly desired in addition to the PS or PDF.
- We must receive your signed consent form(s) by 14 September 2001. All authors may sign a single form, or each author may send in a separate signed form, as convenient. You may mail your form to the USENIX office or fax it to 510.548.5738.
Both final camera-ready (i.e., physical, laser-printed) copy and electronic versions are due on or before
14 September 2001.
Copy received after this date will not be included in the printed
proceedings.
PLEASE NOTE: If you wish, you may simply email the PDF or PostScript file of your paper and your fax number to jel@usenix.org. See below, Sending It in. We will gladly print the paper in our office and fax you a copy for approval. If you choose this method of submission, there is no need to mail physical copies of your paper. Simply send the consent form and checklist by regular mail to the USENIX office.
The authors are solely responsible for the content and formatting of their paper. It is not possible to proofread or correct the papers before we print them. USENIX staff will be happy to advise about any aspect of paper presentation. Send email to the Production Director, Jane-Ellen Long, before the paper submission deadline.
We request that you email two electronic versions of your paper on or
before 14 September 2001, to jel@usenix.org.
These versions will be permanently mounted on the USENIX Web site. Please send:
- One version in fully formatted HTML, with any illustrations in
PNG, GIF, or JPEG format. A compressed format (e.g., uuencoded tar, gzip, zip) is preferred. Please be sure to include your .css file.
- A second version, including any figures. A PDF file with all fonts embedded is preferred. If you cannot provide PDF, please supply fully formatted PostScript. Make sure that the PostScript is generic, so that it will print on a wide variety of
PostScript printers: see Generating Portable PostScript.
If you have information online about any software or documents discussed in your paper,
please send us the relevant URLs if they are not already mentioned in your paper.
Note that some licensed material may not be publishable.
USENIX does not have the resources to research licensed material
and will rely on your determination. If there is any question on this
matter, please contact your program chair immediately.
Attribution information (authors' affiliations and email addresses) should be included on the first page of the paper. Dedicated title pages should not be used. Keep the attribution short--no biographies or other extended information.
A 200-300 word abstract should follow the title and author names, before the main body of the paper.
Please include a section at the end of your paper providing
availability information. If the system you describe is
available to others, and if more information (reports, etc.) may be
obtained, indicate terms and contact information.
Take care when making general references to people that the pronouns "she" and "he" are used fairly. If this is not done, the usage becomes offensive and distracting. It is also contrary to expected behavior,
particularly in a professional forum.
Proofread your paper carefully yourself, run a spell-checker, and also have
someone else proofread it. See above, Your Responsibilities.
USENIX tries to ensure a consistent style in our Proceedings. Layout
sheets are not required, but authors are expected to adhere to the
following format parameters. Deviations from this style must be
cleared with the Production Director, Jane-Ellen Long, before
submission.
Please notify
your Program Chair
of any deviations as well.
Summary:
Papers should be set in a readable serif font, preferably Times Roman. Again, please refrain from making a multitude of font changes.
It makes the paper difficult to read.
The body text should be 10 point type.
Text should be printed single-spaced (12 pt leading for 10 pt text, 10 or 11 pt leading for 8 or 9 pt captions).
Headings should be set in 12 point type, and footnotes, equations, and illustration
captions set in 8 or 9 pt type. Type that is too small will not reproduce legibly.
Copy should be submitted on 8.5 by 11 inch pages. All type, including illustrations,
should be contained within a 6.5 by 9 inch rectangle centered on the physical page.
Text should be set in two columns (3.125" each) in portrait orientation
(long axis vertical). Illustrations and diagrams may be either
portrait or landscape orientation.
Please gather all references at the end of your paper, i.e., do not typeset them as footnotes.
Reproduction will be black on white only, on flat-surface paper. Keep
this in mind when producing illustrations, particularly when using shaded areas--many shadings are hard to differentiate in offset-printed copies. We will not accept color
prints or transparencies.
Do not print running titles or page numbers on the papers. Instead, number your pages lightly
in pencil on the the reverse side of each page.
The paper should be a maximum of 12 pages long, including all references, diagrams, and appendices.
Please send two copies of original, single-sided output, not
xerographic copies of output. Please
package the submission in a way that will permit it to survive the journey.
Final copy should be printed on a 300 dpi or better
laser printer.
With each paper, attach the completed checklist. Please sure to indicate who should
be contacted if there is a problem with the format of the camera-ready copy.
You may submit either an electronic file or physical copies.
Electronic Submission
Email a PDF, with all fonts embedded, or a PostScript file, to jel@usenix.org, with a fax number, so that you can approve the printed version of your paper. The files must be received by 14 September 2001.
Physical Submission
Mail two copies of the final paper to
Production Director
USENIX Association
2560 Ninth Street, Suite 215
Berkeley, CA 94710
so that they will be received by 14 September 2001.
Each paper will be scheduled in a 30-minute time period (no more than 25 minutes for your
talk and at least 5 reserved for questions). We will
monitor the time very closely and will not allow talks to run over
their allotted time. Prepare your talks accordingly.
Make your overheads or slides legible from a distance. Please read the USENIX
slide presentation guidelines. A good rule of thumb with respect to font size
is that if you're using slide preparation software, such as PowerPoint, you should not use sizes smaller
than the application's defaults.
We strongly suggest that you speak at the lectern and have an assistant
handle your overhead slides (the session chair can help you find a slide
turner if necessary). A laser-style pointer will be available at the lectern
for your use. For 35mm slides, a remote
control for the projector will be provided at the lectern.
We will provide the following equipment:
- 1 projector (overhead or LCD)
- 1 screen
- 1 wired Lavalier microphone
- cables and extension cords
Please note: laptops are not provided. If you wish to discuss any special A/V needs, please contact Iris Casey, Conference Manager, via email at iris@usenix.org or via phone at 510-528-8649 ext. 21. Please also inform the Conference Office
(by email to conference@usenix.org or phone at 510-528-8649).
If you have any questions that aren't answered above, contact:
Production Director
Jane-Ellen Long
(510) 528-8649
email: jel@usenix.org
Program Chair
Bryan Andregg, alschair@usenix.org
Meeting Planner
(regarding hotel, registration and A-V needs)
Barbara Freel
email: conference@usenix.org
Tel: (510) 528-8649
Fax: (510) 548-5738
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