Paper Submissions (Post-deadline)

Submissions of post-deadline papers will be accepted until July 21, 2008 through our website. Submission of post-deadline papers on-site at the conference will NOT be accepted.

The submission process is to be carried out fully electronically.
The author submitting the summary will automatically be registered as the Correspondence Author (primary contact author) and receive all communications regarding the submission.

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Creating Your Account

When submitting your abstract for the first time, you will need to set up your account by providing your basic information and creating your own Username and Password. (Your email address cannot be used for either of these).
To create your account, click on the "Submission Page" button at the bottom of this page. After creating your Username and Password, you will be able to proceed with the paper submission process. You can submit more than one summary using the same account. Please make sure that you keep your Username and Password - you will need it later to register for the Conference.

Re-submission of Abstract and/or Summary

You can revise your abstract(s) and/or summary(s) after the first submission, and re-submit them with your Username and Password as long as it is before the deadline. Please enter from the "login" page.

Copyright Agreement

Please note that all copyrights of accepted papers shall become the property of The Insitute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE).

Submission Guidelines

Please follow the guidelines below on how to submit your abstract and summary.

Scope: Choose the scope of your summary. Up to two scopes are accepted.
Type: Post-deadline papers will be accepted for oral presentation only.
Title: The title is limited to 255 letters in total, including spaces and punctuations.
35-word Abstract: Abstract is limited to 35 words. The abstract should clearly outline the objective, methodology and results of the contribution in order to provide a clear and useful summary for the reader.
Authors: Write author name(s) in full. Middle name can be abbreviated as one letter. Regardless of your presentation preference, choose one presenter from among the authors. (Poster presenters are expected to be with their posters during the designated poster viewing periods).
Two page-limit Summary: The summary will be published in the Conference Proceedings (CD-ROM) if accepted. It must be submitted as a PDF file. The first page must begin with the title of the paper, followed by the author’s name, affiliation, and address. If charts, illustrations, or figures are used, they must fit within the two-page limit. Please refer to the following templates carefully regarding how to prepare your summary:

Download 2008 Photonics in Switching Paper Guidelines (Word)
Download 2008 Photonics in Switching Paper Guidelines (RTF)

Notes for creating PDF files:
The PDF files must be created complying with the following rules.

1. Be PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5) or later.
   
2. Must be created with a PDF distiller 5. Scanning is not permitted.
3. Embed all fonts.
   Doing so helps ensure that they appear as intended and improves text searching in the PDF. Also, TrueType fonts should be avoided since some have a setting added by the font designer that prevents the font from being embedded.
4. File size should not exceed 2.0MB.
5. Do not have a password or other security settings.
6. Do not contain any bookmarks or links.
7. Do not contain crop marks, registration marks, date stamps, time stamps, or any other mark that does not appear in the official version of the publication.
8. Do not contain any PostScript that overrides the settings file.
9. Do not use PDF attachments.
10. Do not consist of a PDF Package or Merged PDF, which is a PDF 1.7 (Acrobat 8) feature.

PS2008 Contact Office

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