Publishing Instructions
for Workshops, Tutorials, Late-Breaking Papers, and Evolutionary
Computation in Practice Papers
All copyright forms (workshops only) and camera-read
PDF files must be submitted on or before APRIL
26, 2006.
Formatting and Copyright
Requirements
| Submission
Type |
Format |
Copyright |
| Workshop
Papers |
Use ACM template. Refer to the ACM
Templates section of this web page for
details.
|
Copyright
held by ACM Copyright notice is in ACM format.
ACM Copyright Form
1. Download
and print theACM Copyright
form: http://www.acm.org/pubs/copyright_form.html
2.
Fill in the top of the form: title
of your work, names of all authors,workshop
title, and conference title.
Be
sure that the title on the form matches
the title on your submission, or
a new form will be requested.
4.
Sign the bottom of the form. If
your submission has more than one author,
the ACM requires only the lead or
contact
author's signature. The
lead author should indicate near
the signature that that one agent signs
for
all co-authors.
5. Mail or FAX the
signed form to:
Mail or fax
(fax preferred) your completed ACM
Copyright Release form
to:
GECCO-2006
PMB 418
11410 NE 124th ST
Kirkland, WA 98034-4299
FAX: +1-425-821-6987
Government employees please
contact  for
the correct copyright statement for your
submission. Please include in your request
your paper title
and number, the authors, their affiliations,
and which program you are using to produce
your submission (Microsoft
Word or LaTEX). |
| Late-Breaking
Papers |
Use
ACM template, maximum 8 pages in length.
Refer to the ACM Templates
section of this web page for details. |
Copyright held by author/owner(s). Copyright
notice is in ACM format.
1. Download and print the ACM Permission
and Release form: acm-permission-and-release-gecco06.pdf
2.
Fill in the top of the form: title
of your work, names of all authors,workshop
title, and conference title.
Be
sure that the title on the form matches
the title on your submission, or a
new form will be requested.
4.
Sign the bottom of the form. If your
submission has more than one author,
the ACM requires only the lead or contact
author's signature.
5. Mail or FAX the signed
form to:
GECCO-2006
PMB 418
11410 NE 124th ST
Kirkland, WA 98034-4299
FAX: +1-425-821-6987
|
| Evolutionary
Computation in Practice |
Format pages for American Letter (8-1/2 x
11 inches). Submit a PDF using format of your
choice.
When you create your PDF, you must use settings
for print or high-resolution AND embed
all fonts used.
|
Copyright held by author/owner(s). Format
of copyright notice is choice of author/owner(s).
|
| Tutorial
Notes |
All tutorial syllabi will be distributed on
one CD. Please use the guidelines below for
preparing your presentation material. Paper
copies MAY be distributed to registered participants
at the conference.
Digital Format
- LANDSCAPE OR PORTRAIT pages
- Format pages for American Letter (8-1/2
x 11 inches)
- Each page printed at 4-up (four slides
per page)
- Single-sided
- Produced as one file in PDF format
- Please note, there is no required page
limit for your PDF. However, should your
tutorial exceed 50 pages (200 slides), you
are required to notify us at .
Text Criteria
- Text should be centered in each slide
with at least a 1" margin all around the
page.
- There should be no more than 5-6 lines
per slide.
- There should be no more than 20-25 characters
and spaces per line.
- Minimum title font size should be 30 point
(before reduction).
- Text should be readable to the naked eye
from 6 feet away (we suggest no less than
20 point type for text, before reduction)
PDF Settings
When you create your PDF, you must use settings
for print or high-resolution AND embed
all fonts used.
|
Copyright held by author/owner(s). Format
of copyright notice is choice of author/owner(s).
|
to top
ACM Templates and Copyright
or Permission Notice (Workshop Papers and Late-Breaking
Papers Only)
| File Type |
Instructions |
| Microsoft Word |
|
| Latex |
- RIGHT-CLICK to download the ACM
Latex class file for your type of submission:
Workshop Papers: sig-alt-full.cls or sig-alternate.cls
Late-Breaking Papers: sig-alt-release2.cls
ACM Template: sig-alternate.tex
For more information, see
the ACM templates page and FAQ sheet.
- The templates are set up to include the
appropriate copyright or permission notice
for your type of paper, but you MUST insert
the following three lines into your .tex
file after \begin{document}:
\conferenceinfo{GECCO'06,} {July 8--12, 2006, Seattle, Washington,
USA.}
\CopyrightYear{2006}
\crdata{1-59593-186-4/06/0007}
- You will need to submit one .tex file that
includes all text from your submission,
including references from the .bbl file.
Use bibtex to create your bibliography,
then cut and paste the references from
your bbl file into your main .tex file.
Sheridan can not accept a directory of
multiple files and does not need your figures
or images. Sheridan does not recompile
your submission. Sheridan uses the one
(single, complete) source file to extract
text and data for the ACM Digital Library
metadata.
- Be sure you have included the mandatory
ACM Classification sections properly on
the first page of your submission after
the abstract. To
view additional Latex space saving tips
compiled by the ACM and Sheridan, visit http://www.sheridanprinting.com/typedept/latex-users.htm.
- Use Type
1 fonts for your PS file. Your
Ps file will be distilled to the
ACM PDF requirements for use for
use in the printed proceedings and
the ACM Digital Library. For help
see: http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/sigfaq.htm#a14.
If you still have difficulty after
reading the help file, check with
your system administrator.
- Embed fonts in your PS file.
|
to top
File
Preparation Instructions
The ACM
Notice must appear on the first page of your workshop
or late-breaking paper, on the bottom, left
of the first page. This
statement must appear in 8 pt. Times New Roman,
justified text, with GECCO'06 in italics.
If you use the templates available in the Templates section
of this web page, the notice is already inserted.
Here
are examples of how the copyright should appear
on the first page:
Links to the templates and notices, along with
instructions on how to use them, can be found in
the Templates section
of this web page.
U.S.
Government employees please contact for the correct ACM-US government copyright
statement for your submission. Please include
in your request your paper title and number,
the authors, their specific affiliations,
and which program you are using to produce
your submission (Microsoft Word or Latex).
First
Page Mandatory Sections
Your submission must include all of these
ACM first page mandatory sections:
- Title: Format the title of your paper
so that the first letter of the main words
in your title is an uppercase letter, for example:
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation and You
- Authors: Include the following information
for each author: Name, Affiliation, Address,
Email address
- Categories and Subject Descriptors:
Select the category and descriptors in the
ACM Computing Classification Scheme that best
describe the content of your paper. Include
the codes and descriptive words on the first
page of your paper.
ACM Computing Classification Scheme: http://www.acm.org/class/1998/
Help on how to classify works using the ACM Computing Classification
System: http://www.acm.org/class/how_to_use.html
- General Terms: This section is limited
to the following 16 terms. Select one of the
following general terms that best describes
the content of your submission: Algorithms,
Management, Measurement, Documentation, Performance,
Design, Economics, Reliability, Experimentation,
Security, Human Factors, Standardization, Languages,
Theory, Legal Aspects, Verification.
- Keywords: choose the terms by which
would like your to be indexed. Include your
choice of keywords that describe the content
of your submission.
Color Images, Figures,
Graphs, Tables, Charts
Color images in your submission will
be printed in black and white (greyscale)
in the printed (paper) Proceedings. We recommend
that you print your paper in black and white
to be sure that the tones, screening, and images
reproduce well in black and white. Your color
images will appear in color in the ACM Digital
Library.
We
recommend that:
- Images
be at least 300 or 600 dpi for
quality reproduction.
- Graph, table, and chart rules
are at least 0.5 pt and black. Finer
lines and point size will not reproduce
well, even if you can see them on your
laser printed hardcopy. Keep in mind that
your laser printers have a far lower resolution
that the imagesetters that will be used
to produce the Proceedings.
- All fonts be embedded
or included in figures. If your
figure uses custom, or any non-standard
font, the characters may appear differently
when printed in the proceedings. Be sure
to embed or include fonts correctly.
- If you use images or figures assembled
from multiple images, embed the images,
and/or flatten or group layers correctly.
The images must not be lined.
Final
Page Layout
Check the final layout of your paper:
- Page and Column Breaks: check for
paragraph "widows"; that is the last line
of a paragraph is at the top of a page or
column. To correct paragraph widows, either
tighten the previous column, or force the
next-to-the-last sentence to the next page.
- Section and Sub-section headings should
remain with at least 2 lines of body text
when near the end of a page or column.
to top
How to Submit Your Files
The URL for the Submission Site is:
https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/gecco2006/
To upload your camera-ready PDF file, the contact
author will:
- Log In to the Submission Site: If
you are already a submitted a paper to GECCO
for review, or are a PC Member, or Track Chair,
enter your login and password; do NOT create
a new account. If you do not already have an
account on the submission system, create one
by entering your email address and choosing
a password. This registered user will be the
contact person for the paper(s) submitted by
the registered user. The registered user should
enable their mail filters to allow email from
linklings.com.
- Enter author information. If you have
more than 1 author, generate additional author
forms: Enter the number of additional authors
you need, them click the More Authors button.
Your author information is not visible to
reviewers..
- Select a Paper Type (if you are submitting
a paper to a workshop, you also choose the
workshop to which you are submitting the files)
- Enter an abstract of less than 200
words.
- Upload your PDF file to the Submission
Site.
- Click Submit button.
- Note Paper ID. The
system assigns the submitted paper an ID
number. Find a paper ID on the registered
user's My Submissions tab on the Submission
Site. The ID is the first column.
It will look something like this: lbp101g1.
The registered user may return to this page
at any time.
Notes for Registered Users
- A registered user may submit more than one
paper or paper type.
- The registered user is able to create their
account (login and password) at one time, and
submit the paper later.
to top
Help
For help with final files or ACM forms
for Workshops Papers, Late-Breaking Papers, Evolutionary
Computation in Practice Papers, or Tutorial Slides,
please contact .
to top
|
