REGULAR PAPER AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

ESS'98

REGULAR PAPER AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

ESS'98

October 26-28, 1998
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom

PLEASE REVIEW THIS MATERIAL CAREFULLY: IT CONTAINS INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN INCLUDED IN OTHER SCS AUTHOR KITS.

Please direct inquiries and correspondence regarding the ESS’98 Proceedings to: SCS European Office, European Simulation Office, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium.

Phone: +32.9.233.77.90/Fax:+32.9.223.49.41, E-Mail: info@scs-europe.org

Date: October 26-28, 1998
Place: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Due Date: September 15^th, 1998

Papernr:

Dear Author,

I am pleased to inform you that your paper has been accepted for presentation at this conference and for printing in the Conference Proceedings. Acceptance is conditional upon our receiving your final camera-ready paper by the above due date, AND a paid Author Registration for at least one of the authors of each paper. Acceptance is also conditional on a final review of the camera-ready paper. If your work must be cleared or approved before publication by your company or by the government, please be sure that process will be completed by the due date above or we will not be able to include it in the Conference Proceedings. If the paper is not approved by that date, you can discuss the possibility of presenting it as a late paper with your Conference Chairman.

Please note papers cannot be published if payment (or a purchase order number, guaranteed by a credit card number) is not received by the due date. One full registration fee per presentation must be paid by SEPTEMBER 15^TH, 1998. If this is not possible, you must contact the office immediately.

The enclosed author kit is provided to aid you in preparing your paper for publication in the Proceedings which will be distributed at the Conference. Please follow the instructions carefully.

FIVE-PAGE LIMIT -- The MAXIMUM page limit for a regular paper manuscripts is FIVE (5) pages. Include payment for excess pages (over FIVE) at BF 2500 (£ 40) for each subsequent page with your Author Advance Registration. If you submit more than one paper to be published, you may choose the least expensive of the following two methods. (1) Count the total number of pages to be published, pay your registration fee plus excess page fees for the number pages over 5, if any. Or (2) Pay a participant registration fee for each paper to be published, plus excess page fees for any paper over 5 pages. Please call SCS 32.9.233.77.90 for any further registration information.

We have enclosed some guidelines you will find helpful as you prepare your oral presentation for the conference. Please note the list of audio-visual equipment which will be available for your use at the conference. If you require any other equipment, you must advise us well in advance. We will try to accommodate your needs without extra cost to you, but, special orders may be charged directly to you.

ITEMS WHICH MUST ACCOMPANY FINAL PAPER SUBMISSIONS

MANUSCRIPT. Your manuscript of FIVE (5) pages or less in required format, on high-quality bond paper. Manuscripts exceeding FIVE (5) pages will only be accepted with payment of the excess page charge of BF 2500 (£ 40) for each page over the FIVE.

PHOTOCOPIES. Four (4) photocopies of the manuscript in A4 size if possible (There is a BF 50 (£ 1) per page copying fee, if the copies are not sent with the manuscript. For example, if your manuscript is 5 pages, the copying fee for 4 copy sets would be BF 1000 (£ 17).

REGISTRATION and AUTHOR REGISTRATION AGREEMENT. We require that each paper be accompanied by a PAID Author Advance Registration for at least one author designated to make the presentation at the conference. This will provide early availability of funds to cover expenditures that must be made prior to the conference. The Advance Registration fee is associated with publication of the paper and is NOT REFUNDABLE, but is transferable to the designee who will present your paper at the conference. See page 1 of this letter for registration information on exceeding the FIVE-page manuscript limit. Purchase orders are not accepted unless guaranteed by a credit card.

POSTCARD Please enclose a postcard, which will be returned to you to acknowledge receipt of your paper.

TRANSFER OF COPYRIGHT FORM. We require as a condition for acceptance of papers that all authors execute the copyright transfer to Simulation Councils Inc., the name under which the Society for Computer Simulation is incorporated. Please note that by signing the form you are simply giving your permission to SCS to publish the paper. For this reason, there is no problem if the material is already in the public domain, such as work done with government support. The Society for Computer Simulation controls the commercial use of material we publish, while you or your company retain the right to reuse the work, in whole or in part.

KEY WORDS. Please circle (or write in) not more than five (5) words on the "Partial List of Frequently Used Key Words" and return it along with the rest of your packet. These words will be used to generate an index for this volume.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. A brief note for use as introductory material by your session leader at the conference.

INDIVIDUAL REPRINT ORDER FORM, and prepayment, if desired.

ENCLOSE A 3 1/2 INCH DISK WITH YOUR FULL PAPER IN WORD/RTF FOR WINDOWS, PS OR LATEX, AND YOUR PAPERTITLE, AUTHORNAMES, ABSTRACT, AND BIOGRAPHY IN ASCII AND HTML FORMAT, BOTH FOR IBM PC COMPATIBLE OR E-MAIL IT TO info@scs-europe.org.

All material should include the SCS Paper ID Code. SCS is not responsible for correspondence or forms submitted without this code. When writing this code on your actual manuscript, do so on the back of the manuscript with a non-reprographic pen or pencil.

Thank you for your interest and cooperation. We hope that you will find participation in the conference professionally stimulating and rewarding. If you have any questions regarding the conference or your paper submittal, please call or write us.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CAMERA-READY MANUSCRIPT TO THE SCS EUROPEAN OFFICE UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE PROPER COMPANY, GOVERNMENT, OR SECURITY CLEARANCE, THANK YOU

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