The 40th Annual Southeast ACM Conference
	26-27 April 2002, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Formats ...

This is a description of the desired camera-ready format for papers for the 40th Annual ACM Southeast Conference, to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26-27, 2002. For formatting use either the default LaTeX two-column article style or the MSWord equivalents.

Here is the LaTex Formatting Sample. Also [pdf] and [ps] samples of a formatted article. Additional details follow.

Introduction.

Use plain, white, 8.5 x 11 paper. Papers should be typeset in two-column format, using 10pt Computer Modern or Times Roman font. Titles should be in either 17pt font (LaTeX \LARGE) or 16pt font (MSWord), centered at the top of the first page across both columns. Authors names and affiliations, including email addresses, should be in 12pt font (LaTeX \large), also centered across both columns below the title.

An abstract of at most 200 words should begin the first column. It should begin with the word ``Abstract-'' in bold font, and should be 1 paragraph, without indentation. Major section headings should be in 14pt font (LaTeX \Large), bold, numbered, and left-justified. With the exception of the first paragraph in each section, paragraphs should be indented 2em. Text should be single-spaced, with no additional spacing between paragraphs.

Note: abstract is optional for short 2-page FastAbstract papers.

Margins.

Side margins should be 0.75in, with a 0.25in column separation. This leaves 6.75in for two columns of text, so each column should be 3.375in wide. Top and bottom margins should be 1.0in each. At the bottom of the first column, leave 1.0in additional space for the ACM Copyright notice.

Pagination.

Do not number the pages within the text.

Authors of refereed papers will be allowed 8 pages in the Proceedings.

Authors of work-in-progress reports (FastAbstracts) will be allowed 2 pages.

Authors of Student Papers will be allowed 4-6 pages.

These are strict limits, and include EVERYTHING, e.g. diagrams, figures, references, acknowledgements. These limits will be enforced.

If you have any questions regarding paper lengths, please let us know as soon as possible.

References.

The bibliography should appear at the end of the article, organized alphabetically by first author and numbered sequentially. References within the text should use the numbers. Displayed equations should also be numbered and referenced by number within the text.

Figures and Tables.

Figures and tables should appear within the text and within a single column, if possible. If too large, they may be centered across both columns.

Deadlines for Final Paper Version

An electronic ACM Copyright Form will have to be completed. You must print a hard copy of this form, sign it, and return it to the Conference Contact:

Mladen A. Vouk
Computer Science Department
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Fax: 919-515-7896 Tel: 919-515-7886

It must arrive in Raleigh on or before camera-ready copy deadline. This is a hard deadline.

Final Version of the Paper/FastAbstract

acmse_final@renoir.csc.ncsu.edu

It must also arrive on or before camera-ready deadline. We need document source in order to paginate and add copyright notices. If you cannot supply either LaTeX (.tex) or MSWord (.doc) source, please contact the Program Chairs immediately.

Presentations.

We will insist that at least one author register for the conference, attend the conference, and present the paper. Final acceptance is conditional upon these terms. Conference attendees pay registration fees in anticipation of an opportunity to discuss results with authors. Failure to provide that opportunity would be unfair.

Projection Equipment Provided: (i) High-Resolution Projector with cable for laptop connection, (ii) Common Overhead Projector, (iii) Other (ask ahead of time).

Time

Following are approximate presentation durations - more accurate information will be made available as soon as the prelimiary program is available.

Authors of refereed papers will be given approximately 20 minute time slots to present their papers. Authors of works-in-progress(FastAbstracts) will be given approximately 10 minute time slots.

Students in the student paper competitionshould practice presentations before the conference. A component of the final evaluation is quality of presentation. Student papers will be given 15-20 minute slots.

Note: An em is the width of a capital M in the current font.