Author instructions

1. Improve your manuscript according to the reviewers' comments
2. Adapt the capitalization of your paper title to the third rule of Headings and Publications Titles e.g., "The Vitamins Are in My Fresh California Raisins", Capitalization of all words, except for internal articles, prepositions and conjunctions
3. Pages are to be formatted in the IEEE double-column format using IEEE Conference Proceeding templates.
   ‣ The lengths depends on the category as noted below:
   
   • Full Paper: limited to 8 pages (+ 1 page for references) in the IEEE two-column format. That is, the main content of the paper cannot be on the 9th page. Acknowledgement may be listed on the 9th page, if needed.
   • Short Paper: limited to 4 pages (+ 1 page for references) in the IEEE two-column format. That is, the main content of the paper cannot be on the 5th page. Acknowledgement may be listed on the 5th page, if needed.
   • No page numbering, header or footer
4. If you're using IEEEtran class in LaTeX, use the following as the first line in your LaTeX source file:
   \documentclass[10pt,conference]{IEEEtran}
   (Note: with IEEE conferences, the author affiliation is listed under the author's name, unlike IEEE transactions)
5. Go to IEEE PDF eXpress Website.
   
   • Create an IEEE PDF eXpress account (use conference ID: cloudnet13x; use 'new user' if you haven't used this site before.).
   • Use IEEE PDF eXpress to check if your PDF file is Xplore-compliant, OR, else, you can use this site to convert your source files into an IEEE Xplore-compliant PDF file (e.g., for LaTeX users, create a zip file that includes dvi and your eps figure files all together, and then upload the zip file for the system to convert into a compliant PDF file; for MSWord users, upload the Word file and let it convert and return a compliant PDF file)
6. To be published in the IEEE CLOUDNET 2013 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore®, an author of an accepted paper is required to register for the conference at the full (member or non-member) rate and the paper must be presented by an author of that paper at the conference unless the TPC Chair grants permission for a substitute presenter.
   Non-refundable registration fees must be paid prior to uploading the final IEEE formatted, publication-ready version of the paper. For authors with multiple accepted papers, one full registration is valid for up to 3 papers. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE CLOUDNET 2013 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore®.
   Authors registration link (authors must register by August 31, 2013).
7. After completing author registration, upload the following
   • Enter your registration confirmation in ‘registration code’ box of your EDAS paper entry
   • The PDF eXpress-passed compliant PDF file of your paper by August 31, 2013. Please upload your paper via EDAS.
   • A link for e-copyright form will be available soon from your paper entry. Please compete this also by August 31, 2013.
8. Please request your visa letter using EDAS after completing registration - an electronic copy of the visa letter will be provided. (If you need a hard copy visa letter, you must first pay your registration, and complet the request here)
9. The IEEE Communications Society has a contractual obligation to fill a guaranteed block of rooms at the conference hotel - Hilton San Francisco Financial District. Significant financial penalties will be assessed should IEEE CloudNet 2013 fall short of the expected number of guest rooms' attendee. By staying at the conference hotel, you will enjoy the convenience of residing at the conference venue and to a far greater extent provide valued assistance in support of IEEE ComSoc's financial obligations. Please click here for booking.