Authors must submit their camera ready manuscripts electronically in PDF format no later than 23:59:59 (US Pacific Time) onJuly 22, 2010.
Manuscripts must be in English. Six pages in the standard IROS format (see instructions below) are allowed for each paper, including figures. A maximum of two additional pages are permitted at an extra charge payable at the time of submitting the final, camera ready version of the paper. Before submission, the PDF file of your final paper should be checked for IEEE Xplore compliance. General information on how to create IEEE Xplore compatible PDFs is available on the information page for using IEEE PDF eXpress.
Paper submission is via the PaperPlaza system. We strongly recommend that you follow the following step-by-step instructions when preparing your paper and video attachment (if applicable to your paper).
REQUIREMENT:: Each paper must have an accompanying one page *Powerpoint file that highlights the major accomplishments the manuscript presents. Download 1 page Powerpoint template.
*Please prepare this Powerpoint template for your manuscript for upload at the same time as you up load your final camera ready manuscript to the PaperPlaza site.
Preparing and Submitting Your Paper/Video
►Step 1: Paper Format
Write your paper using the available LaTeX or MS Wordtemplates. Please use US Letter paper for both LaTeX and MS Word template and do not change the formatting in any way. If you choose not to use these templates, please make sure that your paper strictly adheres to these formatting instructions. Note, however, that we strongly encourage you to use the available templates. Your paper should be entirely self-contained. If it is accompanied by a video, an explicit reference to the accompanying video should be present in the text of the paper.
Note: Papers should include authors' names and affiliations, i.e., the review process is not double-blind.
►Step 2: Author List
Double check that the names of all authors and their order is identical in the PaperPlaza submission system, the paper and the accompanying video (if applicable). Please write names with only the first letter capitalized, i.e., do use "Firstname Lastname" in all instances and do not use "FIRSTNAME LASTNAME" anywhere.
►Step 3: PDF Creation
Create a PDF version of your paper adhering to these instructions. These tips may be helpful. Alternatively you may proceed directly to the next step and have IEEE PDF eXpress create your PDF file for you.
►Step 4: Video Submission
(Applicable only to those papers which have an accompanying video)
Authors of papers originally accompanied by a short video (1-2 minutes) that has been jointly accepted with the paper should include the video (max 10MB) in the final submission material.
Videos should not use special codes (coders/decoders) in order to provide as much portability across platforms as possible. We strongly recommend the most common media formats (mpeg 1 or mpeg 4). Only freely available players (e.g., QuickTime, RealPlayer, Microsoft Windows Media Player) should be required for viewing the video. Providing video portability is a responsibility of the authors, also in their interest.
Although the final paper has to be self-contained (i.e., fully readable and understandable independently from the video), an explicit reference to the accompanying video should be present in the text of the paper.
The accompanying video(s) will appear in IEEE Xplore, as enhanced object(s) next to the PDF version of the paper.
►Step 5: Submit Your Paper
Submitting your initial submission via Paperplaza.
Submit the IEEE Compliant PDF file of your paper via the PaperPlaza web page. Note that the PDF file must not exceed 2MB. If applicable, submit the short video clip not exceeding 10MB. Again, note that these accompanying video clips are distinct from the separate track for video submissions.
►PDF Compliant
For authors who are interested in creating IEEE Xplore compliant PDF documents for their final submission, please login to IEEE PDF eXpress(conference ID: iros2010x) and create the PDF file for your paper if you did not create a PDF file yourself in Step 2. If you have already created a PDF file for your paper, login to IEEE PDF eXpress (conference ID) and use it to check if your PDF file is IEEE PDF compliant. This PDF eXpress is only for FINAL paper submission. The site opening date is 05/30/2010.
Please be reminded that each account with each email address can only be used for 10 times. If more than 10 times operations are needed, another email address is necessary to create a new account.
