Last Updated: November 6, 2008

Author 1-Page Summary Guidelines

• Contributed Papers
  • As a suggestion, authors are encouraged to address the following topics in the contributed paper:
    • Abstract (2-3 sentences)
    • Objectives or goals of the work
    • Description of the research, engineering, or operations approach
    • Results
    • Discuss the impact / benefits for space systems
    • Future directions (if any)

• Mini Workshop Concepts
  • Your proposed prospectus for mini-workshop concept should address the following topics:
    • Full contact information for the principal organizer;
    • Abstract (2-3 sentences)
    • One-page outline of the theme and goals of the workshop;
    • Short statement discussing the relevance of the workshop to the field of IT for space missions;
    • The desired minimum and maximum number of workshop participants - please also state and justify the expected number of participants (to help determine whether the workshop is also financially feasible);
    • The participant solicitation and selection process (also whether open/closed);
    • A brief description of each organizer's background, including relevant past experience in organizing workshops and contact information;
    • A preliminary version of the call for workshop papers that the workshop organizers intend to use;
    • A list of (proposed and already committed) program committee members
    • Requested equipment, room capacity and organization, and any other logistic constraints

1-Page Summary Templates and File Naming Conventions

• Please use either MS WORD (*.doc) template (click here), Rich Text Format (*.rtf) (click here), or LaTeX template (click here) per the style specified in the IEEE transactions manuscript format.
• Limit summary to one page (including both text and graphics) using the default font size and formatting given in the template
• When the summary is completed, please output as a PDF file (*.pdf) to be uploaded to the SMC-IT 2009 web site (http://www.smc-it.org). If you cannot generate a .pdf file, we can accept the source file (*.doc or *.tex). 
• Please name your files using the following convention:
  • File extension must be included.
  • Before submitting your abstract, please rename your electronic file so that it includes the following elements in this order:
    1. SMCIT09
    2. Principal Author's First Initial and Last Name (use mixed case)
    3. Abs
    4. Filetype extension (.tex, .pdf, .rtf or .doc)