Guidelines for Authors - Authors' Kit

Guidelines for Presentations:

The presentation itself should take 20 minutes, including questions and answers.

• PC with Windows 2000, Powerpoint, Acrobat Reader 5, Quicktime
• Digital projector
• Overhead projector
• Slide projector
• Microphone and laser pointer
• VHS video cassette recorder (PAL and NTSC)

Guidelines for Poster Presentations:

• Each contributor has the opportunity to present the poster to the workshop audience in the form of a short, 2.5 minute teaser
• All the equipment mentioned above is available for this presentation
• Poster size may be as large as A0 (approx. 0.84m * 1.19m, portrait)

All contributions are published in the proceedings that will be available at the conference. Please follow the guidelines for the preparation of the ready-to-print paper:

• The contribution must be written in English.
• Please prepare up to 8 pages (including references and figures).
• All papers are printed in black and white.
• You may add an additional page with colored pictures and concerning subtitles which will be included in the appendix of the proceedings.
• Each paper should start with an abstract of about 100-150 words.
• Use font size 9 pt.
• If you do not use LaTeX, use font Times New Roman.
• All contributions must have two columns.
• Do NOT use page numbering, use the number 666 instead (which is generated automatically by the LaTeX class file included in the authors' kit below).

Please obtain from us:

• The VMV 2001 LaTeX package (20kb)
• The VMV 2001 Word layout, incl. PostScript driver (5MB)
• The IEEE Copyright form

Please send:

• The LaTeX (or Word) file(s)
• The PostScript version
• All pictures and other files needed

Hints for creating PostScript files with Microsoft Word:

• Do NOT use printer fonts
• Set PostScript options to Maxmimum Portability
• Set printer paper size to A4
• Print to a PostScript file