This year, HICSS is implementing a web-based  peer review system for submitted papers.  It is designed by the same company  that produces the HICSS Proceedings on CD.  In order to submit your paper, please read the instructions below in their entirety before uploading. 

Here is a summary of the process:

•   Authors submit papers to the file submission website in publication format.

o      Papers must be double column, single space and no more than 10 pages long. See detailed formatting instructions below.

o      Do not submit papers directly to the Minitrack Chairs.

•  All papers must be uploaded into the website to be reviewed for the conference. 

•   The deadline for uploading papers is June 15th 5:00pm Pacific Time.

•   After papers are uploaded, they are converted to pdf and then sent to authors, who must approve the converted version within twenty four hours. The file is then released to the Minitrack chair for the review process.

•   Papers will then be reviewed through the system.

•   Acceptance decisions will be made by August 15th .  (Accept/Reject or Accept with Mandatory Revisions)

•   Papers accepted with mandatory revisions must be revised and resubmitted by authors by September 15, and then reviewed by the Minitrack Chair before final acceptance is made.

•   Accepted papers without required revisions may optionally be revised and resubmitted by authors up to September 15,  5:00pm Pacific Time.

•  At least one author must register for the conference by October 1 or the paper may be withdrawn from the Proceedings.

The Proceedings will be published and distributed by the Computer Society Press of the IEEE, listed in its publication brochures, and made available in full text form on the IEEE Digital Library.  You must follow the IEEE Proceedings Guidelines and their deadlines to ensure that the Proceedings are ready for distribution at the Conference in January.

Here are the steps required to submit your paper. 
You must complete these steps by 5 pm Pacific Time
June 15, 2004

1.    Prepare your paper for submission to the conference, according to the Formatting Guidelines. Please note that papers cannot exceed 10 pages and must be single-spaced, double-column. (see sample of the paper format)  
 

2.   There will not be a separate abstract prepared for the Abstract Book.  The abstract included in the paper will be reprinted in the Abstract Book.  Use the format guidelines shown in #1 above.  Note limit of 150 words for the abstract.
 

3.      Submit your file(s) to the peer review site, following specific instructions for uploading the file containing your formatted paper which includes the abstract.
 

Your paper will then be processed through the peer review system.  Acceptance decisions will be made August 15.  You will receive further instructions for revising your paper, if necessary, and submitting the copyright form at that time. 

  

If you are unable to submit your paper via the website, please contact icpsupport@redshift.net for assistance.

 

Note that at least one author for each paper must register for the conference by October 1 or the paper may be withdrawn from the Proceedings.  We strongly suggest that you register at the conference hotel by October 1 as well. When you register for the conference, we will email you a confirmation notice that will contain the Group/Convention Code needed to reserve your hotel room via the Hilton Waikoloa Village website.  While there are other hotels within driving distance of the conference venue, this time of year is very popular in Hawaii and other accommodations may be scarce. We have reserved a specified number of rooms at the Hilton, and once that limit is reached, neither space nor the conference rate is guaranteed.  
 
We also encourage you to make your airline and car reservations early because they too may become scarce.

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