SoutheastCon is the annual IEEE Region 3 Technical, Professional, and Student Conference.  It brings together electrical, computer and other engineering and science professionals, faculty and students to share the latest information through technical sessions, tutorials, and exhibits.  Attendance and technical program participation from areas outside IEEE Region 3 are also cordially encouraged and welcomed.

Technical Paper Submission Instructions.  SoutheastCon 2008 is soliciting two types of technical papers:  (1) full-length reviewed papers and (2) extended abstracts of non-reviewed papers. 

The conference's Paper Submission and Review System will handle technical paper submission and review for IEEE SoutheastCon 2008, and is accessible from the IEEE SoutheastCon 2008 Website.  The submitted papers must contain original work and not have been previously published or presented elsewhere. 

Full Length Papers: Author Submission Deadline: Jan 7 Review Submission Deadline: Jan 21 Notification to Authors: Jan 28 Camera-Ready Copy: Feb 11 Due at Publisher: Feb 22

Abstracts: Author Submission Deadline: Jan 28 Notification to Authors: Feb 4 Camera-Ready Copy: Feb 11 Due at Publisher: Feb 22

• Submission of full-length papers for review (in .pdf) is due by January 7, 2008 via the Paper Submission and Review System and we will notify authors of acceptance status by January 28, 2008.
• Submission of extended abstracts for non-reviewed papers (in .pdf) is due by January 28, 2008, and we will notifiy authors of acceptance status by Febuary 4, 2008.
• Accepted full-length reviewed papers are allowed a total of six (6) double-column pages for publication; and accepted extended abstracts will allow for one (1) double-column page.
• We will make paper certificate and copyright forms available to authors by January 28, 2008.
• Final submission of camera ready copy for accepted full-length reviewed papers and extended abstracts is due by February 11, 2008, to support delivery to the publisher on February 22, 2008.

Scope of the Technical Program:  The SoutheastCon 2008 invites prospective authors to submit their technical work on all aspects of engineering, science, and technology of current interest, to the conference.  The conference’s technical program includes, but not limited to, the following technical categories (see IEEE Technical Categories, http://shop.ieee.org/ieeestore):

• Application Areas (including Aerospace, Biomedical, Consumer, Industry, Manufacturing, Vehicular/Ground Transportation)
• Circuit and Devices (including Circuit Theory, Analysis and Design, Components, Design Automation, Electron Devices, Ferroelectric and Dielectric Devices, Manufacturing, Materials, Packaging, Solid State Circuits)
• Communication and Information (including Broadcasting, Coding and Modulation, Communication Equipment, Communication Networks/Systems, Information Theory, Optical Communication, Wireless Communication)
• Computer Engineering (including Architecture/Parallel and High-Performance Computing, Computational Intelligence, Computational Mathematics/Complex Theory, Computer Communications and Networking, Computer Graphics, Computer Hardware/Design and Test, Computer Security and Privacy, Data Processing, Data Storage, Database/Information Systems, Distributed Computing/Real-Time Systems, Software Design/Development, Software Quality and Management)
• Control and Automation (including Control Systems, Manufacturing Automation, Robotics)
• Electromagnetics (including Antennas, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Magnetics/Superconductors, Microwave, Propagation and Scattering)
• General Interest  (including Career and Personal Development, Education, Engineering Management, History of Technology, Professional Communication, Socio-Political Aspects of Technology)
• Geoscience, Ocean Technology and Remote Sensing (including Atmospheric, Earth Science, Oceanic, Remote Sensing)
• Instrumentation, Measurement and Testing (including Measurement Instruments and Techniques, Metrology and Standards, Test Instrumentation and Techniques)
• Interdisciplinary (including Design Methodology/Product Development, Engineering Mathematics/Statistics, Modeling/Simulation, Problem Solving/Decision Theory, Reliability and Quality, Standardization, System Engineering)
• Nuclear and Plasma Science (including Fusion, Nuclear Instruments, Plasma Science and Applications, Radiation Effects, Reactor Instruments and Controls)
• Optics and Optoelectronics (including Acousto-Optic Devices, Electro-Optic Devices, Lasers, Optical Devices, Optical Storage)
• Power and Energy (including Electric Machinery, Energy Storage, Power Dielectrics, Insulation and Safety, Power Electronics, Power Generation, Power Transmission and Distribution, Switchgear, Transformers)
• Signal Processing (including Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Speech and Audio Processing, Underwater Acoustics)

The SoutheastCon 2008 will feature the presentations of technical papers as well as tutorial sessions, and workshops for which topics of both theory and applications are encouraged. Program questions of a general nature should be directed to the Technical Program Co-Chairs:

• Kaveh Heidary (kaveh.heidary@email.aamu.edu) or
• Charles Corsetti (corsetti@ece.uah.edu)

Conference Proceedings.  All full-length reviewed papers and extended abstracts of non-reviewed papers accepted for SoutheastCon 2008 will be published in the Proceedings of IEEE Southeast Conference 2008 on CD. At least one author must pre-register for the conference, paying the full registration fee, in order to have their paper or abstract included in the CD. A total of 6 double-column printed pages are allowed to each full-length reviewed paper, and 1 page is allowed for each extended abstract. A page charge of $50.00 will be applied for each extra page (up to 2 pages for full-length reviewed papers and 1 page for extended abstracts) exceeding the page limit.

Posters.  Extended abstracts of non-reviewed papers accepted for SoutheastCon 2008 may have the opportunity to be displayed as posters.  (Note:  Accepted extended abstracts may not be given presentation time during the conference).  Authors of accepted extended abstracts who wish to display their extended abstracts as posters should notify the Technical Program Co-Chairs by February 15, 2008.  Notification to authors that their extended abstracts may be displayed as posters will be by February 22, 2008.

Tutorials and Workshops.  Proposals are also invited for tutorials and workshops to be pre­sented at the SoutheastCon 2008. The proposal should include the tutorial or workshop objectives, a brief description (500 words), an outline, proposed length (one-hour, two-hour, or four-hour) and, a short professional resume of the instructor. Please send proposals for tutorials and workshops to the Technical Program Co-Chairs by November 16, 2007.  Tutorial and workshop presentation materials (in .pdf) and handouts (in .pdf) are due by February 1, 2008.

Copyright Information.  Submission of a paper, an abstract or other material to the IEEE Southeast Conference 2008 represents the author's agreement to allow IEEE to publish the paper, abstract or other materials in any written or electronic format for distribution to all interested parties in perpetuity with or without compensation to IEEE and without compensation to the author. The parties understand that the author is granting a nonexclusive license and all copyrights remain the property of the author. A copyright form must be signed by the author for each accepted paper or abstract to be published in the conference proceedings.