Additional Attendee Information

Technology Driving Innovation

May 2-5, 2004 Sheraton Fallsview Niagara Falls Ontario, Canada

1.0 Paper Submission:
Papers submitted for this competition follow the same process as for regular papers - including the deadlines for submission as described in the Call For Papers page on this web site. The submitted paper summary must be clearly marked "Student Paper Competition". A formal letter stating the participation in the Student Paper Competition with proof of student status must be included with the final paper submission. The competition results will be based on reviews of the full paper.

1.1 Please submit a 300-word abstract of your paper (PDF only) electronically using this link. Your submission must include three keywords and the name of a contact person with e-mail and postal addresses, as well as a fax and phone number.

1.2 After you receive your notice of acceptance, submit your full paper (PDF only) electronically using this link. Your submitted paper must conform to the guidelines in the Author's Guide.

Additional information for student paper competition entrants follow.

2.0 Elegibility:
Any student registered at a degree granting institution can submit a paper to this competition. This person must be the first author and the contact person for the paper. Other authors, including research supervisors, may be included as co-authors.

3.0 Judging the Student Paper Competition:
These papers are judged by the members of the technical program committee. The Judging Criteria is "Excellence in Research".

4.0 Paper Presentation and Publication:
Accepted papers will be presented at this conference. The authors of winning papers will be invited to a special luncheon at the conference where they will be awarded a certificate. These authors will be invited to submit these papers for publication in the Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. If the paper does not conform to the publication requirements of the Journal, the authors will be required to edit their paper accordingly.

5.0 Expenses and Financial Support:
All participants in the student paper competition are required to cover their own costs (for example; paper preparation, conference registration, travel, accomodation, etc.). Research supervisors often make prior arrangements with their students to cover some or all of 'reasonable costs'. Grants may be available at your degree granting institution. For IEEE student members, there are reduced registration fees, and limited financial assistance may be available from your local student branch, section, and other IEEE Canada entities. Please view the Student Funding page on this web site.

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