The deadline for final camera ready paper and author registration is June 30, 2013.

MSC-2013 Submission and Registration Policies

• All papers submitted to the MSC-2013, whether for review or publication upon acceptance, must be written in English and formatted in the standard two-column format provided on PaperPlaza.
• In their initial submission form, manuscripts may be up to eight (8) pages long. PaperPlaza will not permit longer papers to be uploaded. The decision regarding the acceptance of each paper is at the discretion of the conference's Technical Program Committee.
• At final submission time for accepted papers, the regular length for manuscripts is limited to six (6) pages. At that time, papers up to eight (8) pages long may be submitted upon payment of over-length page charges of US$175 for each page in excess of six.
• If a paper is accepted, at least one of the authors listed on the paper must attend the conference and present the paper according to the scheduling decided by the conference's Technical Program Committee.
• In the event that the presenter is unable to attend the conference for any reason, it is his/her responsibility to ensure that the paper is presented by a qualified colleague.
• At least one of the authors listed on the paper must register for the MSC-2013 to upload the final manuscript.
• Student registrants may upload one final paper.
• Regular registrants may upload up to three final papers.
• Additional papers can be uploaded for US$200 each.
• All submissions will be tested for similarity and overlap with prior published material using the iThenticate tool. Results of such overlap will be made available to the Program Committee for evaluation. In case of possible violations of the IEEE ethics rules in publishing, the case will be investigated by a committee that reports to the IEEE CSS VP for Publications.
• All papers be submitted electronically using PaperPlaza

The authors of accepted papers are kindly requested to do the following:

1. Revise the paper based on reviewers' comments. Please make sure to perform all required corrections, proofread the text, and check the layout before submitting the final paper.

2. Register for the conference at PaperPlaza web site (see detailed instructions below). Please note that the registration is only considered complete once you have filled in the necessary information about the paper and the authors, and paid the registration fee in full. By completing this procedure, you will get the "final paper upload code".

3. Use the final paper upload code to upload the final paper and the IEEE Copyright Transfer Agreement into PaperPlaza.

4. Make travel and accommodation arrangements. If you need a visa, please apply for it well in advance.

5. Keep an eye on preliminary program and time schedule as you prepare your presentation.

6. See you in Hyderabad.

Step 1: Go to PaperPlaza registration site (new window will open).

Step 2: Select the conference "MSC 2013".

Step 3: Choose registration category (IEEE Member, Non-Member, Reduced Rate) and enter participant data.

Step 4: Enter registration details and follow further instructions.

Step 5: Upload the final version of the paper(s) through PaperPlaza by using final paper(s) upload Code(s).

C. Special registration: Grant recipients - CSS Student Travel Support Program

Step 1: Go to PaperPlaza registration site (new window will open).

Step 2: Select the conference "MSC 2013".

Step 3: Choose the registration category "CSS Student Travel Support Program" and enter participant data

Step 4: Enter registration details and the "Discount code" received per e-mail and follow further instructions.

Step 5: Upload the final version of the paper(s) through PaperPlaza by using final paper(s) upload Code(s).

NEW DATES

IMPORTANT DATES

• Special session proposal submission:
  February 28, 2013
• Tutorial/Workshop proposals submission:
  February 28, 2013
• Technical paper submission:
  February 28, 2013
• Notification of acceptance:
  May 15, 2013
• Final camera ready paper due:
  June 30, 2013
• Early registration ends:
  July 15, 2013
  (All deadlines are midnight US Pacific time)

• Conference dates:
  August 28 - 30, 2013

Final paper format: All papers submitted to MSC 2013 need to be prepared according to IEEE requirements for compliant PDF files. A maximum of 8 pages (6 plus 2 additional pages incurring a nominal fee) are allowed for each paper, all figures and references included.
Templates: Detailed instructions and templates for LaTeX and MS Word may be found inside PaperPlaza's Support Menu, or by clicking the link below.

[ Manuscript Preparation Instructions]

The MSC 2013 conference registration will be available through PaperPlaza

The IEEE CSS policy applies to registration fees. Attendees will be able to register under the following registration categories/rates: (IEEE) Member, Non-Member, Life Member, Student, Retiree. The type of registration and the maximum nuber of final papers covered by one registration of a given type is summarized in the table below.

Attendee status	Registration category	Final papers
IEEE Member	Member	3
Non IEEE Member	Non member	3
Life Member, Life Senior Member, Life Fellow	Reduced rate	3
Student	Reduced rate	1
Retiree	Reduced rate	1

The conference registration rates per category are listed below.

Registration category	Conference registration fee
	Advance	Late/On-site
Member	$450	$540
Non-Member	$550	$660
Reduced rate	$225	$270
Extra page fee (only for paper over 6 pages)	$125 per page
Extra banquet ticket	$30
Extra proceedings	$20