Writing a Full Paper

Authors will be informed as to the status of their submission on Monday, 19 May 2008 .

Successful authors should read the information below carefully.

The full paper submission system will be open for the submission of full papers from Tuesday, 20 May 2008 .

Full Papers of up to 6 A4 pages must be submitted by Monday, 18 August 2008 or they will be withdrawn from the conference. Use of the full paper template is mandatory and only full papers following the instructions provided below will be considered.

Full Paper Template

Submitting a full paper

To submit your full paper of up to 6 A4 pages, you will need to re-enter the on-line submission system. Please check very carefully that all the information you have provided is correct. Here is a summary of what you should have provided:

• Click on the number of the paper you wish to submit
• Check the title is still correct
• Browse to upload your pdf camera-ready file. Please do not page number your file
• Ensure a biography of the presenting author is entered
• Ensure all authors are listed on the final page. Again using lower case letters except for the first letter of each name
• Ensure affiliations are correct. This is for the organisation you represent, eg London Power Associates Ltd and not professional affiliation eg The Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Click finish to complete. You will receive a confirmation email

Papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings from the author-supplied 'camera-ready' copy. Please do not page number your file. Original material must be provided in all cases and the paper must be in the form of a .pdf document.

It is essential that authors make sure all fonts are embedded and .pdf files are submitted unlocked . If files are submitted in 'Read Only' format or with security we may be unable to publish your paper. If fonts are not embedded in the .pdf the file may not print correctly and again may have to be omitted from the proceedings.

Each paper must have at least one author registered by Monday, 18 August 2008 , to avoid the paper being withdrawn from the conference proceedings. You are reminded that the Institution or other associated societies cannot meet any travelling or subsistence expenses for authors, either prior to or during the conference.

System Safety 2008 Copyright Agreement:
Copyright Form

This agreement relates to all the material published concerning System Safety 2008 such as, but not limited to, conference proceedings, presentation slides or other electronic forms. Please note that part or all of the conference may be filmed for www.iet.tv .

In submitting a paper to System Safety 2008 the authors assign to the Institution of Engineering and Technology copyright ownership of the submitted work, this assignment to be effective as of the day of registration of the material at System Safety 2008. The copyright form must be signed by one of the authors.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology shall have the right to register copyright to the article in its name as claimant, whether separately or as part of another medium in which such work is included. Also, the Institution of Engineering and Technology shall have the right to grant reprint permission to third parties and to receive reasonable royalties in such instances.

If a copyright form is not received copyright will be assigned to the corresponding authors affiliation.

Authors reserve the following rights:

The right to use all or portions of the submitted article in future works of their own
All proprietary rights, such as patent right

Copyright forms should be emailed, faxed or posted to:

System Safety 2008 Organisers
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Event Services
Michael Faraday House
Six Hills Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2AY
UK

Fax: +44(0) 1438 765659
email: eventsa1@theiet.org

Please contact the organisers at your earliest convenience if you are unable to assign copyright to the Institution of Engineering and Technology, or do not wish to be filmed.

Downloads

Please find below useful downloads for Authors:

Full Paper Template
Copyright Form

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Presentation Information

Oral Presentation Authors Only

Each author presenting an ORAL paper will be asked to submit PowerPoint slides (in MS PowerPoint 2000 or XP) by Monday, 13 October 2008 in advance of the conference. Authors will be asked to include their unique paper number with their email. The slides will be loaded onto the Lecture Theatre computer prior to the relevant session. Delegates should bring a copy of their slides on CD/Memory Stick with them to the Conference as a back up.

PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines

For System Safety 2008 we will only permit the use of PowerPoint presentations. If you have any further requirements please contact the Event Organisers at eventsa1@theiet.org prior to the conference to ensure that there are facilities in place to support your presentation.

Please note that the Laptop in the Lecture Theatre is installed with the following software: Windows 2000/XP and PowerPoint 2000. The IET cannot be held responsible if authors arrive at time of presentation with an incompatible presentation. Please contact the event organisers as soon as possible with any queries regarding audio-visual aids.

Useful Presentation Tips

Do not put too much information on the visual aids:

• A maximum of six or seven lines including the title (not more than 20 words)
• Avoid abbreviations, mathematics and tables of results (graphs or histograms are much better)
• Letter should be lowercase, medium or bold and at least "this size" (Arial 22)
• NEVER USE - computer printouts, photocopied pages of books, hand-drawn transparencies
• Keep diagrams as simple as possible
• Company logos, if used, should be of a moderate size

Poster Presentation Authors Only

In addition to your written paper included in the conference publication, the poster session is your opportunity to present your work directly to other registrants and to discuss it with them. It is a particularly useful format for small group discussion and debate.

Try to attract the registrants to your poster. Unless they come to it, you cannot expect to have a discussion with them. The display should therefore be visually appealing and should contain the essence of your paper in a form that is easy to understand.

Your display should consist chiefly of keywords, diagrams, photographs, etc. Colour photographs are particularly attractive in a poster display. Diagrams and graphs should have clear captions. All lettering should be easy to read. Handwritten text or diagrams are not recommended. All graphs and diagrams should be drawn with thick lines (preferably 1mm or more in width). Use colour to emphasise important features.
The poster display is important. You are recommended to take as much trouble with it as you did in preparing your written paper.

Your Display

You should clearly display the following information on your poster board:

• The title of your paper
• The authors' names and their affiliations
• Your usual contact details (e.g. an email address) to allow delegates to follow up discussion.

Display Board

Display board sizes will be A0 size portrait style.

Processing and publication of personal data

The personal information we receive from delegates will also be required after the conference. This is in order to render an account of the conclusions arrived at during the conference, for statistical purposes, and for the dispatch of information on relevant conferences in the future.

Personal data will be stored by the Institution of Engineering and Technology for future mailings and information on forthcoming conferences. Personal data may also, in certain cases, be released to other companies participating in the conference for the distribution of information and offers directly from them.