8th IET International System Safety Conference incorporating the Cyber Security Conference 2013

Author information: writing and submitting your abstract

The online submission system is now open.

The submission process

Authors wishing to submit papers and present at the IET System Safety Conference, incorporating the Cyber Security Conference 2013 are required to submit an abstract for consideration by the Technical Programme Committee.

Following a review of abstracts authors will be invited to submit a full paper which will also be reviewed.  Successful authors will be invited to attend and present their work at the IET System Safety Conference, incorporating the Cyber Security Conference 2013.

Writing an abstract

Abstracts must be submitted by Friday 17 May 2013 if they are to be considered for the conference. Use of the abstract template is mandatory. Only abstracts following the instructions provided below will be considered.

It is vital that delegates pay close attention to the instructions. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines may be returned to the author or not considered for acceptance to the conference.

The abstract template can be downloaded via the link to the left.

Submitting an abstract

Before submission, make sure that the following material is ready:

• Title, all authors’ names, affiliations and a 35 word (approx) biography.  If your title and abstract contains no special characters, and no sub or sup scripts, the text can be copied and pasted from your Word document or typed in directly
• Your abstract of no more than two A4 pages, including title, names, affiliations and abstract in word format (file size maximum 2.0 MB - Megabyte)
• Preferred topic area chosen from the conference scope (the Technical Programme Committee reserves the right to change the authors' choice of topic area)

Once you have the material and information listed above, you can proceed with the electronic submission of your paper.

The online submission system for abstracts will be open until Friday 17 May 2013. If you have difficulties in submitting your abstract, please try to shorten its filename.

Important information

• The working language of the conference is English, which will be used for all printed material, presentations and discussion
• The abstract template is a Microsoft Word file. Please save this template file to your PC’s hard drive and use it when you prepare your abstract
• If you are submitting more than one abstract you can use the same email address and password for each abstract
• Abstracts are required for all submissions. Abstracts must be submitted using the template form provided
• Each abstract must fit within the abstract template and use the Times New Roman or Times font, size 10
• Length - up to a maximum of two A4 pages (you may include diagrams)
• Special characters - When inserting special characters in text use the ‘Insert Symbol’ function (avoid code-numbers for the symbols)

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.

After submission

On submission of your abstract the corresponding author will receive a confirmation of the receipt of the abstract. Your abstract will then be presented to the Technical Programme Committee for consideration.

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 IET 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.

Accepted papers

Each paper must have at least one author registered by Monday 9 September 2013, to avoid the paper being withdrawn from the conference proceedings. Authors presenting two or more papers must pay the additional paper fee. The author must be present at the conference to present the submission either orally or by poster presentation.

Please visit the registration page for further information.

You are reminded that the IET or other associated societies cannot meet any travelling or subsistence expenses for authors, either prior to or during the conference.

Copyright

Copyright of the material remains with the author. The IET retains the right to copyright the collection of material.

Please sign and return the Licence to Publish Agreement found on the left-hand side of this page. If any patents are referred to in your work, the patent remains with the patent owner.

The copyright form submission deadline is Friday 26 July 2012, please send completed copyright forms to eventsa2@theiet.org.

Deadline dates

Widespread exposure

The IET guarantees successful authors widespread exposure of their work, including inclusion on IEEE Xplore and potential publication of a special issue containing best papers from the conference.

Please note

It is with regret that we inform you that the IET, under the current UK, EU and US laws, is now prevented from providing any paid-for services to any person or legal entity based in Iran. This is because of severe restrictions placed on banking services which prohibits the IET from accepting from, or making payments to, any individual or organisation based within Iran via the Iranian Banking infrastructure or by any other mechanism.

As a result of this it is no longer possible for the IET to take registrations for this conference from any person or legal entity based in Iran.

Should you have any question regarding this matter please email: eventsa1@theiet.org.

See also

• Why submit a paper?
• Conference scope