Unclassified Program

ABSTRACT FORMAT AND PURPOSE

Abstracts should be 10 to 1000 words and must be submitted as plain text. Abstracts must not contain information that would restrict their public release. Abstracts will be used for planning purposes only and will not be evaluated for technical merit.

PAPER FORMAT

Manuscripts for the technical program can be up to six (6) pages in length, two-column, single-spaced, on U.S. letter paper (8.5 inches by 11 inches), with 10-point font for the body. Final papers that exceed six (6) pages will be assessed a per-page, over-length charge of $350/page, up to a maximum of ten (10) total pages. Manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format. Other formatting should follow the IEEE standard conference format: the IEEE provides Word templates and LaTeX style files. Only original manuscripts that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere will be considered. Manuscripts submitted to the Unclassified Technical Program cannot contain any classified, export-restricted (e.g., ITAR), or otherwise-restricted (e.g., FOUO) information. (Manuscripts with such restrictions may be submitted to the Classified Technical Program.)

PAPER EVALUATION CRITERIA

A team of experts will review technical papers based on the following criteria:

• Technical strength
• Novelty of the contribution
• Relevance to military communications and timeliness
• Quality of the presentation

ABSTRACT AND MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

Starting in 2010, MILCOM is using EDAS for abstract and manuscript submission and review instead of WAMS. In addition, all of the forms, such as the Public Release Approval Form (previously called Form B) that previously required interacting with a separate web application, are now incorporated into EDAS. Users can manage all of their papers and reviews through a single login ID and password.

New users are encouraged to review the Introduction to EDAS: MILCOM 2010 Unclassified Technical Program when first using EDAS for abstract submission.

The main steps to submit a paper to the unclassified program of MILCOM 2010 follow:

1. Determine the appropriate track and topic areas for your paper from the Call for Papers.
2. Submit your title and abstract on the MILCOM 2010 Unclassified Program
   EDAS Submission Page. Be sure to add information for all authors of the paper.
3. Obtain release permission from all sponsors, if necessary.
4. All authors must complete the Public Release Approval form before submission of the draft paper, even if the work was not sponsored by a government agency. (All abstracts must not contain information that would restrict their public release. Authors do not have to complete the Public Release Form before abstract submission or before the abstract deadline, March 26, 2010.) Any author can view all of their manuscripts on the "My papers" tab in EDAS. Click on a title to view the paper details, and then click the pencil icon () next to "Public Release Approval" to fill out that form.
5. From the EDAS paper details view, upload your paper by clicking on the upload icon
   () in the table next to "Manuscript." You can also directly upload manuscripts from the "My papers" tab in EDAS.