jon/chris, here's where i'm at. please check. note: lengths -- 12 for full, 8 for position? gives a bit extra for = position paper authors than submission. note: 25 minute slots for position papers with 15 minute talks? or 30 = min slots with 20 min talks?=20 cheers, djw --- Dear author, Congratulations again on having your submission accepted to SIGCOMM = 2003! The remainder of this mail consists of instructions for your = camera-ready copy, presentation at the conference, and the shepherding = process. Best of luck with your revisions! Jon Crowcroft and David Wetherall SIGCOMM 2003 PC Chairs ---- 1. Camera-Ready Instructions Submission of camera-ready electronic copy and copyright assignment = forms is being handled by Lisa Tolles at Sheridan Printing Co., Inc, who = will send submission, template and copyright instructions to you and collect the papers electronically and copyright = assignments in hardcopy. The camera-ready copies must be received by Sheridan by June 15, 2003. = The length limits are 12 pages for full papers and 8 pages for position = papers, both in ACM proceedings format which uses a 9pt font for the = body of the paper. Requests for extra pages are unlikely to be granted = due to the larger set of accepted papers this year. 2. Presentation All full paper talks will be given in a 30 minute slot with 25 minutes = for the talk and 5 minutes for questions. It is important that your talk = does not exceed 25 minutes so that the conference runs on time; we've = asked the session chairs to halt talks that are significantly = overlength. All position paper talks will be given in a 25 minute slot with 15 = minutes for the talk and 10 minutes for questions. This shorter talk and = longer question period reflects our view of the role of position papers = at the conference as the beginning of an ongoing discussion. The conference will provide an LCD projector (but not laptop) and an = overhead projector for displaying your talk. Contact the PC chairs if = you have unusual A/V needs. Also, here is some collected advice about how to prepare an effective = talk: "Advice to USENIX authors: preparing a presentation"=20 http://www.usenix.org/events/samples/slide.guide.pdf "Oral Presentation Advice," Mark Hill http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~markhill/conference-talk.html "Pointers on Giving a Talk," D. Messerschmitt http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~messer/Bad_talk.html "The Short Talk," Charles Van Loan http://www.cs.cornell.edu/cv/ShortTalk.htm 3. Shepherding Your shepherd will be introduced to you by email. His or her job is to = act as an agent of the PC and provide clarifying comments and guidance = as you make a good faith effort to incorporate the review feedback into = your paper. We are shepherding all papers this year as the method has = proved very helpful for authors of papers at other top conferences. In a = small number of cases there are specific issues that must be addressed = as part of your revisions; if so, your shephard will describe them. In = all cases, we require the concurrence of your shepherd before we will = accept your camera-ready copy. You should discuss a revision plan with your shepherd and work as you = are both comfortable. Generally, however, we have found that the = following method works well: -Cut-and-paste the review comments you have received into different = categories: will definitely change (and how); will change subject to = discussion and clarification; and don't expect to change (and why not). = Mail this to your shepherd to make sure you both agree on a set of = changes.=20 -Make the changes you have agreed on. Remember that, while we encourage = you to improve your paper as much as you can, your goal here is to = reflect the review feedback in the writing of your paper rather than to = undertake further research. -Send your shepherd a draft camera-ready copy by june 1, two weeks = before the deadline, for review. When you and your shepherd are = satisfied with your paper, submit your camera-ready copy and have your = shepard mail us his or her concurrence.