Important Information and Key Dates for
Special Session Presenters:
| March 5:
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Email a PDF of your draft Proceedings paper to your Session Chair. You will promptly receive feedback. Page limits: 2 pages minimum - 6 pages maximum. |
| March 19: |
You will receive feedback on your draft paper from your Session Chair by this date. Be sure to add your Chair's email address to your "safe list" for prompt delivery. |
| March 22:
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DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION!!! If you are a Speaker or Session chair, you will receive your DISCOUNTED conference registration instructions via email. Please DO NOT register for DAC online until you receive this information.
In order to submit your final paper for the Conference Proceedings, you must register for the conference by April 4. |
| April 4: |
The final PDF file for the Proceedings MUST be received by the DAC Office by this date. Submissions not received by April 4 will not be published in the DAC Proceedings. Email the .pdf document to Lindsy Bentz (lindsy@dac.com). |
| April 4: |
You will submit your copyright form online directly to ACM. This information will be communicated to you in an email from ACM. Check your inbox and junk folders! |
May
7: |
Presenters - Permission and Release form for supplemental audio/video is DUE. You will submit your form online, directly to ACM. ACM will send you this link after April 25. Check your inbox and junk folders! |
May
7: |
Deadline to submit your presentation slides for review by your Session Chair. You will be sent a personalized link where you will upload your slides. This will be the same link where you will complete your speaker bio and upload your final presentation slides for inclusion into the DAC archives. |
| May 23: |
You should receive feedback on your slides from your Session Chair. Please notify the DAC office if you have not. It is important to follow the suggestions given by your Session Chair. |
| May 21: |
Speaker bio due. Visit the same personalized link which was sent to you for the upload of your draft slide presentation. |
| May 30: |
Speakers- You must submit your final version of your presentation slides. Submit via the same personalized link that you uploaded the draft file for review and where you completed your speaker bio. This link was sent to you in an email. The final version will be on the DAC server for back-up purposes only. You must bring the most recent, final version with you to conference on a USB drive. Even if you know that you will be making changes in the AV practice rooms upon arrival, you must still send in the version that you consider final by this deadline so that we will have something to use at DAC in the event of an emergency.
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| June 3: |
Conference opens at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, USA. Be sure to bring a final version of your PowerPoint presentation on a USB thumb drive (preferred) or CD-ROM. You will load your slides to the computer in your session room. DAC will collect the slides from the room and post them to the archives. Be sure to attend the Speakers Breakfast the day of your presentation. |
Special Session presentations will follow the 30-minute presentation format; 25 minutes to present with 5 minutes to answer questions and wrap up the presentation. Your written manuscript is published in the proceedings of the conference, and is available to your audience prior to your presentation. In the manuscript, you have presented your contribution in detail, including a lengthy introduction to the subject, a description of your work with proofs and detailed results, and a list of references. Many of those in the audience will have already read or glanced through your manuscript. The goal of your concise presentation is to pitch the basic idea behind your manuscript within 30 minutes. During your presentation, they will expect to hear you introduce the problem, talk about your approach and support your conclusions. You can be less formal than in the written version, less analytical in speaking about your subject.
The following are links to instruction guidelines in an effort to assist presenters in their preparation for conference:
SPEAKER'S GUIDE
PowerPoint, LaTex, and LibreOffice files are the only acceptable visual aide this year at DAC. DAC will provide a PC with Windows, OpenOffice, LibreOffice and an LCD projector. Appropriate connections for both PC and Mac laptop computers will be available. Due to compatibility issues, using your own computer for your presentation is NOT recommended. Therefore, you MUST bring a back-up copy of your presentation on a USB drive or CD-ROM.
Presenters are entitled to a discounted full-conference registration fee. Registration instructions will be sent to the presenters by March 22.
You must register by April 4, 2012 in order for your paper (if you have elected so) to be published in the 2012 DAC Proceedings. If you have any questions, please contact the DAC Registration Coordinator,
Jackie Horn.
VISAS
U.S. Embassies have been experiencing longer delays in the issuance of visas. Due to the increased security measures in the United States, an updated visa might be required. Thus, it is recommended that you check to be sure your visa will allow entry to the United States. More information regarding travel visas can be found
here.