Frequently Asked Questions
Registration
Q. | Should I register as a delegate or as an exhibitor? | |
A. | Unless you are an exhibitor at the exhibit or a member of the exhibitor staff manning the booth, you should register as a delegate. | |
Q. | Should I register as a student? | |
A. | If you are a full-time student, you should register as a student only if you are attending or presenting a paper poster. More specifically, students presenting regular papers must pay the full regular registration fee. |
Abstracts and Acceptance Notifications
Q. | I have submitted an abstract and have not received a notification. What should I do? | |
A. | Contact techchair@oceans08mtsieeequebec.org immediately and provide your abstract number. | |
Q. | Is it still time to submit abstracts? | |
A. | No. Under certain special circumstances, the Technical Chairpersons may elect to add your contribution. Please contact techchair@oceans08mtsieeequebec.org |
Papers & Publications
Q. | What is the procedure to obtain permission to reuse IEEE-copyrighted material? | |
A. | The procedure can be found here. Authors type in the information about the material they wish to reuse and submit their request electronically. | |
Q. | Can I publish the same material at the conference and in another Journal, such as the Journal of Oceanic Engineering? | |
A. | The short answer is no. However, the conference material can be expanded to form a new paper: IEEE’s technical publications shall include original material which appears only once in the archival literature. Unusual circumstances may allow for exceptions to this policy. Read the excerpt below taken out of the editorial of the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, vol. 32, no. 2, April 2007:
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Papers Uploading
Q. | Having problems uploading with the Firefox browser? | |
A. | A word of caution for Firefox users: Some users have reported problems uploading their papers when using Firefox. Should you experience such problems, try uploading first using a different browser. If the problem persists, please report it at info@oceans08mtsieeequebec.org | |