Deadline: August 27, 2004 5:59pm EDT

NEW PAPER     REVISE/UPLOAD     WITHDRAW     STATUS     HELP/HOME

   ID #:    Password:

Welcome to the TCC Submission Server

In case of problems, contact Joe Kilian (joe@nec-labs.com)

Here is a quick description of the options available to you. At the top of most screens, you will see the following options:
NEW PAPER    REVISE/UPLOAD    WITHDRAW    STATUS   HELP/HOME
These are links to operations you can perform. Some of these operations are only relevant if you have selected a paper; when not relevant, such options are "greyed out". For example, this page may be reached by clicking the HELP/HOME link. In addition, there is a LOOKUP form, in which you may put the ID number and password for a submission you would like to inspect or modify. The options are as follows:

NEW PAPER

Note: Papers should be in poscript format only. Please do not submit PDF, Microsoft Office, or any other file formats. The server will automatically reject most other formats, but will not detect PDF files. However, PDF files are not allowed.

This option will take you into a form in which you fill in information regarding a new submission: name, title, authors, contact email, etc. Perhaps the most cryptic option is the "password" field. You may fill it in however you wish (though weird characters might cause problems), or leave it blank. However, if you leave it blank, you will allow anyone in the world to easily mess up your submission. Ideally then, you should pick a password that you and your coauthors can remember, but which cannot be guessed by anyone else; we recommend spelling your last name backwards. Please make sure that you put a valid email address into the contact field. If you must put two or more addresses, please separate them by commmas. You do not need to upload a paper when you first submit, but there is no need to make it into a two-step process (unlike earlier systems you may be used to). The system will make a cursory check of your postscript file, to see if it is well formed. If you successfully submit a paper, you will be given a status window, which will also tell you your ID number. At this point, the REVISE/UPLOAD, WITHDRAW, and STATUS options will become available.

REVISE/UPLOAD
Hitting the REVISE/UPLOAD option will present you with a similar form to the NEW PAPER form, except that the fields will be filled in with the current values. You may change these fields, and upload a new file if you wish.

WITHDRAW
Hitting this option will withdraw your paper. If you have a change of heart, you may revise it and upload a new postscript file, and it will be resurrected. Performing a REVISE operation without uploading a postscript file will not change the withdrawn status.

STATUS
This option will give you the current status of your submission.

LOOKUP
The LOOKUP form takes an ID # and password, and takes you to the STATUS screen for that paper (if it exists).

HELP/HOME
This option takes you to this page.