Step 1: Before Creating Your PDF File

* Use the IEEE templates (MS Word or LATEX) to create your source document. These templates can be downloaded from the following website: conference-template-letter_No_Copyright_Info

* Please Note: Do NOT add the copyright notice (i.e., XXX-X-XXXX-XXXX-X/XX/$XX.00 ©20XX IEEE) to the bottom of the first page of your source document. Proofread your source document thoroughly to confirm that it will require no revision.

Step 2: Create your PDF eXpress Account

* Log in to the IEEE PDF eXpress site.

* First-time users should do the following:

* Select the New Users – Click Here link.

* Enter the following:
· 55643X for the Conference ID
· your email address
· a password

* Continue to enter information as prompted. An Online confirmation will be displayed and an email confirmation will be sent verifying your account setup.
Previous users of PDF eXpress or IEEE PDF eXpress Plus need to follow the above steps, but should enter the same password that was used for previous conferences. Verify that your contact information is valid.

* Upload your file, convert it, and check the status of conversion. Once the conversion is complete, a report will be generated for the file conversion. Check whether conversion was successful, or some changes are needed.

Contacting PDF eXpress Support 


Access the Publications Support Center for IEEE PDF eXpress.


If you do not find an answer in the Find Answers tab, go to the “Ask A Question” tab.

Step 3: Paper Upload

After careful verification of your PDF, upload your final paper using the link and the code that were sent you in the acceptance e-mail. Please note that this code is valid for a SINGLE submission of your final paper ONLY. You will also need to include your registration number which you will receive after registering for the conference.

Step 4: Copyright Form

In order to be published in the conference proceedings, all accepted papers MUST be accompanied by a signed IEEE Copyright Form. Don’t forget to click on the “Continue to copyright form submission button” after uploading your paper. Click Here for more information.

*** IMPORTANT INFORMATION ***

PAPER LENGTH: The length of regular ECCE 2024 papers is a maximum of eight (8) pages. This includes references and appendices. Papers longer than eight pages will be rejected.
PAPER QUALITY: Final papers will be reviewed by the technical program committee to ensure good quality.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: ECCE 2024 requires every accepted paper to be linked to a FULL conference registration (i.e., not a student registration) by one of the paper authors. Up to two (2) papers can be linked to one full registration – the registrant must be an author on each paper.
IEEE COPYRIGHT: DO NOT INCLUDE the traditional ECCE 2024 copyright line on the bottom of the first page of the paper. IEEE will automatically insert this after you submit your final paper. See the Author Central section of the conference website for detailed instructions.
*** PAPER SPECIFICATIONS AND SUBMISSION ***
Please check carefully all the requirements for preparing your paper and the link for downloading paper templates in the Author’s Kit provided in the “Presenting at the Conference” section under the “Authors/Reviewers” tab of the conference.
ALL INSTRUCTIONS TO FORMAT AND SUBMIT YOUR FINAL PAPER MUST BE CAREFULLY FOLLOWED. Deviation from these requirements will result in your paper being removed from the technical program.
When you have completed the final version of your paper using the IEEE template provided on the conference website and are ready to submit it, the following is a summary of the required steps:
FORMATTING: check that your paper meets the formatting specifications in the Author’s information on the conference website. Be sure to NOT INCLUDE the traditional IEEE copyright line on the bottom of the first page.
IEEE COMPLIANT PDF: create an IEEE Xplore compliant pdf file using the IEEE PDF Express service.
REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE: register for the conference and link the paper ID number to the registration. No more than two papers may be linked to a full registration. YOU WILL NEED YOUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NUMBER TO UPLOAD YOUR PAPER(s). No registration number can be used more than twice.