The Difference between Deadline and Due Date

Abstracts Due Date

Abstracts may be submitted after the due date, but they must precede submitting a paper. Abstracts must be reviewed and accepted, but after the Due Date, cannot be guaranteed a quick response. If you already submitted a paper, papers submitted for a rejected abstract are also rejected. Independently, you must plan for ITAR and Internal releases for publication; another reason to submit your abstract early. If your release has not been processed by your Company, we cannot accept a paper after the Draft Paper Deadline.

Draft Paper Deadline

This date is hard since we schedule a review day involving hundreds of people and must print papers in preparation. This is mechanical, not arbitrary. If you miss this deadline, you do not have a paper in the Conference.

Final Paper Due Date

Papers may be submitted after the due date, but presentation date, time and venue in the Conference Schedule can no longer be negotiated. For your paper to be published and to obtain a Schedule slot, you must also have registered for the Conference and provided your indication you will present your paper. As soon as you know all this, you may execute the eCF copyright function.

Final Paper and Copyright Deadline

This date is hard since that's when we go to publication with final schedules. Again, this is mechanical, not arbitrary. Final papers will not be accepted after the Final Paper Deadline, and there are no refunds if you planned to attend.