Paper Preparation Instructions
Accepted oral and poster presenters must provide a 4-page paper for publication in either the annual Nanotech Conference Technical Proceedings, or the annual Clean Technology Conference Technical Proceedings.
Nanotech Paper Templates & Copyright Forms
Preparation of Nanotech Papers
Print the Nanotech.pdf file, and follow the instructions contained therein in preparing your manuscript. Your paper will appear in the published volume in exactly the submitted format. Please adhere strictly to the 2-column 10-point font format. Papers must not exceed 4 pages in length.
Download the Microsoft Word© or LaTeX2e sample documents provided below if you have these programs. The files will assist you in preparing your manuscript.
- Microsoft Word©
- Sample document Nanotech.doc
Use the included Nanotech styles for editing you manuscript.
- Sample document Nanotech.doc
- LaTeX2e
- LaTeX2e class file Nanotech.cls
- Source file Nanotech.tex
Nanotech Copyright Forms
A signed copyright form must be faxed, e-mailed, or mailed to the conference secretariat, no later than April 12th, 2010. Manuscripts received without a signed copyright form will not be published. Click here to download a printable copyright form in PDF© format.
U.S. government employees whose work is not subject to U.S. copyright, and authors of works subject to Crown Copyright should use this form.
Clean Technology Paper Templates & Copyright Forms
Preparation of Clean Technology Papers
Print the Cleantech.pdf file, and follow the instructions contained therein in preparing your manuscript. Your paper will appear in the published volume in exactly the submitted format. Please adhere strictly to the 2-column 10-point font format. Papers must not exceed 4 pages in length.
Download the Microsoft Word© or LaTeX2e sample documents provided below if you have these programs. The files will assist you in preparing your manuscript.
- Microsoft Word©
- Sample document Cleantech.doc
Use the included Cleantech styles for editing you manuscript.
- Sample document Cleantech.doc
- LaTeX2e
- LaTeX2e class file Cleantech.cls
- Source file Cleantech.tex
Clean Technology Copyright Forms
A signed copyright form must be faxed, e-mailed, or mailed to the conference secretariat, no later than April 12th, 2010. Manuscripts received without a signed copyright form will not be published. Click here to download a printable copyright form in PDF© format.
U.S. government employees whose work is not subject to U.S. copyright, and authors of works subject to Crown Copyright should use this form.
Color
You may use color figures and photographs in your paper. These will appear in color on the CDROM version of the conference technical proceedings. However, please check that you color figures are legible when printed in black and white, as this is the way they will be reproduced in the hardcopy version of the conference technical proceedings.
PDF© File Preparation
Please compare you final paper copy to the sample provided, to ensure that your paper has the same format (fonts, margins, styles). Use the following guidelines when preparing electronic PDF© manuscripts:
- Use the Press preset of Acrobat Distiller© if available
- Use a resolution of 600 dpi
- DO NOT PASSWORD PROTECT your PDF©
- DO NOT ENCRYPT your PDF©
- INCLUDE ALL FONTS in your PDF© (Press preset)
Print your PDF© file on a second computer to ensure that it includes all the fonts required for printing.
Upload PDF of Your Paper
You may only upload your paper once, so proof-read it carefully. Instructions for upload of papers will be e-mailed to authors by the end of March. Use the link included in your e-mail to upload the PDF of your paper to the conference web server. If you have not received your instructions, please contact the conference secretariat: .