Submissions
Paper submission is closed.
Camera-ready papers must be sent by email to conference secretary Tiina Sävilahti (see Contact page for details).
All conference delegates, including authors, must register to OPAALS 2008 at MindTrek registration system.
Paper format, template and licensing
Paper templates for OPAALS 2008 are available in following formats:
- OPAALS 2008 paper template in OpenDocument format
- OPAALS 2008 paper template in Word document format
The maximum length of the paper depends on the paper category: maximum for short papers is 8 pages, for full papers 10 pages and for tutorials 12 pages.
While the templates are offered in several formats, paper submissions are accepted only as PDF. Instructions for PDF conversions are provided below. In PDF conversions, do not create locked content or use other means of content protection (e.g. password) since we intend to automatically process the documents.
Conference proceedings will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Creating PDF from OpenDocument
Perhaps the easiest way for creating PDF from OpenDocument format is by using OpenOffice.org Writer's built-in PDF creator:
- Open paper in OpenOffice.org Writer
- From 'file' menu, select 'export as PDF'
- Make sure you have selected 'lossless compression' for images to maintain highest possible quality
- PDF creation is finalised by clicking 'export'
Creating PDF from Word document
Recommended way of creating PDF from a Word document is by using Adobe Distiller. In case you do not have access to it, an alternate solution is to use CutePDF writer:
- Download CutePDF Writer by clicking 'Free Download' in CutePDF Writer's homepage
- Install the downloaded software. If everything went ok, CutePDF Writer should appear in 'Printers and Faxes' in Windows control panel
- Open the doc document
- From 'file' menu, select 'print'
- Select 'CutePDF Writer' from printers, adjust print settings as desired and click 'OK'
- A dialog asking for PDF filename should appear. Enter the name desired for your PDF file and click 'save' and you are done.