Final Call for Papers

35th Annual Meeting - IEEE Industry Applications Society

The Event

In celebration of the end of the 2nd Millennium, the 35th Annual Meeting of the Industry Applications Society (IAS 2000) will take place in fabulous Roma, the eternal city.
The Meeting will take the special form of a World Conference and will address the technical interests related to industrial applications of electrical energy. Papers are solicited on any subject pertaining to the Scope of the Technical Committees of the IEEE Industry Applications Society.
Each Technical Session will be tied to a Committee's interest area. Papers will be selected by the Committees sponsoring Technical Sessions at the Annual Meeting according to their scope.

Abstracts and digests shall be sent directly to the designated  Technical Committee Program Chair identified in this call for papers.  Please note that certain Technical Committees may have somewhat different abstract requirements and deadlines as delineated in their call for papers below. After review by the Technical Committee, each corresponding author will be notified of acceptance by the Technical Committee and will receive instructions regarding preparation and submission of the final manuscript to be reproduced in the conference record from the Annual Meeting Technical Program Chair.  Presented papers are eligible for review and publication in the IEEE Industry Applications Society Transactions.

Please do not submit the same abstract to more than one Technical Committee.  Duplication could result in rejecting the abstract from inclusion in the Technical Program.

Please note that not all IAS Technical Committees have their sessions at the Annual Meeting.  If a committee contact is not given in this call for papers, please refer to the appropriate IAS Technical Committee Chair or IAS Technical Department Chair for further information.  The IAS Technical Committee Chairs are listed on pages 9 through 34 of the IAS Organizational Manual and Membership Directory.  The IAS Technical Department Chairs can also be contacted via the Society website: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/ias/.

General Abstracts & Digest Requirements:
Prospective authors shall submit four copies each of abstract and digest, typed and double spaced on 8.5" by 11" (or A4 size) paper, to the appropriate area of interest Technical Committee Program Chair (one committee only):

• ABSTRACT: one page of fifty to one hundred words with fully headed paper title, names of all authors, area of interest, and name and address of the corresponding author, including phone, fax, and e-mail.
• DIGEST: up to four pages, including key equations, figures, and tables, headed by the paper title only.  The digest must state: purpose of work, manner in which it advances engineering and/or science, and specific results and their significance in sufficient detail for undergoing a review process.

Author's Deadlines:
November 30, 1999:	Abstract and digest of proposed papers from authors received by the Technical Committee Program Chairs.
January 31, 2000:	Notification to authors of acceptance or rejection from Technical Committee Program Chairs.  Authors' kits received by authors of papers selected for presentation from Annual Meeting Technical Program Coordinator.
March 31, 2000:	Completed camera-ready papers received by Annual Meeting Technical Program Coordinator.  It should be noted that this is a firm deadline and that the processing of later papers will not be possible.
Technical Committee Deadlines:
November 30, 1999:January 15, 2000:	FORM A for all technical sessions received by Technical Program Chairman from Technical Committee Chairs.FORMS B and C for all technical sessions received by Technical Program Chairman from Committee Chairs.
Departmental Final Call for Papers - Information about each committee's call for papers. For further information, you may contact the Annual Meeting Technical Program Coordinator:
Fred Trutt 1516 Player Drive Lexington, KY 40511 E-mail:  ftrutt@engr.uky.edu