All submitted manuscripts must be PDF files that satisfy:

• Each page should have a top margin of 1 inch and a left margin of 1.25 inches, and the text area on each page should be 9 inches high by 6 inches wide.
• Do NOT use a two-column format; all submissions must have a single column format.
• Use 12 point type.
• The first page must begin with the title centered at the top, with the authors and their affiliations below the title. (DCC reviewing is single-blind, where the identities of the reviewers are anonymous, but the author names and affiliations are on the manuscript.) Following the title and authors, should be a short abstract, and following the abstract should be the start of the first section.
• Manuscripts may NOT be more than 10 pages TOTAL, including all references, figures, tables, notes, and appendices.

  Note: In the case of an image or video that requires viewing to access visual quality, for optional use by a referee, a reduced size but reasonably viewable image or representative video frame may appear in the manuscript along with a link to the image or the video. In the case of audio, for optional use by a referee, a description of the audio material may be accompanied by a link to the audio.

• Here is a link to template of a formatted page:

  DCC Template (pdf)

• Submissions must be in PDF format, but here are some files that may be useful for preparation:

  MS Word sample source file (.doc)
  
  LaTeX sample source files (zip folder)

Manuscripts may be submitted for consideration as full paper or poster, or for consideration as poster only. Manuscripts submitted for consideration as poster only must still submit a thorough description of the work for review (NOT a one page summary).

Manuscripts accepted as papers will be presented at a technical session of the conference and have a final draft of at most 10 pages in the DCC proceedings. Manuscripts accepted as posters will be presented at the DCC poster session and have a one page summary in the DCC proceedings.

For inclusion in the DCC proceedings, an accepted manuscript requires the same formatting as for submission, the only difference being that manuscripts accepted as papers are limited to 10 pages and manuscripts accepted as posters are limited to one page.

Submissions must be submitted electronically; by November 8, 11:59pm U.S. Pacific Time (this deadline has been extended by 1 week from the original deadline of Nov. 1). DCC observes the IEEE policy on confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.