Author’s Guide for BRIMS 2015 To submit your document, go to http://brimsconference.org/submissions/, select “start your submissions process here”, and follow the online instructions. The required document type for conference submissions is either Microsoft Word (.doc) or Portable Document Format (.pdf). Please note that there are separate formatting guidelines below for full papers, poster and exhibit abstracts, symposia, and panels. General Guidelines ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PREVIOUS WORK: It is a requirement that papers submitted to BRIMS be original works that have not been published elsewhere. Nevertheless, it is common for papers to build on previous work, and we are all standing on the shoulders of those who have come before us. Be sure that all concepts, text, figures, and tables obtained from other sources are properly referenced and acknowledged. LENGTH: The length of paper submissions intended for presentation in Traditional Sessions is limited to 5-8 pages for the 17 December deadline. Authors are encouraged to choose their appropriate length. The length of poster and demo submissions is limited to 2 pages. The length of symposium and panel submissions is limited to 2 pages. TYPE AND FONT: Set the paper in 10-point type, using Times New Roman font. The type may be slightly smaller for mathematical formulas, subscripts, and superscripts. VERTICAL SPACING: Use 12-point vertical spacing (i.e., 6 lines per inch, 2-point leading) if the text contains no mathematical formulas, or if all formulas are displayed separately. If one or more lines of text contain formulas involving subscripts, superscripts, overscores, or underscores, then use either variable vertical spacing or 18 point vertical spacing throughout the paper, whichever gives the best appearance. MARGINS: The body text of the paper should be divided into two equal columns, each 3.25 inches (8.25 cm) wide, with a separation of 0.2 inch (0.5 cm) between columns. Text should be fully justified. The vertical height of each column should be 9 inches (22.9 cm), with a 1 inch (2.5 cm) top margin. On US Letter paper, the left and right margins will be 0.9 inches and the bottom margin will be 1 inch. On ISO A4 paper, the left and right margins will be 2.0 cm and the bottom margin will be 4.3 cm. HEADINGS: Section and subsection headings should be printed flush left, in boldface text, and numbered as shown in the sample. Major sections headings should be Set Like This Phrase, while all others should be Capitalized Like This Phrase. Insert one blank line before and after each heading. PARAGRAPH SPACING: Do not indent paragraphs. Insert one line space between paragraphs. PAGE NUMBERS: headers, or footers. Do not include page numbers, REFERENCES AND CITATIONS: See the following sample paper for examples of the format. The Submission Guideline for BRiMS 2014 Jane A. Doe Acme Laboratory 1 Acme Dr. Somewhere, ZZ 00000 555-555-5555 jane.doe@internet.net Keywords: Example, Submission, Guidelines ABSTRACT: This is an example containing instructions for the preparation of papers for the Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation. Please follow these guidelines as closely as possible. Your paper must be submitted electronically to the conference web site. Submissions for traditional session papers should be between 5-8 pages and authors are encouraged to choose their appropriate length. Use of Times New Roman font is strongly encouraged throughout the paper. Abstract text should be typed using 10-point italics and fully justified. Please note the setting of the word “ABSTRACT'' at the beginning of the paragraph (bold, upper case, non-italics). 1. This is a Section Title Figures, tables, equations, and references should be cited using decimal notation, such as Figure 1.1. Section Titles should be set in Times New Roman 12point bold, numbered as shown. Upper case should be used for the first letter of every major word. Please do not number your pages. 2. Reminder Body paragraphs (like this one) should be set in Times New Roman 10-point, and fully justified. Insert one blank line between paragraphs. Do not indent. The electronic version of your paper must be submitted via the conference web page by the submission deadline. 1.1 This is a subsection title Subsection titles should be set in Times New Roman 10-point bold, numbered using decimal notation as shown. Equations should be set in Times New Roman 9-point italic, and horizontally and vertically centered. A slightly smaller font may be used for equations, subscripts, and superscripts. Preferably, figures should be inserted in the text, soon after they are referenced. They may be sized to fit one column, or the full page width, as appropriate to their complexity. The same applies to tables. BRIMS is now following the American Psychological Association 5th Edition style for references. Citations in the body of the text should use parentheses either like this: Miller (1975), or like this: (Miller, 1975). The reference list should be in alphabetical order and use a hanging indent of 5 spaces. For examples, see Section 3 below. For detailed guidance on format with multiple authors, use of commas and semicolons, etc., see helpful websites such as this one: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa. html 3. References References should be set using “hanging indents,” as shown: Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2000). This is the title of the paper. Journal Name, vol# (issue#), 531-548. Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2001). This is the book title. New York: McGraw-Hill. Author(s) lastname(s), initials(s). (2002). This is a chapter title. In K. Gluck & R Willis (Eds.), Book title, (pp. 105-110). London: Peter Peregrinus. Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2003). This is the title of a web site. Retrieved from the web April 1, 2004. http://www/uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2004). This is the title of a paper published in a conference proceedings. In Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, 49-55. Author Biographies This section of the paper should contain a brief oneparagraph biographical sketch of each author. The section heading is Author Biography, or Author Biographies, and is not numbered. Start the paragraph devoted to each author by typing the author’s name, without indentation, in boldface FULL CAPITALS. If there are multiple authors, separate each biography by one blank line. For example: Jane A. Doe is an Modeling and Simulation Research Analyst at the Acme Laboratories. Etc. Etc. Etc. For Poster and Exhibit Extended Abstracts: The Title Should be Set in 14 pt Times New Roman, Bold, and Centered Authors’ names should be set in Times New Roman, 10 pt and centered, as in the following example. Authors’ names should be in italics. Anthony A. Adams Barbara B. Brown Acme Associates, Inc. 111 Ash Avenue Anchorage, AK 99508 907-555-1234, 907-555-5678 aadams@acme.com, bbrown@acme.com Col. Charles C. Cromwell U.S. Development Command Snowshoe Ridge Outpost Tuluksak, AK 99551 907-555-3456 cromwelc@remote.af.mil Keywords: Times New Roman, 10 pt., and centered 1. This is a Section Title Section Titles should be set in Times New Roman 12point bold, numbered as shown. Upper case should be used for the first letter of every major word. use a hanging indent of 5 spaces. For examples, see Section 3 below. For detailed guidance on format with multiple authors, use of commas and semicolons, etc., see helpful websites such as this one: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa. html. Body paragraphs (like this one) should be set in Times New Roman 10-point, and fully justified. Insert one blank line between paragraphs. Do not indent. Figures, tables, equations, and references should be cited using decimal notation, such as Figure 1.1. 1.1 This is a subsection title Please do not number your pages. Subsection titles should be set in Times New Roman 10-point bold, numbered using decimal notation as shown. 2. Reminder Equations should be set in Times New Roman 9-point italic, and horizontally and vertically centered. A slightly smaller font may be used for equations, subscripts, and superscripts. Preferably, figures should be inserted in the text, soon after they are referred to. They may be sized to fit one column, or the full page width, as appropriate to their complexity. The same applies to Tables. The electronic version of your paper must be submitted via the conference web page by the submission deadline. Note that there is no separate abstract for poster and demo submissions. The entire submission is considered an extended abstract. Submissions for posters and demos intended for the Interactive Session are limited to 2 pages. 3. References BRIMS is now following the American Psychological Association 5th Edition style for references. Citations in the body of the text should use parentheses either like this: Miller (1975), or like this: (Miller, 1975). The reference list should be in alphabetical order and References should be set using “hanging indents,” as shown: Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2000). This is the title of the paper. Journal Name, vol# (issue#), 531-548. Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2001). This is the book title. New York: McGraw-Hill. Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2002). This is a chapter title. In K. Gluck & R Willis (Eds.), Book title, (pp. 105-110). London: Peter Peregrinus. Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2003). This is the title of a web site. Retrieved from the web April 1, 2004. http://www/uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm Author(s) lastname(s), initials(s). (2004). This is the title of a paper published in a conference proceedings. In Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, 49-55. Author Biographies This section of the paper should contain a brief oneparagraph biographical sketch of each author. The section heading is Author Biography, or Author Biographies, and is not numbered. Start the paragraph devoted to each author by typing the author’s name, without indentation, in boldface FULL CAPITALS. If there are multiple authors, separate each biography by one blank line. For example: PAMELA BLECHINGER is an Operations Research Analyst at the TRADOC Analysis Center, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. She is the analytical user representative for ModSAF development activities and wrote the original Authors’ Guide for the first SISO Simulation Interoperability Workshop (SIW). For Symposium Descriptions: The Title Should be Set in 14 pt Times New Roman, Bold, and Centered Session Organizer’s name should be set in Times New Roman, 10 pt and centered, as in the following example. Organizer Col. Charles C. Cromwell U.S. Development Command Snowshoe Ridge Outpost Tuluksak, AK 99551 907-555-3456 cromwelc@remote.af.mil If there is a separate Discussant, list that person’s name, affiliation, address, phone, and email after the Organizer, at the top of the first page. Start your description with whatever background or overview information you deem appropriate. This can be as long or short as you would like. At a minimum, explain why the symposium is timely and should be of interest to the BRIMS community. Initial symposium submissions are limited to 2 pages. Body paragraphs (like this one) should be set in Times New Roman 10-point, and fully justified. Insert one blank line between paragraphs. Do not indent. The assumption in symposia is that each presenter will give a 10-20 minute slide presentation, with each presentation touching on some number of common issues/questions. Ideally, there will be an opportunity for questions after each presentation, and then additional questions and discussion at the end. Title of 1st Presentation Presenter Name Affiliation email@address Presentation titles should be set in Times New Roman 12-point bold, and centered. Do not list the presenter’s entire address. Include only the organizational affiliation. BRIMS is now following the American Psychological Association 5th Edition style for references. Citations in the body of the text should use parentheses either like this: Miller (1975), or like this: (Miller, 1975). The reference list should be in alphabetical order and use a hanging indent of 5 spaces. For examples, see Section 3 below. For detailed guidance on format with multiple authors, use of commas and semicolons, etc., see helpful websites such as this one: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa. html Please do not number your pages. The electronic version of your description must be submitted via the conference web page by the submission deadline. Title of 2nd Presentation Presenter Name Affiliation email@address Repeat this pattern of relatively brief, abstract-like descriptions of the main points each presenter will make until they are all included. The session organizer is responsible for getting all presentations submitted via the conference web page by the submission deadline. References References should be set using “hanging indents,” as shown: Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2000). This is the title of the paper. Journal Name, vol# (issue#), 531-548. Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2001). This is the book title. New York: McGraw-Hill. Author(s) lastname(s), initials(s). (2002). This is a chapter title. In K. Gluck & R Willis (Eds.), Book title, (pp. 105-110). London: Peter Peregrinus. Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2003). This is the title of a web site. Retrieved from the web April 1, 2004. http://www/uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm Author(s) lastname(s), initial(s). (2004). This is the title of a paper published in a conference proceedings. In Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, 49-55. For Panel Descriptions: The Title Should be Set in 14 pt Times New Roman, Bold, and Centered Chair’s name should be set in Times New Roman, 10 pt and centered, as in the following example. Panel Chair Col. Charles C. Cromwell U.S. Development Command Snowshoe Ridge Outpost Tuluksak, AK 99551 907-555-3456 cromwelc@remote.af.mil If there is a separate Discussant or Moderator, list that person’s name, affiliation, address, phone, and email after the Chair, at the top of the page. The content of the panel discussion description is whatever background or overview information you deem appropriate, as long as you stay within the 2page limit for the description. At a minimum, explain why the panel discussion is timely and should be of interest to the BRIMS community. The paragraphs (like this one) should be set in Times New Roman 10point, and fully justified across the page. Insert one blank line between paragraphs. Do not indent. The assumption in panel discussions is that there are no formal slide presentations. The chair will give each participant some time to speak on whatever common issue/question it is that the panel has been organized around. Ideally, there will be an opportunity for questions from the audience after each participant speaks, and then significant time available for additional questions and discussion with the audience at the end. At the end of the description, list the participants: Name – affiliation Name – affiliation Name – affiliation Name – affiliation