How to Submit

Paper Submissions

Authors are required to submit an abstract of approximately 150-200 words and assign keywords by Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 23h59m59s, Hawaii time, (i.e., GMT - 10 hours, or to compare, check the current time in Hawaii). Keywords need to be selected from a single area: DB or IR or KM; Industry does not have keywords (i.e., please do not select keywords from multiple areas).

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is Tuesday, June 03, 2008 (Closed), at 23h59m59s, Hawaii time, (GMT - 10 hours ). Late submissions will **not** be accepted. The website is already open and accepting submissions.

Submissions should be aligned with the topics identified in the Call for Papers and must be in English. Submissions should be original, unpublished research papers that are not being considered for publication in any other forum.

Please ensure that your submission does not exceed 10 pages in length and is formatted using the ACM templates: using the "Option 2" style. This is also the style that will be required for final papers. Papers must be submitted as pdf files.

To submit a paper, go to the CIKM 2008 submission site. You'll need to create an account to submit your paper. If you are already registered as a reviewer for CIKM 2008, then you can submit your paper through this account.

Only papers submitted via the conference system will be considered for review.

Authors will be notified by July 15, 2008 of the outcome of the review process. Camera ready copies of accepted papers will be due August 15, 2008.

One author per paper is required to register and attend the conference to present the paper if accepted for publication.

Tutorials Submissions

The deadline for submitting tutorial proposals is July 15, 2008.

Tutorials should be aligned with the topics identified in the Call for Tutorials and must be in English.

Tutorial proposals should contain the following:

• Title of the tutorial
• Instructor(s) and their credentials (CV)
• Aims/Learning objectives
• Description of topics
• Scope of the tutorial
• Tutorial history (previous offerings of tutorial, if any)
• Format of tutorial (1/2 day, 1 day or 2 days)
• 300 Word Abstract (1-2 paragraphs suitable for inclusion in conference registration materials)
• Keywords
• Full description (1-2 pages to be used for evaluation)
• Target Audience Information
• Prerequisite knowledge of audience
• Relevant references that would support proposal evaluation

Do not use the ACM template to format your submission. Instead use a simple one-column style on letter-sized paper.

Tutorial proposals should be submitted in PDF using the submission site.

Preliminary inquiries can be sent to the CIKM 2008 tutorial chair, Neel Sundaresan, nsundaresan {at} ebay.com, subject: CIKM 2008 Tutorial Proposal.

Workshop Submissions

The deadline for submitting workshop proposals is April 15, 2008 Closed.

Workshops should be aligned with the topics identified in the Call for Workshops and must be in English.

Workshop proposals should address all the following issues:

• Title and Acronym of workshop
• Description of topics
• Scope and novelty of the workshop
• Workshop organizer(s) and their credentials
• Format of workshop (1/2 day, 1 day or 2 days)
• Intended Program Committee (indicate those who have agreed already)
• Highlights (e.g., keynotes, panels, journal special issue)
• Expected number of participants
• Details of any previous workshops
• Draft call for papers (PDF format) indicating the relevant topics and the intended program committee

Workshop proposals should be submitted in PDF using the submission site.

Preliminary inquiries can be sent to the CIKM 2008 chair, Gregory Grefenstette: gregory.grefenstette {at} cea.fr with the subject: CIKM Workshop Proposal