Balisage: The Markup Conference 2008
Submission Instructions
Papers will be published in the proceedings of the
conference. Talks, based on the accepted papers, will 30
minutes long, followed by 15 minutes for questions.
Please read and observe all the following instructions.
If you have difficulty
understanding or following these guidelines, let us know and
we will do our best to address your needs.
The Deal - Summarized
- Submissions must be:
- Full papers or very extensive draft papers
- In XML, according to the Balisage tag set (a subset of DocBook V5 available in DTD, XSD, and RNG formats)
- All new material (or previously presented only at small, local events; not previously published)
- Received by 18 April 2008
- Accepted speakers are expected to:
- Provide a complete paper
- In XML using the conference vocabulary
- On or before 18 July 2008
- Revised from the initial submission, taking into consideration the comments and suggestions of the peer reviewers
- One or more of the authors of the paper are expected to:
- Present a 30 minute talk, in English, based on the paper at Balisage 2008
- Answer questions, in English, about the paper after the presentation
- Attend and participate in the entire conference
- Pay the speaker registration fee (see Registration details)
- All authors must sign the Balisage Non-exclusive Publication Agreement
- Balisage will:
- Peer review all reasonable submissions (described on the Peer Review page)
- Tell authors if their submissions have been accepted on or about May 20, 2008.
- Publish all accepted papers in the on-line conference proceedings
- Provide a discounted registration fee for all of the authors of
the paper who attend the conference (see Registration details)
- Publish speaker's on-site materials (e.g., slides) in the conference proceedings after the conference
Details
All papers must be prepared in XML using the Balisage
Tag Set (which is a small subset of DocBook V5) and submitted using the file naming conventions described in the Instructions for Authors.
Due Date
We must receive your submission by 18 April 2008.
Especially if your paper contains complex formatting
requirements (many graphics, unusual characters, large tables,
equations), we urge you to get the paper to us as soon as
possible. We will notify chosen speakers and provide peer
comments by 20 May 2008. Final papers will be due 18 July
2008.
Copyright Release
All presenters at Balisage 2008 will be required to sign the Nonexclusive Publication Agreement & License, which will be available soon.
Instructions On Draft Paper Submission
Draft papers should be detailed enough to allow peer
reviewers to judge the relevance of the topic, the interest of
the results, and the quality and technical merit of
presentation. No less than in final versions, bibliographic
references to relevant work should be provided; claims that
there is no relevant published work may be cause for
skepticism from peer reviewers.
If the peer reviewers find that your draft paper has
insufficient detail to evaluate your presentation, there will
not be time for you revise your submission before the end of
the peer review period. In other words: if you don't send in a
paper with enough substance to be evaluated, your submission
will not be accepted, however exciting may be its supposed findings.
Questions/Problems
If you have any questions on any of the above, or any problem
creating your paper, please send e-mail or
call Debbie Lapeyre (+1 301/315-9633) or Tommie Usdin (+1
301/315-9634).
Please help us make Balisage: The Markup Conference exciting and lively. See you in Montréal!
Debbie Lapeyre
Jim Mason
Steve Newcomb
C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
B. Tommie Usdin
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