Paper Preparation:
Authors are invited to submit a one-page abstract of no less than 250 words in English. No full-length paper is required. The abstract should explain clearly the content and relevance of the proposed technical contribution. On a separate page list the following information: (1) Title of the paper, (2) Name, affiliation, and email of each author, (3) Mailing address, (4) Telephone/ Fax numbers, (5) Corresponding author and Presenting author, (6) Topic or Session organizer, if applicable, (7) State if poster presentation is preferred.

Your co-authors will be informed about the paper submission. Paper may not be displayed in the PIERS Publications untill the emails of all the co-authors are submitted.

Please use On-Line-Submission to submit your contribution or via email (tpc@piers.org and/or piers@ewt.mit.edu) by attachments.

Kindly note that there is NO INVITED category in PIERS Publications (Final Program, PIERS Abstracts & PIERS Proceedings).

Full-length Papers: Author of an accepted abstract is invited to (but is not required to) submit a full-length paper of no more than 5 pages. All full-length papers will be subject to a peer-review process. Accepted full-length papers will be published in the final PIERS Proceedings and open-accessed on PIERS website after the conference provided the author is pre-registered and pay non-refundable registration fee. Selected full-length papers will be published in PIERS Online. The draft proceedings in a CD-ROM, instead of printed hard copies, will be attached to the printed Technical PIERS Program. Kindly be aware that there is NO mail service of conference materials for PIERS participants.

Download Paper Sample:
Authors are recommended to use *.tex, *.doc, or *.pdf as the file format. The LaTeX file is preferred. A style file is prepared for the LaTeX users. A set of sample files for PIERS full-length Paper using the style file are listed as follows.
For LaTex users: Sample.TEX, piers.sty,
PIERS Full-length Paper: Sample.DOC, Sample.PDF

Paper Submission Instruction
Please view the copyright transfer agreement before paper submission.
Abstracts: We strongly recommend you use On-Line-Submission to submit your contribution. An acknowledge email with assigned article key will be sent to you immediately if online submission is successful.
Do not online submit your revised version again. If any revision to the abstract, please log in to fill out the Abstract Revision Checklist by indicating the revised parts.

Extended Papers: To submit an extended paper for exsiting abstract, please log in or use Extended-Paper Online Submission.

Acceptance Notice and Author Login
You can request the login username and password if your email has been provided to PIERS.
Author will be informed with username and password to login user webpage after the abstract is accepted. Co-Author will be sent an email and informed about this submission. Invitation Letters also can be downloaded in user webpage.

Pre-registration Process
All presenting authors must pay non-refundable pre-registration fee and is limited to present no more than three papers in oral and poster sessions. Only pre-registered and paid papers before pre-registration dealine will be scheduled in the symposium program. Inclusion of the paper in the final Technical Program and PIERS Proceedings is guaranteed only after the pre-registration of the presenting author is completed. Your pre-registration will be valid only provided the payment is received timely.

On-site registration opportunity is for non-presenting authors only. Registration fee for your articles is non-refundable.

Registration Fee include admission to all technical sessions, coffee break areas, printed program, and a copy of the draft proceedings in CD-ROM. Kindly be aware that there is NO mail service of conference materials for no-show PIERS participants. The final PIERS Proceedings will be open-accessed on PIERS website after the conference date.

Paper Proofread and Revision Process
Each article will be edited in uniform format. You can login to proofread your article after it is accepted.

Abstract Revision checklist will be available on the user webpage after it is accepted and registered.

Extended Papers: Revision checklist will be available on the user webpage after the review process is finished and the paper is registered. If any revision, please fill out the revision checklist by indicating the page and line numbers where the revisions should be made.

PIERS General Guidelines- For Session Organization

For session organization, please go to PIERS SURVEY

Session organizers or invited participants may be receiving multiple invitations from members of the various PIERS Committees or other session organizers. One need not be overly concerned with a session topic that might be in conflict or overlapping with topics of other sessions. Multiple sessions in the same technical area will serve to enhance the strength and interest of the area at the Symposium. The Technical Committee will schedule sessions of similar topics at different times over the Symposium period.

Each organized session should have eight to eleven papers that will not be subject to the regular review cycle. The session organizer have full authority in soliciting and accepting papers for the session. The allocated presentation time for each paper is 20 minutes that includes the time for questions from the audience. Each author is limited to presenting no more than three papers (including poster papers) at the symposium and is required to register in advance. The names of the session organizers will be listed under PIERS organization on the web page, and in the printed version of all PIERS publications when more than 8 papers of an organized session are received. Each session is limited to no more than 2 organizers and the session organizer can designate a chair and a co-chair for the session.

There is no financial subsistence provided for session organizers, session chairs, and all invitees. All the PIERS participants including session organizer, chairs and invitees are required to register and pay registration fee. Kindly note that there is no invited category in PIERS Publications (Final Program, Abstracts & Proceedings).

Please pay attention to the following items for a successful session:
1. After fill out the PIERS survey and approved by PIERS committee, you will receive an email with login username and password to administrate your organized session. Do visit your session webpage if you are the first time to organize session in PIERS.
2.The most important step to a successful session is to collect high-valued technical contributions from your colleagues, who are leading a team and/or working in the proposed research field. You are suggested to remind your invitees about PIERS policy of no financial subsistence and no invited category in advance.
3. Do send out emails to invite and remind your colleagues to join your session by indicating your name in online submission process.
4. You will be requested to review the extended papers in your session via email. Please return your review comments within 1~2 week.
5. Please remind the author to pre-register the paper in your session before you arrange the paper orders. To avoid NO SHOW, only registered paper will be scheduled in the program.

PIERS General Guidelines- For Presenters

Oral Presentation

Poster Presentation