32nd NATIONAL CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION "TELECOM 2024"

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Registration
The conference participants must register in the Telecom 2024 Management System on its website under the "Registration" menu from 04/15/2024 to 10/15/2024.

Paper Submission
After registration, the participants must save the full text papers in DOC (DOCX) format on the conference website from the "Login" menu until 10/21/2024 (log in with email and password received after registration - menu "Registration").

Requirements for the preparing of the papers
The authors are invited to prepare papers in the indicated thematic areas.
The papers should include: title, authors' names, contact information, brief abstract, keywords, main body with clearly stated contributions and new results, and literature. Each paper will be reviewed by two reviewers.
Each author can participate with a maximum of two papers.

The papers Type [1] should not exceed 4 pages including all tables, figures and references (A4, double column).

The authors can also send papers in English Type [2], which will be published in the journal ELECTROTECHNICA & ELECTRONICA" (E+E) and will not be included in the IEEE Xplore library.

The authors can also send papers in Bulgarian Type [3], which will be issued on a separate CD and will not be included in the IEEE Xplore library.

Here you can download the paper template in DOC format.

Type [1] – by using IEEE template;

Type [2] – by using Telecom template in English;

Type [3] – by using Telecom template in Bulgarian;

IEEE template must be used for preparing the full version of a paper Type [1] and after accepting and presentation during the conference sessions will be sent for publishing in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library after plagiarism checking and will be indexed in Scopus.

Telecom template in English should be used for preparation of the full version of a paper Type [2] and after accepting and presentation in conference sessions will be published in the journal "ELECTROTECHNICA & ELECTRONICA" (E+E).

Telecom template in Bulgarian should be used for preparation of the full version of a paper Type [3] and after accepting and presentation in conference sessions will be published in the CD Telecom - 2024 Conference Proceedings.

Conference fee
For Type [1] papers:
Regular Fee before November 18, 2024:      200 EUR
Regular Fee after    November 18, 2024:      220 EUR
Student Fee before November 18, 2024:      100 EUR
Student Fee after    November 18, 2024:      110 EUR
For Type [2] and [3] papers:
Regular Fee before November 18, 2024:      100 EUR
Regular Fee after    November 18, 2024:      110 EUR
Student Fee before November 18, 2024:        50 EUR
Student Fee after    November 18, 2024:        55 EUR
IEEE Members Discount: - 15 %
CEEC members have preferential fees.

The registration fee gives the right to participate in all conference sessions, printed abstracts of the papers, E+E journal with papers Type [2] and CD collection of the conference with the plenary presentations and papers Type [3], coffee breaks and banquet. The registration fee has to be paid for each accepted paper.

The registration fees should be paid by Bank transfer to the following Bank Account:

Account holder:    CEEC Bulgaria
Account holder is: Legal entity, registered with VAT BG831402827
Account holder address: 108 Rakovski St, 1000 Sofia, BULGARIA
Bank name:      UniCredit Bulbank
Bank address:   7 Sveta Nedelya Sq., 1000 Sofia, BULGARIA
IBAN:               BG75UNCR96601018862401
BIC or SWIFT: UNCRBGSF
Reason for Payment: participant name, Telecom

Fully corrected papers
The authors must upload their fully cprrected papers after peer review by 08 November 2024. The PDF and DOC files are uploaded as a ZIP archive to the conference website as the final version.
IEEE PDF eXpress is a free service for IEEE conferences, allowing their authors to convert DOC files to PDF.

First-time IEEE PDF eXpress users should do the following:
Go to the IEEE PDF eXpress site after October 21, 2024.
Click the "Create account" link.
Enter the following:
Conference ID: 63374X
Email Address: your email address, Confirm Email Address: your email address
Choose a password: your password
An online confirmation will be displayed and an email confirmation will be sent verifying your account setup.

Continue to enter information as prompted.
Upload your DOC file to IEEE PDF eXpress and download the converted PDF version (in a couple of minutes).
The new PDF file should contain the phrase "Certified by IEEE PDF eXpress at [date_and_time_of_conversion]" in the Document properties Application field.
Previous users of PDF eXpress need to follow the above steps, but should enter the same password that was used for previous conferences. Verify that your contact information is valid.
IEEE PDF eXpress is not a manuscript-collection system and does not replace the conference's submission system. Once authors verify that they have IEEE Xplore-compatible versions of their manuscripts, they will still need to upload the files to the Conference Management System.

The papers that are not formatted according to the above templates and/or are not submitted by the deadline will not be published.

Presentations
The presentation is prepared using the template. The number in front of the paper title is taken from the final program. In 10-12 slides the presenter will speak briefly of the work in front of the audience for no more than 8-10 minutes. The presentation file must be submitted to the conference website no later than November 18, 2024.
The paper is presented personally by one of the authors. The use of POWER POINT is recommended for the oral presentation. A multimedia projector is available.

Language
The working languages of the conference will be English and Bulgarian.

Venue
The conference will be held at the National Science and Technical Centre, 108 Rakovski Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Papers submission in the IEEE Library
The Telecom 2024 conference is technically co-sponsored by IEEE. Corresponding authors of Type [1] papers must complete the IEEE publication (copyright) agreement on the conference website by November 11, 2024. IEEE owns the copyright in Type [1] papers.
IEEE Publication

Type [1] submitted papers will be checked for originality (plagiarism) by IEEE CrossCheck / iThenticate. If some of the papers not meet the requirements (similarity should be below 30%), the authors will receive the result of the check and will have the opportunity to make changes.

All accepted and submitted Type [1] papers will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library database and then indexed by Scopus.

Conducting the conference
The conference will be held as a hybrid event. For participants who have restrictions to attend the conference personally, opportunities for virtual presentation will be provided. The preferred mode of participation is in person to participate actively in the conference and in the associated events.
The hybrid holding of the conference requires all participants to prepare a presentation and present their papers orally.
Instructions for preparing the presentations and a template for them are presented above.

32nd NATIONAL CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION "TELECOM 2024"

21 - 22 November 2024

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS