Registration

This page provides you with all the information required to complete your paper registration and submit it for inclusion in the proceedings.  Here are the steps you must follow:

1.  Please see the reviewers'  comments on your paper. These comments are intended to help you to improve your paper for final publication. The listed comments should be addressed, as final acceptance is conditional upon appropriate response to the requirements and comments. The conference committee retains a list of certain critical comments to be addressed by authors in the camera-ready version. Also please adhere to the formatting instructions carefully (details are in Paragraph 4 below).

2.  Please review the data you entered in Easychair for your paper and ensure that it matches your paper accurately. Particularly, ensure that the title, author names and affiliations, authors order, email addresses, abstract, corresponding author and keywords match your paper.

3. One of the author(s) has to register by paying required registration fee.  Deadline for author registration is the April 25^th 2019. Online registration is available using your paperID. Please check below the registration instruction and fees.

IMPORTANT: Each paper must have a corresponding registered author to be included in the proceedings.  Papers that do not have an associated registered author will not be included in the proceedings. So register by the author registration deadline to ensure that your paper is included in the proceedings. Registering late may mean that your paper may not appear in the proceedings. Please ensure that you complete your registration early. For any question concerning the registration, please email: Muhannad Quwaider      mqquwaider@just.edu.jo

4.  Please prepare your manuscript for final camera ready submission following the same PDF format guidelines as for the initial submission. Papers are limited to SIX (6) pages in length, must be IEEE Xplore-compatible, and must follow the formatting instructions provided at the ICICS 2019 website at the link below. It is mandatory that your paper is formatted for standard A4 size paper using IEEE conference proceedings templates. If your initial submission didn't use these templates, you MUST rebuild your paper using these templates.
The submitted PDF file must be prepared/checked using IEEE PDF eXpress Plus. Detailed instructions for the preparation of camera-ready and submitting the final version are available at the end of this document.
Final papers and the all package MUST be submitted by April 25^th 2019 to Easychair system:         https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icics2019 . Any paper submitted after this date runs the risk of having extra fees. The paper must be re-submitted even if the reviewers indicated that no changes are required. Your paper must use the required templates and must be run through IEEE PDF eXpress Plus.

5.   You must complete and submit the required IEEE Copyright Transfer Form to have your paper included in the conference proceedings. One of the corresponding authors will get an email to complete the eCF. Please submit a copy of your eCF in the final camera-ready package to Easychair system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icics2019

IMPORTANT: No paper can be published in the proceedings without being accompanied by a completed IEEE Copyright Form.

6.  Pay the fees. Then, submit your package as one zip file to Easychair system. The one zip archive including: wire transfer slip along with the camera ready and copyright.

7.  For traveling to attend ICICS 2019, please allow extra time for travel planning, getting visa, etc. Attendees visiting Jordan should be particularly aware and careful about visa requirements. Furthermore, this page contains information for reserving hotel rooms, airport-hotel transfers, meet and assist services in the airport, and optional tours to Petra and Wadi Rum.
The cost of one entry visa for all nationalities is JOD20 (around USD30) and is obtained upon arrival at the airport. However, certain nationalities require an entry visa to be obtained PRIOR to travel. To check whether you need prior visa clearance,  kindly visit the            Visa Information page

8.   The conference program will be announced after the Final Submissions and Registrations deadline. A registered author must present the paper in the assigned session. 

Registration Instructions
 
Each paper requires at least one participant (regular or student) to register before it is included in the proceedings. Registration and payment must be received before April 25^th to benefit from the reduced $500 full registration fees. Registering late may mean that your paper may not appear in the proceedings or extra fees will be applied.
Registration can be via wire transfer to the bank account below or via visa credit card. Please make sure that your name, paper number and conference name (ICICS'19) appear on the slip. Submit one zip archive including: the registration form, wire transfer bank slip or PUN number along with the camera ready and copyright into Easychair system.
If you have any further inquiries regarding registration, do not hesitate to contact us at the conference email: (mqquwaider@just.edu.j) or by fax to: (+962)-2-7201077.

Fees

Payment Methods
All fees for the conference registration should be paid in US ($), including any transferring bank charges.
You can use any of the following methods to pay your conference registration fees:-

* Credit Card:

You can pay with credit card online: click here to pay online

* Wire transfer bank:

 

The Bank Address:

Bank Name: Cairo Amman Bank

Account name: Jordan University of Science and Technology

Branch: Cairo Amman Bank /University of Science and Technology / Irbid

Zip: 22110

City: Irbid

Country: Jordan

Branch Reference: 1300

Swift number: CAABJOAM

IBAN BANK

Please follow the following steps to generate your PDF using IEEE PDF eXpress Plus and to complete your submission.

      1- Please check your paper format again from the following format guidelines:

https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html

      2- Please use IEEE PDF eXpress Plus site        https://www.pdf-express.org/plus/ )   to generate your PDF before you submit your package.

3- There is no need to include the copyright form notice at the bottom of the first page of the submitted paper in the camera-ready. As ICICS’19 publication committee, we will take care of the copyright notice and as stated by IEEE.

Please mention, whither:

       -  All authors are employed by the US government or

       -  All authors are employed by a Crown government (UK, Canada, and Australia)

       4-  Please check your paper format again from the following format guidelines:      https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html

       5- Please use        IEEE PDF eXpress Plus site  to generate your PDF

Proofread your source document thoroughly to confirm that it will require no revision.
Creating your PDF eXpress Account
Log in to the IEEE PDF eXpress Plus site

First-time users should do the following:

1. Select the New Users - Click Here link.
2. Enter the following:
* 46634XP for the Conference ID
* your email address
* a password
3. Continue to enter information as prompted.

An Online confirmation will be displayed and an email confirmation will be sent verifying your account setup.
Previous users of PDF eXpress or IEEE PDF eXpress Plus 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.

Contacting PDF eXpress Support
Access the Publications Support Center for IEEE PDF eXpress.
 

Please follow these steps to complete submitting the package including the camera-ready:

1.  One of the author(s) has to register by paying required registration fee. 

2.   Please prepare your manuscript for final camera ready submission following the same IEEE PDF format guidelines as for the initial submission. Please check the following link for more detail:       https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html

Papers are limited to SIX (6) pages in length, must be IEEE Xplore-compatible. Please follow the above steps and IEEE PDF eXpress Plus site  to generate your PDF:

3. You must complete and submit the required IEEE Copyright Transfer Form to have your paper included in the conference proceedings. Soon, one of the corresponding authors will get an email to complete the eCF. Please submit a copy of your eCF in the final camera-ready package

4.  Submit your package as one zip archive including: wire transfer slip or the PUN code along with the camera ready and a copy of IEEE eCF copyright.  

The University Address:
Jordan University of Science and Technology
P.O.Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Tel: + 962 2 7201000 Ext: 22450
Fax: +962 2 7201077

Thanking once again for your active participation in ICICS'19, we are looking forward for your cooperation to successfully finalize the event