Key Dates

Manuscript Submission: September 26, 2018 (CLOSED)

Acceptance/Rejection Notice: January 31, 2019

Advance Registration Close: May 11, 2019 (CLOSED)

Final Manuscript Submission: March 20, 2019 (CLOSED)

Contributed Papers

Papers are invited in the form of regular manuscripts. There is no separate short paper format. Papers must conform to the submission policy, detailed on the conference web page. All manuscripts should be written in English, be in a 2-column format, and be 6–8 pages in length, with additional page charges applicable for pages 7 and 8 (USD 200 each).

Invited Sessions

Invited sessions consist of 6 papers presenting a unifying theme from a diversity of viewpoints. Proposals must clearly describe the motivation and relevance of the session. Proposals must be accompanied by full versions of each paper, which will be individually reviewed together with the proposal itself. Each proposal should consist of a summary statement and six regular papers (not abstracts). The organizer notifies Contributing Authors (CAs) of their invited session code. The corresponding author of each paper submits the paper online (PDF format) as an invited paper. Submission as an invited paper requires the invited session code.

Guidelines for Invited Sessions:

1. Session proposals have no page length requirement, but are typically in the 2-6 page (single column) range. Reviewers appreciate concise documents.
2. In the introduction, proposals should tell the reviewers why the topic is relevant to the controls and ACC communities (i.e., the topic should be clearly motivated).
3. An objective should be clearly stated, that is, an explanation of what is meant to be accomplished by organizing this session.
4. Following the introduction, the organization of the session should be described. List the 6 papers, and their authors, to be included, explain briefly what they are about and why they are included. Discuss briefly how these 6 papers comprise an interesting and cohesive session on the topic.
5. References should be included as needed. Figures are optional but may be included as desired.
6. After submitting your Invited Session proposal, you will be given a session code. All authors in your session should submit their papers using this session code. Session organizers must submit their proposals with enough advance time so that authors have time to submit their papers before the deadline.

NOTE: All Invited Session papers will be reviewed individually, using the same process as for regular paper submissions. It is possible that the session may be accepted, but not all of the associated papers are accepted. In this case, your session will be filled with submitted papers which will be assigned by the Program Committee.

For more information on invited sessions please contact the Vice Chair for Invited Sessions: Aranya Chakrabortty ([email protected]).

Tutorial Sessions

Tutorial sessions are a type of invited session intended to provide an accessible introduction to a topic of general interest. All tutorial presentations must be a multiple of 20 minutes long, with the total session time not to exceed 2 hours. A lead tutorial presentation, at least 40 minutes long, is strongly encouraged. Papers are optional, but if submitted must undergo the standard review process. Lead tutorial papers may be up to 16 pages long. All other tutorial papers are subject to the same page limits as contributed papers. Tutorial sessions involving strong industry and academic collaboration are highly encouraged.

For more information on industry & application tutorial sessions please the Vice Chair for Industry & Applications: Stefano Di Cairano ([email protected]).

Special Sessions

Special sessions are focused events to spotlight emerging research areas, funding opportunities, and other topics of broad interest to the conference attendees. Examples include industry-led, research sponsor-led, education-themed, and history sessions. Special sessions usually do not include presentations of papers that are peer-reviewed and included in the conference proceedings.

A special session proposal would entail the session title, a half page description including objectives and motivation, and names and bios of speakers.

For more information, or to discuss possible special session topics, please contact the Vice Chair for Special Sessions: Rafael Fierro ([email protected]).

Workshops

Workshops to be held prior to the conference are solicited on all related topics. Proposals for workshops addressing novel control methodologies and nonstandard control applications, as well as workshops with strong tutorial value are encouraged.

For more information, or to discuss possible workshops topics, please contact the Workshop Chair: Wei Zhang ([email protected]).

Exhibits

Exhibitors are invited to showcase, demonstrate and market control-related publications, software tools, prototypes, educational products, services, and jobs. Exhibits are open throughout the conference to all attendees of the ACC.

For more information, or to discuss possible workshops topics, please contact the Exhibits Chair: Dennis Williams ([email protected]).

Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend the ACC 2019 and present their work.

Visa Information

As an author or co-author, an official letter-of-acceptance that confirms that your paper has been accepted and reaffirms the expectation that you will attend the Conference is available for download. The letter can be used for visa and travel support applications.

Information about Visa requirements can be found at the U.S. Department of State Website.

The download will be available from PaperPlaza after the reviewing process has been completed. The procedure for obtaining your acceptance letter is as follows:

Go to PaperPlaza and Login.
Enter your PIN number and Password.
In the Access a Workspace (next to 2019 ACC) choose:
Enter Author or Proposer of Submission # (your paper #).
Then, Choose an Option, and click on Request an Acceptance Letter.
Fill out the necessary Information.
Download the pdf file of your Acceptance Letter.

An invitation letter on conference letterhead will be issued upon request for those who do not have a paper in the conference program but wish to attend the conference and have paid the registration fees. Please contact the Registration Chair, Se Young Yoon ([email protected]) with the subject “Request for Invitation Letter to the 2019 ACC.”

ACC 2019 Submission and Registration Policies

All papers submitted to ACC 2019, whether for review or publication upon acceptance, must be written in English and formatted in the standard 2-column format provided on PaperPlaza.
For initial submissions, all regular and invited papers are limited to eight (8) pages. PaperPlaza will not permit longer papers to be uploaded.
For final upload and publication in the conference proceedings, all accepted contributed and invited papers are limited to six (6) pages at no extra charge. Authors may upload longer manuscripts up to a maximum of eight (8) pages total. However, each page in excess of six will incur a charge of USD 200.
At least one of the authors listed on the paper must register for ACC 2019 at the full member/non-member rate to upload the final manuscript. A maximum of 4 papers can be uploaded with a single registration. Additional uploads on the same registration will require a payment of USD 200 per paper.
Please note: If an author registers at a reduced registration rate (student/retiree), s/he will not be able to use that registration to upload the final paper.
Please consider submitting your paper early and ensuring your paper satisfies the PDF check. Revised versions of papers can be resubmitted up until the deadline. No extensions of the deadline are foreseen.

All papers must be submitted electronically using PaperPlaza.

Conference Registration Rates and Fees

Registration is mandatory for all-conference and workshop participants. Personal badges will be provided to identify registered participants. Click here to go to the registration page: CSS Paperplaza.

Registration desk hours

Monday, July 8th	7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9th	7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10th	7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 11th	7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, July 12th	7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Conference Registration Rates and Fees

All registered participants will receive admission to the welcome and farewell receptions and one set of the conference proceedings on a USB flash drive (CDs will be available upon request). Member and Non-Member registration also include the conference lunch banquet. Registration packets (including printed receipts) for all advance registrations will be available at the conference registration desk.

Registration Category	Advance Registration Fee (By May 11, 2019)	On-Site Registration Fee (After May 11, 2019)	Proceedings (USB drive)	Lunch Banquet	Paper Upload
Member	$460	$550	Included	Included	Included (up to 4 uploads)
Non-Member	$570	$680	Included	Included	Included (up to 4 uploads)
Student/Retiree	$230	$275	Included	Not Included	Not Included
One-day Registration	N/A	$330	Included	Not Included	Not Included

All amounts shown are in U.S. dollars.

Cancellation Policy

If an author has uploaded a paper using his or her registration, the registration will not be refunded even if the paper is withdrawn or the author is unable to attend the conference. Other requests for a refund of the advanced registration fee will be processed as follows:

Requests received by the advance registration deadline of May 11th, 2019, will be fully honored and all registration charges will be refunded
Requests received between May 11th, 2019 and June 19th, 2019, will receive a 50% refund.
No refunds will be given for requests received after June 19th, 2019.

Workshop Registration

A number of pre-conference workshops will be offered at ACC 2019, on July 8-9, 2019. See the workshops page for more information. Workshop attendance requires a separate registration payment, as noted below. All prices are in U.S. dollars.

Type	Member/Non-member (By May 11, 2019)	Student/Retiree (By May 11, 2019)	Regular (After May 11, 2019)	Student/Retiree (After May 11, 2019)
Two-day Workshop	$450	$230	$550	$280
Full-day Workshop	$225	$115	$275	$140
Half-day Workshop	$120	$60	$140	$70

Additional Fees

Cost per paper for extra paper upload: $200
Excess Page Charges (Maximum of two excess pages beyond normal page limit): $200/page
Additional Proceedings (USB or CD): $20/each
Additional luncheon Tickets: $100/each

Support for Authors

Author’s kits with style (.cls) files for LaTeX and templates (.dot) for MS-Word are available from the conference submission site. Go to the PaperPlaza website and select “Support” for these files and example files, or directly go to the support page.

Only PDF files will be accepted. A maximum file size of 2MB for all uploaded papers is enforced. Click here for information on creating IEEE Xplore-compatible PDFs.

Page size requirement: http://css.paperplaza.net/conferences/support/page.php