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As you may already know, Springer has developed a very innovative publishing approach which entails making your work available in as many parallel formats as possible (printed copy, eBook, epub for iPad, Kindle edition etc.). This is also reflected in the preparation of the manuscript and means that all files you submit will be converted and re-formatted according to the Springer branded style. For this reason it is no longer necessary for you to spend valuable time on putting the final touches to the manuscript.

However, we do provide a template ("splnproc1110.dotm"). Please read the explanatory typing instructions "SPLNPROC Word 2007-2010 Technical Instructions.pdf" contained in the ZIP archive carefully.

We want to add hyperlinks to your manuscript in the online version, so we recommend the use of LaTeX2e for the preparation of your camera-ready manuscript, together with the corresponding Springer class file - llncs2e.zip contains:

• (i) llncs.cls, Springer class file;
• (ii) llncs.dem, sample input file, you can use it as a source for your own input;
• (iii) llncs.doc (actually a TeX file), the documentation of the class, with detailed instructions on how the macro package works;
• (iv) llncs.dvi, DVI resulting out of llncs.doc.

Please submit the following to the volume editors (e.g., to your conference committee contact, not to the Springer editorial office):

• The final source files (Word/TeX);
• A final PDF corresponding exactly to the final sources;
• Graphics saved as separate files in tif, eps, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx Format
• Each author full first and last name, one delegated corresponding author (to receive proofs), affiliations (institute, city and country) and email addresses
• Information about the correct representation of authors' names, where necessary.

The volume editors will check the contributions, decide upon their order in the volume, and will send the complete material on to Springer.

If you have supplementary material on your server that relates to your paper, please provide the volume editors with a short description and give them the relevant URL, etc. Springer will add a description of this material to the SpringerLink entry for your paper, and will create a link to your server.

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Each corresponding author will receive an electronic proof of their chapter via a web-based proofing tool. They will be allocated a timeframe for approving for publication. If we do not receive a reply before the deadline, we assume the chapter proof has been approved for publication.