\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{nips2002e,times}

\title{Formatting Instructions for NIPS*2002}

\author{
David S.~Hippocampus\thanks{ Use footnote for providing further information
about author (webpage, alternative address)---\emph{not} for acknowledging
funding agencies.} \\
Department of Computer Science\\
Cranberry-Lemon University\\
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 \\
\texttt{hippo@cs.cranberry-lemon.edu} \\
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\begin{document}

\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
The abstract paragraph should be indented 1/2~inch (3~picas) on both left and
right-hand margins. Use 10~point type, with a vertical spacing of 11~points.
The word \textbf{Abstract} must be centered, bold, and in point size 12. Two
line spaces precede the abstract. The abstract must be limited to one
paragraph.
\end{abstract}

\section{Submission of papers to NIPS*2002}

This year we require electronic submissions. Please read carefully the
instructions below, and follow them faithfully.

Papers to be submitted to NIPS*2002 must be prepared according to the
instructions presented here. Papers may be only up to 8 pages long, including
figures and references. This is a strict upper bound. Papers that exceed 8
pages will not be reviewed, or in any other way considered for presentation at
the conference.

Authors are required to use the NIPS \LaTeX{} style files obtainable at the
NIPS website as indicated below. Please make sure you use the current ones and
not previous versions.

You must enter your submission in the electronic submission form available at
the NIPS website listed below. You will be asked to enter paper title, name of
all authors, category, oral/poster preference, and data about the contact
author (name, full address, telephone, fax, and email). You will need to
upload an electronic (postscript or pdf) version of your paper.

\textbf{THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS JULY 1, 2002. SUBMISSIONS MUST BE LOGGED BY
MIDNIGHT, JULY 1, 2002, PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME}

\subsection{Retrieval of style files}

The style files for NIPS, the Electronic Submission Page, and other
conference information are available on the World Wide Web at
\begin{center}
   http://www.nips.cc/
\end{center}
The file \verb+nips2002.ps+ (or \verb+nips2002.pdf+) contains these 
instructions and illustrates the
various formatting requirements your NIPS paper must satisfy. \LaTeX{}
users can choose between two style files:
\verb+nips2002.sty+ (to be used with \LaTeX{} version 2.09) and
\verb+nips2002e.sty+ (to be used with \LaTeX{}2e). The file
\verb+nips2002.tex+ may be used as a ``shell'' for writing your paper. All you
have to do is replace the author, title, abstract, and text of the paper with
your own. The file
\verb+nips2002.rtf+ is provided as a shell for MS Word users.

The formatting instructions contained in these style files are summarized in
sections \ref{gen_inst}, \ref{headings}, and \ref{others} below.

\subsection{Categories for paper submission}
Your NIPS paper can be submitted to any of the following nine categories:

\begin{verbatim}
Algorithms and Architectures
Applications
Cognitive Science / Artificial Intelligence
Emerging Technologies
Neuroscience
Reinforcement Learning and Control
Speech and Signal Processing
Theory
Visual Processing
\end{verbatim}

A description of each category can be found in the call for papers at the NIPS
website (http://www.nips.cc/).

\section{General formatting instructions}
\label{gen_inst}

The text must be confined within a rectangle 5~inches (30~picas) wide and
8.25~inches (49.5~picas) long. The left margin is 1.75~inches (10.5~picas).
Use 10~point type with a vertical spacing of 11~points. Times New Roman is the
preferred typeface throughout. Paragraphs are separated by 1/2~line space,
with no indentation.

Paper title is 17~point, initial caps/lower case, bold, centered between
2~horizontal rules. Top rule is 4~points thick and bottom rule is 1~point
thick. Allow 1/4~inch space above and below title to rules. The first rule is
1.1~inches (6.6~picas) from the top of the page. Subsequent pages should start
at 1~inch (6~picas) from the top of the page.

Authors' names are set in boldface, and each name is centered above the
corresponding address. The lead author's name is to be listed first
(left-most), and the co-authors' names (if different address) are set to
follow. If only one co-author, list both author and co-author side by side.

Please pay special attention to the instructions in section \ref{others}
regarding figures, tables, acknowledgments, and references.

\section{Headings: first level}
\label{headings}

First level headings are lower case (except for first word and proper nouns),
flush left, bold and in point size 12. One line space before the first level
heading and 1/2~line space after the first level heading.

\subsection{Headings: second level}

Second level headings are lower case (except for first word and proper nouns),
flush left, bold and in point size 10. One line space before the second level
heading and 1/2~line space after the second level heading.

\subsubsection{Headings: third level}

Third level headings are lower case (except for first word and proper nouns),
flush left, bold and in point size 10. One line space before the third level
heading and 1/2~line space after the third level heading.

\section{Citations, figures, tables, references}
\label{others}

These instructions apply to everyone, regardless of the formatter being used.

\subsection{Citations within the text}

Citations within the text should be numbered consecutively. The corresponding
number is to appear enclosed in square brackets, such as [1] or [2]-[5]. The
corresponding references are to be listed in the same order at the end of the
paper, in the \textbf{References} section. (Note: the standard
\textsc{Bib\TeX} style \texttt{unsrt} produces this.) As to the format of the
references themselves, any style is acceptable as long as it is used
consistently.

\subsection{Footnotes}

Indicate footnotes with a number\footnote{Sample of the first footnote} in the
text. Place the footnotes at the bottom of the page on which they appear.
Precede the footnote with a horizontal rule of 2~inches
(12~picas).\footnote{Sample of the second footnote}

\subsection{Figures}

All artwork must be neat, clean, and legible. Lines should be dark enough for
purposes of reproduction; art work should not be hand-drawn. Figure number and
caption always appear after the figure. Place one line space before the figure
caption, and one line space after the figure. The figure caption is lower case
(except for first word and proper nouns); figures are numbered consecutively.

Make sure the figure caption does not get separated from the figure.
Leave sufficient space to avoid splitting the figure and figure caption.
\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
%\framebox[4.0in]{$\;$}
\fbox{\rule[-.5cm]{0cm}{4cm} \rule[-.5cm]{4cm}{0cm}}
\end{center}
\caption{Sample figure caption}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Tables}

All tables must be centered, neat, clean and legible. Do not use hand-drawn
tables. Table number and title always appear before the table. See
Table~\ref{sample-table}.

Place one line space before the table title, one line space after the table
title, and one line space after the table. The table title must be lower case
(except for first word and proper nouns); tables are numbered consecutively.

\begin{table}[t]
\caption{Sample table title}
\label{sample-table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\bf PART}  &\multicolumn{1}{c}{\bf DESCRIPTION}
\\ \hline \\
Dendrite         &Input terminal \\
Axon             &Output terminal \\
Soma             &Cell body (contains cell nucleus) \\
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}

\section{Final instructions}
Do not change any aspects of the formatting parameters in the style files. In
particular: do not modify the width or length of the rectangle the text should
fit into, and do not change font sizes (except perhaps in the
\textbf{References} section; see below). Leave pages unnumbered.

\subsubsection*{Acknowledgments}

Use unnumbered third level headings for the acknowledgments. All
acknowledgments go at the end of the paper.

\subsubsection*{References}

References follow the acknowledgments. Use unnumbered third level heading for
the references. Any choice of citation style is acceptable as long as you are
consistent. It is permissible to reduce the font size to `small' (9-point) 
when listing the references.

\small{
[1] Alexander, J.A. \& Mozer, M.C. (1995) Template-based algorithms
for connectionist rule extraction. In G. Tesauro, D. S. Touretzky
and T.K. Leen (eds.), {\it Advances in Neural Information Processing
Systems 7}, pp. 609-616. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

[2] Bower, J.M. \& Beeman, D. (1995) {\it The Book of GENESIS: Exploring
Realistic Neural Models with the GEneral NEural SImulation System.}
New York: TELOS/Springer-Verlag.

[3] Hasselmo, M.E., Schnell, E. \& Barkai, E. (1995) Dynamics of learning
and recall at excitatory recurrent synapses and cholinergic modulation
in rat hippocampal region CA3. {\it Journal of Neuroscience}
{\bf 15}(7):5249-5262.
}

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