We have based this SDSS template almost entirely on the template for the annual conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL). This template is for contributed paper submissions—Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS) 2020.
% File SDSS2020_SampleExtendedAbstract.tex
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\title{Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS 2020) \\
Submission and Formatting Instructions for Extended Abstracts}
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\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
This document provides a basic template for the 2-page extended abstract
and some submission guidelines.
Including an abstract is optional, as the document itself is an extended abstract.
If included, an abstract should be a single paragraph. The abstract will be used for the online program.
\end{abstract}
{\bf Keywords:} Optional, Yet Potentially, Helpful
\section{Introduction}
We have based this SDSS template almost entirely on the template for
the annual conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), whose
template includes the following paragraph of credits:
\begin{quotation}
\small % Okay to use \small inside quotation environment ONLY
This document has been adapted from the instructions for earlier ACL
proceedings, including those for ACL-2012 by Maggie Li and Michael
White, those from ACL-2010 by Jing-Shing Chang and Philipp Koehn,
those for ACL-2008 by Johanna D. Moore, Simone Teufel, James Allan,
and Sadaoki Furui, those for ACL-2005 by Hwee Tou Ng and Kemal
Oflazer, those for ACL-2002 by Eugene Charniak and Dekang Lin, and
earlier ACL and EACL formats. Those versions were written by several
people, including John Chen, Henry S. Thompson and Donald
Walker. Additional elements were taken from the formatting
instructions of the {\em International Joint Conference on Artificial
Intelligence}.
\end{quotation}
\section{Methods}
In preparing the extended abstract,
we strongly encourage using the same four section headings seen here, namely,
Introduction, Methods, Data (or Results), and Discussion (or Conclusions).
Use of subsections is at the authors' discretion; see Section~\ref{info-on-sections}.
\subsection{Font Sizes and Layout}
Extended abstracts should be no more than two pages, including references,
in 10-point Times Roman font and two-column format, and must be submitted as pdf documents.
The \LaTeX\ template automatically uses the {\tt newtx} package if available
or {\tt times} if not to select Times Roman.
Please avoid changing the font size except, if desired, in the case of an extended
quotation as demonstrated above.\footnote{Footnotes are also in smaller font.
See Table~\ref{fontsizes} for a list of font sizes.}
Both \LaTeX\ and
MS Word templates may be downloaded by visiting the conference website:
\begin{center}
\textbf{\texttt{amstat.org/meetings/sdss/2020/}}
\end{center}
Margins should not be altered from those used in the template files.
\begin{table}[h]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|l|rl|}
\hline \bf Type of Text & \bf Font Size & \bf Style \\ \hline
paper title & 15 pt & bold \\
author names & 12 pt & bold \\
author affiliation & 12 pt & \\
the word ``Abstract'' & 12 pt & bold \\
section titles & 12 pt & bold \\
document text & 10 pt &\\
captions & 10 pt & \\
abstract text & 10 pt & \\
bibliography & 10 pt & \\
footnotes & 9 pt & \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\caption{\label{fontsizes} Sizes and styles of fonts used.}
\end{table}
\subsection{Sections}
\label{info-on-sections}
{\bf Headings}: While it is permissible to use bold print to introduce a paragraph
as seen here, please use the \verb+\section+,
\verb+\subsection+, and \verb+\subsubsection+
commands as in this \LaTeX\ document. If you are using MS Word, please duplicate
the numbering and font-size conventions in this document.
\subsubsection{Numbering Sections}
As shown here, all sections, sub-sections, and sub-subsections are numbered.
\subsection{Citations}
In \LaTeX, please use the
{\tt sdss2020} bibliography style, as demonstrated by this example document.
MS Word users should duplicate the citation and reference section format seen here.
Citations within the text appear in parentheses
as~\cite{Nussbaum2018} or, if the author's name appears in the text
itself, as Nussbaum~\shortcite{Nussbaum2018}. Treat double authors as
in~\cite{Wasserstein2016}, but write as in~\cite{Brunner} when more than two
authors are involved. Collapse multiple citations as
in~\cite{LaVange2019,Wasserstein2016}. As alluded to above, full citations should not
be used as sentence constituents. For instance, instead of
\begin{quote}
``\cite{Arbuthnot1710} derived the earliest $p$-value ...''
\end{quote}
use
\begin{quote}
``Arbuthnot~\shortcite{Arbuthnot1710} derived the earliest $p$-value ...''.
\end{quote}
Please make references complete, presentable, and
consistent. When using Bib\TeX, protect capital letters of names and
abbreviations in titles, as in \{B\}ayesian or \{EM\} algorithm,
in your .bib file. For an example, notice that the ``FDA'' in
the title of \cite{LaVange2019} is typed as \verb+{FDA}+ in the .bib file
or else it would be incorrectly shown as ``fda'' in the references section.
%Citations within the text appear in parentheses
%as~\cite{Gusfield:97} or, if the author's name appears in the text
%itself, as Gusfield~\shortcite{Gusfield:97}. Append lowercase letters
%to the year in cases of ambiguity. Treat double authors as
%in~\cite{Aho:72}, but write as in~\cite{Chandra:81} when more than two
%authors are involved. Collapse multiple citations as
%in~\cite{Gusfield:97,Aho:72}. Also refrain from using full citations
%as sentence constituents. We suggest that instead of
%\begin{quote}
% ``\cite{Gusfield:97} showed that ...''
%\end{quote}
%you use
%\begin{quote}
%``Gusfield \shortcite{Gusfield:97} showed that ...''
%\end{quote}
%
%If you are using the provided \LaTeX{} and Bib\TeX{} style files, you
%can use the command \verb|\newcite| to get ``author (year)'' citations.
%
%As reviewing will be double-blind, the submitted version of the papers
%should not include the authors' names and affiliations. Furthermore,
%self-references that reveal the author's identity, e.g.,
%\begin{quote}
%``We previously showed \cite{Gusfield:97} ...''
%\end{quote}
%should be avoided. Instead, use citations such as
%\begin{quote}
%``Gusfield \shortcite{Gusfield:97}
%previously showed ... ''
%\end{quote}
%
%\textbf{References}: Gather the full set of references together under
%the heading {\bf References}; place the section before any Appendices,
%unless they contain references. Arrange the references alphabetically
%by first author, rather than by order of occurrence in the text.
%Provide as complete a citation as possible, using a consistent format,
%such as the one for {\em Computational Linguistics\/} or the one in the
%{\em Publication Manual of the American
%Psychological Association\/}~\cite{APA:83}. Use of full names for
%authors rather than initials is preferred. A list of abbreviations
%for common computer science journals can be found in the ACM
%{\em Computing Reviews\/}~\cite{ACM:83}.
%
%The \LaTeX{} and Bib\TeX{} style files provided roughly fit the
%American Psychological Association format, allowing regular citations,
%short citations and multiple citations as described above.
%
\subsection{Footnotes}
{\bf Footnotes}: In \LaTeX, use the \verb+\footnote+
command.\footnote{This is how a footnote should appear.} If using
MS Word, please separate footnotes
from the text by a line.\footnote{Note the line
separating the footnotes from the text.}
\section{Data/Results}
We encourage the selective use of tables and/or figures as appropriate.
\subsection{Graphics and Tables}
Place figures and tables in the
paper near where they are first discussed, rather than at the end, if
possible. It is acceptable that wide illustrations
may run across both columns. The use of color
is allowed in extended abstract graphics.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{center}
\centerline{\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{bayes}}
\caption{Ironically, Thomas Bayes was never asked to provide additional
simulation studies in the Results sections of his papers.}
\label{bayespic}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\subsection{Captions}
Provide a caption below every figure and table; number each one
sequentially in the form shown in Figure~\ref{bayespic} and
Table~\ref{fontsizes}.
\section{Discussion/Conclusions}
\subsection{Appendices and acknowledgements}
Please avoid the use of appendices and acknowledgements
as separate sections. Any pertinent material should be included in the
body of the extended abstract rather than in an appendix. If
acknowledgements are necessary then they should be made using footnotes.
If you wish to provide links to accompanying code, this is allowable because
SDSS encourages best practices for reproducible research. However, all
conclusions and exposition relevant to the refereeing process should appear in
the body of the extended abstract; furthermore, we cannot guarantee that
code will be checked or even consulted during the refereeing process.
\subsection{Refereeing Decisions}
It is expected that accepted papers will be presented in person at SDSS in Pittsburgh
from June 4 to 6, 2020.
Accepted papers' authors will be notified in plenty of time to make registration and travel
arrangements and for papers not accepted to submit an e-poster to the
conference if they so choose.
\bibliographystyle{sdss2020} % Please do not change the bibliography style
\bibliography{SampleReferencesForExtendedAbstract}
\end{document}