Author's Kit

Paper Acceptance Criteria

The SNUG Technical Committee has implemented a two-step acceptance process:

1. Preliminary paper acceptance is based on the initial submission proposal.
2. Final paper acceptance and the assignment of presentation spots at the conference are determined after the paper is complete, reviewed and approved by the Technical Committee.

The SNUG Technical Committee evaluates submissions based on a number of criteria, including:

• Technical Relevance: Is the topic meaningful to other professionals?
• Technical Applicability: Is the topic general enough to be helpful to other designers?
• Technical Completeness: Is the topic explored completely? Does it detail the approach that you took to analyze and address your challenge?
• Are the problems and solutions well described? Review lessons learned along the way (what was expected/unexpected, what went well/not so well).
• Is the conclusion well substantiated? Why is your solution a good one? What can other designers take away and use in their work?
• What are some ongoing areas of development or next steps that you (or a peer) could pursue?
• General Readability: Is the paper well organized? Is the paper grammatically correct and spelled correctly?
• Effective Summary of your effort and results.

Copyright Statement

Please carefully read the following notice before submitting your written materials to the SNUG program.

By submitting materials to the SNUG program, you and your employer are giving Synopsys the following rights: to reproduce, publish and distribute the submitted materials on the SNUG web site for access by Synopsys employees, contractors, and licensees.

It is your responsibility to confirm that your employer agrees to the use described above. You and your employer reserve the right to modify the submitted materials at any time. Synopsys shall reproduce any copyright or other legal notices that you include in your submitted materials. Synopsys will not use your submitted materials for product marketing purposes without first obtaining your express written consent.

If you have any questions about this copyright statement, please contact the SNUG team before submitting your proposal.

Presenting at SNUG

Your SNUG presentation should be a ‘discussion’ rather than a ‘reading’ of your technical paper.  While you should cover the same key points in both your paper and session presentation, SNUG attendees will be most interested in hearing you describe your techniques and approach and support your conclusions.

Most SNUG presentations are 30-40 minutes in length, including 5-10 minutes for Q&A.  Your SNUG team will communicate specific details and presentation times after final acceptances are made.