1. General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference
Conference Information Brief
8 February 2017

2. Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)
Purpose The purpose of this briefing is to provide Capstone Teams with pertinent information regarding requirements for participation in the annual General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference.
Agenda
Conference Overview
Webpage Navigation
Registration
Paper Format
Easy Chair Instructions

3. Conference Points of Contact
Conference Overview
Summary
The General Donald R. Keith Memorial Conference is a student-focused forum for applied research in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, and Operations Research.
This is a refereed conference with published proceedings.
Regional conference for the Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering (SISE).
Critical Milestones
Papers/abstracts due:   ​
10 March 2017​
Reviews back to authors:​
24 March 2017 
 Final papers and abstracts due:​
31 March 2017​
Conference:​
4 May 2017​
Purpose & Agenda
Overview
Webpage
Registration
Paper Format
Easy Chair
Discussion
Conference Tracks
Decision Analysis
Problem Solving
Modeling & Sim
Modeling & Sim (Defense)
Process Modeling and Analysis
Process Optimization (Lean Systems)
Systems Design
Systems Design (Defense)
Project/Engineering Management
Honors Projects
(USMA Only)
Hollis Award (USMA Only)
Conference Points of Contact
Capstone Director:
Dr. Roger Burk
Conference OIC:
MAJ Jasmine Motupalli

4. Conference Webpage http://www.usma.edu/grkmcc/SitePages/Home.aspx
Purpose & Agenda
Overview
Webpage
Registration
Paper Format
Easy Chair
Discussion

5. Paper Template Title, Abstract, and Keywords
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*Paper Page Limit*
Capstone: 6 pages
Honors: 8 pages
*Superscript is unnecessary if all authors have the same affiliation.
At least 3 keywords or key phrases required

6. Paper Format Document Styles
Purpose & Agenda
Overview
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Use document styles
DO NOT MANUALLY CHANGE FONT SIZE, SPACING, OR MARGINS!!!
Learn more about using Styles in Microsoft Word Here

7. Paper Template Headers and Body Text
Style: Heading 1
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Style:
Body Text
Style: Heading Level 2
Style: Heading Level 3
Style Bank

8. Paper Template Equations, Figures, and Tables
Purpose & Agenda
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Note: Equations, Figures, and Tables maybe placed throughout the document, as necessary
Style: Table Label
Style: Figure Label
Style Bank

9. Paper Template Documentation
Purpose & Agenda
Overview
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Manage Sources (APA Style)
Add resources as needed
Ensure correct source type is selected
Select for additional fields (e.g. periodical issue #)

10. Paper Template Documentation
Purpose & Agenda
Overview
Webpage
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To insert your references at the end, select:
ReferencesBibliographyReferences
Update your references section automatically as you add/remove resources

11. Easy Chair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=grkmcc170
Purpose & Agenda
Overview
Webpage
Registration
Paper Format
Easy Chair
Discussion
*What is Easy Chair?*
Conference Management System
All paper submissions will be uploaded and reviewed via Easy Chair
Notifications will go to all corresponding authors
Discussion