Q 13. Why have I been instructed to pay an additional $500 for application processing?

This is the Xplore Delivery Assurance Fee which ComSoc is collecting as a result of a new IEEE policy that went into effect 1 January 2011. This $500 deposit is required before we proceed with processing of this application for one of two reasons: 1. The application indicates the IEEE will not be the owner of the copyright for the conference proceedings, or 2. Previous conferences in the series have not delivered their proceedings to IEEE within the 30-day deadline after the conference. This fee will be refunded after the timely (within 30 days of end of conference) delivery of the conference proceedings to IEEE Xplore. If the application is not approved, or if the technical co-sponsorship MOU is terminated before the conference takes place, this fee will also be refunded