Q 2. Is it important to ensure the conference names for a series of conferences are consistent?

Yes. When completing the TCS application, in the section “Full Title of Conference,” enter the complete title starting with the year and ending with the conference acronym in parenthesis [e.g., 2007 Conference on Something (COS)]. Titles must be consistent from year to year. Even slight modifications can necessitate the issuance of a new Library of Congress Catalog Number for the conference proceedings, and will also result in discontinuity of indexing and grouping of sequential conference titles [e.g., for conferences in a series] in IEEE Xplore and other digital indices.