++++ contains additional texts which Adam have found useful +++ \def\PaperType{Regular paper} \def\Specific{} % % Contents of this file; standard personalized letters: Request for review % of Technical Note, ACC 92 reminder and % thanks, Ack revision recieved, Transmittal (author letter): regular, short, % request for review of revised paper (regular or short). % % * Standard request for Conference review requires that the user % defines \Conference to be the name of the conference in question. % % % Reminder letter - ACC 1992 % \def\RequestT{\bigskip \noindent The enclosed paper \lq\lq {\it \PaperTitle}," (\# \PaperNum ) has been submitted for possible publication in the \TAC\ as a {\bf Technical Note}. I believe this paper is in your field of interest and would greatly appreciate your help in evaluating this work. A review form is enclosed. \Specific \medskip \noindent Please return the completed review form by \Deadline\ directly to the Associate Editor for Technical Notes and Correspondence---currently: \item{} Prof. John Baillieul\hfil\break \qquad Associate Editor, Technical Notes and Correspondence\hfil\break \qquad IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control\hfil\break Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering\hfil\break Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 \noindent and mail a copy of the review to me. \medskip \noindent In the event you feel you, or a competent associate, cannot complete the review within the indicated period, please let me know immediately, preferably by e-mail or FAX so as to avoid publication delays. \medskip \noindent Thank you for any help you can give us in arriving at a fair evaluation of the enclosed paper. Your review will be used by the Associate Editor for Technical Notes and Correspondence in making his publication decision. Your name will also appear in a subsequent issue of the {\sl Transactions} as one of the technical reviewers. \bigskip} % \def\ReminderAcc{\bigskip \noindent On \DayRequest, I sent you the paper \lq\lq \PaperTitle" (\# \PaperNum ) to review for the \TAC\ by \Deadline. \Specific \bigskip \noindent Although the deadline was far too short, I would very much appreciate it if you would complete the review by October 10. If you need a little more time, {\bf please call me}. The point is that a late review will miss the meeting of the Technical Committee, where the final decisions are made. \bigskip \noindent Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.} % % Thank you letter to reviewer of ACC 92. % \def\ThanksAcc{\bigskip\noindent On behalf of the IEEE Control Systems Society please accept my thanks for your recent assistance in evaluating the paper \lq\lq \PaperTitle "\ for the 1993 American Control Conference. Our referees play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of our Transactions and we are indebted to them for their cooperation. \bigskip\noindent My recommendation to the Program Committee basically follows yours, with perhaps small changes with regards to the proposed session. \Specific %\bigskip\noindent %Unfortunately, I am not informed of the final decision made by the program %committee. Therefore I am not able to inform you of this decision; to find %out if your recommendation was followed, you will have (as I do) to look %at the final program and make the search yourself $\ldots $. \bigskip\noindent Any questions or comments you might have on our review process would be welcome and could assist us in improving our service to readers and authors.} % % Transmittal: letter to author advising of transmittal to editor % \def\TransAuthor{\bigskip\noindent I have now completed processing your paper ``\PaperTitle "\ and forwarded my positive recommendation to the Editor, Professor N.~Harris MacClamroch. Formally, the final decision regarding acceptance is made by the Editor, and he should contact you soon with his decision. \Specific \bigskip\noindent Any questions or comments you might have on our handling of your paper would be welcome and could assist us in improving our service to readers and authors. \bigskip\noindent Thank you for submitting you paper to the \TAC .} % % Transmittal: letter to author advising of transmittal to AETNC % \def\TransAuthorS{\bigskip\noindent I have now completed processing your paper ``\PaperTitle "\ and forwarded my recommendation to the Associate Editor for Technical Notes and Correspondance, Professor John Baillieul. Formally, the final decision regarding acceptance is made by the Editor, and he should contact you soon with his decision. \Specific \bigskip\noindent Any questions or comments you might have on our handling of your paper would be welcome and could assist us in improving our service to readers and authors. \bigskip\noindent Thank you for submitting you paper to the \TAC .} % % Ack to author; revised paper recieved. % \def\AckRev{\bigskip\noindent This is to acknowledge that we recieved the revised version of your paper ``\PaperTitle"\ (\# \PaperNum ). I will contact you as soon as the standard decision processes is complete; usually, I am able to reach a decision in about three months.} % % Request for review of revised version % \def\RequestRev{ \bigskip \noindent Some time ago you were kind enough to review a version of the paper \lq\lq {\it \PaperTitle}," (\# \PaperNum ) for the \TAC. I would greatly appreciate if you could help me evaluate this revision. A review form is enclosed. \Specific \bigskip \noindent Please use the enclosed form to confirm the receipt of the paper and your willingness to review it, and return the completed review form to me by \Deadline . In the event you feel you, or a competent associate, cannot complete the review within the indicated period, please return the manuscript and the forms to me immediately, so as to avoid publication delays. \bigskip \noindent Thank you for any help you can give us in arriving at a fair evaluation of the enclosed paper. Upon completion of the review process, I will keep you apprised of other reviewers' evaluation of the paper and of the decision regarding publication. Your name will also appear in a subsequent issue of the {\sl Transactions} as one of the technical reviewers. \bigskip} % % Request for review of revised version with new paper number % \def\PaperNumOld{\PaperNum} \def\RequestRevNew{ \bigskip \noindent Some time ago you were kind enough to review a version of the paper \lq\lq {\it \PaperTitle}," (\# \PaperNumOld ) for the \TAC. This paper was revised and resubmitted to the \TAC\ as a \PaperType , with the reference number \PaperNum . I would greatly appreciate if you could help me evaluate this revision. A review form is enclosed. \Specific \bigskip \noindent Please use the enclosed form to confirm the receipt of the paper and your willingness to review it, and return the completed review form to me by \Deadline . In the event you feel you, or a competent associate, cannot complete the review within the indicated period, please return the manuscript and the forms to me immediately, so as to avoid publication delays. \bigskip \noindent Thank you for any help you can give us in arriving at a fair evaluation of the enclosed paper. Upon completion of the review process, I will keep you apprised of other reviewers' evaluation of the paper and of the decision regarding publication. Your name will also appear in a subsequent issue of the {\sl Transactions} as one of the technical reviewers. \bigskip} % % % \def\RequestRevS{\bigskip \noindent Some time ago you were kind enough to review a version of the paper \lq\lq {\it \PaperTitle}," (\# \PaperNum ) for the \TAC. This paper was revised and resubmitted to the \TAC\ as a Technical Note. I would greatly appreciate if you could help me evaluate this revision. A review form is enclosed. \Specific \bigskip \noindent Please use the enclosed form to confirm the receipt of the paper and your willingness to review it. To expedite the reviewing process, please return the completed review form by \Deadline , directly to the Associate Editor for Technical Notes and Correspondence---currently \bigskip Prof. John Baillieul \qquad Associate Editor, Technical Notes and Correspondence \qquad IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 \bigskip \noindent In the event you feel you, or a competent associate, cannot complete the review within the indicated period, please return the manuscript and the forms to me immediately, so as to avoid publication delays. \bigskip \noindent Thank you for any help you can give us in arriving at a fair evaluation of the enclosed paper. Upon completion of the review process, I will keep you apprised of other reviewers' evaluation of the paper and of the decision regarding publication. 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