Submission will be electronic, using the START paper submission webpage:

The only accepted formats for submitted papers are Adobe PDF and PostScript. The papers must be submitted no later than April 17, 2010 (24:00pm GMT-7). Note that in the webpage you will be asked to choose between two types of submission:

• task description paper and
• system description paper.

Submissions should follow the regular format of ACL proceedings, with the following three exceptions:

1. Paper reviewing will not be blind, so you can include authors' names, affiliations and references in the submitted paper.
2. Page limits (references included):
   • System description papers (task participants): 4 pages for the first system and 2 extra pages for each additional different system, up to a maximum of 8 pages
   • Task description papers (task organizers): 6 pages
3. Paper titles:
   • System description papers (task participants): the title should start with the team ID followed by ":"
   • Task description papers (task organizers): the title should start with "SemEval-2010 Task " and, ideally, be followed by the same name that is listed for your task on the SemEval 2010 task page.

You may find ACL style files at the following URL:

If you think that your situation is exceptional in any way, contact SemEval-2010 organizers as soon as possible.

Recall the upcoming deadlines regarding paper preparation:

• Papers submission: April 17, 2010
• Notification of acceptance: May 6, 2010
• Camera-ready papers: May 16, 2010

Since we are running under a very tight schedule, all the above are hard deadlines.