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== What is a suitable technical report ==
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== What is a suitable technical report? ==
   
 
You should consider registering as a technical report any scientific
 
You should consider registering as a technical report any scientific
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<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li> a scientific paper that you have submitted for publication in a
 
<li> a scientific paper that you have submitted for publication in a
journal or in the proceedings of a conference.</li>
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journal or in the proceedings of a conference (IRIDIA researchers are
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STRONGLY invited to submit as technical report, at the time of submission,
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all conference or journal papers they write).</li>
   
 
<li> a scientific work that you have published somewhere. Please
 
<li> a scientific work that you have published somewhere. Please
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</ol>
 
</ol>
   
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Note that not only the works that are
Please don't think that all articles that you have published on
 
journals or conference proceedings MUST be also technical reports. By
 
the same token, you should not assumed that only the works that are
 
 
submitted and/or published can be registered as technical reports.
 
submitted and/or published can be registered as technical reports.
   
You should consider a report registered in the IRIDIA -- Technical
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You should consider a report registered in the [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series] as a publication in itself.
Report Series as a publication in itself.
 
   
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== How to register a technical report ==
 
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== How to cite an IRIDIA technical report? ==
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Here's an example:
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<pre>
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@TechReport{BirLopBru2005:IridiaTrCover,
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author = {M. Birattari and M. L{\'o}pez-Ib{\'a}{\~n}ez and A. Brutschy },
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title = "The {IridiaTrCover} package for \LaTeX:
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How to typeset documents for the
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IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series",
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institution = {IRIDIA, Universit\'e Libre de Bruxelles},
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year = 2005,
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number = {TR/IRIDIA/2005-006},
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address = {Brussels, Belgium},
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}
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</pre>
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== How to register a technical report? ==
   
 
If you have a scientific or technical document that you think fits
 
If you have a scientific or technical document that you think fits
into the description given in the above section "What is a suitable
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into the description given in the above section [[#What is a suitable technical report?]], you might consider registering it in the IRIDIA --
technical report", you might consider registering it in the IRIDIA --
 
 
Technical Report Series. This is the procedure you should follow:
 
Technical Report Series. This is the procedure you should follow:
   
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registered in the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series! If you are a
 
registered in the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series! If you are a
 
Ph.D. student, check with your supervisor.</li>
 
Ph.D. student, check with your supervisor.</li>
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<li> Login into the IRIDIA Technical Report
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[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries/login.php homepage] or, if
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you are not yet registered, ask for a
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[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries/registration.php registration]
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to the system. Note that, once you asked for a registration, you need to wait
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for your request to be accepted by an administrator before being able to
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use the system.</li>
   
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<li> Once logged, click on "New Technical Report" from the menu.</li>
<li> Typeset the document using the latex
 
[[Media:IridiaTrCover-1.6-003.tgz |IridiaTrCover.sty]] package.</li>
 
   
<li> Give Muriel the title of the document and the list of the
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<li> Insert all the required fields (title, list of authors, latex versions
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of the title and the list of authors) and upload your paper. Note that the
authors. She will give you a technical report number and a date.
 
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cover pages are added to your paper directly by the system. Do not submit
The date will be something like "MONTH YEAR" where MONTH and YEAR
 
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documents that have been typeset with the
are respectively the month and the year in which the technical
 
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[[#Where to find the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package? | LaTeX IridiaTrCover package]].</li>
report number is assigned to your document.</li>
 
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<li> Include number and date in your document. See the documentation
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<li> Before submitting a document double check that all the inserted
of the IridiaTrCover package to learn how to do this.</li>
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data strictly follow the instructions on the web page.</li>
 
<li> Give Muriel a printed copy of the technical report and send the
 
PDF file to the email address [mailto:techrep@iridia.ulb.ac.be <techrep@iridia.ulb.ac.be>].</li>
 
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
   
Muriel will then announce the new technical report on the internal
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The new technical report will be announced on the internal
mailing list of iridia, and the report will be published on the web.
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mailing list of IRIDIA, and it will be automatically published on the web.
 
IMPORTANT: Steps 3 and 5 should be performed with no delay in between!
 
   
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
<li> DO NOT ask for a technical report date and number unless the
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<li> '''DO NOT submit a document unless the'''
document you want to register is already written, well formatted and
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'''document you want to register is already written, well formatted and'''
ready to be distributed.</li>
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'''ready to be distributed. Once a document is submitted it cannot be deleted!'''</li>
   
<li> DO NOT ask to register your technical report with a date that is
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<li> '''DO NOT ask to register your technical report with a date that is'''
not the one in which you indeed register it.</li>
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'''not the one in which you indeed register it.'''</li>
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
   
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== How to submit a revised version of a technical report? ==
 
 
== Where to find the latex IridiaTrCover package ==
 
 
The most recent version of the latex IridiaTrCover package is available
 
[[Media:IridiaTrCover-1.6-003.tgz |here!]]
 
 
== What if you don't use latex ==
 
 
Just produce the technical report in pdf format and ask
 
[mailto:prasanna/@iridia.ulb.ac.be Prasanna]
 
to produce the cover and to preappending it to your file.
 
 
Apart from this element, please follow the other steps described above
 
for registering your technical report.
 
 
 
== How to submit a revised version of a technical report ==
 
   
 
Whenever you feel like submitting a revised version of a technical
 
Whenever you feel like submitting a revised version of a technical
report of yours, just give a printed copy of the new version to Muriel
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report of yours, just follow the same instructions of [[#How to register a technical report?]] with the
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difference that, once logged, you need to look for your technical
and send the PDF file to the email address
 
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report in the homepage and click to the "Upload New Revision" link.
[mailto:techrep@iridia.ulb.ac.be <techrep@iridia.ulb.ac.be>].
 
The new revision will be published on the web.
 
   
A revised version must contain a "revision history" on the copyright
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A revised version will contain a "revision history" on the copyright
page. Please read on to understand what a revision history is. You
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page. Please read [[#Numbering of the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series]] to understand what a revision history is. You
should also have a look at the documentation of the IridiaTrCover.sty
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should also have a look at the documentation of the [[#Where to find the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package? | LaTeX IridiaTrCover package]].
latex package.
 
   
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== Numbering of the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series ==
 
 
== Understanding the numbering of the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series ==
 
   
 
The number of a technical report is composed by the string
 
The number of a technical report is composed by the string
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together with the date.
 
together with the date.
   
A technical report might be "revised". The first version of a
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A technical report might be ''revised''. The first version of a
 
technical report is revision number 001. Revision numbers are made of
 
technical report is revision number 001. Revision numbers are made of
 
3 digits, possibly left-padded with zeros.
 
3 digits, possibly left-padded with zeros.
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please submit a new technical report.
 
please submit a new technical report.
   
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<!-- This is a bit confusing and unnecessary for most of the people. I leave it here just for the sake of completeness.
 
Please notice that the numbering conventions adopted for the IRIDIA --
 
Please notice that the numbering conventions adopted for the IRIDIA --
 
Technical Report Series let us register 999 revisions of the same
 
Technical Report Series let us register 999 revisions of the same
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conventions to be adopted starting from Jan 1, 10000 should be a
 
conventions to be adopted starting from Jan 1, 10000 should be a
 
priority, at least for the next couple of months. :)
 
priority, at least for the next couple of months. :)
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-->
   
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== Understanding the file name conventions ==
 
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== File name conventions ==
   
 
The PDF file of a technical report should have a name that matches the
 
The PDF file of a technical report should have a name that matches the
 
following pattern: IridiaTrXXXX-YYYrZZZ.pdf where XXXX is the year,
 
following pattern: IridiaTrXXXX-YYYrZZZ.pdf where XXXX is the year,
 
YYY is the number, and ZZZ is the revision. Remember zero-padding
 
YYY is the number, and ZZZ is the revision. Remember zero-padding
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number and revision! The original version is the very first revision and, hence, it contains the revision number 001 in its name.
number and revision!
 
 
Also the very first revision---i.e., the text originally
 
submitted---should contain the revision number 001 in its name.
 
   
Let me repeat: If you submit a technical report (very first version)
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If you submit a technical report (very first version)
 
and Muriel gave you number TR/IRIDIA/XXXX-YYY, you should send to the
 
and Muriel gave you number TR/IRIDIA/XXXX-YYY, you should send to the
email address <techrep@iridia.ulb.ac.be> a PDF file called
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email address [mailto:techrep@iridia.ulb.ac.be <techrep@iridia.ulb.ac.be>]
IridiaTrXXXX-YYYr001.pdf (include the revision number!). If you revise
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a PDF file called IridiaTrXXXX-YYYr001.pdf (include the revision number!).
the report, the PDF of the revised version will be called
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If you revise the report, the PDF of the revised version will be called
 
IridiaTrXXXX-YYYr002.pdf and so on.
 
IridiaTrXXXX-YYYr002.pdf and so on.
   
   
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== Where to find the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package? ==
   
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The most recent version of the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package is [[Media:IridiaTrCover-2.0-r11.tar.gz|IridiaTrCover-2.0-r11.tar.gz]]
== How to use the IridiaTrCover.sty for latex ==
 
   
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Just read the documentation that comes with the IridiaTrCover package.
 
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== How to use the IridiaTrCover.sty for LaTeX? ==
The package contains the source file of the technical report
 
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[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries/IridiaTr2006-006r003.pdf TR/IRIDIA/2005-006].
 
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Read the technical report [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/IridiaTrSeries/IridiaTr2005-006.pdf TR/IRIDIA/2005-006]
By the way, the title of that technical report is:
 
 
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
The IridiaTrCover package for LaTeX:
 
The IridiaTrCover package for LaTeX:
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</pre>
 
</pre>
   
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The [[#Where to find the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package?|IridiaTrCover package]] contains also the technical report and its source file.
It could be a useful reading if you plan to submit a technical report
 
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at IRIDIA. :)
 
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== What if you are not able to use LaTeX? ==
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If you are not able to use LaTeX, you can produce your technical
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report in PDF format and ask then
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[mailto:ericyuanzhi@gmail.com Eric] or [mailto:Sabrina.Oliveira@ulb.ac.be Sabrina]
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to generate a cover page and to prefix it to your file. Apart from this step, please follow the [[#How to register a technical report?|other steps described above for registering your technical report]].

Latest revision as of 08:56, 30 April 2012

The IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series is a series of reports published on the web by IRIDIA. The series is officially registered and has an ISSN number: 1781-3794.


What is a suitable technical report?

You should consider registering as a technical report any scientific or technical document that you wish to share with other researchers at IRIDIA or elsewhere. Good examples are:

  1. a scientific paper that you have submitted for publication in a journal or in the proceedings of a conference (IRIDIA researchers are STRONGLY invited to submit as technical report, at the time of submission, all conference or journal papers they write).
  2. a scientific work that you have published somewhere. Please notice that there might be some copyright issues!!! In any case, you should be aware that the copyright notice of the technical report goes like this:
              The authors take full responsibility for any copyright
     	  breaches that may result from publication of this paper in
     	  the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series.  IRIDIA is not
     	  responsible for any use that might be made of data appearing
     	  in this publication.
    
  3. the dirty details of an algorithm that no scientific journal would ever wish to publish.
  4. the whole set of results of an experimental analysis with all plots and all tables.
  5. the manual of a computer program that you have written.

Note that not only the works that are submitted and/or published can be registered as technical reports.

You should consider a report registered in the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series as a publication in itself.


How to cite an IRIDIA technical report?

Here's an example:

  @TechReport{BirLopBru2005:IridiaTrCover,
    author =      {M. Birattari and M. L{\'o}pez-Ib{\'a}{\~n}ez and A. Brutschy },
    title =       "The {IridiaTrCover} package for \LaTeX:
                   How to typeset documents for the 
                   IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series",
    institution = {IRIDIA, Universit\'e Libre de Bruxelles},
    year =        2005,
    number =      {TR/IRIDIA/2005-006},
    address =     {Brussels, Belgium},
  }

How to register a technical report?

If you have a scientific or technical document that you think fits into the description given in the above section #What is a suitable technical report?, you might consider registering it in the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series. This is the procedure you should follow:

  1. Double check that your document is indeed suitable for being registered in the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series! If you are a Ph.D. student, check with your supervisor.
  2. Login into the IRIDIA Technical Report homepage or, if you are not yet registered, ask for a registration to the system. Note that, once you asked for a registration, you need to wait for your request to be accepted by an administrator before being able to use the system.
  3. Once logged, click on "New Technical Report" from the menu.
  4. Insert all the required fields (title, list of authors, latex versions of the title and the list of authors) and upload your paper. Note that the cover pages are added to your paper directly by the system. Do not submit documents that have been typeset with the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package.
  5. Before submitting a document double check that all the inserted data strictly follow the instructions on the web page.

The new technical report will be announced on the internal mailing list of IRIDIA, and it will be automatically published on the web.

  • DO NOT submit a document unless the document you want to register is already written, well formatted and ready to be distributed. Once a document is submitted it cannot be deleted!
  • DO NOT ask to register your technical report with a date that is not the one in which you indeed register it.

How to submit a revised version of a technical report?

Whenever you feel like submitting a revised version of a technical report of yours, just follow the same instructions of #How to register a technical report? with the difference that, once logged, you need to look for your technical report in the homepage and click to the "Upload New Revision" link.

A revised version will contain a "revision history" on the copyright page. Please read #Numbering of the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series to understand what a revision history is. You should also have a look at the documentation of the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package.

Numbering of the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series

The number of a technical report is composed by the string "TR/IRIDIA/" followed by the year (4 digits), a hyphen and then a progressive number (3 digits, possibly left-padded with zeros). The first technical report of year XXXX gets the number TR/IRIDIA/XXXX-001, the second TR/IRIDIA/XXXX-002, and so on.

This is the number that appears on the cover of a technical report together with the date.

A technical report might be revised. The first version of a technical report is revision number 001. Revision numbers are made of 3 digits, possibly left-padded with zeros.

If you wish to refer to revision ZZZ of technical report YYY registered in year XXXX, the number you should use is "TR/IRIDIA/XXXX-YYY.ZZZ". Remember the zero-padding!!!

In general, TR/IRIDIA/XXXX-YYY refers to the most recent revision available. When you cite a technical report, do not include the revision number. The revision number should be included only if you wish to refer to a specific revision or if you wish to point out differences between revisions---e.g., "revision TR/IRIDIA/XXXX-YYY.002 contained a stupid mistake that has been corrected in following revisions".

In any case, the cover does not report the revision number, and the date is always the one of the first revision, i.e., the version originally submitted.

The revision history appears on the copyright page. A technical report that is a revision of a previously submitted one must always feature the revision history on the copyright page.

A technical report is uniquely identified by its number. So a new revision can have a different title and also different authors---e.g., different order, one author added, one removed, etc.

Anyway, if the title and/or the author list changes and/or if the technical report undergoes really MAJOR-MAJOR-MAJOR modifications, please submit a new technical report.


File name conventions

The PDF file of a technical report should have a name that matches the following pattern: IridiaTrXXXX-YYYrZZZ.pdf where XXXX is the year, YYY is the number, and ZZZ is the revision. Remember zero-padding number and revision! The original version is the very first revision and, hence, it contains the revision number 001 in its name.

If you submit a technical report (very first version) and Muriel gave you number TR/IRIDIA/XXXX-YYY, you should send to the email address <techrep@iridia.ulb.ac.be> a PDF file called IridiaTrXXXX-YYYr001.pdf (include the revision number!). If you revise the report, the PDF of the revised version will be called IridiaTrXXXX-YYYr002.pdf and so on.


Where to find the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package?

The most recent version of the LaTeX IridiaTrCover package is IridiaTrCover-2.0-r11.tar.gz


How to use the IridiaTrCover.sty for LaTeX?

Read the technical report TR/IRIDIA/2005-006

  The IridiaTrCover package for LaTeX: 
  How to typeset documents for the IRIDIA -- Technical Report Series

The IridiaTrCover package contains also the technical report and its source file.


What if you are not able to use LaTeX?

If you are not able to use LaTeX, you can produce your technical report in PDF format and ask then Eric or Sabrina to generate a cover page and to prefix it to your file. Apart from this step, please follow the other steps described above for registering your technical report.