<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:Consolas;
panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
pre
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";}
span.HTMLPreformattedChar
{mso-style-name:"HTML Preformatted Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted";
font-family:Consolas;}
span.EmailStyle22
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi ,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">we didn’t received any email regarding ACM eRights forms can you plesae resend .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Alok<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt">
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> HotStorage 2026 HotCRP <noreply-hotstorage26@hotcrp.com>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 2, 2026 9:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alok Prasad <palok@marvell.com>; Pradeep Kumar Nalla <pnalla@marvell.com>; Satananda Burla <sburla@marvell.com>; Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@marvell.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> chairs26@hotstorage.org; chenhaoy@cs.wisc.edu; duo.zhang@sk.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [HotStorage 2026] HotStorage’26 Camera-Ready Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">Dear authors, Congratulations again on the acceptance of your paper to HotStorage’26! Please follow the instructions below when preparing your camera-ready submission.
*We highly recommend completing the eRights Form (action #2) as soon as possible,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-radius:4px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#D2D0D0;border:none;border-top:solid #8D8C8C 3.0pt">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 6.0pt 4.5pt 6.0pt">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 6.0pt 3.0pt 6.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Prioritize security for external emails:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 6.0pt 3.0pt 6.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Confirm sender and content safety before clicking links or opening attachments
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 3.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:27.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> <a href="https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/CRVmXkqW!ta3Z1f8UYnTa9E-8OZ1a7n8p_igXtBoe7sMs_RGb17sNv7Kyr-BzooCiKcpozBrK99IT78k7FUy4CoIj0vnKtuAwCA$" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid #666666 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> Report Suspicious </span></strong></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear authors,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Congratulations again on the acceptance of your paper to HotStorage’26! <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please follow the instructions below when preparing your camera-ready <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">submission. *We highly recommend completing the eRights Form (action #2) <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">as soon as possible, as it takes time for ACM Digital Library to process <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">it before you can submit the final paper.*<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The camera-ready deadline is **Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Anywhere on <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Earth (AoE)**.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1. Format the paper properly<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Template: Please prepare your final paper using the latest ACM <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">template version 2.19 with 10pt font (i.e., your LaTeX file should use <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">`\documentclass[sigconf,10pt]{acmart}`). You can download the template <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">from <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.hotstorage.org_2026_files_hotstorage2026-5Fpaper-5Ftemplate.zip&d=DwIFaQ&c=nKjWec2b6R0mOyPaz7xtfQ&r=Qj20_cZkWXAFqNr-izZFek2OlLDmWE9MPvNfQbrTWW4&m=MAZZvuPNL34b17Ef9SX1hEJnu9TyI8eLDdARvkpHlj7NM9MhFal2WUoMGQc92FlC&s=T96y9kZbpD8FU7V42QNysAcbdO4mF_FczVcHunIvOpc&e=">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.hotstorage.org_2026_files_hotstorage2026-5Fpaper-5Ftemplate.zip&d=DwIFaQ&c=nKjWec2b6R0mOyPaz7xtfQ&r=Qj20_cZkWXAFqNr-izZFek2OlLDmWE9MPvNfQbrTWW4&m=MAZZvuPNL34b17Ef9SX1hEJnu9TyI8eLDdARvkpHlj7NM9MhFal2WUoMGQc92FlC&s=T96y9kZbpD8FU7V42QNysAcbdO4mF_FczVcHunIvOpc&e=</a> <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. We apologize that previously the HotStorage’26 Call for Papers pointed <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to an older version of the ACM template. If you used that version for <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">your original submission, please update your camera-ready paper to <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">version 2.19.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Title: The camera-ready paper title should contain only the paper’s <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">actual title. Please do not include the submission type, such as <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"Regular" or "Position," in the camera-ready version.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Page limit: You can add one additional page to the camera-ready paper.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Metadata: Make sure to include the proper CCS Concepts, Keywords, and <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">copyright information (see #2 below).<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2. Complete ACM eRights Form<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The authors should have received ACM eRights forms from a separate <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">email. Please complete this form promptly and carefully; the title, <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">author names, affiliations, and other metadata entered in eRights should <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">be accurate and consistent with the camera-ready version. If you have <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">not received this email, please let us know. *Authors whose forms are <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">pending will be unable to upload their final papers.*<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The eRights form will require the ORCID of all authors. Authors who do <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">not already have one should register at <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fORCID.org&c=E,1,sbVshp89lino5CUaRQ7SvdMu-22rzeVyv_szWmAAYEjEyWj52DCdByJflmd0m5HdxafF7-ZuVk3cv9pgJDRo0iTlMAAO8PSRnagKBQXP-L-Ye_9-1W1b&typo=1&ancr_add=1">ORCID.org</a> first.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After completing the eRights forms, the authors will be emailed the <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">rights text (bibliographic strip, ISBN, DOI, etc.). Authors must include <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">this text in their paper.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As rights management emails are sent from an automated system, these may <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">wind up in SPAM folders. Please make sure the SPAM filter allows emails <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">from <a href="mailto:rightsreview@acm.org">rightsreview@acm.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3. Submit the final version through TAPS<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Final papers will be processed through The ACM Production System (TAPS). <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After authors complete their eRights forms, they will receive a separate <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">email from TAPS within 12 hours. The TAPS email will contain <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">instructions for uploading source, supplementary, and auxiliary files <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">for processing. Please keep an eye on the emails from <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:tapsadmin@aptaracorp.awsapps.com">tapsadmin@aptaracorp.awsapps.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You may find the detailed workflow with TAPS at <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__authors.acm.org_proceedings_production-2Dinformation_taps-2Dproduction-2Dworkflow&d=DwIFaQ&c=nKjWec2b6R0mOyPaz7xtfQ&r=Qj20_cZkWXAFqNr-izZFek2OlLDmWE9MPvNfQbrTWW4&m=MAZZvuPNL34b17Ef9SX1hEJnu9TyI8eLDdARvkpHlj7NM9MhFal2WUoMGQc92FlC&s=WlQnpAkcyX11QQ9keeT-06OfO1H-W29ShTQIA76sv7I&e=">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__authors.acm.org_proceedings_production-2Dinformation_taps-2Dproduction-2Dworkflow&d=DwIFaQ&c=nKjWec2b6R0mOyPaz7xtfQ&r=Qj20_cZkWXAFqNr-izZFek2OlLDmWE9MPvNfQbrTWW4&m=MAZZvuPNL34b17Ef9SX1hEJnu9TyI8eLDdARvkpHlj7NM9MhFal2WUoMGQc92FlC&s=WlQnpAkcyX11QQ9keeT-06OfO1H-W29ShTQIA76sv7I&e=</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chenhao Ye & Duo Zhang<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HotStorage’26 Publication Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>