layout for a tex document

something.tex

% you need "ieeeconf.cls" in the same folder (wget http://css.paperplaza.net/conferences/support/files/ieeeconf.cls)
% run it like "latex something.tex"
% I then use divpdf to make the dvi a pdf
% there are a lot more settings and stuff you are probably gonna need, but this should get you started

\documentclass{ieeeconf}

\begin{document}

\title{A Survey of Function Reactive Programming}

\author{Benjamin W. Brittain}

\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
%some abstract stuff
\end{abstract}

\section{Background}

\subsection{Functional Programming}
\subsection{Reactive Programming}

\section{History}

\end{document}