From nicolasc at gmail.com Sat Oct 9 16:20:07 2010 From: nicolasc at gmail.com (Nicolas Christin) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 19:20:07 -0400 Subject: [sigcomm] Call For Proposals: ACM SIGCOMM 2011 Workshops Message-ID: [apologies for any duplicate - this call can also be found on the ACM SIGCOMM 2011 website, at http://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2011/ ] Call For Proposals: ACM SIGCOMM 2011 Workshops SIGCOMM 2011 will hold multiple one-day workshops in con- junction with the conference, to be held in Toronto, Canada, August 15 to 19, 2011. Workshops will take place on Monday August 15 and Friday August 19. We invite you to submit workshop proposals on any topic related to the broad set of research and application areas covered the by SIGCOMM con- ference and SIG. Proposals on emerging topics guaranteed to generate significant interest in the community will be selected. SIGCOMM 2011 invites proposals for returning and new workshops. A workshop proposal should contain at least the following information: o Motivation and rationale for the workshop o A draft Call For Papers (CFP), as complete as possible o The workshop deadlines (internal and external) o Names and affiliations of main organizers and tentative composition of the committees (as complete as possible) o Workshop format, i.e., expected number of presented papers, invited talks, panels, demonstrations, etc. o Expected number of submissions and participants o Prior history of this workshop, if any, including number of submissions, number of accepted papers, and attendee count. If the workshop was co-located with another con- ference please include details and a brief description why SIGCOMM is a more appropriate venue. Note that workshop format itself should favor interaction among participants as well as community building. Email proposals by Tuesday November 3, 2010 in PDF to sigcomm2011workshops at acm.org Important workshop dates Workshop proposals due Wednesday November 3, 2010 Notification of Acceptance Thursday November 25, 2010 Workshop Call for Papers due Friday December 10, 2010 Please not that there are only three weeks between the noti- fication and the final CFP. Therefore, we encourage you to contact your potential PC before submitting the proposal. Additional important workshops dates Paper submissions deadline before March 20, 2011 Paper accept notifications before end of April, 2011 Camera ready due before end of May, 2011 Program available online before mid-June, 2011 List of organization details before mid-June, 2011 In order for the workshops to be synchronized with prepara- tions for the main conference and with travel grants, the dates above must be followed strictly by all workshops. Please contact the SIGCOMM 2011 Workshop chairs Ken Calvert (calvert at NETLAB.UKY.EDU) and Ellen Zegura (ewz at CC.GATECH.EDU) with any questions. From zugzwangphilly at gmail.com Mon Oct 11 13:33:47 2010 From: zugzwangphilly at gmail.com (zp) Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:33:47 -0400 Subject: [sigcomm] CoNEXT/ReArch/PRESTO/Student workshop 2010 registration now open; early registration discounts available Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Please be informed that registration is now open for the CoNEXT 2010 conference and its affiliated workshops (ReArch, PRESTO, and the Student workshop). The conference will run November 30 - December 3, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Registration information is provided below, and is also available on the registration information page: http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2010/registration.html Registration is done through EDAS here: http://www.edas.info/registerPerson.php?c=8830 The main conference website is here: http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2010/ Sincerely, Steven Weber CoNEXT 2010 publicity chair -------------------------------------------- Registration Each paper accepted at the ACM CoNEXT 2010 main conference requires a registration for the main conference at the ?Standard? (i.e. non Student) rate. Each paper accepted to PRESTO or ReArch workshops requires at least one registration at the ?Standard? (i.e., non Student) rate for the workshop. Registration for ACM CoNEXT 2010 and co-located workshops (ReArch, PRESTO and CoNEXT Student Workshop) is possible through EDAS at this link. Please note: before registering for ACM CoNEXT 2010, you must have or create a new profile in EDAS. You can also make changes to your ACM membership information via this profile. The EDAS privacy policy explains what data is collected as part of the registration process. -------------------------------------------- ACM CoNEXT 2010 conference registration fees Standard registration: ACM and/or SIGCOMM member Before November 1, 2010: USD 525 After November 1, 2010: USD 625 Standard registration: not an ACM/SIGCOMM member Before November 1, 2010: USD 625 After November 1, 2010: USD 725 Student registration: ACM member Before November 1, 2010: USD 325 After November 1, 2010: USD 425 Student registration: not an ACM member Before November 1, 2010: USD 375 After November 1, 2010: USD 475 -------------------------------------------- ReArch workshop registration fees Up to and including November 30th, 2010. Standalone registration: USD 140 Joint (when also registering to the main conference): USD 90 -------------------------------------------- PRESTO workshop registration fees Up to and including November 30th, 2010. Standalone registration: USD 140 Joint (when also registering to the main conference): USD 90 -------------------------------------------- Student workshop registration fees Up to and including November 30th, 2010. Standalone registration: USD 140 Joint (when also registering to the main conference): USD 90 -------------------------------------------- On-site Registration On-site registration will be possible but only through EDAS, with a valid credit card. Cash or other forms of payment will not be accepted. -------------------------------------------- Conference Banquet ACM CoNEXT 20010 conference registration includes attendance to the social event, which will be held on the evening of Thursday December 2nd, 2010. In case you want to bring a companion to the social event, you can indicate this on your EDAS registration and include the extra payment with your own conference registration payment. The cost of an extra ticket to bring a guest to the social event is USD 110. From zugzwangphilly at gmail.com Mon Oct 11 13:33:42 2010 From: zugzwangphilly at gmail.com (zp) Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:33:42 -0400 Subject: [sigcomm] CoNEXT/Student workshop 2010 student travel grants available, application deadline Wednesday October 27, 2010 Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, With support from the U.S. National Science Foundation and SIGCOMM, CoNEXT 2010 will provide a limited number of grants to students to attend the main conference as well as to participate in the ACM CoNEXT 2010 Student Workshop: http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2010/Workshops/StudentWorkshop/index.html Details are available below and here: http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2010/Local/grants.html The main conference website is here: http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2010/ Sincerely, Steven Weber CoNEXT 2010 publicity chair -------------------------------------------- Form and Amount of Support The support is intended to defray, but not necessarily cover entirely, the costs of attending the conference/workshop. Reimbursement amounts will be determined in part by travel costs (consideration will be given for those who have higher travel costs). The award will be handled via reimbursements. Each legitimate expense must be documented with an original official receipt (e.g., air ticket and hotel receipt). The reimbursement will be sent as a check via postal mail six to eight weeks after submitting the reimbursement forms and supporting receipts. Further details of the reimbursement procedure will be communicated to the award recipients. -------------------------------------------- Eligibility There are two categories of student travel grant: NSF, for which a restriction applies as given below, and SIGCOMM, for which no restriction exists on nationality or location of the student?s institution. To qualify for the NSF Student Travel Grant, the applicant must be a US-based student, that is, a student attending universities in the US (but does not necessarily need to be a US citizen or permanent resident). As per NSF policy, US students will have to fly with a US-based carrier to be eligible for reimbursement. Special efforts will be made to recruit student participants who are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, and who are coming from diverse institutions. ***In making Student Travel Grant decisions, students with accepted posters or presentations at the ACM CoNext 2010 Student Workshop will be given higher priority.*** However, the Committee strongly prefers students who are not authors of a conference paper or of a ReArch or PRESTO workshop paper (the Committee believes the authors? home organizations should cover costs for authors). -------------------------------------------- Application Process and Notification Requests for travel support should be submitted by e-mail no later than ***Wednesday, 27th October 2010***. E-mails should be addressed to the Travel Grants Chair Tommaso Melodia (tmelodia at buffalo.edu). The student should submit the following materials (as PDFs): 1. A resume 2. A cover letter providing: A short statement (e.g., a couple paragraphs) indicating how the student would benefit from attending ACM CoNEXT 2010. A brief summary (e.g., a couple paragraphs) of research interests and accomplishments. An indication of whether the student has submitted an abstract to or has an accepted paper in the ACM CoNEXT 2010 Student Workshop. Estimated travel costs to the conference. 3. A supporting letter from the advisor stating that the student is in good academic standing; why the student is in need of a travel grant; how Co-NEXT will benefit the student?s research progress. -------------------------------------------- Important dates Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 (No extensions will be granted) Notification: Monday, November 1, 2010