[e2e] CFP and UPDATE for HotNets-I

[David Wetherall]

with apologies for multiple copies,

djw

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                    Call for Papers and UPDATE

                        First Workshop on
                      HOT TOPICS IN NETWORKS
                           (HotNets-I)
                        28-29 October 2002                            

                  Position Papers due: 1 July 2002
                   www.acm.org/sigcomm/HotNets-I/

The CFP for HotNets-I is below. We also wish to make several
announcements.

1. Kind of Papers. 

The CFP calls for position papers. The main purpose of a position paper
should be to convince the program committee that an interesting research
discussion will ensue, as opposed to present full-length conference
results.  We expect that most submissions will describe new
work-in-progress, especially that which demonstrates a new approach or
design strategy and hence has implications for ongoing work in the area.
Many HotOS papers provide an example of this kind of paper. We also
welcome position papers that advocate a point of view that has the
potential to open up new avenues of research or close off existing
avenues of research. Many MobiCom "Challenge" papers provide an example
of this kind of paper. Other useful examples of workshops based on
"position papers" are the SIGOPS European Workshop and the 1st
International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Systems (IPTPS'02).

2. Student Travel Grants.

NSF has sponsored a limited number of travel grants for students
attending HotNets. Details of how to apply for a student travel grant
will be posted on the conference website.

3. Paper Length

Both the submission and final paper appearing in the proceedings will be
limited to six (6) pages. Part of the rationale for limiting the length
is to provide clear differentiation between HotNets position papers and
follow-on conference papers. We increased this limit slightly in
response to requests, and it is comparable to the length of HotOS, IPTPS
and EW papers.

4. HARD Submission Deadline

The submission deadline of July 1 is HARD; extensions will not be
granted.

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                 C a l l   f o r   P a p e r s

                      First Workshop on
                    HOT TOPICS IN NETWORKS
                         (HotNets-I)

                      28-29 October 2002
                  Princeton, New Jersey, USA
                 www.acm.org/sigcomm/HotNets-I

The First Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks (HotNets-I) will bring
together researchers in the networking and distributed systems
community to debate emerging research directions.  The goal of the
workshop is to promote community-wide discussion of ideas that are
not yet mature with the expectations that (1) this will influence
and foster ongoing research in the community, and (2) many of the
HotNets position papers will grow into papers accepted at SIGCOMM
or other quality conferences.  Attendance will be limited to around
60 participants.  

HotNets is sponsored by ACM SIGCOMM, Intel Research and NSF. 

We hope that HotNets will become the place to present new ideas
that have the potential to significantly impact the community in
the long term, especially those that are architecture or design-
oriented in nature.  Each potential participant should submit a
short position paper that exposes a new problem, advocates a new
solution, or debunks existing work.  We are broadly interested in
the following areas:

        Middle boxes, Peer-to-Peer, overlays, and programmable   
        network infrastructure
        Sensor networks, storage area networks, extreme networking,   
        and other areas that are not Internet centric
        Lessons drawn from failed research, and controversial or   
        disruptive topics
        Architectural insights or understanding of network behavior
        Network configuration, diagnosis, provisioning and traffic   
        engineering
        Wireless networks, mobility, and pervasive computing
        Network fault-tolerance, reliability, and security
        Novel distributed applications and services, including   
        systems for content distribution and real-time media.
        Traditional SIGCOMM topics (e.g., resource management,   
        sharing, quality of service, protocols, algorithms or   
        systems for routing, switching and signaling).

Position papers will be selected based on their originality,   
technical merit, and topical relevance, and participants will be   
invited based on the likelihood that their presentations will lead   
to insightful technical discussions at the workshop.  Online copies   
of the position papers will be made publicly available via the Web   
prior to the workshop.  Printed proceedings will be published.  
Additionally, a summary of the workshop will be published in ACM
SIGCOMM's 
Computer Communication Review (CCR) to provide wide distribution to 
the networking community.

Students:  We have a limited number of NSF travel grants to support
US-based graduate students attending HotNets-I, who otherwise 
would not be able to attend.  Details of how to apply for a
student travel grant will be posted on the conference website.  
We encourage participation of women and under-represented minorities.


ORGANIZERS

General Chair:
        Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan, Univ. of Texas at Austin

Program Chairs:
        Larry Peterson, Princeton University
        David Wetherall, University of Washington

SIGCOMM Advisors:
        Geoff Voelker, UC San Diego
        Craig Partridge, BBN

Program Committee:
        Deborah Estrin, UCLA
        Larry Peterson, Princeton
        Stefan Savage, UC San Diego
        Srini Seshan, CMU
        Scott Shenker, ICIR
        Ion Stoica, UC Berkeley
        Amin Vahdat, Duke University
        David Wetherall, University of Washington
        John Wroclawski, MIT

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Full details will be provided on the workshop website. Position   
papers must be no longer than 6 pages (at least 10pt font, 1" margins).
Only electronic submissions in PostScript or PDF will be accepted.   
Submissions must be written in English, render without error using   
standard tools (Ghostview or Acrobat Reader) and print on US-Letter
sized paper.  All submissions will be acknowledged within 24 hours   
of receipt.

IMPORTANT DATES:
        Submissions due:                1 July 2002 (HARD)
        Notification of Acceptance:     1 September 2002
        Camera-ready copy due:          1 October 2002
        Workshop:                       28-29 October 2002