CFP : 1st International Conference on Internet Computing IC 2000

CFP : 1st International Conference on Internet Computing IC 2000
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See: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~iwic/ The 1st International Conference on Internet Computing (IC'2000) June 26th - 29th, 2000 Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The 1st International Conference on Internet Computing (IC'2000) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in conjunction with the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'2000). PREAMBLE: A number of factors have recently contributed to bring the use of the internet as a general programming environment closer to maturity. The internet is already more widely deployed than any other computing system in history and continues to grow rapidly. New technologies, including much higher speed wide area network interconnects and improved software support for distribution, promise to make the internet much more useful for general purpose distributed computing in the future. This conference seeks to explore both the underlying technologies required to enable advanced internet computing and the characteristics of evolving applications that make use of this technology. It is anticipated that Internet Computing 2000 (IC'2000) will be a major forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest research results, theories, developments and applications. You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 5 pages and/or a proposal to organize a technical session (see below for submission information). All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The names of technical session chairs will appear as associate editors on the cover of the conference proceedings. SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Web based computing Network Management Design and Analysis of Internet Protocols Network Architectures Performance Evaluation of the Internet Network Computing Network Operating Systems Quality of Service Resource Management and Location Wide Area Consistency Internet Security Internet Applications and Appliances Electronic Commerce The WWW and Intranets Metacomputing Grid based Computing and Tools Languages for Distributed Programming Cooperative Applications Tele-Medical and other applications Internet Telephony Mobile Computing Educational Applications Digital Libraries/Digital Image Collections Web Interfaces to Databases User-interface/Multimedia/Video/Audio/User Interaction Markup Languages/HTML/XML/VRML Java Applications on the Internet Social implications/Web history Alternative Web lifestyles, role-playing, chat, ... Caching Algorithms for the Internet Traffic Models & Statistics Server Space/Web Server Performance Web Monitoring Web Documents Management Web Site Design and Coordination All other aspects and applications relating to internet-based computing. SUBMITTING PAPERS Authors are invited to submit summaries of original unpublished research in all areas of Internet based computing to the Program Chairs. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee and outside referees. Summaries should not exceed five (5) single-spaced pages of text using 12 point size type on 8.5 x 11 inch pages. References, figures, tables, etc. may be included in addition to the four pages of text. The summary should include an abstract of approximately 100 words. Electronic submission is strongly encouraged. If electronic submission is not possible, hard copy submission can be made by sending five (5) hard copies of the paper to the Program Chair at the address given below. Electronic submissions should be sent to iwic@cs.umanitoba.ca. Authors should submit a PostScript or PDF file formatted for 8.5 x 11 inch (US letter size) paper. PostScript files must be viewable using the ghostscript software and PDF files must be viewable using the Adobe Acrobat software. The corresponding author should include the following information in the cover letter: (1) complete postal address; (2) email address; (3) phone number; (4) fax number; and (5) five to seven key words or phrases that characterize the paper's subject area. Receipt of submissions will be promptly acknowledged by email. PROPOSALS FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations. The session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their sessions; including, soliciting papers (recruiting), reviewing, selecting, ... The names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors in the conference proceedings. After the conference, some sessions will be considered for publication in appropriate journals as Special Issues with the session proposer as the Guest Editor of the journal. Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the following information: name and address (+ E-mail) of proposer, title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the session, and a short description on how the session will be advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers from colleagues and researchers whose work is already known to the session proposer.) Mail your proposal to Session Selection Committee Chair: Hamid R. Arabnia The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. Tel: (706) 542-3480 Fax: (706) 542-2966 E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu EVALUATION OF SUBMISSIONS Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by at least two researchers in the topic area. The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one person. PUBLICATION The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press (ISBN). The proceedings will be available at the conference. Some accepted papers will also be considered for journal publication (after the conference.) ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS A number of university faculty members and their staff in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference Division, Las Vegas ) will be organizing the conference. The conference will be co-sponsored by Computer Science Research, Education, & Applications Press (CSREA), World Scientific and Engineering Society (WSES), international research groups in related areas, and developers of high-performance machines, systems, and networks. The complete list of sponsors and co-sponsors will be available at a later time. LOCATION OF CONFERENCE The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many vacation and recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge for double occupancy) for the duration of the conference. The hotel is within walking distance from most other Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street shows, ...). For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ... IMPORTANT DATES February 14, 2000 (Monday): Papers due April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance May 5, 2000 (Friday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due June 26 - 29, 2000: IC'2000 conference Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as soon as possible. All accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference. MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE Co-chairs: Muthucumaru Maheswaran and Peter Graham, University of Manitoba Vice- Chair: Gilbert Young, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hamid Arabnia, (Chair, Session Selection Committee), University of Georgia, USA Samuel Chanson, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Serge Chaumette, University of Bordeaux, France Rasit Eskicioglu, University of Manitoba, Canada Pawel Gburzynski, University of Alberta, Canada Mabo Ito, University of British Colombia, Canada Javed I. Khan, Kent State University, USA Hanan Lutfiyya, University of Western Ontario, Canada Mauro Migliardi, Emory University, USA Hossein Mouftah, Queen's University, Canada Victor Prasanna, University of Southern California, USA Alexander Reinefeld, ZIB, Berlin, Germany Alvaro Suarez Sarmiento, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Kate Stewart, Motorola, Austin, TX, USA Son Vuong, University of British Columbia, Canada Lee Wang, Microsoft, USA As this is the first offering of the IC conference, the organizers are seeking additional qualified researchers to serve on the program committee. Those interested in joining the Program Committee should send email to Peter Graham (pgraham@cs.umanitoba.ca) and include the following information: Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address, email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography (or CV) and your research interests. WORKSHOP CONTACT Peter C. J. Graham The University of Manitoba Department of Computer Science 545 Machray Hall Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA, R3T 2N2 Tel: (204) 474-8837 Fax: (204) 474-7609 E-mail: pgraham@cs.umanitoba.ca

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The 1st International Conference on Internet Computing (IC'2000)

June 26th - 29th, 2000 Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The 1st International Conference on Internet Computing (IC'2000) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in
conjunction with
the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications
(PDPTA'2000).

PREAMBLE:

A number of factors have recently contributed to bring the use of the internet as a general programming
environment closer to maturity. The internet is already more widely deployed than any other computing
system in history and continues to grow rapidly. New technologies, including much higher speed wide area
network interconnects and improved software support for distribution, promise to make the internet much
more useful for general purpose distributed computing in the future. This conference seeks to explore both
the underlying technologies required to enable advanced internet computing and the characteristics of
evolving applications that make use of this technology. It is anticipated that Internet Computing 2000
(IC'2000) will be a major forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present
their latest research results, theories, developments and applications.

You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 5 pages and/or a proposal to organize a technical session
(see below for submission information). All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
The names of technical session chairs will appear as associate editors on the cover of the conference
proceedings.

SCOPE:

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Web based computing
Network Management
Design and Analysis of Internet Protocols
Network Architectures
Performance Evaluation of the Internet
Network Computing
Network Operating Systems
Quality of Service
Resource Management and Location
Wide Area Consistency
Internet Security
Internet Applications and Appliances
Electronic Commerce
The WWW and Intranets
Metacomputing
Grid based Computing and Tools
Languages for Distributed Programming
Cooperative Applications
Tele-Medical and other applications
Internet Telephony
Mobile Computing
Educational Applications
Digital Libraries/Digital Image Collections
Web Interfaces to Databases
User-interface/Multimedia/Video/Audio/User Interaction
Markup Languages/HTML/XML/VRML
Java Applications on the Internet
Social implications/Web history
Alternative Web lifestyles, role-playing, chat, ...
Caching Algorithms for the Internet
Traffic Models & Statistics
Server Space/Web Server Performance
Web Monitoring
Web Documents Management
Web Site Design and Coordination
All other aspects and applications relating to internet-based computing.

SUBMITTING PAPERS

Authors are invited to submit summaries of original unpublished research in all areas of Internet based
computing to the Program Chairs. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee and outside
referees. Summaries should not exceed five (5) single-spaced pages of text using 12 point size type on 8.5 x
11 inch pages. References, figures, tables, etc. may be included in addition to the four pages of text. The
summary should include an abstract of approximately 100 words. Electronic submission is strongly
encouraged. If electronic submission is not possible, hard copy submission can be made by sending five (5)
hard copies of the paper to the Program Chair at the address given below. Electronic submissions should be
sent to iwic@cs.umanitoba.ca. Authors should submit a PostScript or PDF file formatted for 8.5 x 11 inch (US
letter size) paper. PostScript files must be viewable using the ghostscript software and PDF files must be
viewable using the Adobe Acrobat software. The corresponding author should include the following
information in the cover letter: (1) complete postal address; (2) email address; (3) phone number; (4) fax
number; and (5) five to seven key words or phrases that characterize the paper's subject area. Receipt of
submissions will be promptly acknowledged by email.

PROPOSALS FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations. The session chairs will be responsible for all
aspects of their sessions; including, soliciting papers (recruiting), reviewing, selecting, ... The names of
session chairs will appear as Associate Editors in the conference proceedings. After the conference, some
sessions will be considered for publication in appropriate journals as Special Issues with the session proposer
as the Guest Editor of the journal.

Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the following information: name and address (+
E-mail) of proposer, title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the session, and a short
description on how the session will be advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers from
colleagues and researchers whose work is already known to the session proposer.)

Mail your proposal to Session Selection Committee Chair:

Hamid R. Arabnia
The University of Georgia
Department of Computer Science
415 Graduate Studies Research Center
Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A.

Tel: (706) 542-3480
Fax: (706) 542-2966
E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu

EVALUATION OF SUBMISSIONS

Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by at
least two researchers in the topic area. The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one person.

PUBLICATION

The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press (ISBN). The proceedings will be available
at the conference.
Some accepted papers will also be considered for journal publication (after the conference.)

ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS

A number of university faculty members and their staff in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort
(Conference Division, Las Vegas ) will be organizing the conference. The conference will be co-sponsored
by Computer Science Research, Education, & Applications Press (CSREA), World Scientific and
Engineering Society (WSES), international research groups in related areas, and developers of
high-performance machines, systems, and networks. The complete list of sponsors and co-sponsors will be
available at a later time.

LOCATION OF CONFERENCE

The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel
with excellent conference facilities and over 3000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport
with free shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many vacation and recreational attractions, including:
waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades,
lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game
rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, ... Many of these attractions
are open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. The negotiated hotel's room rate for
conference attendees is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge for double occupancy) for
the duration of the conference.

The hotel is within walking distance from most other Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas,
recreational destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street shows, ...). For the benefit of our international
colleagues: the state of Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.
Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego,
Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ...

IMPORTANT DATES

February 14, 2000 (Monday): Papers due
April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance
May 5, 2000 (Friday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due
June 26 - 29, 2000: IC'2000 conference

Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as soon as possible.

All accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference.

MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Co-chairs: Muthucumaru Maheswaran and Peter Graham, University of Manitoba
Vice- Chair: Gilbert Young, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hamid Arabnia, (Chair, Session Selection Committee), University of Georgia, USA
Samuel Chanson, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
Serge Chaumette, University of Bordeaux, France
Rasit Eskicioglu, University of Manitoba, Canada
Pawel Gburzynski, University of Alberta, Canada
Mabo Ito, University of British Colombia, Canada
Javed I. Khan, Kent State University, USA
Hanan Lutfiyya, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Mauro Migliardi, Emory University, USA
Hossein Mouftah, Queen's University, Canada
Victor Prasanna, University of Southern California, USA
Alexander Reinefeld, ZIB, Berlin, Germany
Alvaro Suarez Sarmiento, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Kate Stewart, Motorola, Austin, TX, USA
Son Vuong, University of British Columbia, Canada
Lee Wang, Microsoft, USA

As this is the first offering of the IC conference, the organizers are seeking additional qualified researchers to
serve on the program committee. Those interested in joining the Program Committee should send email to
Peter Graham (pgraham@cs.umanitoba.ca) and include the following information: Name, affiliation and
position, complete mailing address, email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography (or CV) and your
research interests.

WORKSHOP CONTACT

Peter C. J. Graham
The University of Manitoba
Department of Computer Science
545 Machray Hall
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA, R3T 2N2

Tel: (204) 474-8837
Fax: (204) 474-7609
E-mail: pgraham@cs.umanitoba.ca