===================== Extended Hard Deadline: May 8th ==================
                       C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S

                 The 21st IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium
                           November 27-30, 2000
                            Walt Disney World
                          Orlando, Florida, USA

       Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society TC on Real-Time Systems

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Scope of the Conference
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The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers and developers
from academia, industry and government to advance the scientific and 
engineering technologies of real-time computer and communication systems. 

Papers on all aspects of real-time systems are sought, including:

         - operating systems and scheduling,
         - embedded systems
         - software engineering,
         - fault-tolerance,
         - databases,
         - programming languages and run-time systems,
         - middleware systems,
         - design and analysis tools,
         - communication networks and protocols,
         - architectures,
         - performance modeling,
         - formal methods,
         - case studies, and
         - applications.

Of particular interest are reports describing practical experiences and 
experimental results based on system building efforts, and real-time issues
in applications such as avionics, multimedia, robotics, military C3I systems,
automated process control, and manufacturing. 


Paper Submission Guidelines
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Papers should describe original work, and be 20 double-spaced pages  (5,000
words) or less in length. All accepted submissions will appear in the
proceedings published by IEEE. The best papers from the conference will be
considered for publication in a special issue of a journal (to be decided).
The extended hard deadline for submission is May 8, 2000.

Paper submissions must be made electronically, either in postscript or PDF
format. Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted.  Additional details on
submission guidelines will be posted at http://www.cs.unc.edu/rtss2000

For additional information contact the program chair:

          Professor Kevin Jeffay
          Department of Computer Science 
          University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
          Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3175
          Phone: +1 919  962-1938 
          Email: jeffay@cs.unc.edu 

For more information, please visit the symposium home page at 

                  http://www.cs.unc.edu/rtss2000


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