Second Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks
                                 (HotNets-II)
                            November 20-21, 2003
                              Cambridge, MA USA

   http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/HotNets-II

   The  Second Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks (HotNets-II) 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 will
   influence  and  foster  continued  research in the field. The workshop
   will  provide  a  venue for researchers to present new ideas that have
   the  potential to significantly impact the community in the long term,
   especially those that are architectural or design-oriented in nature.

   Each potential participant should submit a short paper describing such
   an  idea; the paper could, for example, expose a new problem, advocate
   a  new  solution,  or  debunk  existing work. Attendance is limited to
   around  60  participants,  by  invitation  based  primarily  on  paper
   submissions. HotNets is sponsored by ACM SIGCOMM.

   HotNets  is intended to cover a broad range of technical issues in the
   area  of  networking  and  distributed systems. The topics of interest
   include, but are by no means limited to:
     * Internet architecture, past, present, and future
     * Overlay, peer-to-peer, and programmable network infrastructures
     * Sensor  networks,  storage  area  networks,  and other examples of
       "extreme" networking
     * Wireless networks, mobility, and pervasive computing
     * Network fault-tolerance, reliability, and security
     * Network configuration, diagnosis, and resource management
     * Novel distributed applications and services, including systems for
       content distribution and real-time media.
     * Lessons   drawn   from   failed  research,  and  controversial  or
       disruptive topics
     * Architectural insights or understanding of network behaviors

   The  selection  of  HotNets  papers  will  be based primarily on their
   potential   to  influence  future  research.  This  influence  can  be
   exercised  in  many  ways,  exemplified  by  but  not  limited  to the
   following:
     * Describing  a  novel  approach  to an old problem that promises to
       influence future research
     * Describing a new problem that requires our attention
     * Articulating  a  new  perspective about networking and distributed
       systems
     * Debunking  an  old  perspective  about  networking and distributed
       systems

   HotNets  papers  are  often  the  nascent  forms  of  papers that will
   eventually  be published, in full-length form, at conferences like ACM
   SIGCOMM,  SenSys,  MobiCom,  SOSP  and  others.  Online  copies of the
   position  papers  will be made publicly available via the Web prior to
   the workshop. Proceedings will be distributed at the workshop and will
   be made available through ACM's digital library.

   Submission  Instructions:  Position  papers  must  be no longer than 6
   pages  (10  pt  font,  1 inch 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.

   Submission information will be posted at:
   http://nms.lcs.mit.edu/HotNets-II/

  IMPORTANT DATES:

     * Submissions due: 18 July 2003 (HARD)
     * Notification of Acceptance: 1 October 2003
     * Camera-ready copy due: 1 November 2002
     * Workshop: 20 November 2003

  Program Committee:

     * Hari Balakrishnan (MIT) (Co-chair)
     * Steve Gribble (U. Washington)
     * Mark Handley (UCL)
     * Jim Kurose (UMass)
     * Nick McKeown (Stanford)
     * Scott Shenker (ICSI and UCB) (Co-chair)
     * David Tennenhouse (Intel)
     * Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
     * Hui Zhang (Turin Networks and CMU)