****  IPCCC 2004 Call for STUDENT POSTER Submissions  ****

       23rd IEEE International Performance, Computing,
       and Communications Conference (IPCCC)
       April 15-17, 2004  Phoenix, Arizona, USA
                       http://www.ipccc.org

     ** New to IPCCC this year:   Student Poster Session **

We are pleased to announce that IPCCC will feature student research
in a special poster session.   We encourage submission of high-quality
student posters and extended abstracts reporting original work
in both theoretical and experimental research areas. After review by the
program committee, the selected research will be featured in a poster session
on the evening of April 15, 2004 at the conference hotel.

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

"  Mobile and Networked Applications
"  Network Protocols and Performance
"  High-Performance Computing
"  Distributed Computing
"  Performance Evaluation
"  Embedded System Design/Integration
"  Storage Systems
"  Mobile and Ad Hoc Networking
"  Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems
"  Power-Aware Design
"  Network Security
"  Internet Computing
"  Web Server Performance
"  Wireless Networks

Submission Procedures for Student Posters and Extended Abstracts

Submitted extended abstracts must have at least 11-point font size, and
should not exceed 2 double-spaced pages in length, including the abstract,
figures, and references.  Authors should obtain company and government
clearances prior to submission of papers.  The first author of the submitted
abstracts must be a full-time student.

All extended abstracts are to be submitted online at
http://pc-roliver.nmsu.edu/ipccc2004.html. You will be provided with a web
address to check the progress of your abstract submission. In case of
questions, please email roliver@nmsu.edu.  All extended abstracts will be
reviewed by the program committee. They will be judged with respect to their
quality, originality, and relevance.

Student authors of accepted extended abstracts are expected to attend the
poster session on the evening of April 15, 2004; an easel will be provided to
display a poster describing the student's research.  All accepted extended
abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings, conditional upon
the student author's advance registration. The student author is responsible
for completing and submitting IEEE copyright documents.

Important Dates:

Extended abstracts due:  				December 31, 2003
Notification of acceptance of extended abstracts:  	January 15, 2004
Camera-ready manuscripts and registrations due:  	January 26, 2004

Contact roliver@nmsu.edu with any questions regarding the student poster
session.