2^nd International Workshop on Managing Ubiquitous Communications and
                              Services (MUCS):

   From Autonomic Wireless Management to Person Centric Adaptive Control
                      Supported by HEA M-ZONES Project
               Venue: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
                        December 13^th & 14^th 2004

   Chair
   Vincent Wade

   Organising Committee
   Dirk Pesch
   Sven van der Meer
   Vincent Wade

   Scientific Programme Committee
   Nazim Agulomine
   Owen Conlan
   William Donnelly
   Martin Klepal
   Dave Lewis
   Rajiv Mathur
   Declan O'Sullivan
   Mícheál Ó Foghlú
   Fergus O'Reilly
   Tom Pfeifer


   Important dates:
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   Submission deadline:
   September 27^th , 2004
   Notification of acceptance:
   October 11^th , 2004
   Final versions due: Nov 7^th, 2004
   Main Workshop: December 13^th & 14^th 2004

   Papers should be submitted to:
   www.MUCS2004.org

   Papers should be in LNCS format and be no longer than 10 pages in
   length

                              CALL FOR PAPERS

   Ubiquitous Communications, as evidenced in pervasive computing and
   smart space applications present significant management challenges for
   successful delivery of highly adaptive services across heterogeneous
   networks, middleware, applications and devices. Today's management
   systems are unable to cope with the complexity, heterogeneity and
   automation required by the pervasive computing vision. New paradigms,
   models and technology need to be developed to allow computer systems
   manage themselves in accordance with high-level guidance from humans.
   This workshop seeks to explore the theoretic, technological and
   organizational challenges in managing ubiquitous communications and
   application services.
   The workshop provides a single-track scientific programme containing a
   blend of keynote presentations from leaders in the research of
   communications and services management systems, peer-reviewed papers
   and a small selection of invited presentations. The goal of the
   workshop is to investigate the state of the art in managing such
   communications systems.


   Topics of Interest:
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   Submissions are invited for original, and previously unpublished
   research in all aspects of management techniques in ubiquitous
   communications, including:
     * Context Aware Self Management and Self Configuration Management
     * Policy Based Management for Ubicomp environments
     * Autonomic Communications and Systems Management
     * Integrated Management of Wireless and Fixed Networks
     * Management of Smart Space Devices and Applications (Smart
       Home/Office etc)
     * Adaptive Service and Network Management
     * Dynamic Composition of Management Services for Ubicomp
       environments
     * Ambient Intelligence for Management
     * Security, Trust and Privacy in Ubiquitous Communications
     * Management and Control of mobile ad-hoc and sensor networks
     * Content Oriented Network & Service Management
     * Performance Management in Wireless Computing and Communications
     * Distributed Self Management & Collective Collaboration
     * Context Identification, Retrieval and Management
     * Service and Network Management for Personalisation Optimisation
     * Collaborative Management of Systems
     * Provisioning and Maintenance of Quality of Service in Ubicomp
       environments
     * Knowledge Representation techniques and Ontologies for Distributed
       Management Services

   For inquires please email: Vincent.Wade@cs.tcd.ie