2nd International Workshop on Mobility Aware Technologies and Applications
(MATA 2005)
(Formerly Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Applications)

Service Delivery Platforms for Next Generation Networks

October 17-19, 2005
Delta Centre-Ville Hotel
Montreal, Canada
Call for Papers

Scope

In face of the emerging notion of seamless services and next generation
networks (NGNs) driven by the convergence of the mobile Internet and fixed /
mobile telecommunication networks, mobility aware technologies and middleware
play an important role.

The aim of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for academic and
industrial researchers and developers from the IT, Internet and
telecommunications domains, as well as network operators and service providers,
to discuss the advances in mobility aware technologies and their applications
in the field of NGN.

The workshop will focus on new concepts, protocols and architectures as well as
recent developments of mobility aware middleware, service delivery platform
technologies and related applications within the fields of terminal, network
and service provisioning and management, service control for multimedia
services, policy-based service control and management, adaptable
telecommunication systems and applications, programmable networks and devices /
autonomic communications, ambient networks, intelligent appliances, smart end
systems and smart environments.

Emphasis will be given to specific MATA aspects, such as security,
interoperability, performance, context awareness, mobility and presence
management, as well as new mobile application fields, business models and
related topics.


Topics

The MATA program committee is soliciting original papers describing research in
the area of mobility aware technologies and applications.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

    * Mobility Aware Middleware
    * Mobile Service Delivery Platform Technologies
    * IP Multimedia System Mobility Support and Mobile Services
    * Mobility in Next Generation Networks
    * Follow Me Services and Applications
    * Mobile Agent-based Systems and Applications
    * Session and Flow Mobility Management
    * Mobility Prediction and QoS Management
    * Terminal Network and Personal Mobility Management
    * Service Provisioning and Management
    * Service Control for Multimedia Services
    * Policy-Based Service Control And Management
    * Adaptable Telecommunication Systems and Applications,
    * Programmable Networks And Devices
    * Autonomic Communications
    * Ambient Networks and Moving Networks
    * Intelligent Appliances
    * Smart End Systems
    * Smart Environments
    * Intelligent Home Systems
    * Security in Mobility Aware Systems
    * Performance In Mobile Systems
    * Context Awareness Technologies And Applications
    * Mobility and Presence Management
    * Peer-to-Peer Mobile Multimedia Applications
    * New Mobile Applications
    * Mobility Aware P2P
    * Business Models
    * Other mobility aware systems and applications


Submissions Types

Only original papers related to the conference topics and not published
elsewhere will be accepted. All paper submissions will be carefully reviewed by
at least three experts and returned to the author(s) with comments to ensure
the high quality of accepted papers.

The authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their paper will be
presented at the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must be
duly registered for the conference in order for the paper to appear in the
proceedings and be scheduled in the conference program.

Full Papers

Authors are invited to submit a full paper of up to ten (10) pages including
figures, tables, references and annexes. The proceedings of the conference will
be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes on Computer Science (LNCS)
series. A special issue featuring the best papers is planned as well.  Please
refer to the Springer Verlag Authors' Instructions for detailed instructions on
how to properly format your document.

Short Papers and Posters

Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of maximum two (2) pages for
a short paper and one page for a Poster.  Please refer to the Springer Verlag
Authors' Instructions for detailed instructions on how to properly format your
document.

Tutorials

Proposals for half-day technical tutorials related to MATA technologies or the
use of these technologies in the above fields are solicited.

Questions regarding submissions will be answered by the TPC Co-Chair:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz (magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de)

Note that all correspondence will take place by email.


Paper Submission Process

Papers must be written in English and should follow the LNCS style as described
in the template file available in both DOC (MS Word) format or PDF (Adobe
Acrobat) format. The paper's cover page must include the following information:

    * Title of paper.
    * Authors' names and affiliations.
    * Contact author's name and address (both postal and electronic).
    * A short abstract.
    * Keywords.
    * Type of submission (i.e. Full paper, Short paper or Poster).
    * Submission area from the list of relevant topics of interest.

Your paper must be submitted either in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) or DOC (MS Word)
format. No other formats will be accepted. Your paper must be printable in
order to be accepted.

MATA 2005 is using the EDAS Conference Management System to manage paper
submissions process. In order to submit, you must first create an EDAS account.
EDAS system will e-mail you your password. You need to login to EDAS using the
password you have received by email. EDAS will provide you with submission
homepage where you can register your paper submission and make appropriate
changes. If you have problems with the system, please e-mail
mata@congresbcu.com.


How to use EDAS to submit your paper:

1. 	Create an account in the EDAS system at
https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/mata2005

2. 	Login to EDAS using your username and password (sent via email).

3. 	Click on the "submit paper" image to submit a new paper, or select an
existing submission to edit.

4. 	Fill in the detail of the paper. You will be required to provide
information for co-authors not already registered with the system. Choose as
many topics as apply to your paper. Choose the submit button to register you
paper.

5. 	Upload your paper using the provided form. You may choose not to upload
a file immediately. You may upload a new version of your file at any time
(prior to submission deadline) by returning to the EDAS system. Once you login,
a list of submitted papers will be made available. Click on the upload image to
upload a new version of your paper.

6. 	After submission, reviews of your paper can be accessed from your
submission list.


Camera Ready Paper Submission - due July 31, 2005

Once your paper is accepted for presentation at MATA 2005, following are the
guidelines and pertinent information for camera ready paper submission.

As the author of an accepted paper, you will need to do the following:
1. 	Prepare a 10 page camera-ready version of the paper using exactly the formatting guidelines provided by Springer. Please click Springer Verlag Authors' Instructions.

* Do not modify the formatting guidelines in any way. Papers that do not use
  the Springer style guides exactly will not be part of MATA 2005 proceedings.

* Any papers longer than 10 pages will be charged a CND$100 fee per extra page.
  Please include payment with your author registration.

* Papers must include a signed copyright form. The form can be faxed to the
  attention of MATA 2005 Secretariat at +1 (514) 340-4440 or mailed using the
  following address:

MATA 2005 Secretariat
Bureau des Congres Universitaires
6600, Cote-des-Neiges road, suite 510
Montreal (Quebec) H3S 2A9 CANADA
* The camera ready version of the paper should be submitted electronically. A
  PDF version of the camera ready is required and a tar'ed/zip'ed directory of
  all of the source files should be sent to the MATA 2005 Organizing Chair,
  mata@congresbcu.com.

2. 	At least one author of an accepted paper must register.
3. 	The deadline for reception of the camera-ready paper, source files, and signed copyright form is July 31, 2005.
4. 	Author Registration deadline is July 31, 2005.


Important Dates
Full paper due: April 30, 2005
Short Paper and Poster due: June 15, 2005
Tutorial proposals: June 15, 2005
Notification of acceptance: June 30, 2005
Final paper due: July 31, 2005
Author Registration deadline is July 31, 2005

Conference Web site

http://www.congresbcu.com/mata2005/