October 2001 - ifip-tc6 - lists.rwth-aachen.de

[Fwd: The "Villa" will open]
by Augusto Casaca 19 Jul '18

19 Jul '18

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[Fwd: [WWW2002-ANNOUNCE:2] Second CFP for WWW2002]
by Augusto Casaca 31 Oct '01

31 Oct '01

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TC6 meeting minutes
by Augusto Casaca 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

Dear TC6 members, I attach the minutes of our meeting 2001/02 in Zurich. Have a nice weekend Augusto Casaca

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Loan for PWC 2002
by Augusto Casaca 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

Dear TC6 members, I had a request for a loan of 3000 CHF for PWC 2002 in Singapore (October 2002). The request was made by the organizer ( Guy Omidyar) and it has the support of the WG 6.8 chairman and myself. I would like to ask TC6 for approval. No answer from your side will mean approval to simplify the exchange of mails. Please answer until October 31st. Best regards Augusto

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Calendar of events
by Augusto Casaca 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

Please find in attach the updated TC6 calendar of events. I would thank that you let me know of any incorrection asap. Best regards Augusto Casaca

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WG report template
by Augusto Casaca 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

Dear TC6 members, I attach the updated list of items to be included in future TC6 reports. A template will be created in the TC6 web site to make your life easier when writing the report. Best regards Augusto

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CFP: Network support for GRID computing
by Olivier Bonaventure 23 Oct '01

23 Oct '01

We are inviting full papers describing original contributions for a special issue of Computer Communications on network support for GRID computing. Details of this special issue can be found at http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/laurent/GRID_CfP.html We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this call. Please feel free to distribute a copy of this call to those who might be interested. David Hutchison Laurent Mathy Olivier Bonaventure Guest editors

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[Fwd: breaking traditional publication restrictions]
by Raouf Boutaba 23 Oct '01

23 Oct '01

of possible interest: ================================ Subject: [UAI] letter of resignation from Machine Learning journal Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 16:28:26 -0700 From: Michael Jordan <jordan(a)EECS.Berkeley.EDU> To: uai(a)cs.orst.edu Dear colleagues in machine learning, The forty people whose names appear below have resigned from the Editorial Board of the Machine Learning Journal (MLJ). We would like to make our resignations public, to explain the rationale for our action, and to indicate some of the implications that we see for members of the machine learning community worldwide. The machine learning community has come of age during a period of enormous change in the way that research publications are circulated. Fifteen years ago research papers did not circulate easily, and as with other research communities we were fortunate that a viable commercial publishing model was in place so that the fledgling MLJ could begin to circulate. The needs of the community, principally those of seeing our published papers circulate as widely and rapidly as possible, and the business model of commercial publishers were in harmony. Times have changed. Articles now circulate easily via the Internet, but unfortunately MLJ publications are under restricted access. Universities and research centers can pay a yearly fee of $1050 US to obtain unrestricted access to MLJ articles (and individuals can pay $120 US). While these fees provide access for institutions and individuals who can afford them, we feel that they also have the effect of limiting contact between the current machine learning community and the potentially much larger community of researchers worldwide whose participation in our field should be the fruit of the modern Internet. None of the revenue stream from the journal makes its way back to authors, and in this context authors should expect a particularly favorable return on their intellectual contribution---they should expect a service that maximizes the distribution of their work. We see little benefit accruing to our community from a mechanism that ensures revenue for a third party by restricting the communication channel between authors and readers. In the spring of 2000, a new journal, the Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR), was created, based on a new vision of the journal publication process in which the editorial board and authors retain significant control over the journal's content and distribution. Articles published in JMLR are available freely, without limits and without conditions, at the journal's website, http://www.jmlr.org. The content and format of the website are entirely controlled by the editorial board, which also serves its traditional function of ensuring rigorous peer review of journal articles. Finally, the journal is also published in a hardcopy version by MIT Press. Authors retain the copyright for the articles that they publish in JMLR. The following paragraph is taken from the agreement that every author signs with JMLR (see www.jmlr.org/forms/agreement.pdf): You [the author] retain copyright to your article, subject only to the specific rights given to MIT Press and to the Sponsor [the editorial board] in the following paragraphs. By retaining your copyright, you are reserving for yourself among other things unlimited rights of electronic distribution, and the right to license your work to other publishers, once the article has been published in JMLR by MIT Press and the Sponsor [the editorial board]. After first publication, your only obligation is to ensure that appropriate first publication credit is given to JMLR and MIT Press. We think that many will agree that this is an agreement that is reflective of the modern Internet, and is appealing in its recognition of the rights of authors to distribute their work as widely as possible. In particular, authors can leave copies of their JMLR articles on their own homepage. Over the years the editorial board of MLJ has expanded to encompass all of the various perspectives on the machine learning field, and the editorial board's efforts in this regard have contributed greatly to the sense of intellectual unity and community that many of us feel. We believe, however, that there is much more to achieve, and that our further growth and further impact will be enormously enhanced if via our flagship journal we are able to communicate more freely, easily, and universally. Our action is not unprecedented. As documented at the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) website, http://www.arl.org/sparc, there are many areas in science where researchers are moving to low-cost publication alternatives. One salient example is the case of the journal "Logic Programming". In 1999, the editors and editorial advisors of this journal resigned to join "Theory and Practice of Logic Programming", a Cambridge University Press journal that encourages electronic dissemination of papers. In summary, our resignation from the editorial board of MLJ reflects our belief that journals should principally serve the needs of the intellectual community, in particular by providing the immediate and universal access to journal articles that modern technology supports, and doing so at a cost that excludes no one. We are excited about JMLR, which provides this access and does so unconditionally. We feel that JMLR provides an ideal vehicle to support the near-term and long-term evolution of the field of machine learning and to serve as the flagship journal for the field. We invite all of the members of the community to submit their articles to the journal and to contribute actively to its growth. Sincerely yours, Chris Atkeson Peter Bartlett Andrew Barto Jonathan Baxter Yoshua Bengio Kristin Bennett Chris Bishop Justin Boyan Carla Brodley Claire Cardie William Cohen Peter Dayan Tom Dietterich Jerome Friedman Nir Friedman Zoubin Ghahramani David Heckerman Geoffrey Hinton Haym Hirsh Tommi Jaakkola Michael Jordan Leslie Kaelbling Daphne Koller John Lafferty Sridhar Mahadevan Marina Meila Andrew McCallum Tom Mitchell Stuart Russell Lawrence Saul Bernhard Schoelkopf John Shawe-Taylor Yoram Singer Satinder Singh Padhraic Smyth Richard Sutton Sebastian Thrun Manfred Warmuth Chris Williams Robert Williamson

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List of TC6 delegates
by Augusto Casaca 19 Oct '01

19 Oct '01

Dear TC6 members, Please find in attach the updated list of delegates. Have a nice weekend Augusto PS - The meeting minutes will be ready next week

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Call for Papers - ACM SIGCOMM 2002 Conference
by Vivian M. Benton 18 Oct '01

18 Oct '01

CALL FOR PAPERS ACM SIGCOMM 2002 Conference August 19-23, 2002, Pittsburgh, Pa The SIGCOMM 2002 conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions to the field of computer and data communication networks. Authors are invited to submit full papers concerned with the theory, practice, and evaluation of networks. We are especially interested in innovative and thought-provoking ideas across a wide range of topics related to networking. Areas of interest include: o Network protocols o Algorithms, protocols, and systems for routing, switching, and signaling o Network resource management and sharing, quality of service, operating system support for networking o Wireless, mobile, and pervasive networking, networking with specialized devices and sensors o Experimental and measurement results from operational networks and protocols o Network management, traffic engineering, and real-world experience o Network fault-tolerance and reliability, debugging, and troubleshooting o Peer-to-peer networking architectures, overlay-based network services and applications, novel distributed applications and middleware o Systems and protocols for video, audio, telephony, and games o Web protocols and systems, content distribution networks o Network security, vulnerabilities, and defenses o Programmable network architectures and infrastructure o Lessons about network scalability, insights and models of the structure and behavior of communication networks NEW THIS YEAR: SIGCOMM 2002 solicits submissions of "position papers" articulating high-level architectural visions, describing challenging future directions, or critiquing current design wisdom. Accepted position papers will be presented at the conference and appear in the proceedings. In addition, SIGCOMM 2002 is open to proposals for panel discussions on timely and controversial topics. Panel proposals should include the topic and motivation for the panel, the names of the panel chair and panelists, and an outline of the format of the panel discussion. Tutorials SIGCOMM 2002 will feature two days of full-day and half-day tutorials covering single topics in detail, at both the introductory or advanced level. Proposals should be sent to the Tutorials Chair and must include an extended abstract (2-4 pages) containing a description of the topic and intended audience, a biography of the speaker(s), and an indication of length. Individuals interested in submitting tutorial proposals are encouraged to contact the Tutorials Chair before the deadline to discuss the proposed content. Student Paper Award Papers submitted by students may be considered for a student paper award. To be eligible, a student or group of students must be primary contributors to the paper. Such papers should be indicated as such on the paper submission web page. SIGCOMM Award SIGCOMM 2002 will begin with a keynote by the 2002 winner of the ACM SIGCOMM Award for lifetime contributions to the field of computer communication. Procedures for nominating candidates for the SIGCOMM Award can be obtained from Craig Partridge (craig(a)bbn.com). As in previous years, SIGCOMM 2002 will have a poster session and student travel grant program. Visit the conference web site for details. Submission details are available at: www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2002/ Dates to Remember* Submission of abstract to register paper: 25 January 2002 by 23:59 EST Submission of full paper: 1 February 1 2002 by 23:59 EST Submission of tutorial proposal: 15 February 2002 Submission of position paper: 1 March 2002 Submission of panel proposal: 1 March 2002 Notification of acceptance: 22 April 2002 Camera ready papers: 7 June 2002 *All deadlines are FIRM; unlike previous years, no extensions will be granted. For more information: General Co-Chairs Peter Steenkiste, Carnegie Mellon University prs(a)cs.cmu.edu Matt Mathis, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center mathis(a)psc.edu Program Co-Chairs Vern Paxson, ACIRI/ICSI vern(a)aciri.org Hari Balakrishnan, MIT hari(a)lcs.mit.edu Tutorials Chair Srinivasan Seshan, Carnegie Mellon University srini(a)cmu.edu Publicity Chair Vivian Benton, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center benton(a)psc.edu Local Arrangements Chair Janet Brown, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center brown(a)psc.edu ''' (o o) ---------------------o00--(-)--00o------------------------ "No one can make you feel inferior without your own consent." Eleanor Roosevelt ---------------------------------------------------------- benton(a)psc.edu

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