Call for Submissions Workshop IPv6DFI 2006 - IPv6 - Deploying the Future Infrastructure July 16-18, 2006, Silicon Valley, USA http://www.iaria.org/conferences/IPV6DFI06.html in conjunction with ICNS 2006 - International Conference on Networking and Services http://www.iaria.org/conferences/ICNS06.html IMPORTANT DEADLINES Abstract submission: February 15 2006(* Submission deadline: March 5, 2006 Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2006 Camera-ready and Registration: April 15, 2006 (hard deadline) *) After February 15th we expect full paper submissions until the March 5th deadline SUBMISSION http://www.iaria.org/conferences/SubmitICNS06.html GENERAL IPv6, the Next Generation of the Internet Protocol, has seen over the past three years tremendous activity related to its development, implementation and deployment. Its importance is unequivocally recognized by research organizations, businesses and governments worldwide. To maintain global competitiveness, governments are mandating, encouraging or actively supporting the adoption of IPv6 to prepare their respective economies for the future communication infrastructures. In the United States, government's plans to migrate to IPv6 has stimulated significant interest in the technology and accelerated the adoption process. Business organizations are also increasingly mindful of the IPv4 address space depletion and see within IPv6 a way to solve pressing technical problems. At the same time IPv6 technology continues to evolve beyond IPv4 capabilities. Communications equipment manufacturers and applications developers are actively integrating IPv6 in their products based on market demands. IPv6 creates opportunities for new and more scalable IP based services while representing a fertile and growing area of research and technology innovation. The efforts of successful research projects, progressive service providers deploying IPv6 services and enterprises led to a significant body of knowledge and expertise. It is the goal of this workshop to facilitate the dissemination and exchange of technology and deployment related information, to provide a forum where academia and industry can share ideas and experiences in this field that could accelerate the adoption of IPv6. The workshop brings together IPv6 research and deployment experts that will share their work. The audience will hear the latest technological updates and will be provided with examples of successful IPv6 deployments; it will be offered an opportunity to learn what to expect from IPv6 and how to prepare for it. We solicit both academic, research, and industrial contributions. The IPv6DFI 2006 Proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society and posted on Xplore IEEE system. A best paper award will be granted by the IARIA's award selection committee. TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST (but not limited to) IP Upgrade - An Engineering Exercise or a Necessity? Worldwide IPv6 Adoption - Trends and Policies National Strategies in Stimulating IPv6 Adoption IPv6 in Government Infrastructures - Specific Requirements IPv6 Infrastructures for Emergency Response and Law Enforcement - MetroNet6 Communications Equipment Certification for IPv6 Support IPv6 in Broadband Networks IPv6 Programs, from Research to Knowledge Dissemination IPv6 Technology - Practical Information Advanced Topics and Latest Developments in IPv6 IPv6 Deployment Experiences and Case Studies IPv6 Enabled Applications and Devices INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AUTHORS Regular and short papers The IPv6DFI 2006 Proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press, posted on IEEE Xplore, and indexed in SCI and EI. Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received papers will be acknowledged via the EDAS system. Tutorials Tutorials provide overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals can be for half or full day tutorials. Please send your proposals to cpopovic@cisco.com , geof.lambert@gmail.com, or gvandeve@cisco.com using "ICNS'06 IPv6DFI" in the email subject. Panel proposals The organizers encourage scientists and industry leaders to organize dedicated panels dealing with controversial and challenging topics and paradigms. Panel moderators are asked to identify their guests and manage that their appropriate talk supports timely reach our deadlines. Moderators must specifically submit an official proposal, indicating their background, panelist names, their affiliation, the topic of the panel, as well as short biographies. Please send your proposals to cpopovic@cisco.com, geof.lambert@gmail.com, or gvandeve@cisco.com using "ICNS'06 IPv6DFI" in the email subject. COMMITTEES Chairs: Ciprian Popoviciu, Cisco Systems Inc, USA, cpopovic@cisco.com Geof Lambert, Maxson Group, USA, geof.lambert@gmail.com Gunter Van de Velde, Cisco Systems Inc, Belgium, gvandeve@cisco.com TPC Members: Alexandre Abreu, Vodafone Portugal, Portugal John Brzozowski, COMCAST, USA Joao Cabral, Vodafone Global, Germany Tim Chown, University of Southampton, UK Ralph Droms, Cisco Systems, USA Patrick Grossetete, Cisco Systems, France Kenneth Knoll, Southwest Communications, USA Eric Levy-Abegnoli, Cisco Systems, France Athanassios Liakopoulos, GRnet, Greece Mikael Lindt, Teliasonera, Finland Henk Keukenkamp, ScopeIt, USA Peter Kirstein, University College London, UK Michael Menth, University of Wuerzburg, Germany Janos Mohacsi, NIIF/HUNGARNET, Hungary Jordi Palet Martinez, CONSULINTEL, Spain Gillian Parrillo, Maxson Group, USA Yurie Rich, Native6, USA Thomas C. Schmidt, HAW Hamburg, Germany Maciej Stasiak, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Wim Symoen, SFD Group, Belgium George Usi, Sacramento Technology Group, USA Stig Venaas, Uninett, Norway Qinshi Wu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA ICNS Contact: petre@iaria.org <mailto:petre@iaria.org> ========================================