(Apologies if you receive this information multiple times.) *Abstract Registration in EDAS Due: October 22, 2006 (New)* *Conference Paper Submissions Due: October 29, 2006 (Extended)* CALL FOR PAPER 26th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC 2007) (http://www.ipccc.org/) April 11-13, 2007 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA The International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC) is the premier IEEE conference presenting research in the performance of computer and communication systems. For more than two decades, IPCCC has been a research forum for academic, industrial, and government researchers. The lively interactions among the researchers from these emerging new fields provide a stimulating environment rich with new ideas. We encourage submission of high-quality papers reporting original work in both theoretical and experimental research areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Network Protocols Performance Evaluation & Modeling Network Information Assurance Performance Tools & Techniques Wireless Mobile Networking Processor architectures Sensor & Ad-hoc Networking Processor & Memory Performance Network Security Power-Aware Architectures Network Management Workload Characterization and its Internet Service impact on Architecture Design Storage System Grid Computing Embedded System High Performance Computing In addition, proposals for panel sessions and workshops on relevant topics are welcome. Workshops may be for a full day or half a day. Workshop papers will be published in the conference proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract Registration in EDAS Due: October 22, 2006 Conference Paper Submissions Due: October 29, 2006 (Extended) Notification of Acceptance of Conference Papers: December 15, 2006 Student Posters Due: December 15, 2006 Notification of Acceptance of Student Posters: January 15, 2007 Camera-ready Manuscripts and Registrations Due: January 26, 2007 Submission Procedures for Papers Submitted manuscripts must have at least 11-point font size, and should not exceed 12 pages formatted in IEEE conference style, including the abstract, figures, and references. Authors should obtain company and government clearances prior to submission of papers. All papers will be reviewed by the program committee They will be judged with respect to their quality, originality, and relevance. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, conditional upon the author's advance registration. Note that one full (non-student) registration fee must be paid for each paper published in the proceedings, and that submission of a paper entails a professional obligation to attend and present your paper at the conference if it is accepted. Authors MUST submit their papers electronically using EDAS (http://edas.info). The submission process involves the following three steps: (1) Creation of a personal account on EDAS (if the author does not already have one) (2) Registration of the paper (requiring a title and short abstract of up to 150 words) (3) Upload of the paper. The only permitted submission format is pdf format.