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COMSWARE 2006: Call for Papers
by Thyaga Nandagopal 10 May '05

10 May '05

(Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this document) CALL FOR PAPERS *************** The First International Conference on Communication Systems Software and Middleware COMSWARE 2006 http://www.comsware.org ----------------------- January 8 - 12, 2006 Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, India Technical Co-Sponsor: IEEE Communications Society, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi In Co-operation with: ACM SIGMOBILE Sponsored by: CreateNet (Italy), ICST (USA), IBM, Microsoft Research, NOKIA, Lucent Technologies, Sasken The convergence of the communications, information technologies and the Internet has ushered in a revolution in the way people communicate with each other. The key enabler for this convergence has been the advancement of software technology in various communication sectors, as evident by the high levels of activity in the industry, academia, and standards bodies, coupled with the increasing dependence of this convergence to sustain and improve growth rates in many countries around the world. This new international conference will provide a forum to exchange ideas, techniques, and applications, discuss best practices and challenging issues, raise awareness and share experiences among researchers, practitioners, standard developers and policy makers in the field of software techniques in communications. The conference will bring leading researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from communications software and software engineering aspects of communications software, to middleware and networking protocols. The objective of the conference is to provide a high degree of collaboration, participation and discussions of the various topics among multi-national participants from the industrial, governmental and academic sectors. COMSWARE will include a regular paper track and an industry track. The paper track will include a highly selective technical program. The conference solicits original, previously unpublished research work, experimental efforts, and practical experiences for the technical program. COMSWARE will also feature panel discussions from experts in academia and industry, workshops and tutorials featuring the state-of-the-art in various communications software and related areas. There will be demos and exhibits that will expose the delegates to exciting products and software solutions from industry and academia. Accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society. The top papers accepted to the conference will be published in a reputed journal. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: � Communications Software � Reconfigurable Software Stacks � Software Engineering Aspects of Communications Software � Context-Based and Implicit Computing � Telecommunications Services and QoS � Software for Billing and Pricing � User Interfaces and Interaction Models � Multi-Agent Systems � Client-Server Applications � Mobile and Intermittently Connected Applications � Mobile Data Management � Middleware Services and Agent Technologies � Middleware for Wireless Sensor Networks � Middleware for P2P Systems � Middleware for Future Communication Networks � Information Infrastructure and Security � Security and Privacy Issues of Pervasive Computing Systems � Network Operations and Management � Policy and Workflow-based Network Operations � Reliability Support Software � Resource Management in Pervasive Computing Platforms � Management Software for Optical Networks � Network Monitoring Software � Internet and IP based Services � Dynamic Service Composition and Deployment � Service Discovery Mechanisms � Wireless/Mobile Service Management and Delivery � Mobile / Wireless Computing Systems and Services � Performance Evaluation Techniques � Location Determination � Positioning and Tracking Technologies � Smart Devices and Smart Spaces � Enterprise Networking � Personal Area Networks � Integration of Wired and Wireless Networks � Next Generation Networks and Services Deadlines ********* Paper Submission: June 4, 2005 (Instructions at http://www.comsware.org) Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2005 Camera-ready due: September 26, 2005 Conference Organizing Committee ******************************* General Chairs: Victor Bahl, Microsoft Research, USA Bijendra Nath Jain, IIT, Delhi, India Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University, USA Alfred Spector, IBM Research, USA Steering Committee: Imrich Chlamtac, University of Trento, Italy Rajeev Shorey, IBM Research, India Prasant Mohapatra, University of California, Davis, USA Program Chairs: Sanjoy Paul, Lucent Technologies, USA G. Venkatesh, SASKEN Technologies, India Jim Woodcock, University of York, UK Tutorial Chair: Archan Misra, IBM Research, USA Workshop Chairs: Ashwin Gumaste, Fujitsu Research, USA Gaurav Sharma, University of Rochester, USA Demos/Exhibit Chair: Huzur Saran, IIT, Delhi, India Demos/Exhibit Co-Chair: Jaijit Bhattacharya, Oracle, India Publicity Chair: Thyaga Nandagopal, Lucent Technologies, USA Publicity Co-Chairs: Sunghyun Choi, Seoul National University, Korea Marco Conti, IIT, Pisa, Italy Ben Lancini, LinLan, Brisbane, Australia Prashant Pradhan, IBM Research, USA Hemant Chaskar, Airtight Networks, India Local Arrangement Co-Chairs: Sudipta Maitra, IBM, Delhi Laurent Mignet, IBM Research, Delhi Finance Chair: Karen Decker, USA

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CFP 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems Siena Italy - 5 - 7 September 2005
by Boon Sain Yeo 09 May '05

09 May '05

___________________________________________________________________ Apologies for the multiple copies of CFP ___________________________________________________________________ Dear All, Please find attached the Call for papers for the 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS) 2005 (http://www.iswcs.org/iswcs2005) to be held in Siena, Italy, from 5 - 7 September 2005. The symposium is technically sponsored by IEEE Communication Society and is endorsed by the technical committee on Personal Communications. Proceedings of the conference will be available on the IEEEXplore after the event. Important date: NEW DEADLINE: 15 May 2005 (extended abstract) via EDAS due. We look forward to receiving your papers. Many thanks Best regards, Boon General co-chair

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TC6 Publication Policy slides
by Lyman Chapin 09 May '05

09 May '05

Otto, Attached are the slides that describe the new publication policy that TC6 approved at its meeting today in Toronto. - Lyman

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TC-6 Regional presentations on ICT
by Lorne Mason 09 May '05

09 May '05

Dear colleagues, I trust that you all made it safely home and I would like to say I enjoyed very much seeing all of you again in Toronto. Attached is the slide presentation I gave including the links I was unable to access due to lack of Internet connectivity in the meeting room. As I mentioned during the meeting, I would like to suggest that it would be useful to post presentations of those who are willing, on the TC-6 web site as it would provide ready access to a global view on ICT development. Personally I would be interested in having access to presentations given in previous as well as such future presentations. Best regards, Lorne Mason

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IFIP publications in LNCS
by Guy Leduc 08 May '05

08 May '05

Dear all, The email below was already circulated in December 2004 on the TC6 list. As you can see, Alfred Hofmann from Springer LNCS justifies the 30% difference between IFIP-LNCS and "standard" LNCS as a way to compensate the royalties paid to IFIP. This is highly questionable, as under article 31e of the "AGREEMENT BETWEEN IFIP AND SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA" I read: "Royalties to IFIP for volumes published in IFIP LNCS will be paid as a one-time advance publication fee upon publication of the respective volume, and will be 10% of the estimated total sales of the volume, excluding bulk sales." Best regards, Guy >From: Alfred.Hofmann(a)springer-sbm.com >To: Guy.Leduc(a)ulg.ac.be >Cc: spaniol(a)informatik.rwth-aachen.de, Alfred.Hofmann(a)springer-sbm.com >Subject: AW: IFIP publications in LNCS >Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 17:55:48 +0100 > >Dear Guy Leduc: > >Thank you very much for your mail regarding >publication of the proceedings resulting from >IFIP WG 6.1 conferences/workshops in LNCS, now >under the IFIP-LNCS clauses of the IFIP-Springer >contract. > >I am well aware of your role for IFIP WG 6.1 and >of your scientific work generally; indeed, I had >been knocking at your office door when I >visitied Andre Danthine at Liege (now quite some >time ago). Your analysis of what out of the WG >6.1 activities had been published so far in LNCS >is accurate and in accordance with my >understanding. I also would take this >opportunity to express my thanks to IFIP WG 6.1 >and you personally for publishing in LNCS at >time when this still was not officially agreed >upon. > >As to your question about the status of the six >2005 events listed in your mail regarding >publication in LNCS, I do not see any problem: >some/most of these six meetings are accepted (at >least in principle), and given the >previous publication record of these meeting in >LNCS, evaluation of the inquires in discussion >with the LNCS series editors is rather a matter >of formality. So, please take it from this >message that all six meeting can and will be >published in LNCS also in 2005. There is other >new inquireis refering to the IFIP Springer/LNCS >Agreement which do casue more problems (due to >the less technical orientation of some of them). > >Below, I attach the general terms for IFIP-LNCS >publication. Roughly speaking, compared to >standard (non-IFIP) LNCS, a list price mark-up >of around 30 % is applied in order to compensate >for the publication fee we have to pay IFIP for >these proceedings. Regarding complimentary >copies and discsounts for buying conference >copies the same terms are applied like for >standard LNCS; no mimimum underwriting guarantee >is imposed to workshop/conference organizers for >buying a certain number of their books, small >workshops in principle can do with the 50 free >copies alone. > >If you have further questions I would be happy >to talk to you on the phone; I am sure we will >have an opportunity to meet in person at some >conference (somewhere/somewhen). > >I look forward to cooperating with you and the >organizers of IFIP WG 6.1 events for publication >of these proceedings in LNCS. > >Best regards, >Alfred > >--- >Alfred Hofmann >Springer >Editorial Director >Computer Science >--- >Tiergartenstrasse 17 | 69121 Heidelberg | Germany >tel +49 (0) 6221 / 487-85 99 >fax +49 (0) 6221 / 487-85 88 ><mailto:alfred.hofmann@springer-sbm.com>alfred.hofmann(a)springer-sbm.com ><http://www.springeronline.com/lncs>www.springeronline.com/lncs >--- > >************************************ > >As to the financial side, no royalties are paid >for editing LNCS Proceedings, however a standard >number of 50 free copies of the book are given >to the editor(s). Additional copies needed for >distribution at the meeting or to contributing >authors etc. can be bought at a discount of (at >least) 45 % off the list price; this discount is >increased to 47.5 % or 50 %, etc. if at least >100 copies or at least 200 copies, etc. are >bought (respectively). For proceedings with more >than some 750 pages, the aforementioned >discounts can be (slightly) improved as well as >the number of free copies. > >The list price of an IFIP-LNCS Proceedings >essentially depends on the number of pages >needed, as shown in the 2004 IFIP-LNCS >Proceedings Price List below. Please note that, >besides the cost for the books also the >transportation cost has to be covered. Please >note that, besides the costs for the books, the >transportation costs also have to be covered and >that there might be a slight price increase for >2005. > > > > 2004 IFIP-LNCS Price List > ********************************************************* > NET LIST PRICES FOR LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE > published in cooperation with IFIP > (effective: February 1, 2004) > > NUMBER of PAGES EUR > up to 250 58.00 > 251-300 63.00 > 301-350 68.00 > 351-400 73.00 > 401-450 78.00 > 451-500 83.00 > 501-550 88.00 > 551-600 93.00 > 601-650 98.00 > 651-700 103.00 > 701-750 108.00 > 751-800 113.00 > > > The page number ranges refer to the total number of pages > needed (i.e. Roman numbered front matter pages plus > Arabic page count). > > This list gives the full EUR list prices. For bulk orders of > conference proceedings a discount off these list prices is > granted; this discount depends on the number of copies > bought. In addition to the cost for books shiped to > conferences, the transportation cost has to be covered. > > The list prices of volumes with more than 800 pages are > calculated individually. As a rough approximation, EUR 4.00 > are to be added for each additional 50 pages needed beyond > 800 pages; there are (slight) reductions for high printrun titles > or two-volume proceedings. > > >Von: Guy Leduc [mailto:Guy.Leduc@ulg.ac.be] >Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. November 2004 14:01 >An: Hofmann, Alfred, SV >Cc: Otto Spaniol >Betreff: IFIP publications in LNCS > >Dear Mr. Hofmann, > >I've been the chairman of IFIP WG6.1 since April 1998. > >Our Working Group has been the sponsor (or >sometimes co-sponsor) of several conferences and >the following proceedings have already been >published in LNCS: > >Middleware (IFIP is main sponsor, ACM and USENIX are co-sponsor) > >Middleware 5 Lake District UK 1998 > >Middleware 6 New York USA 2000 > >Middleware 7 Heidelberg Germany 2001 > >Middleware 8 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2003 > >Middleware 9 Toronto Canada 2004 > > >IWQoS (IFIP is co-sponsor with IEEE Communication Society) > >IWQOS 9 Karlsruhe Germany 2001 > >IWQOS 11 Monterey, CA USA 2003 > > >FORTE (IFIP is full sponsor) > >FORTE 22 Houston (Texas) USA 2002 > >FORTE 23 Berlin Germany 2003 > >FORTE 24 Madrid Spain 2004 > > >TESTCOM (IFIP is full sponsor) > >Testcom 15 Sophia Antipolis France 2003 > >Testcom 16 Oxford UK 2004 > > >FMOODS (IFIP is full sponsor) > >FMOODS 6 Paris France 2003 > > >DAIS (IFIP is full sponsor) > >DAIS 4 Paris France 2003 > > >As WG chair I always advised our conference >organizers to publish the proceedings in LNCS >(despite the fact that the IFIP official >publisher was KAP). > >Now, the new contract between IFIP and Springer >Science + Business Media, and in particular its >article 38, specifies explicitely that IFIP >proceedings can be published in IFIP LNCS, and I >am strongly in favour of this. > >For 2005 you've probably been already sollicited >by several organisers of our events. Otherwise, >I'd like to inform you that we would like to >publish the following proceedings in IFIP LNCS: > >Middleware 10 Grenoble France 2005 > >FORTE 25 Taipei Taiwan 2005 > >Testcom 17 Montreal Canada 2005 > >FMOODS 7 Athens Greece 2005 > >DAIS 5 Athens Greece 2005 > >IWQOS 13 Passau Germany 2005 > > >Could you let me know if you agree? > >Note in particular that IWQOS has been mostly >published by IEEE (the co-sponsor) so far, but >some organizers sometimes prefer LNCS. In 2005, >they are contemplating the possiblity to publish >in LNCS again, and I would like to confirm that >this is indeed possible. > >In particular, I would appreciate receiving the >data concerning the bulk price of LNCS volumes >for organizers. > >I'm looking forward to reading you. > >Guy Leduc >IFIP WG6.1 chair > >-- > >________________________________________________________________________ >Prof. Guy Leduc Phone : +32 4 366 26 98 >Université de Liège Secr : +32 4 366 26 91 >Réseaux Informatiques Fax : +32 4 366 29 89 >Research Unit in Networking (RUN) Email: Guy.Leduc(a)ulg.ac.be >EECS Department, Institut Montefiore, B 28, B-4000 LIEGE 1, BELGIUM > http://www.run.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/People/GuyLeduc/ -- ________________________________________________________________________ Prof. Guy Leduc Phone : +32 4 366 26 98 Université de Liège Secr : +32 4 366 26 91 Réseaux Informatiques Fax : +32 4 366 29 89 Research Unit in Networking (RUN) Email: Guy.Leduc(a)ulg.ac.be EECS Department, Institut Montefiore, B 28, B-4000 LIEGE 1, BELGIUM http://www.run.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/People/GuyLeduc/ CoNEXT 2005 - The E-NEXT NoE conference - http://www.co-next.net/

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WCC 2006
by Ramon Puigjaner 08 May '05

08 May '05

Dear friends, Attached you will find the slides I have used this morning for my presentation about WCC 2006 Best regards Ramon ========================================================================= Ramon Puigjaner Universitat de les Illes Balears Departament de Ciencies Matematiques i Informatica 07122 PALMA (Spain) Phone: +34-971173288 Fax: +34-971173003 e-mail: putxi(a)uib.es =========================================================================

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CFP: Multimedia Computing and Networking (MMCN 2006)
by Carsten Griwodz 07 May '05

07 May '05

Dear mailing list member, we would like to inform you about the upcoming deadline of the MMCN 2006. We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP. ========================================================================== Call for Papers and Announcement SPIE/ACM MMCN 2006 Multimedia Computing and Networking 2006 Part of the IS&T/SPIE International Symposium on Electronic Imaging In cooperation with: ACM SIG Multimedia 15-18 January 2006 San Jose Marriott and San Jose Convention Center San Jose, CA, USA The objective of this conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners contributing to all facets of multimedia computing and networking. We especially encourage full and original papers on emerging technologies such as residential broadband networks and digital appliances, multimedia and QoS support for 3G and ad hoc networks, multimedia in P2P environments, sensor networks and grids, power-aware computing and communications, mobile and fixed wireless multimedia networks and content distribution networks. We will specially feature industrial design experiences and showcase tools for next-generation multimedia systems and applications. Presenters will be encouraged to make multimedia presentations and demonstrate their solutions in person. Papers are solicited in all areas of multimedia, including, but not limited to: Multimedia Networking . home, mobile and broadband networks . QoS control and scheduling . push technologies, content distribution and other emerging access technologies . Internet data streaming, delivery and wide-area caching . sensor networks for multimedia . grid use for multimedia Measurement and Modeling . performance measurement of multimedia systems . statistical modeling of server traffic and server software . multimedia system simulations and benchmark comparisons Multimedia Computing . multimedia OS services . power-aware systems . video-on-demand services . peer-to-peer media systems . development tools Case Studies and Applications . entertainment and networked games . distributed virtual reality . multimedia authoring Authors are invited to submit both research and industrial papers on original, unpublished work describing current research and novel ideas in the area of multimedia computing and networking. Papers whose contributions are supported by experimental evaluations are strongly encouraged. Paper submissions should not exceed 15 single-spaced, single column pages including figures, tables, and references, using a typeface no smaller than 10 points. The full paper and a 500-word text abstract must be electronical- ly submitted by the submission deadline. For details about the submission process go to the conference website at http://www.ifi.uio.no/mmcn2006. | | |Full Paper for Review Due: 24 June 2005 | |Final Manuscript Due: 24 October 2005 | |200-word Final Summary Due: 14 November 2005 | |Proceedings of this conference will be published and | |available at the meeting. | Conference Chairs: Surendar Chandra, Univ. of Notre Dame Carsten Griwodz, Univ. of Oslo Publicity Co-Chairs: Wei Tsang Ooi, National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore) Andreas Mauthe, Lancaster Univ. (UK) Michael Zink, Univ. of Massachusetts/Amherst (USA) Program Committee: Tarek Abdelzaher, Univ. of Virginia (USA) Sarita Adve, Univ. of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign (USA) Scott A. Brandt, Univ. of California/Santa Cruz (USA) Pascal Frossard, Swiss Federal Institute of Tech. (Switzerland) Pål Halvorsen, Univ. of Oslo (Norway) David H. Du, Univ. of Minnesota (USA) Wu-chi Feng, Portland State Univ. (USA) Baochun Li, University of Toronto (Canada) Ian Marsh, Swedish Computer Science Institute (Sweden) Andreas Mauthe, Lancaster Univ. (UK) Ketan Mayer-Patel, Univ. of North Carolina/Chapel Hill (USA) Klara Nahrstedt, Univ. of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign (USA) Wei Tsang Ooi, National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore) Ragunathan Rajkumar, Carnegie Mellon Univ. (USA) Tajana Simunic-Rosing, Univ. of Californica/San Diego Karsten Schwan, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) Ralf Steinmetz, Darmstadt Univ. of Tech. (Germany) Nalini Venkatasubramanian, Univ. of California/Irvine (USA) Lars Wolf, Tech. Univ. Braunschweig (Germany) Dongyan Xu, Purdue Univ. (USA) Wanghong Yuan, DoCoMo Coomunications Lab. (USA Roger Zimmermann, Univ. of Southern California (USA) Michael Zink, Univ. of Massachusetts/Amherst (USA)

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Summer School on Wireless Sensor Networks and Smart Objects
by wsn-summerschool＠inf.ethz.ch 06 May '05

06 May '05

[please distribute this call to your students] Summer School on Wireless Sensor Networks and Smart Objects =========================================================== Aug 29 - Sept 3, 2005, Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/events/dag2005/ + + + Wireless sensor networks and smart objects are two instances of networked embedded sensing systems, which can perceive and control many aspects of the real world, and which may interact with humans. These technologies are currently receiving significant attention by researchers, potential users, and by people interested in the implications of the induced paradigm shift in the way we use computers. The goal of this summer school is to - survey the most relevant subfields - present perspectives and underlying technologies - identify pertinent issues and important research themes - establish contacts among people working in the field The intended audience are post-graduate students, PhD students, and young researchers from universities and industrial laboratories around the world. We expect about 60 participants. PROGRAM - Lectures: Usually, each day will feature lectures and discussions around a broad theme. Three to four lectures will be presented per day (morning and late afternoon). Lecturers include Jan Beutel, Holger Karl, Koen Langendoen, Marc Langheinrich, Pedro J. Marron, Friedemann Mattern, Kay Roemer, and Albrecht Schmidt. - TinyOS Hands-On Tutorial: Participants can learn to program sensor nodes using TinyOS. This tutorial will be given by Joe Polastre and Rob Szewczyk, two experienced TinyOS developers and trainers. - Participants Workshop: Some time will be reserved for a workshop where participants can present their own work and involvement in the field. - Application Competition: Participants can submit their ideas about application scenarios involving sensor networks and smart objects. Marcelo Pias will take care of the competition. - Excursion: One day is scheduled for an excursion and other social activities which should help to form a community among the young researchers. VENUE The summer school will take place in the relaxed and inspiring atmosphere of Schloss Dagstuhl (Dagstuhl manor house), Germany, close to the border of Luxembourg and France. Schloss Dagstuhl was built in 1760 and is used for seminars and conferences since 1990. Besides providing accommodation, a comprehensive computer science research library, and computer facilities, it offers a unique setting for inspiring discussions, informal exchange of ideas, and socializing. The rural surroundings provide good opportunities for relaxed walks. REGISTRATION Participation is open to all qualified applicants, but the number of participants is limited to a maximum of 60. If we receive more applications, we will select participants based on their work area and background, geographic distribution, and date of registration. The registration fee of EUR 650 includes accommodation at Schloss Dagstuhl and all meals. We can support about 15 European students with grants of EUR 400 each. Online application is available at www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/events/dag2005. IMPORTANTS DATES Application deadline: June 9, 2005 Notification of admittance: June 24, 2005 ORGANIZATION The summer school is jointly organized by ETH Zurich and the International Conference and Research Center for Computer Science at Schloss Dagstuhl on behalf of the European consortium Embedded WiSeNts, which also provides funding. Friedemann Mattern and Kay Roemer Department of Computer Science Institute for Pervasive Computing ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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MED HOC NET 2005, June 21-24, 2005 - Porquerolles, France
by joelle hnautra 06 May '05

06 May '05

Site web : http://med-hoc-net2005.lri.fr Appel à Participation Fourth Annuel Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop Ile de Porquerolles, France June 21-24, 2005 Site web : http://med-hoc-net2005/.lri.fr E-mail: information(a)dnac.org

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Final Call for Papers: IFM 2005
by Graeme Smith 05 May '05

05 May '05

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS Fifth International Conference on Integrated Formal Methods (IFM) November 29 - December 2, 2005 Eindhoven, The Netherlands http://www.win.tue.nl/ifm/ SCOPE Applying formal methods may involve the modeling of different aspects of a system that are expressed through different paradigms. This motivates us to research the combination of different viewpoints upon a system, either by the creation of hybrid notations, by extending existing notations, by translating between notations, or by incorporating a wider perspective by innovative use of an existing notation. The integration of formal methods has already yielded noteworthy benefits for systems modeling and software development. Whichever approach is taken, significant issues arise in areas such as semantic integration, the tractability of our notations, the integration of tool support, the integration of proof systems, consistency and completeness. Issues arise equally in our conceptualization of systems at different levels of abstraction and the development of these conceptualizations through the process of refinement. The scope of IFM2005 includes all aspects of integration of different formal notations, paradigms and tools, and also the formal strengthening of informal notations (e.g., UML). The conference also seeks and welcomes contributions in related areas such as: hybrid systems, the embedding of one formalism within another, and the integration of formal methods with informal or semi-formal diagrammatic notations and structuring techniques. SUBMISSIONS Submissions should be original work, not published or submitted elsewhere. Submissions may be up to 20 pages in length and are preferably prepared with LaTeX. Springer Verlag will publish the conference proceedings in the series 'Lecture Notes in Computer Science', hence submissions must be prepared according to the LNCS author instructions (see http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html). The first page of the paper should contain an abstract of the paper, a list of keywords, the names, affiliations and emails of the authors. The contact authors should further provide their fax numbers as well as their phone numbers. The format for submitted papers and final versions is PDF or PostScript. For final versions, sources will have to be provided as well (including an RTF file for non-LaTeX papers). A link to the submission web site will be provided on the conference web site (http://www.win.tue.nl/ifm/). IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: May 18, 2005 Notification of acceptance: July 13, 2005 Submission of final copy: August 17, 2005 Conference: November 29 - December 2, 2005 INVITED SPEAKERS Patrice Godefroid - Bell Labs (USA) David Parnas - University of Limerick (Ireland), McMaster University (Canada) Doron Peled - University of Warwick (UK) INVITED TUTORIAL Holger Hermanns - Saarland University (Germany) "QoS Modelling and Analysis for Embedded Systems" PROGRAM COMMITTEE Didier Bert, Institute IMAG, Grenoble, France Eerke Boiten, University of Kent, UK Jonathan Bowen, London South Bank University, UK Michael Butler, University of Southampton, UK Paul Curzon, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Jim Davies, University of Oxford, UK John Derrick, University of Sheffield, UK Steve Dunne, University of Teesside, UK Jin Song Dong, National University of Singapore Andy Galloway, University of York, UK Chris George, United Nations University, Macau Wolfgang Grieskamp, Microsoft Research, Redmond, US Henri Habrias, University of Nantes, France Maritta Heisel, University of Magdeburg, Germany Soon-Kyeong Kim, University of Queensland, Australia Michel Lemoine, ONERA, Toulouse, France Shaoying Liu, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan Dominique Mery, LORIA, France Stephan Merz, LORIA, France Richard Paige, University of York, UK Luigia Petre, Turku Centre for Computer Science, Finland Thomas Santen, Technical University of Berlin, Germany Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Wolfram Schulte, Microsoft Research, Redmond, US Kaisa Sere, Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland Jane Sinclair, University of Warwick, UK Bill Stoddart, University of Teesside, UK Kenji Taguchi, University of Bradford, UK Helen Treharne, University of Surrey, UK Heike Wehrheim, University of Paderborn, Germany Kirsten Winter, University of Queensland, Australia Jim Woodcock, University of York, UK PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS Jaco van de Pol, CWI, The Netherlands Judi Romijn, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Graeme Smith, University of Queensland, Australia

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