Call for Participation ACM SIGCOMM 2000 Conference
August 28 - September 1, 2000 Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2000 sigcomm2000-info@acm.org
Deadlines:
Proposals for student travel grant: June 22, 2000 Proposals for poster session: July 12, 2000 Advance registration ends: July 28, 2000 Outrageous opinions desired: starting August 25, 2000
SIGCOMM 2000 is the annual conference of the Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM), a single-track, highly selective conference with a technical program of 26 papers, tutorials by noted instructors on the two days prior, and sessions on speculative results.
Early registration for Sigcomm 2000 is now open. Registration details, as well as information on student travel grants and requests for proposals for a work-in-progress poster session are available at the Sigcomm website above.
Registration
Conference and hotel registration is handled by the Stockholm Convention Bureau (see address below, or website above). Note that the number of delegates is limited to 500 and that registration requests will be handled on a "first-come-first-served" basis. Please refer to the web form or paper form for various rates and options. ACM has selected Delta Air Lines as the Official airline for its conferences in Europe for 2000. Delta has special fares in place for ACM and your traveling companions. See the website for further details.
Sigcomm registration is by secure web form, or fax or ordinary mail. On-line registration is available at the Sigcomm website; fax and ordinary mail registrations must be completed well in advance of the deadlines, using this PDF form sent or faxed to the address below: https://www.it.uu.se/conf/sigcomm2000/register.pdf http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2000/register.pdf
Stockholm Convention Bureau ACM SIGCOMM 2000 P O Box 6911 SE-102 39 Stockholm, SWEDEN Phone: +46 8 546 515 00 / Fax: +46 8 546 515 99
Opening Reception and Dinner events
The reception is generously hosted by Stockholm City, and includes a sightseeing cruise on the water ways of Stockholm, through the Old Town to the City Hall, site of the famous for the Nobel Prize festivities. The banquet dinner is hosted at the Vasa Museum, site of the Sweden's largest and most prestigious warship; dinner is included in the cost of registration, and guest tickets are available. Advance reservations necessary for all events.
Stockholm - the Royal capital of Sweden - is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is built on fourteen islands and surrounded by waters so clean that you can fish and swim right in the middle of the city. Stockholm became the capital of Sweden 750 years ago. In the winding alleyways of the city's medieval Old Town, the air is redolent with history. And yet, only a few minutes walking distance away lies the throbbing pulse of a modern city.
SIGCOMM Award
The SIGCOMM Award is given annually to a person whose career and technical achievements demonstrate a long-term commitment to the field of data communications. ACM SIGCOMM is pleased to announce that the 2000 SIGCOMM Award is being given to Prof. André Danthine, University of Liege, Belgium, who will also provide the keynote address.
Tutorials
SIGCOMM 2000 begins with two days of full-day tutorials covering single topics in detail at both the introductory and advanced level. Tutorials offered this year are: - Voice over IP Prof. Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia Univ. - Analysis of Network and Protocol Behavior with Common Tools Prof. Shawn Ostermann, Ohio Univ. - Network Security Protocols Dr. Radia Perlman, Sun Microsystems - Distributed control and resource pricing Dr. Richard Gibbens, Univ. of Cambridge Dr. Peter Key, Microsoft Research
Outrageous Opinions Session
The Outrageous Opinions Session provides an opportunity for sharing entertaining, provocative, and otherwise enriching ideas and suggestions in their early stages. Submissions are actively solicited by the OO Chair Gary Delp (gdelp@acm.org) beginning August 25, 2000.
Poster Session - Work in Progress
The Poster Session is an opportunity for students (as primary poster authors) to present work in progress. Poster proposals should be sent to the PC chairs by July 12. Posters will be reviewed by the TPC, and decisions made by early August; see the website for further details.
Student Travel Awards
The student travel program provides support for SIGCOMM conference participation to students, primarily not paper authors, who would otherwise find it difficult to attend. Students at degree granting institutions throughout the world are eligible. See the website for further criteria and application procedures.
General Co-Chairs Per Gunningberg, Uppsala U., Sweden (perg@docs.uu.se) Steve Pink, Lulea U. Tech., Sweden (steve@cdt.luth.se) Program Co-Chairs Christophe Diot, Sprint ATL, USA (cdiot@sprintlabs.com) Jim Kurose, U. Massachusetts, USA (kurose@cs.umass.edu) Publicity Chair Joe Touch, USC/ISI, USA (touch@isi.edu) Tutorials Chair Steve Pink, Lulea U Tech., Sweden (steve@cdt.luth.se) Local Arrangements Co-Chairs Bengt Ahlgren, SICS, Sweden (bengta@sics.se) Christian Tschudin, Uppsala U., Sweden (tschudin@docs.uu.se)
Support from Ericsson, Telia, and Sprint is gratefully acknowledged. The student travel grant program is supported by Nokia and the US National Science Foundation.