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Call for Participation -----------------------

NSF Informational Meeting for the NeTS Program Focus Area: Networking of Sensor Systems ---------------------------------------------------------

Meeting Website: http://enl.usc.edu/sensorsystems_meeting Relevant NSF Solicitation: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04540/nsf04540.htm

The NSF recently issued a new solicitation 04-540 on Research in Networking Technology and Systems. One of the focus areas in this solicitation is the Networking of Sensor Systems. This focus area is concerned with the design and development of protocols, operating systems, and network architectures and with building systems that facilitate constructing networks of sensor systems. The overall goal is to make it as easy to assemble a network of sensor systems in the next few years as it became in the 1980s to assemble a LAN of workstations using the BSD Unix protocol stack and socket interface and Ethernet line cards.

This is a call for participation in a one-day informational meeting that will help potential proposers to get background information on the focus area and on the state of sensor systems research. The meeting has limited seating so please RSVP early.

Logistical Details ------------------ Date: February 20, 2004

Venue: Marina Del Rey Hotel, CA Hotel Information: Marina Del Rey Hotel 13534 Bali Way Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Hotel Reservations: Call 1-800-882-4000 Special Rate: $99.00 Ask for: USC-NSF Networking of Sensor Systems Workshop Cutoff date: February 6, 2004 Hotel Shuttle: Hotel has free shuttle from LAX, call 310-745-5181 for pickup.

Web site: http://enl.usc.edu/sensorsystems_meeting Registration: http://enl.usc.edu/sensorsystems_meeting Registration Fee: $50, payable on-site.

Contact: sensorsystems_meeting@enl.usc.edu for questions about the workshop.

Goals of the Informational Meeting ----------------------------------

The purpose of the informational meeting is to share with the community the goals and scope of the focus area. By including presentations from researchers, vendors, and applications experts, this meeting will enable attendees to get a sense of the state of the art in sensor networks, and the key challenges facing the focus area and sub-areas thereof. It will help the community better target proposals; PIs will be able to conserve efforts by understanding which proposals would be completely out of scope. Finally, it will start to build a community for the focus area, perhaps encouraging early collaboration and potentially strengthening the pool of submissions.

Format ------

The meeting will start with the cognizant NSF program officer(s) presenting an overview of the focus area, and providing some context for the focus area within the broader networking program at NSF. This presentation will include the technical and logistical details of the focus area, and will be followed by an open question and answer session from the attendees.

This break will then be followed by five panels of approximately one hour each. Each panel will consist of speakers drawn from the community who will cover different aspects of sensor network systems. Each panel will have three panelists who will summarize lessons learned from the first generation of sensor systems, and discuss the challenges in each of the sub-areas.

Tentative Agenda ----------------

7:45am - 8am: Continental Breakfast

8am-10am: Overview and details of Focus Area Guru Parulkar, NSF

10am-10:30am: Break

10:30am-11:30am: Network and protocol architecture for sensor systems

11:30am-12:30pm: Network programming and querying

12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch

1:30pm-2:30pm: Algorithms for networks of sensor systems

2:30pm-3:00pm: Break and vendor demonstrations

3:00pm-4:00pm: Experiences with testbeds and applications

4:00pm-5:00pm: Integration of research and education

5:00pm-5:15pm: Closing remarks

A more detailed agenda will be posted on the website closer to the meeting date.