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The submission deadline for the 25th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Network and Distributed Systems (SBRC 2007) has been extended until Dec 22, 2006. Below you will find the final CFP.

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SBRC 2007 25th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems May 28 - Jun 01, 2007 � Bel�m, Brazil - http://www.sbrc2007.ufpa.br

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

The Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC) is an annual event promoted by the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) and by the Brazilian National Computer Networks Laboratory (LARC). Over the years, SBRC has become the most important Brazilian thematic scientific event promoted by SBC. The number of attendees per year varies from 800 to 1,200, and the paper acceptance rate is around 30%, with well over 200 submissions registered in the past few years. In its 25th edition, SBRC will take place, for the first time in its history, in the North part of the country, in the city of Bel�m, the capital of the Par� state, in May 28 - June 01. SBRC 2007 will be organized and coordinated by the Federal University of Par� (UFPA). The main purpose of SBRC is to be a forum for presenting and discussing research results and practical experience in computer networks and distributed systems, both for the academic community as well as for the industry and government. The Symposium is spread over five days and its activities include technical sessions, tool sessions, tutorials, short courses, panels, and workshops.

Topics ------ Authors are invited to submit full, unpublished papers reporting scientific and technical research. Each paper will be reviewed by three or more specialists from the technical program committee. The non- exhaustive list of topics of interest related to computer networks and distributed systems includes:

- Routing and switching - Quality of Service (QoS) - MPLS - VPN and active networks - Optical networks - Ad hoc and sensor networks - Wireless and mobility - Grid and peer-to-peer (P2P) - Web services - Multicast - Security - Protocols, services, and applications - Network operations and management - Network metering and monitoring - Multimedia distributed systems - Real-time distributed systems - Middleware - NGN (Next Generation Networks) - Fault tolerance - Performance, scalability, and reliability - Distributed algorithms - Specification, validation, and verification

Submission ---------- Papers must be submitted electronically through the JEMS conference management system, at https://jems.sbc.org.br/sbrc2007. Papers must be written in English or Portuguese (only PDF file format is accepted). Each paper is limited to 14 pages, including abstract, figures, diagrams, references, and annexes. Papers must be formatted following the SBC paper template available at http://www.sbc.org.br/template.

Important Dates --------------- Paper submission deadline: Dec 22, 2006 Notification of acceptance: Mar 25, 2007 Camera ready due: Apr 13, 2007

Organizing Committee -------------------- General Co-Chairs: - Ant�nio Jorge Gomes Abel�m (UFPA) - Jo�o Cris�stomo Weyl Costa (UFPA)

Technical Program Chair: - Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville (UFRGS)

Tutorial Chair: - Michael Anthony Stanton (UFF/RNP)

Short Courses Chair: - Noemi de La Rocque Rodriguez (PUC-Rio)

Panel Chair: - Jos� Augusto Suruagy Monteiro (UNIFACS)

Tool Sessions Chair: - Carlos Alberto Kamienski (UFABC)

Workshops Chair: - Kelvin Lopes Dias (UFPA)

Steering Committee ------------------ - Rossana Maria de Castro Andrade (UFC) - Joaquim Celestino Jr. (UECE) - Elias Proc�pio Duarte Jr. (UFPR) - Joni da Silva Fraga (UFSC) - Keiko Ver�nica Ono Fonseca (UTFPR) - Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville (UFRGS) - Carlos Alberto Maziero (PUCPR) - Jos� Augusto Suruagy Monteiro (UNIFACS) - Luci Pirmez (UFRJ) - Jos� Neuman de Souza (UFC)

Technical Program Committee --------------------------- - Ant�nio Jorge Gomes Abel�m (UFPA) - C�lio Vinicius Neves de Albuquerque (UFF) - Nazim Algoulmine (University of Evry) - Jussara Almeida (UFMG) - Maria Janilce Bosquiroli Almeida (UFRGS) - Rossana Maria de Castro Andrade (UFC) - Ricardo de Oliveira Anido (UNICAMP) - Marinho Pilla Barcellos (UNISINOS) - Claudio Bartolini (HP Labs) - Tha�s Vasconcelos Batista (UFRN) - Eduardo Whitaker Bergamini (INPE) - Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo) - Francisco Vilar Brasileiro (UFCG) - Luiz Eduardo Buzato (UNICAMP) - Luiz Fernando Rust da Costa Carmo (UFRJ) - Tereza Cristina Melo de Brito Carvalho (USP) - Joaquim Celestino Jr. (UECE) - S�rgio Colcher (PUC-Rio) - F�bio Costa (UFG) - Jo�o Cris�stomo Weyl Costa (UFPA) - Luis Henrique Maciel Kosmalski Costa (UFRJ) - Paulo Roberto Freire Cunha (UFPE) - Fl�via Coimbra Delicato (UFRN) - Kelvin Lopes Dias (UFPA) - Elias Proc�pio Duarte Jr. (UFPR) - Markus Endler (PUC-Rio) - Jean-Marie Farines (UFSC) - Marcial Porto Fernandez (UECE) - Carlos Andr� Guimar�es Ferraz (UFPE) - Keiko Ver�nica Ono Fonseca (UTFPR) - Mauro S�rgio Pereira Fonseca (PUCPR) - Nelson Fonseca (UNICAMP) - Joni da Silva Fraga (UFSC) - Carlos Renato Franc�s (UFPA) - Anilton Salles Garcia (UFES) - Luciano Paschoal Gaspary (UFRGS) - Paulo L�cio de Geus (UNICAMP) - Cl�udio Resin Geyer (UFRGS) - William Ferreira Giozza (UNIFACS) - Alfredo Goldman (USP) - Carlos de Castro Goulart (UFV) - Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville (UFRGS) - Edgard Jamhour (PUCPR) - Carlos Alberto Kamienski (UFABC) - S�rgio Takeo Kofuji (USP) - F�bio Kon (USP) - Rosa Maria Meri Le�o (UFRJ) - Julius Leite (UFF) - Antonio Liotta (University of Essex) - Orlando Loques (UFF) - Ant�nio Alfredo Ferreira Loureiro (UFMG) - Lau Cheuk Lung (PUCPR) - Raimundo Jos� de Ara�jo Mac�do (UFBA) - Edmundo Roberto Mauro Madeira (UNICAMP) - Joberto S�rgio Barbosa Martins (UNIFACS) - Geraldo Robson Mateus (UFMG) - Carlos Alberto Maziero (PUCPR) - Wagner Meira Jr. (UFMG) - Jos� Augusto Suruagy Monteiro (UNIFACS) - Jos� Marcos Silva Nogueira (UFMG) - Aloysio de Castro Pinto Pedroza (UFRJ) - Marcelo Pias (University of Cambridge) - Luci Pirmez (UFRJ) - Aiko Pras (University of Twente) - Jos� Ferreira de Rezende (UFRJ) - Juergen Rochol (UFRGS) - Paulo Henrique de Aguiar Rodrigue (UFRJ) - Noemi de La Rocque Rodriguez (PUC-Rio) - Nelson Souto Rosa (UFPE) - Marcelo Gon�alves Rubinstein (UERJ) - Wilson Vicente Ruggiero (USP) - Lynnier Beatryz Ruiz (UFMG) - Djamel Fawzi Hadj Sadok (UFPE) - Marcos Rog�rio Salvador (CPqD) - Jacques Philippe Sauv� (UFCG) - Bruno Richard Schulze (LNCC) - Edmundo Albuquerque de Souza e Silva (UFRJ) - Fl�vio Assis Silva (UFBA) - Regina Silveira (USP) - Luiz Fernando Gomes Soares (PUC-Rio) - Guido Lemos de Souza Filho (UFPB) - Jos� Neuman de Souza (UFC) - Wanderley Lopes de Souza (UFSCar) - Michael Anthony Stanton (UFF/RNP) - Alexandre Sztajnberg (UERJ) - Liane Margarida Rockenbach Tarouco (UFRGS) - Carlos Becker Westphall (UFSC) - Roberto Willrich (UFSC) - Artur Ziviani (LNCC)

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