-------- Original Message -------- Subject: IWAN 2004 Call for Papers Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 21:29:22 -0600 From: Gary J. Minden gminden@ittc.ku.edu To: GJM_List@ittc.ku.edu

Dear Colleagues:

IWAN 2004 will be held at The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas on October 27-29, 2004. The Call for Papers is below and attached as a PDF file. Please consider submitting your recent work on Active Networking. The conference web site is located at: http://www.iwan2004.org.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES: --- June 1, 2004: Papers and poster proposals --- August 1, 2004: Tutorial proposals --- August 15, 2004: Poster and demonstration submissions --- September 7, 2004: Authors notified of acceptance --- September 30, 2004: Revised papers due for inclusion in proceedings

I apologize if you received multiple copies of this call. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Gary J. Minden Conference Chair, IWAN 2004 The University of Kansas

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IWAN 2004

Sixth Annual International Working Conference on Active Networks October 27-29, 2004 The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS US

CALL FOR PAPERS

SCOPE: Active networking aims at providing easy, but robust, introduction of new network services to devices such as routers and switches by adding dynamic programmability to network equipment. Network programmability and service deployment architectures bring just the right services to the customer at just the right time and location. With the accelerating trend towards mobility, ad-hoc networks, and content-aware distribution, active and programmable networks will play an important role in future network architectures. IWAN 2004 brings together members of various communities using active and related techniques to address these challenges and provides a forum for discussion and collaboration involving researchers, developers, service providers and potential users. We encourage the submission of papers that cover all aspects of active network based communication, including foundations of robust languages and security mechanisms, active transport, active services and service deployment, active terminals, and active management. In addition, the meeting will focus on relating active techniques to customer needs and services. It is expected that most submissions will include proofs of concept and/or quantitative results. However, we welcome high quality descriptive contributions where the ideas are particularly novel or where the concepts introduced are likely to influence the work of others. Authors are invited to submit papers addressing, but not limited to, the following active networking topics:

--- Architectures and new concepts for Active Networks --- Standardization of frameworks --- Secure and robust network operation --- Formal descriptions, analysis, and methodologies --- Cognitive networks --- Design and development methodologies and tools --- Experiences and evaluation results --- Applications for systems and environments --- Service creation, deployment, and management --- Programmable network elements and devices --- Network processor platforms --- Hardware and software platforms for infrastructures --- Mobile and ad-hoc networking; mobile platforms; PDAs; software radios --- Content- and context-aware distribution

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS: Submissions should describe original work (not submitted or published elsewhere) and be 20 double-spaced pages (5,000 words) or less in length. Submissions should include: title, authors, affiliations, 150 word abstract, and list of keywords. Identify the author responsible for correspondence, including the author's name, position, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Springer-Verlag Heidelberg in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Series. The best papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of a journal.

PROPOSALS FOR TUTORIALS: IWAN 2004 will organize full-day or half-day tutorials covering any aspect of active and programmable networks. Proposals should be sent to the submission address and must include an extended abstract (2-4 pages) containing a description of the topic and intended audience, a biography of the speaker(s), and an indication of length (half or full day).

POSTER SESSION: Authors may choose to present their ongoing work in a poster session. Please look up instructions for submission on the IWAN 2004 website.

DEMONSTRATIONS: Facilities will be provided for demonstrating results of work in the topical areas of the conference. Demonstration proposals may be submitted in conjunction with papers, posters, or independently.

ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION: Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts electronically in PDF or Postscript format. For more information, contact addresses, and submission procedure visit http://www.iwan2004.org.

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: For more information and contact addresses please visit the web site at: http://www.iwan2004.org

IMPORTANT DEADLINES: --- June 1, 2004: Papers and poster proposals --- August 1, 2004: Tutorial proposals --- August 15, 2004: Poster and demonstration submissions --- September 7, 2004: Authors notified of acceptance --- September 30, 2004: Revised papers due for inclusion in proceedings

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: General Chair: Gary J. Minden, The University of Kansas General Co-Chairs: Tadanobu Okada, NTT, Japan Bernhard Plattner, ETH Zürich PC Co-Chairs: Marcin Solarski, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany; Ken Calvert, The University of Kentucky; Miki Yamamoto, Osaka University, Japan Tutorial Chair: TBA Publication Chair: TBA Publicity Chair: TBA