MASCOTS 2008 Conference

MASCOTS 2008

Conference
Sept 8-10
2008

Location
Tremont Grand Hotel

222 St. Paul Place

Baltimore, MD. USA



	16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS)

Overview:

MASCOTS will hold its 16th annual international meeting in the Tremont Plaza Hotel in Baltimore, Md. (USA).

We encourage researchers world-wide to submit both theoretical and practical results of significance which have not previously been published elsewhere. The conference proceedings for MASCOTS 2008 will be published by the IEEE Computer Society.

Scope

The scope of the symposium includes, but is not limited to:

Computer Architecture
Computer Networks
Distributed/Parallel Systems
Industrial Practice and Experience
Internetworking Protocols
Multimedia Systems
Performance Evaluation Methodologies
Pervasive Web and Mobility
Sensor Networks
Storage Systems
Web-based Systems
Wireless Networks

Invited, Plenary Speakers

Each year, in addition to submitted papers, we invite a number of special speakers who help to highlight some aspect of computing and telecommunications, as well as their numerous application domains. Two keynote addresses are planned.

Keynote Address 1, Monday September 8, 2008

Dr. Patrick Dowd Bio

Deputy Director, Mission Capabilities

United States National Security Agency

Keynote Address 2, Tuesday September 9, 2008

Dr. Mor Harchol-Balter

Carnegie Mellon University

Call for Papers (PDF Format)

Submission Dates & Procedures

Abstracts must be submitted by March 21, 2008. Full paper submissions are due on April 1, 2008; this is a firm deadline. Paper submissions may be up to 10 pages in length (including figures and references), formatted in two-column IEEE conference style with font size no less than 10 point. Poster submissions should be no more than 2 pages long (single or double column), with font size no smaller than 10 point. Details on the mechanics of submitting a paper or poster will be available at the paper submission site in mid-February.

Important Dates (Summary):

March 21, 2008 – Abstract Submission
April 1, 2008 – Paper Submission (firm, no extensions)
May 1, 2008 – Poster Submission
May 15, 2008 – Acceptance Notification
June 9, 2008 – Camera Ready Submission

For other important dates, please see the paper submission page.

Author Information:

Final Camera Ready MUST be submitted by June 9, 2008, using the conference paper management web page
At least one author for every paper MUST register for the conference with either a full registration or a student registration by June 9, 2008. Failure to do so will result in your paper being omitted from the proceedings.
Copyright Release Form must be faxed to phone number 443-778-0714 to the attention of Hank Alme by June 9, 2008. Hank also asks the each author send him an email (Henry.ALme@jhuapl.edu) after the fax has been completed.

Registration Information:

Early registration ENDS August 8, 2008.

Registration using a credit card can be done at the Conference Registration Web Site. Otherwise, print the MASCOTS 2008 registration form and mail the completed form with your payment to:

Caroline Colabaugh
IEEE Meetings and Conferences
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, N.J. 08855-1331 U.S.A.

You can also fax the form to Caroline at (732) 465-6447.

Summary of Registration Fees

Registration Type	Early	Late
IEEE Member Full Registration	$655	$786
Non-Member Full Registration	$820	$985
IEEE Member Student Registration	$365	$440
Non-Member Student Registration	$455	$550
Guest (Banquet Only)	$60	$60

For international delegates requiring a travel visa to enter the USA, the General Chairs can provide MASCOTS 2008 invitation letters, provided you have already registered for the conference.

Please contact Jacqueline Akinpelu (Jackie.Akinpelu at jhuapl.edu) or Douglas Schmidt (Douglas.Schmidt at jhuapl.edu) for details on what information is necessary for an invitation letter. We recommend that those needing invitation letters request them no later than July 1, in case there are unexpected delays in visa processing. Unfortunately, after the invitation letter has been sent, we can no longer offer a refund for cancellation of your registration.

Hotel Information:

MASCOTS 2008 is being held at the Baltimore’s Tremont Grand Hotel in downtown Baltimore, within walking distance of Baltimore’s bustling Inner Harbor and many popular Baltimore attractions. For more information on the Tremont Grand hotel, go to the Tremont Grand Hotel Web Site.

The conference room rate is $149 per night (plus taxes). To register at the Tremont Grand Hotel, go to the Hotel Reservation Site. Under Group Reservations, click on For Group Rates at Tremont Plaza, enter your password here

The password for the conference is mascots08.

You can also register by calling the hotel directly at 1-800-873-6668.

Conference General Chairs:

Jacqueline M. Akinpelu
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel MD.

Douglas Schmidt

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel MD

Program Chairs:

Ethan Miller
University of California at Santa Cruz.

Carey Williamson
University of Calgary

Proceedings Chair:

Henry Alme
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel MD.

Program Committee:

Ismail Ari (Hewlett Packard Labs)

Tim Brecht (University of Waterloo)

Fabian Bustamante (Northwestern University)

Ken Christensen (University of South Florida)

Dror Feitelson (Hebrew University)

Tony Field (Imperial College)

Majid Ghaderi (University of Calgary)

Garth Goodson (Network Appliance)

Kanchi Gopinath (Indian Institute of Science)

Peter Harrison (Imperial College)

Jane Hillston (University of Edinburgh)

Windsor Hsu (Data Domain)

Anupam Joshi (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Nikolai Joukov (IBM)

Helen Karatza (Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki)

Terence Kelly (HP Labs)

Peter Koch (Aalborg University)

Zongpeng Li (University of Calgary)

Ellen Liu (University of Manitoba)

Darrell Long (University of California at Santa Cruz)

Anirban Mahanti (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)

James Martin (Clemson University)

Daniel Menasce (George Mason University)

Ioanis Nikolaidis (University of Alberta)

Michael O'Sullivan (University of Auckland)

Jianping Pan (University of Victoria)

George Riley (Georgia Tech)

Bianca Schroeder (University of Toronto)

Thomas Schwarz (Santa Clara University)

Frederick Serr (Cisco Systems)

Kai Shen (University of Rochester)

Robert Simon (George Mason University)

Rob van der Mei (CWI Amsterdam)

Adam Wierman (Cal Tech)

Last edited 05/28/08, by rmp