[agents] IEEE SASO 2011: Call for Workshops

[Marco Mamei]

I would like to invite you to submit a workshop proposal to IEEE SASO 2011,
to be held in Ann Arbor (MI) , USA. Oct 3 - 7, 2011.

 

http://www.cscs.umich.edu/SASO2011/index.php

 

Please follow the guidelines in the following Call for Workshop and do not
hesitate to contact me for any inquiries.

 

Best Regards,

Marco Mamei,

IEEE SASO 2011, Workshop Chair

 

 

 

*** CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

 

The SASO 2011 Steering Committee invites proposals for the Workshop Program
to be held along with the technical conference. SASO 2011 workshops will
provide a meeting for presenting novel ideas in a less formal and possibly
more focused way than the conference itself. Its aim is to stimulate and
facilitate active exchange, interaction, and comparison of approaches,
methods, and ideas related to specific topics, both theoretical and applied,
in the general area of Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems. Members
from all areas of the SASO community are invited to submit workshop
proposals for review. Workshops on applications or on new and emerging
topics are particularly encouraged. Workshops can vary in length, but most
will be one full day in duration. Proceedings will be published through the
IEEE . Workshop attendance will be free with registry for the main SASO
conference; a workshop-only rate will be available as well.

 

*** SASO 2011 Workshops - Requirements for Submission

 

Proposals for workshops should be a maximum of five pages in length, and
should contain the following information:

 

1.       Title of the workshop.

2.       A brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the
workshop goals, the technical issues that it will address, and the relevance
of the workshop to the main conference.

3.       A discussion of why and to whom the workshop is of interest.

4.       A list of related workshops held within the last three years, if
any, and their relation to the proposed workshop.

5.       Information about previous offerings of the proposed workshop: when
and where it has been offered in the past, organizers names and
affiliations, number of submissions, acceptances and registered attendees.

6.       Description of paper review process and acceptance standards in
order to keep the workshop high in quality. Note that papers must be in the
same format as the conference proceedings and may not be more than 6 pages
in length.

7.       The names, affiliations, postal addresses, phone numbers, and email
addresses of the proposed workshop organizing committee. This committee
should consist of three or four people knowledgeable about the technical
issues to be addressed. The organizing committee should include individuals
from multiple institutions.

8.       The primary email address for contacting the organizing committee.

9.       A description of the qualifications of the individual committee
members with respect to organizing a SASO workshop, including a list of
workshops previously arranged by any members of the proposed organizing
committee, if any.

10.   List of potential program committee members, including their title and
affiliations.

11.   Expected duration of the workshop (half or full day).

12.   A list of places (distribution lists, web sites, journals, etc.) where
the workshop is planned to be advertised.

 

All proposals should be submitted in plain ASCII text by electronic mail to
the SASO 2011 Workshops Chair, Marco Mamei, via marco.mamei at unimore.it

 

The selection of the workshops to be included in the final SASO 2011
Workshop program will be based upon multiple factors, including: the
scientific/technical interest of the topics, the quality of the proposal,
balance and distinctness of workshop topics, and the capacity of the
conference workshop program. Note that authors of proposals addressing
similar and/or overlapping content areas and/or audiences may be requested
to merge their proposals.

 

 

*** Responsibilities of SASO 2011 and Workshop Organizers

 

For all accepted proposals, SASO 2011 will be responsible for:

.         Providing publicity for the workshop series as a whole.

.         Providing logistical support and a meeting place for the workshop.

.         Together with the organizers, determining the workshop date and
time.

.         Liaising and coordinating between the workshop chairs and the
finance chair, publicity chair, registration chair, and web chair for SASO.

.         Arranging for publication of proceedings.

 

Workshop organizers will be responsible for the following:

.         Setting up a web site for the workshop.

.         Advertising the workshop (and the main SASO conference), and
issuing a call for papers and a call for participation.

.         Collecting and evaluating submissions, notifying authors of
acceptance or rejection on a timely basis, and ensuring a transparent and
fair selection process. All workshop organizers commit themselves to adopt
the deadlines set by the committee.

.         Making the pdf of the whole workshop notes available to the
workshop chair, as well as a list of audio-visual requirements and any
special room requirements.

.         Writing a 1-page organizers introduction for your proceedings

.         Ensuring that the workshop organizers and the participants
register for the workshop and/or the main conference (at least one author
must register for the paper to appear in the proceedings).

 

SASO reserves the right to cancel any workshop if the above responsibilities
are not fulfilled, or if too few attendees register for the workshop to
support its running costs.

 

***Important Dates:

 

.         Proposal submission deadline: March 21, 2011

.         Acceptance notification: April 4, 2011

.         Deadline for posting workshops call for papers: April 18, 2011

.         Deadline submission of contributions to workshops: July 4, 2011

.         Workshop papers acceptance notification: July 25, 2011

.         Deadline for complete workshop notes submission to Workshops
chairs: August 30, 2011

.         Workshop papers camera ready: September 5, 2011

.         Early registration deadline:August 18, 2011 (for authors)

 

*** Submissions and Inquiries

 

Please send proposals and inquiries to: 

 

Marco Mamei

Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell'Ingegneria

Universita' di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Via G. Amendola 2 - 42122 Reggio Emilia - ITALY

E-Mail: marco.mamei at unimore.it

Homepage: http://www.agentgroup.unimo.it/mamei.html