FYI and sorry for any duplicate mails, Henk. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:30:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Maureen C. Curran <mcurran@sdsc.edu> Reply-To: Maureen C. Curran <mcurran@nlanr.net> To: mcurran@nlanr.net Subject: Call for Papers: PAM2003 *************** Call for Papers: PAM2003 **************** PAM2003 - A workshop on Passive and Active Measurements La Jolla, California, April 6-8, 2003 Hosted by NLANR Measurement and Network Analysis Group ********************************************************* As the Internet has grown over the last decade, the need for precise measurement of the network and its traffic load have become steadily more apparent. Most of today's Internet Service Providers and many of their large network customers are collecting and analyzing measurement data for the purposes of performance monitoring, network engineering, and cost recovery, but the engineering quality of these measurements vary. A steadily growing number of research groups have been working in the areas of: * Active Measurements - sending test packets and observing their progress through the Internet, * Passive Measurements - observing actual traffic on 'live' networks, * Performance Metrics - developing measures or indicators which can be used to characterize traffic behavior, * Traffic Statistics - attempting to understand and develop models of 'real' Internet traffic, and * Visualization - finding effective ways to display what is happening in a network. PAM2003 is a three-day event focusing on research and practical applications of passive and active measurement and analysis techniques. NLANR/MNA will be hosting this fourth PAM workshop April 6-8, 2003 in La Jolla, California, USA. This follows successful workshops in Hamilton, New Zealand (2000), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2001), and Fort Collins, Colorado USA (2002). Papers are invited from the research, provider, and other communities on topics in the areas listed above, or any other area of network traffic measurement. Student participation is strongly encouraged. To support students who wish to participate, sponsorship funding has been offered by Endace Measurement Systems to offset some costs for students to attend and present. Further details will be available soon. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: 1. 'Experience' papers, which describe practical uses of measurements, especially in large networks. 2. Papers on modelling network traffic, in particular if they are backed up by measurements of real traffic. 3. Papers describing network research that can be applied to existing networks. Instructions for Authors Extended abstracts (between 500 words and 5 pages, plain ASCII or pdf) must be submitted by email to pampapers@nlanr.net by December 1, 2002. Paper submissions must contain the following: * paper title, * full name(s) of the author(s), * organizational affiliation(s) and * one email address where the author(s) can be contacted. Abstracts will be reviewed and acceptance notified no later than January 3, 2003. Papers, maximum 15 printed pages, must be submitted electronically by February 10, 2003. Details of acceptable paper formats will be published on the Instructions for Authors portion of the conference Web site. There will be an opportunity for participants to present measurement equipment and software. Proposals for demonstrations (about 500 words, plain ASCII) should be sent by email to the conference chair at pampapers@nlanr.net by February 4, 2003. The program committee is investigating the possibility of organizing one or more tutorial sessions in conjunction with the conference. Proposals for tutorials (up to 5 pages, plain ASCII or pdf) should be sent by email to the conference chair by December 1, 2002. Conference Venue The workshop will be held at the San Diego Supercomputer Center on the University of California, San Diego campus, La Jolla, California, USA. The conference fee will be approximately US$200. The exact conference fee and details on registration will be published on the workshop's Web page late November. The conference fee will include a printed copy of the papers selected for presentation at the workshop. Papers selected for publication will also be published on the Web. The Doubletree Del Mar Hotel will be the PAM2003 Workshop Hotel. * Special reduced room rates will be offered for PAM2003. These special reduced room rates will also be offered before and after the workshop dates (April 6-8, 2003) so attendees can easily extend their stay in San Diego. * A PAM2003 Reception will be held at The Doubletree Del Mar Hotel on the evening of Sunday April 6th. * Shuttle service will be provided between The Doubletree Del Mar Hotel and PAM2003 at UCSD. Important Dates * December 1, 2002: Deadline for abstracts; Proposals for tutorials due * January 3, 2003: Notification of acceptance * February 10, 2003: Final papers due; Proposals for demonstrations for equipment and software due * April 6-8, 2003: Conference Contact Information ATTN: R. Ritke (PAM2003) NLANR/MNA, SDSC at UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0505 U.S.A. tel +1-858-822-3648 fax +1-858-534-8380 paminfo@nlanr.net Web page: www.pam2003.org - the Web page will be live mid-to-late next week (by October 25, 2002). Please check back often as we will be adding new information on a regular basis. (The email addresses are in effect immediately.)