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IP: CFP 1996 SIGOPS Workshop
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 16:48:40 -0400
Call for Papers Seventh ACM SIGOPS European Workshop Systems Support for Worldwide Applications 2-4 September 1996, Connemara, Ireland In the past, each computer had its own users and jobs. The task of the operating system was to allocate resources among competing users. With the advent of LANs and the Internet, multiple computers could collaborate to per- form specialized tasks for a modest number of sophisticated users. In the future, most computers will be connected to what is often called the ``Infor- mation Superhighway.'' This as-yet-unbuilt system will allow hundreds of mil- lions of ordinary citizens to access global information and participate in applications of unprecedented scale. The requirements of the system software will change accordingly. The emphasis will shift from enforcing local kernel-user protection boundaries to enabling groups of users to collaborate and access information efficiently. New models, tools, and other software will be required. In this workshop, we will explore these issues. Possible topics include: - Wide-area distributed systems for millions of users - Tools, models and infrastructure for global applications - Life after the World Wide Web - Caching and replication - (Distributed) management of (distributed) services - Resource and information discovery services - Systems support for multimedia applications - Systems aspects of security and reliability Attendance is limited to 50 people, by invitation only. [ THE INVITATION WILL BE BASED ON THE SUBMISSION -- DJF] The workshop will be held at the Renvyle House Hotel in Connemara, Ireland. It is a small, secluded site on the Renvyle Peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides and 200 acres of hotel land and mountains on the remaining side. Papers will be selected on the basis of ability to foster discussion, originality, and appropriateness to the workshop topic. Accepted papers will be distributed to the workshop attendees and via the web. A few papers may be selected for publication in Operating Systems Review. For additional information, submission instructions, and photographs of the workshop site, see the workshop's web page: http://plastique.stanford.edu/sigops96/ Program chairman Program Committee --------------- ----------------- Andrew S. Tanenbaum Ozalp Babaoglu, Univ. di Bologna Dept. of Math. & Computer Science Jean Bacon, Cambridge University Vrije Universiteit Mary Baker, Stanford University De Boelelaan 1081a Yolande Berbers, Kath. Univ., Leuven 1081 HV Amsterdam,Holland Andrew Black, Oregon Graduate Inst. Email: ast () cs vu nl Frans Kaashoek, MIT FAX: +31 20 4447653 Barbara Liskov, MIT Karin Petersen, Xerox PARC Important dates: Willy Zwaenepoel, Rice University Position papers due: 1 March 1996 Acceptance notice: 15 May 1996 General chairman Final 8-page papers: 15 July 1996 ---------------- Workshop date: 2-4 Sept. 1996 Andrew Herbert, ANSA (ajh () ansa co uk)
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