CALL FOR SEMINAR PROPOSALS  

Scope:

The 9th International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM'08) provides a high-quality forum for the presentation of research results on data management issues in the evolving world of mobile, wireless, and pervasive computing.

MDM'08 invites submissions for Advanced Technology Seminar (a.k.a.tutorial) proposals. Both single-session (1.5-hour) and double-session (3-hour) proposals are invited. We accept proposals on all topics related to mobile data management, including but not limited to those listed below:

- Data management in mobile networks
- Data aggregation, management and dissemination in sensor networks
- Location-based services and context-aware computing
- Query processing in mobile and sensor networks
- Security and privacy issues for ubiquitous systems
- Management of mobile objects
- Advanced mobile applications
- Power-aware mobile systems

Proposal Submission:

Seminar proposals must include the following information:
- title
- abstract
- outline
- description of the target audience
- preferred duration (1.5 or 3 hours)
- short biography of the presenter(s)

The proposal should include enough information to provide a clear sense of the proposed scope and depth of coverage of the targeted topic(s).Please submit your proposals via electronic mail to the Seminar Program Co-Chairs (pitoura[at]cs.uoi.gr or xujl[at]comp.hkbu.edu.hk) by November 16, 2007.

Seminar proposers will be notified regarding the outcome of the selection process by January 25, 2008. For accepted proposals, proposers should note that, as an MDM tradition, the seminar slides will be made available to all MDM participants, both in hardcopy form and on-line, and that as a result, the final version of the slides will be due on May 12, 2008.

Important Dates:

Proposal deadline:
November 16, 2007
Acceptance notification:
January 25, 2008
Slide deadline:
April 12, 2008
MDM'08 tutorials:
April 27-30, 2008

Seminar Program Co-Chairs:

Evi Pitoura, University of Ioannina, Greece
Jianliang Xu, Hong Kong Baptist University, China