[TYPES/announce] DisCoTec 2013: Second Call for Workshop Proposals

[Francesco Tiezzi]

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                  Second Call for Workshop Proposals
 
                            DisCoTec 2013

              8th International Federated Conference on
                   Distributed Computing Techniques

                       http://www.discotec.org/

                    Firenze, Italy, June 3-6 2013

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DisCoTec 2013 invites proposals for one-day workshops to be part of 
the joint event. DisCoTec 2013 hosts conferences in the area of 
coordination languages, distributed systems and formal methods for 
distributed systems, ranging from practice to theory. We invite 
workshops in these areas to provide a forum for presentations of 
preliminary research results and ongoing work as well as presentations 
of research work to a focused audience. DisCoTec workshops provide a 
vivid and open forum for discussions.

One-day workshops will be held in conjunction with the main events.
Prospective workshop organizers are requested to follow the guidelines
below and are encouraged to contact the workshops chair (Rosario 
Pugliese) if any questions arise.

* Important Dates *

January  8, 2013             Workshop proposal deadline
January 15, 2013             Workshop proposal notification
June 3-5, 2013               Main conferences
June 6, 2013                 Workshops

Submission and notification deadlines of the workshops are at the
discretion of the individual workshop organizers, however notification 
must be no later than the early registration deadline for DisCoTec.

* Proposal Submission Guidelines *

Workshop proposals must be written in English, not exceed 5 pages with 
reasonable font and margin, and be submitted in PDF format via email to
  * Rosario Pugliese (rosario.pugliese AT unifi.it).

Proposals should include the following information:
  * The title, theme, and goals of the workshop.
  * The targeted audience and the expected number of participants. We 
    prefer that workshops remain open to participation from any members 
    of the community, but by-invitation-only workshops will also be 
    considered. Please explicitly state your preference.
  * The publicity strategy that will be used by the workshop organizers
    to promote the workshop.
  * The participant solicitation and selection process.
  * Publication plan. Each workshop is responsible for managing its own
    publication (e.g., pre- and/or post- proceedings), if any is desired.
  * Approximate budget proposal (see Budget section below for details).
  * A preliminary version of the call for papers, which must include
    important dates (e.g. submission, notification, and camera-ready
    deadlines).
  * The equipment and any other resource necessary for the organization
    of the workshop.
  * A brief description of the organizer's background, including relevant
    past experience on organizing workshops and contact information.

* Review Process *

Workshop proposals will be reviewed by the following committee:
  * Michele Loreti, Univ. of Firenze, Italy (general chair)
  * Rosario Pugliese, Univ. of Firenze, Italy (workshops chair)
  * Francesco Tiezzi, IMT Lucca, Italy (publicity chair)

Acceptance is based on an evaluation of the workshop's potential for
generating useful results, the timeliness and expected interest in the
topics, the organizer's ability to lead a successful workshop, and
potential for attracting sufficient number of participants.

* Workshop Publicity *

Workshop publicity is responsibility of the workshop organizers. In 
particular they are in charge of
   1. Providing a workshop description (200 words) for inclusion on 
      the DisCoTec website.
   2. Hosting and maintaining web pages either on the DisCoTec 
      website or linked from it.
   3. Editing workshop proceedings, if any.
   4. Publicising the event.

* Budget *

DisCoTec will provide registration and organizational support for the
workshops. Registration fees must be paid for all participants,
including organizers and invited guests.

To cover lunches, coffee breaks and basic organizational expenses,
all workshops will be required to charge a minimum participation fee
(the precise amount is still to be determined). Each workshop may 
increase this fee to cover additional expenses such as publication 
charges, student scholarships, costs for invited speakers, etc. All 
fees will be collected by the DisCoTec organizers as part of the 
registration and will be used to cover the expenses of each 
workshop as agreed with the workshop organizers.

* Contact Information *
  Rosario Pugliese (rosario.pugliese AT unifi.it)