<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(apologies for multiple copies)<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font>32nd International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems - SRDS 2013<br>Ph.D. Student Session<br>Call for Contributions<br><br>The student session at SRDS provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students in the broad field of reliable distributed systems to present their dissertation research progress to a renowned audience of researchers. The topics of interest are those of the SRDS conference. To encourage interaction between Ph.D. students and researchers from academia and industry the session will be organized both as a short presentations session and a poster session.<br><br>The main objective of the Ph.D. Session is to offer an opportunity for Ph.D. students to receive live high-quality feedback and to directly interact with peers, exchange ideas and discuss concepts.<br><br>Current Ph.D. students, as well as researchers who completed their Ph.D. dissertations this year, are encouraged to submit abstracts clearly stating:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- The problem domain and statement<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- The main challenges identified <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- The envisioned or devised approach<br><br>All contributions should be sent by email to <a href="mailto:srds@di.uminho.pt">srds@di.uminho.pt</a><br><br>Important dates:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Abstract submission: August 24, 2013<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Students notification: September 3, 2013 <br><br>All students participating in the Ph.D. Student Session will be entitled to a the early registration fee. <br><br>Session Co-Chairs:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Andrea Bondavalli<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Shambhu Upadhyaya<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>