<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">15th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Bordeaux, France</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">8-12 December, 2014</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="http://2014.middleware-conference.org">http://2014.middleware-conference.org</a></span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">CALL FOR DEMOS & POSTERS</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">IMPORTANT DATES</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">September 19, 2014 - Demo Submission</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">October 10, 2014 - Notification of Acceptance</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">December 8-12, 2014 - Conference</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">-------------------</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">The annual ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware conference is a major forum for the discussion of innovations and recent advances in the design,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">construction and use of middleware systems. The scope of the conference is the design, implementation, deployment, and evaluation of distributed</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">system platforms and architectures for computing, storage, and communication environments. Highlights of the conference will include a high quality</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">single-track technical program, invited speakers, an industrial track, panel discussions involving academic and industry leaders, poster and</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">demonstration presentations, a doctoral symposium, and workshops.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Demo & Posters</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Middleware 2014 will provide a forum for live software demonstrations of middleware applications, systems, and tools. Demos could take a wide and</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">open-ended variety of forms. Typical examples include: (i) presentation of an application which leverages advanced middleware concepts, (ii) working</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">through coding of an example on a novel middleware platform, or (iii) real-time visualizations of middleware system metrics under simulated workloads.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Although the form may vary, demo presenters should take advantage of not being constrained by the format of a traditional slide presentation. Demos</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">are encouraged for both early prototypes and mature technology.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Posters will provide an opportunity for conference attendees to learn about innovative work in progress and to preview late-breaking research results.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Poster sessions will provide an informal setting for presenters to communicate ideas or results and also to collect feedback from attendees. Free poster</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">printing services will be available for the authors of accepted posters.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Demo or poster contributions are solicited in all areas of middleware research and applications. The best demos and posters will be invited to give a 3-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">minutes oral presentation during one of the plenary sessions. For a list of applicable topics, please consider those from the call for papers:</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="http://2014.middleware-conference.org/calls/papers">http://2014.middleware-conference.org/calls/papers</a></span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Submission Details</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Live demos</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Submissions describing live demos should be at most 2 pages PDF using the ACM proceedings format. The submission should include:</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">• a description of the problems addressed,</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">• research and technical approach,</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">• a “scripted timeline” that describes what the audience will see during the demo including one or more screenshots,</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">• related work with bibliography.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">For the purpose of submission, assume a 20 minute demo (actual allocated demo time is to be determined). For added flexibility to make it more</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">accessible to attendees, we also strongly encourage the author of an accepted live demo to provide a 5 minute video.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Posters</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Submissions describing posters should be at most 2 pages PDF using the ACM proceedings format. The submission should include:</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">• a description of the problems addressed</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">• research and technical approach</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">• any preliminary results</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<span class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">• related work with bibliography</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Deadline for submissions of both Demo and Poster papers is September 19th.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Please use our EasyChair page for submission:</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mw14demosposters">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mw14demosposters</a></span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Contact of the poster and demo chair:</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> <a href="mailto:romain.rouvoy@univ-lille1.fr">romain.rouvoy@univ-lille1.fr</a></span><br>
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