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- From: geer@world.std.com (Dan Geer)
- Subject: Mobile Computing Workshop - Call for Papers
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- Summary: call for papers
- Keywords: mobile workshop
- Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 11:44:49 GMT
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- Call for Papers:
- Symposium on Mobile & Location-Independent Computing
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- August 2-3, 1993
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- Much of the growth of UNIX has been due to its support for casual
- communications, thus fostering cooperative work within a location-
- independent framework. The latest incarnation of location independence
- is "Mobile Computing." Distributed computing, now fashionable in other
- circles, was pioneered by the UNIX community. Support for Mobile
- Computing is the next logical step in assuring the role of UNIX as the
- operating system that offers a rich and complete feature set.
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- Progress in Mobile Computing is everywhere evident both in academic and
- non-academic circles. We intend to concentrate on it in a true
- state-of-the-art symposium and technical free-for-all on what it takes
- to make Mobile Computing work and work right. The workshop will address
- many issues and ongoing developments, including, but not limited to:
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- -Naming (e.g. Prospero or OSF/DCE DNS)
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- -Wide area information distribution (e.g. WAIS and archie)
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- -Security (e.g. authentication based on devices and digital
- signature services)
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- -User locatability (e.g. paging systems and active badges)
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- -Rendevous (e.g. videoconferencing over the internet and
- various groupware efforts)
-
- -Networking and Connectability (e.g. the new IETF routing
- work, movement of ``sockets'' from site to site, and the
- rumored advent of IP connections from airplanes)
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- -Portable tiny devices (e.g. the various palmtops and
- personal information assistants)
-
- As is usual for a USENIX symposium, we are looking for new and
- arresting developments in systems that directly contribute to a
- technical understanding of Mobile Computing. UNIX will be the lingua
- franca of discussion, but we are eager for progress from other world
- views to be presented as well. This symposium will have limited
- attendance.
-
- Extended abstracts of 1500-2500 words (9000-1500 bytes or 3-5 pages)
- should be sent to Dan Geer at the address below (those submitting
- hardcopy abstracts must send five copies). Shorter abstracts run a
- significant risk of rejection as there will be little on which the
- program committee can base an opinion.
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- Dates For Refereed Paper Submissions
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- April 19, 1993 Extended abstracts due
- May 3, 1993 Notification to authors
- June 14,1993 Camera-ready copy due
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- Program Chair:
- Dan Geer, Geer Zolot Associates
-
- Vice-Program Chair:
- Clement Cole, Locus Computing Corporation
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- Information:
- For further information about the symposium,
- contact the Program Chair:
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- Daniel E. Geer
- Geer Zolot Associates
- 200 Portland Street
- Boston, MA 02114
- Email: geer@world.std.com
- Telephone: +1 617 367 2010
- FAX: +1 617 367 6131
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