Middleware'98

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Middleware'98

Sponsors
Call for papers
Organising committee
Submissions
EPSRC bursaries

Registration
Programme
Keynote addresses
Technical papers
Work-in-progress papers
Posters
Tutorials
Connectivity
Related events

Location
Social programme
Accompanying persons
Travel
Hotels


Submission Guidelines

Middleware'98 is now accepting submissions in the following forms:

o Full technical papers. These should describe original, unpublished research and be no longer than 7000 words.

o Work-in-progress papers. These should describe on-going work and interim results. Submissions should be no longer than 2500 words.

o Posters. Posters can be used to publicise current research initiatives. A 500 word summary of the poster's contents should be submitted.

o Tutorial proposals. Middleware'98 aims to include a number of high-quality tutorials in areas relevant to the conference themes. Tutorial proposals should be no-longer than 1000 words and should include the intended audience, duration (full or half day) and speaker biographies for the tutorial.

All submissions will be reviewed by the programme committee. Full papers accepted for presentation at Middleware'98 will be included in the proceedings published by Chapman and Hall and selected papers will be included in a special issue of the Distributed Systems Engineering journal.

Electronic submission in PostScript is strongly encouraged. Please ensure the first page of your submission includes an abstract and the address, telephone, FAX and email of the primary contact person and that the nature of your submission (full paper, work-in-progress paper etc.) is clearly identified. Please email your submission to middleware98@comp.lancs.ac.uk.

In the case of hard-copy submissions please send FOUR copies to:

    Middleware'98
    Computing Department
    Lancaster University
    Lancaster, LA1 4YR, U.K.

    EMail: middleware98@comp.lancs.ac.uk
    Tel: +44 1524 593808
    Fax: +44 1524 593608

Further information may be obtained from either of the programme chairs or the tutorial chair by emailing middleware98@comp.lancs.ac.uk. If your paper is accepted you will be required to produce your paper in camera ready format according to Chapman and Hall style guidelines. Further information is available from:

http://www.it-ch.com/chaphall/itch/authors/authors.html


Important dates:

    Submissions due:
      full papers 16th March '98
      tutorial proposals 16th March '98
      WIP papers 1st May '98
      poster proposals 1st May '98

    Notification by: 15th May '98

    Full papers due by: 8th June '98

    Conference convenes: 15th-18th, September 1998