Call for Affiliated Workshops EuroSys 2008 - Glasgow, 1st - 4th April, 2008 --------------------------------------------- Affiliated Workshop Date: April 1st, 2008 Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit proposals for workshops on topics related to design, implementation, evaluation and deployment of computer systems. The purpose of the workshops is to provide participants a forum for presenting novel ideas, and to discuss in a small and interactive atmosphere. Proposals should include: * The name and the preferred date of the proposed workshop. * A very brief cv of the organizers. * A short summary of the topic, its scope and significance, and including a discussion on the relation with the EuroSys topics. * A description of past versions of the workshop, including dates, organisers, submission and acceptance counts, attendance (or indication the workshop is new). * Procedures for selecting papers, plans for dissemination (ranging from, for example, special issues of journals, to just position statements distributed to the participants), and the expected number of participants. Important Dates: * Workshop proposals due November 23, 2007 * Notification of acceptance due December 8, 2007 Electronic submissions to eurosys2008_workshops@eurosys.org The EuroSys organization provides: * Link from EuroSys and Workshop web sites. * Management of registration and hotel reservation for participants. * Setup of meeting space, and related equipment. * Coffee-breaks and workshop dinner arrangements. The workshop organization must take care of: * Workshop publicity, call for papers, and submission and review process. * Providing a brief description of the workshop for inclusion on the EuroSys web page. * Scheduling workshop activities in collaboration with the EuroSys local organizers. The main responsibility of organising a workshop goes to the chairperson(s) of the workshop, financial issues included. The format of each workshop is to be determined by its organisers. Contacts: Workshop co-chairs: Liuba Shrira and Rodrigo Rodrigues. For further information, please visit the Eurosys 2008 web site (http://www.eurosys.org/2008), or contact the workshop co-chairs at eurosys2008_workshops@eurosys.org.