The PODC deadline is Feb. 4. Please consider submitting a paper on some PRACTICAL aspect of distributed computing. This year there is a special emphasis on ensuring that PRACTICAL papers from the systems community receive adequate representation at this conference. This concern is reflected in the markup of the program committee. CALL FOR PAPERS 1994 ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC) The Thirteenth ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC), sponsored by ACM SIGACT and SIGOPS, will be held in Los Angeles, California, USA, August 14-17, 1994. Original research contributions are sought that address fundamental issues in the theory and practice of distributed and concurrent systems. Specially sought are papers that illuminate connections between practice and theory. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Distributed algorithms and complexity, Network protocols and architectures, Multiprocessor algorithms and architectures, Distributed operating systems -- principles and practice, Concurrency control and synchronization, Issues of asynchrony, synchrony, and real time, Fault tolerance, Cryptography and security, Specification, semantics, and verification. NEW CONFERENCE FORMAT: This year's conference will have two tracks of presentations. Long presentations will follow the standard format of recent years (25 minute talks), and will be accompanied by 10 page extended abstracts in the proceedings. It is understood that the research reported in these abstracts is original, and is submitted exclusively to this conference. In addition, brief presentations (10 minute talks) are invited as well. These presentations will be accompanied by a short (up to 1 page) abstract in the proceedings. Presentations in this track are understood to reflect early research stages, unpolished recent results, or informal expositions, and are not expected to preclude future publication of an expanded or more polished version elsewhere. (The popular ``rump'' session will still take place this year as well, although it is expected to be shorter given the new track.) SUBMISSIONS: Please send 12 copies of a detailed abstract (printed double-sided if possible) or a short abstract (1 page) with the postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the contact author, to the program chair: David Peleg IBM T.J. Watson Research Center P.O. Box 704 Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 E-mail: peleg@watson.ibm.com To be considered by the committee, abstracts must be received by February 4, 1994 (or postmarked January 28 and sent via airmail). This is a firm deadline. Acceptance notification will be sent by April 15, 1994. Camera-ready versions of accepted papers and short abstracts will be due May 10, 1994. ABSTRACT FORMAT: An extended abstract (for long presentation) must provide sufficient detail to allow the program committee to assess the merits of the paper. It should include appropriate references and comparisons to related work. It is recommended that each submission begin with a succinct statement of the problem, a summary of the main results, and a brief explanation of their significance and relevance to the conference, all suitable for a non-specialist. Technical development of the work, directed to the specialist, should follow. Submitted abstracts should be no longer than 4,500 words (roughly 10 pages). If the authors believe that more details are essential to substantiate the main claims of the paper, they may include a clearly marked appendix that will be read at the discretion of the program committee. A short abstract (for brief presentation) should provide a much more concise description (up to 1 page) of the results and their implications. Authors should indicate in the cover letter for which track they wish to have their submission considered. In general, the selection criteria for long presentations are expected to be much more stringent than those for short ones. At the authors' request, a (10-page) submission may be considered for both tracks, with the understanding that it will be selected for at most one. (Such a request will in no way affect the chances of acceptance.) PROGRAM COMMITTEE: James Anderson (University of North Carolina), Brian Bershad (University of Washington), Israel Cidon (Technion and IBM T.J. Watson), Michael J. Fischer (Yale University) Shay Kutten (IBM T.J. Watson), Yishay Mansour (Tel-Aviv University), Keith Marzullo (University of California at San Diego), David Peleg (Weizmann Institute, IBM T.J. Watson and Columbia University), Mark Tuttle (DEC CRL), Orli Waarts (IBM Almaden), Jennifer Welch (Texas A&M University) CONFERENCE CHAIR: James Anderson, University of North Carolina. LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR: Elizabeth Borowsky, UCLA. ----------**********----------**********----------**********---------- Jim Anderson anderson@cs.unc.edu PODC94 General Chair Computer Science Dept 919 962-1757 (voice) University of North Carolina 919 962-1799 (fax) Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175