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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:
REGISTRATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION
ACM SIGMETRICS/Performance 2012
Joint International Conference on Measurement
and Modeling of Computer Systems
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/">http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/</a>
11-15 June 2012
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
We cordially invite you to attend ACM SIGMETRICS/Performance 2012 and its co-located workshops and tutorials. Registration is now open, for further information please visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/registration.php">http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/registration.php</a>; the discounted early registration period ends on May 18 (May 25 for students).
HIGHLIGHTS
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* A strong technical program <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/program.php">http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/program.php</a>
* Keynote Lectures <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/keynotes.php">http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/keynotes.php</a>
* A broad tutorial program <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/tutorials.php">http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/tutorials.php</a>
- Micro and macro views of discrete state Markov models and their application to efficient simulation with Phase-type distributions, by Philipp Reinecke, Mikl—s Telek,Katinka Wolter
- PoTrA: A framework for Building Power Models For Next Generation Multicore Architectures, by Ramon Bertran, Marc Gonzalez
- Basic Theory and some Applications of Martingales, by Richard A. Hayden (three hours)
- Applications of Machine Learning to Performance Evaluation, by Edmundo de Souza e Silva and Daniel Sadoc Menasche
- Introduction to Network Experiments using the GENI CyberInfrastructure, by Jay Aikat, Kevin Jeffay
* Four affiliated workshops, still open for submissions <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/workshops.php">http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/workshops.php</a>
- MAMA 2012, Submission deadline: 4 May 2012
- GreenMetrics 2012, Submission deadline: 1 May 2012
- W-PIN, Submission deadline: 1 May 2012
- PADE, Submission deadline: 1 May 2012
* A new Hands-on Tutorial-Workshop, NetFPGA <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/netos/netfpga/workshop/sigmetrics2012/index.html">http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/netos/netfpga/workshop/sigmetrics2012/index.html</a>
* Student activities and opportunities <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/student_info.php">http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2012/student_info.php</a>
- Research Lab Visit
- Student Industry Fair
- Student Poster Competition, submission deadline: 30 April 2012
- Student Travel Support, application deadline: 30 April 2012
* Presentation of SIGMETRICS Awards:
- The 9th Achievement Award
- The 5th Rising Star Award
Full details are on the conference Web site.
HOTEL INFORMATION
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We have reserved rooms at preferential rates at two hotels close to Imperial College, The Regency and the NH Harrington Hall. The cut-off date is 10th May for both hotels; after this date the rooms will be released and you will have to pay the hotels' own rates at the time, if not sold out. You are urged to book soon because London is likely to have a large number of visitors at that time in view of the Queen's celebrations the previous week and also pre-Olympic events.
The booking arrangements are different for each hotel as follows:
REGENCY HOTEL (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.londonregency.com/">http://www.londonregency.com/</a>)
This is the preferred conference hotel but preference will be given to guests wishing to stay all five nights 10-14 June inclusive. Delegates must contact Imperial College Reservations and quote group reference 472563: Fu Mei Chen, Reservation Sales Agent, Tel. +44 (0) 20 7594 9507, Fax +44 (0) 20 7594 9505, Email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:reservations@imperial.ac.uk">reservations@imperial.ac.uk</a>. Cancellation up to 2 days prior to the arrival date will be without charge. The guaranteed rate is £125 (single occupancy) or £145 (double occupancy) per night.
NH HARRINGTON HALL (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.harringtonhallhotel.co.uk/">http://www.harringtonhallhotel.co.uk/</a>)
Delegates must call the hotel directly and quote group reference 170909882: Tel. +44 (0) 207 396 9696, Fax +44 (0) 207 3969090, Email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nhharringtonhall@nh-hotels.com">nhharringtonhall@nh-hotels.com</a>. Cancellation up to 7 days prior to the arrival date will be without charge. The guaranteed rate is £132 (single occupancy) or £152 (double occupancy) per night.
NOTES
1. Payment will be made at the hotel (in both cases), no pre-payment is required.
2. If you check <b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>very<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b> soon, you may find better rates on the internet than the Imperial College rates given above. However, these are likely to inflate rapidly.
IMPORTANT DATES
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* Early Registration Deadline: 18 May 2012 (25 May for students)
* Main Conference: 11-15 June 2012
* Student activities: 14 June 2012
* Tutorials: 11 June 2012
* Workshops: GreenMetrics 11 June 2012
W-PIN 11 June 2012
MAMA 15 June 2012
PADE 15 June 2012
NetFPGA 15 June 2012
SIGMETRICS/PERFORMANCE 2012 ORGANIZERS
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GENERAL CHAIR:
Peter G. Harrison, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
CONFERENCE PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Martin Arlitt, HP Labs, USA and University of Calgary, Canada
Giuliano Casale, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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