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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">18th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Las Vegas, Nevada</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dec 11-15, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://2017.middleware-conference.org/</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The annual ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware conference is a major forum for the discussion of innovations and recent advances in the design, construction and use of middleware systems. Following the success of past
conferences in this series, the 18th International Middleware Conference will be the premier event for middleware research, technology and experimentation in 2017. Highlights of the conference will include a high quality single-track technical program, invited
speakers, an industrial track, panel discussions involving academic and industry leaders, poster and demonstration presentations, a doctoral symposium, and workshops.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CALL FOR RESEARCH TRACK PAPERS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://2017.middleware-conference.org/call-for-regular-papers.html</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The scope of the Middleware conference is the design, implementation, deployment, and evaluation of distributed system platforms and architectures for computing, storage, and communication environments. Detailed
information on topics is available from the URLs above. Submitted research papers must have at most 12 pages of technical content, including text, figures, and appendices, but excluding any number of additional pages for bibliographic references. Note that
submissions must be double-blind: authors' names must not appear, and authors must make a good faith attempt to anonymize their submissions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Dates:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Abstract submission - May 12, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Paper submission - May 19, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Notification of acceptance - Aug 23, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Camera-ready paper due - Sept 15, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CALL FOR INDUSTRY TRACK PAPERS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://2017.middleware-conference.org/call-for-industry-track-paper.html</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Industrial Track of the Middleware 2017 Conference solicits 6-page papers for presentation during the main conference (single track) and inclusion in the ACM Digital Library. The topics of interest are
similar to those in the call for research papers. However, the purpose of the Industrial Track is to emphasize the practical issues, observations, and measurements of "real-world" systems and applications and to disseminate information of particular interest
to Middleware researchers, architects, developers and administrators.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Dates:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Abstract submission - August 11, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Paper submission - August 18, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Notification of acceptance - September 30, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Camera-ready paper due - October 27, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://2017.middleware-conference.org/call-for-workshop.html</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We invite experts on related research areas to submit one-day or half-day workshop proposals within the scope of Middleware 2017. Proposed workshops can be on any topic related to middleware, but we are particularly
interested in new workshops in emerging areas.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Dates:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline - May 17, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop Proposal Acceptance Notification - May 24, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop Calls for Papers Online - June 15, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Approximate Workshop Paper Submission Deadline - August 31, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop Paper Notification - September 28, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop Paper Camera Ready (Hard Deadline) - October 20, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CALL FOR TUTORIALS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://2017.middleware-conference.org/call-for-tutorial.html</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Middleware conference traditionally includes tutorials given by renowned scientists and practitioners in their fields. We welcome tutorials on both mature and emerging topics. Tutorials may be lectures,
interactive workshops, hands-on training, or any combination of the above. We especially welcome cross-disciplinary topics and innovative ways of interacting with the audience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Dates:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tutorial Proposals Deadline - June 15, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Notification of Acceptance/Rejection - July 15, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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