[nm-wg] CFP: Bridging the Gap Workshop June 22-23, 2005

[George Brett]

Call for Papers:  Bridging the Gap: End-to-End Networking for 
Landmark Applications
June 22-23, 2005
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Purpose and Goals:
Networking problems are growing and must be addressed. Some of these 
problems are due to scientific communities and applications using far 
less network power than they could, given the tuning done by network 
"wizards." This workshop aims to bridge this "wizard gap." It differs 
from other similar efforts by uniting four groups involved in network 
applications who depend on each other but rarely come together. In 
this workshop these groups will collectively discuss and coordinate 
approaches for improved network performance for scientific endeavors.

One goal of this workshop is to generate more productive interactions 
between 1) network experts or "wizards," 2) members of scientific 
research communities who use demanding, network-driven applications, 
3) application developers and maintainers, and 4) campus network 
engineers who support local campus network infrastructures. Members 
of these various groups will explore how their distinct perspectives 
and concerns prompt, at times, different and, at times, overlapping 
orientations to problems. The workshop will result in an action plan 
for moving forward on the following two issues related to cooperation 
and coordination:

    1. Strategies for having campus and regional network operators 
assume and apply some of wizards' expertise and for improving their 
links to wizards and researchers.
    2. Identifying top priority problems and the processes and 
exchanges between groups that need to come into play in order to 
solve these problems.

We hope to select 60 participants for this workshop, evenly 
distributed across the four groups. Participants will discuss their 
respective priorities and apply them to problem-based scenarios. They 
will explore "solutions" to scenario problems and identify the human 
and technical strategies required for realizing "good solutions" and 
for overcoming obstacles. Wizards will provide commentaries. Time 
will be devoted, as well. to Open Clinic question & answer sessions.

Call For Papers
To participate, please send a short scenario (no more one page) 
describing an actual problem requiring collaborations between diverse 
groups, followed by a brief assessment of what you believe worked 
well or not and why. Please also include what you think are optimal 
criteria and choices for "good solutions" for the case.

Please send the description along with your name and organization to 
Barbara Mirel <bmirel AT si.umich.edu> by April 14, 2005. Projects 
that best typify the problems stated above will be most likely 
selected.

Important Dates:

     * Papers Due: April 14, 2005
     * Replies: April 21, 2005
     * Registration Completed: May 13, 2005
     * Workshop: June 22-23, 2005

Contact Information:

     * Barbara Mirel bmirel AT si.umich.edu
     * Russ Hobby rdhobby AT Internet2.edu
     * George Brett ghb AT internet2.edu