http://netgames2009.lip6.fr/

In co-operation with ACM SIGCOMM/SIGMM
Technically sponsored by IEEE Communications Society

OVERVIEW
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The 8th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games (NetGames
2009) will be held in Paris, France, on November 23-24, 2009. The NetGames
workshop brings together researchers and developers from academia and
industry to present new research in understanding networked games of today
and in enabling the next generation of future networked games. Submissions
are sought in any area related to networked games. In particular, topics
of interest include (but are not limited to):

- Network measurement and traffic modeling
- System benchmarking, performance evaluation, and provisioning
- Latency issues and lag compensation techniques
- Operating system enhancements, service platforms, and middleware
- Impact of online game growth on network infrastructure
- P2P & Scalable system architectures
- Network protocol design
- Mobile and resource-constrained systems
- Augmented physical systems
- Networks of sensors and actuators
- Input devices, haptics and accessibility
- User and usability studies, group dynamics
- Quality of service and content adaptation
- User-generated content management
- Content authoring and sharing
- Artificial intelligence
- Security, authentication, accounting and digital rights management
- Cheat detection and prevention
- Messaging and conferencing in games
- Results that reproduce (or refute) previous published results

SUBMISSIONS
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NetGames 2009 welcomes submissions of full papers, as well as extended
abstracts reporting work-in-progress. Full papers must be no longer than 6
pages (inclusive of all figures, references and appendices). Extended
abstracts must be no longer than 2 pages, and will be presented as Posters
in an interactive setting. In addition to papers, technical demonstrations
showing original research prototypes are also solicited. Demonstration
papers must be no more than 2 pages in length, and should provide a short
description of the system and the features that are to be demonstrated.

Authors must submit their papers in PDF and use single-spaced, double
column ACM conference format. Detailed paper submission guidelines are
available at http://netgames2009.lip6.fr/SUBMIT.html. Reviews will be
single-blind, authors must include their names and affiliations on the
first page. Papers will be judged on their relevance, technical content
and correctness, and the clarity of presentation of the research. Papers
should not be under review at another venue nor previously published
elsewhere.

Accepted papers will be archived in the ACM Digital Library and IEEE
Xplore, and published in the workshop proceedings. Submission of a paper
for review will be considered your agreement that at least one author will
register and attend if your paper is accepted.

Authors of selected, top quality papers from NetGames 2009 will be invited
to submit an extended version of their papers to a special issue of the
International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication (IJAMC).

COMMITTEE
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WORKSHOP CHAIR:

Maha Abdallah (University of Paris 6, France)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Maha Abdallah (University of Paris 6, France)
Grenville Armitage (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Bharat Bhargava (Purdue University, USA)
Khaled Boussetta (University of Paris 13, France)
Mark Claypool (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Kuan-Ta Chen (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Christophe Diot (Thomson, France)
Wu-chang Feng (Portland State University, USA)
Wu-Chi Feng (Portland State University, USA)
Carsten Griwodz (University of Oslo, Norway)
Pål Halvorsen (University of Oslo, Norway)
Tristan Henderson (University of St Andrews,UK)
Jehn-Ruey Jiang (National Central University, Taiwan)
Yoshihiro Kawahara (University of Tokyo, Japan)
JongWon Kim (GIST, Korea)
Ben Leong (National University of Singapore)
John Miller (Microsoft Research, UK)
Madjid Merabti (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Wei Tsang Ooi (National University of Singapore)
Marius Preda (Institut TELECOM, France)
Farzad Safaei (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Shervin Shirmohammadi (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Joel Wein (Polytechnic Institute of NYU, USA)
Lars Wolf (TU Braunschweig, Germany)
Roger Zimmermann (National University of Singapore)

Important DATES
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Paper registration:               July 24, 2009
Paper submission:                 July 31, 2009
Author notification:              September 27, 2009
Camera ready manuscript:          October 25, 2009
Workshop Dates:                   November 23-24, 2009