call for submissions

2005 Call for Papers, Tutorials, and Technical Presentations

The 6th International Conference on Linux Clusters: The HPC Revolution 2005 is organized by the Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) for users and administrators of clusters for high-performance computing.

The HPC Revolution 2004 is the premier international forum to share information on management, administration, and scientific computing techniques on Linux-based systems for high-performance computing. The conference will feature speakers from academia, research labs, and industry involved in cluster-based high-performance computing. These speakers will address efforts to integrate and develop science and engineering applications for Linux-based HPC systems in order to achieve maximum performance and scalability.

The conference program committee is soliciting novel papers, practical tutorials, and insightful technical presentations on a broad range of topics related to systems integration, operation and support, end-user applications, tools, and experiences.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

Development of Highly Scalable Applications
Porting Experiences
Performance Evaluation, Analysis, and Optimization
High-Performance Applications and Libraries
Performance Tools
User Environments
Compilers
Clusters in Education
Production Management of HPC Linux Clusters
Clusters in Data Centers
New Experimental and Commercial Clusters
Clusters in Heterogeneous HPC Environments

System Management and Administration
Resource Management
Tools for Building and Administering Clusters
Scheduling and Load Balancing
Parallel I/O, File Systems, and Storage
Networks, Interconnects, and Protocols
Security
Linux Kernel Modifications or Extensions
Meta- and Grid-Computing
Middleware for Clusters
Other OS Strategies in Contrast to Linux
Visualization

Key Dates and Information

	PAPERS	TUTORIALS	PRESENTATIONS
Submission Deadline	Extended: January 16, 2005 ~~January 7, 2005~~	Extended: January 24, 2005 ~~January 17, 2005~~	January 28, 2005
Notification Date	February 7, 2005	February 15, 2005	February 15, 2005
Final Material Deadline	March 4, 2005	April 1, 2005	April 1, 2005
Submission Instructions	You are invited to submit novel papers for consideration by the Program Committee. It is expected that papers will fall into one of two paper tracks: Applications and Tools, and Systems. Proposed papers will be selected on the basis of an extended abstract of 5 to 8 pages. Paper abstract submissions must be accompanied by the required information listed below and must be submitted via email to lci-conf-papers@ncsa.uiuc.edu in plain text, PDF, or Microsoft Word format.	You are invited to submit tutorial proposals for consideration by the Program Committee. Tutorials can come from a variety of areas but should provide practical information and/or training for the HPC cluster and the MPP community. Those interested in submitting tutorials for consideration should prepare a 2- to 3-page description. Tutorial proposals containing the information listed below must be submitted via e-mail to lci-conf-papers@ncsa.uiuc.edu in plain text, PDF, or Microsoft Word format.	You are invited to submit abstracts proposing presentations on interesting technical presentations for consideration by the Program Committee. Technical presentations can come from a variety of areas and will be grouped by similar subject matter in the conference program. Those interested in submitting technical presentations for consideration should prepare a 2- to 3-page abstract. Technical presentation abstract submissions must be accompanied by the required information listed below and must be submitted via email to lci-conf-papers@ncsa.uiuc.edu in plain text, PDF, or Microsoft Word format.
Required Accompanying Information	Title Track (indicate one): (Applications or Systems) Author(s) & Institution(s) Presenter's name Presenter's email Presenter's phone Accepted papers will be presented in 30-45 minute talks at the conference. If accepted, your paper will be published and distributed to conference attendees in CD-ROM format.	Title A brief description of the tutorial An outline of the topics to be covered Duration (indicate one): Half-day or full-day For each author provide: Name Institution email phone short CV Tutorials will be presented in half-day and full-day sessions on the day preceding the technical program of the conference. If accepted, your tutorial materials will be made available to attendees in a printed format.	Title Author(s) & Institution(s) Presenter's name Presenter's email Presenter's phone Technical presentations will be presented in 30-45 minute talks at the conference. If accepted, your presentation will be made available via the conference Web site subsequent to the conference. Exceptions to this will be made in the case of presentations from industry containing sensitive information.