ACM DEBS 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS 

The ACM DEBS (Distributed Event Based System) is the flagship conference 
of the event-based systems community.
DEBS 2011 will be held in Yorktown Heights, NY, USA in July 11-15, 2011. 


The submission deadline of most tracks is March 7, 2011.   For schedule 
and submission instructions refer to the DEBS conference site
http://debs2011.fzi.de/

Conference Scope

The scope of the conference covers all topics relevant to event-based 
computing ranging from those discussed in related disciplines (e.g. 
coordination, dependability, software engineering, peer-to-peer systems, 
Grid computing and streaming databases), to domain-specific topics of 
event-based computing (e.g. workflow management systems, mobile computing, 

pervasive and ubiquitous computing, sensors networks, user interfaces, 
component integration, Web services and embedded systems), to enterprise 
related topics (e.g. complex event detection, enterprise application 
integration, real time enterprises and Web services notifications).


DEBS 2011 Tracks

Five types of submissions will be accepted: research papers, industry 
papers, demos and posters including the DEBS grand challenge, the DEBS 
gong show, and PhD Workshop contributions. Further details about each 
submission type can be found on the call page specific for that type of 
contribution.

Research Track

All submissions must be original and unpublished. Submissions must be in 
the ACM format for conference proceedings. The research track of the 
conference adopts a double blind review process, where neither authors nor 

reviewers know each others' identities. 
Accepted papers will be published by ACM and disseminated through the ACM 
Digital Library. 

Industrial Track

There are two types of submissions: industrial track papers and industrial 

experience reports.

Industry Track Papers

DEBS2011 is calling for high quality papers, to be published in the DEBS 
proceedings, of industry related articles of interest to, and to be 
presented to, the DEBS community.

Industrial track papers should cover some novel use or development of 
event sensing, distribution or processing (operation, agent or network), 
or some combination of these, with an industry theme.

Submitters should come from a commercial organization - either a software 
supplier or software end-user - although joint submissions between 
commercial and academic teams are also encouraged.

We encourage developers from commercial organizations to publish methods 
and results that they have found useful in their development and are 
willing to share with the wider audience of the DEBS community.

Industrial Experience Reports

DEBS2011 is calling for proposals of industrial experience reports. The 
submission will be in form of the proposed presentation abstract, and will 

not require a full paper. Presentation proposals will be evaluated based 
on their interest to the DEBS community; Submitters  should come from a 
commercial organization - 
either a Software Supplier or Software End-User - although joint 
submissions between 
commercial and academic teams are also encouraged.
We encourage developers from commercial organizations to present methods 
and results that they have found useful in their development and are 
willing to share with the wider audience of the DEBS community whilst 
perhaps not desiring to create an academic paper on their subject.


Tutorials

Following the success of the tutorial days in the last two DEBS 
conferences, DEBS 2011 will host a one-day, multi-track tutorial program 
for which it solicits proposals for tutorials.
The goal of the tutorial program of DEBS 2011 is to provide independent 
instruction on topics related to event-based computing, both fitting for 
the research audience and to an industrial audience. We solicit both long 
(3 hours) and short (1.5 hours) tutorials. A tutorial may cover a wide 
scope of topics ranging from practical techniques and guidelines over 
standards to theoretical work. Please note that no marketing or product 
specific tutorials will be accepted. Tutorial levels may be introductory, 
intermediate, or advanced. Topics of broad interest are preferred.
Demos, Posters and the DEBS 2011 Challenge

Posters

Poster presentations offer researchers an opportunity to present 
significant work in progress or research that is best communicated in an 
interactive or graphical format. Further, poster presentations provide 
researchers with an opportunity to obtain direct feedback about their work 

from a wide audience during the poster session. The authors are expected 
to prepare and present a poster during an exhibit-style conference 
reception. Poster submissions are welcomed in areas related to any aspect 
of event processing as identified in the call for contributions. Posters 
should focus on problems and methodology of the presented research. 
Accepted contributions will be published in electronic form.

Demos

Demonstrations present first-hand experience with research prototypes or 
operational systems. They provide opportunities to exchange ideas gained 
from implementing event-based systems and to obtain feedback from expert 
users. Demonstration submissions are welcomed in any of the areas 
identified in the call for papers. The authors are expected to prepare a 
poster and perform a live software demonstration on their own laptop 
during an exhibit-style conference reception. Any special requirements 
should be identified in the appendix of the paper. Accepted contributions 
will be published in electronic form. Poster submissions and system 
demonstrations can overlap the work described in other kinds of 
submissions.

DEBS 2011 Challenge

The DEBS Challenge is the premier event for demonstrating practical 
progress towards achieving the vision of the Event Processing Fabric 
defined in the Event Processing Dagstuhl Seminar in 2010.  The challenge 
will include a specification of an event processing application, and 
solicit implementations of this application, there will be two tracks: the 

research prototypes track and the commercial products track.  The focus on 

the challenge will be on ease of development.  The research prototypes 
track will also grant award for the best implementation. All implementers 
will be invited to present their work in the conference.

DEBS 2011 Gong Show

The gong show will consist of short presentations about visionary and/or 
outrageous ideas towards the next generation of event-based systems.
Selection will be done by submitting a short abstract. The audience will 
vote for the best idea.

Doctoral and PhD Workshop

We welcome submissions from students who are enrolled in a PhD program and 

are working on topics relevant to those covered by the DEBS 2011 
conference. We encourage submissions from students who are at the late 
stages of their doctoral work, and who can therefore present a relatively 
"complete" story about their research. We also encourage submissions from 
students in the beginning stages of their program, and thus have a 
significant "future work" component. The former category will have the 
opportunity to present their research to a wider audience in preparation 
for a job search, whereas the latter can obtain valuable feedback about 
their upcoming research plans. Students in both stages of their careers 
will benefit from interacting with each other, as well as with members of 
the event processing research community represented at the conference.