Workshops in FIS2009 will complement the main conference by providing a forum for active discussions and exchange of ideas focused on one or two cross-domain issues related to the Future Internet. The purpose of the workshops will be to provide an informal setting for attendees, potentially affiliated to different Internet disciplines to discuss scientific and technical issues, share experiences, and to lay the foundations for the establishment of the cross-domain research community which will shape the Future Internet research agenda.

From a content perspective workshop proposals should comply with the agenda of the main conference and concentrate on topics which are likely to benefit from interactions and information exchange within a focused group of experts from different areas and have a wide range of workshops (full-day, or half-day) covering fundamental research questions for the realization of the next generation of the Internet, bringing together researchers from different disciplines.

Interested parties are invited to submit Workshop proposals by email to Ning Wang ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Workshop organisers will be notified of the status of their proposal by the proposal acceptance date below according to the Symposium Programme organization.

Proposal Guidelines

Workshop proposals are due 19th June. Proposals should be no more than 3 pages in length, and must contain the following information:

• The title and brief technical description of the workshop, including the goals, the scientific and technical issues addressed and the motivation underlying why the topic is of particular interest for the Future Internet community.
• A brief description of the proposed workshop format and intended audience.
• A list of related workshops or similar events held in the last 3 years if applicable.
• The names, contact information and short bio of the workshop organizers,

Upon acceptance the Workshop organizers will be responsible for the following:

• Producing a "Call for Participation" text for the workshop.
• Publicizing the workshop, distributing the call to relevant newsgroups, mailing lists, targeting the relevant interdisciplinary audience.
• Producing a Web page for the workshop and submitting the URL for the Web page to the workshop chair no later than June 28.

The FIS2009 Organizing Committee will support the workshop organizers by:

• Providing publicity for the workshop on the conference's Web page and through additional dissemination channels.
• Providing logistics facilities for the workshop at the conference venue including hardcopies of the workshop proceedings.

Important Dates

Proposal submission deadline: June 26, 2009
Proposal acceptance: June 30th, 2009
URL for Workshop Web page: July 3, 2009
Workshop paper submission deadline: August 1, 2009
Notification of acceptance: August 17, 2009
Camera ready proceedings: August 25, 2009
Workshop day: September 1, 2009

Workshop chair

Ning Wang | University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.