Please note that the workshop is held the week after Sigcomm 2010
(which is in Delhi), so if you plan to attend Sigcomm, the extra
travel expenses for ExtremeCom will be small.
Pan Hui
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Call for Papers and Demos for The 2nd Extreme Workshop on
Communication -
The Himalayan Expedition (ExtremeCom 2010)
September 4-10, 2010
--In Cooperation with ACM SIGCOMM
The Extreme Workshop on Communication (ExtremeCom) intends to bring
together researchers and practitioners in areas related to challenged
networks in order to gain experience and insight into the challenges
that such environments pose for the network and the users. Such
networks include delay and disruption tolerant networks, sparse sensor
networks, power-efficient networking, as well as other networking
paradigms for rural and remote areas.
We aim to do this through a real-life experience in the Indian
Himalayan region. Dharamsala, where the workshop will take place, is a
well-frequented and loved destination for visitors. This mountainous
town presents a unique mix of cultures and spiritual traditions and is
also a starting point to a number of spectacular trekking trails.
Dharamsala is also the place where Dharamsala Community Network came
to life in February 2005, following the deregulation of WiFi for
outdoor use in India. Built and operated by AirJaldi, a social
enterprise, the network grew from 8 campuses in 2005 to over 2,000
computers spread in campuses, offices and homes within a radius of
70Km. in and around Dharamsala. AirJaldi is building additional
networks in other rural locations in India.
The ExtremeCom 2010 workshop is planned around AirJaldi's Dharamsala
network's locations and facilities, thereby giving participants a
great opportunity to be involved in a real-life network deployment.
The workshop will start with a four-day field trip into the mountain
regions around Dharamsala. During this time, participants will be
given the opportunity to hike along the trails in the mountains, visit
local villages and Tibetan settlements and meet the local population
and users of the network. The combination of trekking and meetings
will give participants a better idea of both the technical and user
requirements of the network, as well as provide opportunities for
informal research discussions between the participants.
Participants who have their own solutions for scenarios like this will
also, to as great an extent as possible, be encouraged to test and
demonstrate it within this environment. (We are currently planning the
mountain-based part of the workshop and some details are subject to
change.) During the field trip, participants will be given the chance
to work with AirJaldi to set up more relays, for example in schools
along the hiking trail (details to be provided at a later stage).
Upon reaching the end of the hike, we will conduct a two-day technical
session in a more traditional conference venue with paper
presentations and demos. The focus will still be on informal research
discussions, with the hope that the recent field experience they have
gone through together will give participants the ability to view and
discuss the topics presented with additional insights.
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