[hpc-announce] PhD Forum, Demo Session, and Student Travel Support at IGSC 2019

[Mahdi Nikdast]

You are cordially invited to submit a poster/demo to the 2019
International Green and Sustainable Computing Conference (IGSC):



https://www.igscc.org/.



IGSC PhD Forum and Demo Session



This exciting, interactive session is composed of two components held
simultaneously in the same session:



1.  PhD Forum:  Graduate students working in the area of sustainable
computing and/or computational sustainability are invited to submit a
summary of their Ph.D. thesis work to the Ph.D. Forum at IGSC 2019.
Held in conjunction with the regular IGSC conference program, the aim
of the Ph.D. Forum is to provide a specialized forum for senior Ph.D.
graduate students to present their Ph.D. thesis work and preliminary
results in a poster presentation session. The Ph.D. Forum provides a
unique opportunity for students to present their Ph.D. work to the
conference attendees, meet with their peers and experts in the field,
and most importantly, receive feedback on their work. All the
submitted Ph.D. Forum abstracts will be reviewed and the accepted
abstracts will be published in the IGSC 20189 proceedings and in IEEE
Xplore.  Upon approval by NSF, IGSC expects to provide several student
travel grants to students studying in U.S. academic or higher
education institutions for attending the PhD Forum as outlined below.

2. Project Demonstrations (Demos):

Faculty, students, researchers, and industry members are invited to
demonstrate projects related to sustainable computing or computing
sustainability at IGSC.  Each Demo team will be provided with a
presentation table and access to power and other resources required
for demonstrating their project.  The Demo session will be conducted
along with the PhD Forum and includes a reception event to attract the
conference registrants to attend the session.  Demo teams are asked to
submit a 2-page summary describing their Demo project (see submission
instructions below).



Publication and Submission Instructions

1. For PhD Forum:

Accepted abstracts in the Ph.D. Forum will be published (maximum 2
pages in length for each paper) in the IGSC Ph.D. Forum Proceedings,
which will be published in IEEE Xplore as part of the IGSC
proceedings.



Each submission must include:

A two-page summary (extended abstract) of the Ph.D. work based on IEEE
conference template. Please check the Paper Submission instructions on
the IGSC webpage (https://www.igscc.org/paper-submission) for
formatting templates. The two-page paper should clearly list the main
contributions of the student Ph.D. thesis. Also, it should include a
list of recent publications, if any, in the reference section;
The author list in this extended abstract should only include the
student name (first author) and the advisor. Also, please specify to
which track the submission belongs. Information on different tracks is
available on the IGSC webpage (https://www.igscc.org/call-for-papers);
A recently published paper (conference publication or journal) by the
student in the field, if any; and
A letter from the advisor, sanctioning the submission and
acknowledging willingness to support the Ph.D. students’ travel
(either fully or as necessary beyond any possible IGSC student travel
support) to the conference to present their posters at the Forum.



All the aforementioned requirements should be merged into a single PDF
file and submitted at
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=igscc2019 (From Topics, make
sure to select “Ph.D. Forum” for Ph.D. Forum submissions).

Conference Attendance and Poster/Demo Presentation

The PhD Forum participants are expected to register for the conference
at the student rate with the expectation of presenting their posters
during the Ph.D. Forum poster session at IGSC. Please note the
following regarding your poster presentations:

You will have a display area sized at maximum 48 inches by 36 inches.
You are free to use this area in any way you like (e.g., one large
poster, multiple sheets, etc). If you choose to use multiple sheets
instead of one poster, you can produce a total of six (6) A4 pages or
print a total of twelve (12) PowerPoint presentation slides (2 slides
per A4 page).
We will provide thumbtacks (pushpins)/tape to hang your poster on
provided boards. Please look for the board with your presentation
number.
IGSC will not supply output or production services.

2. For Project Demonstration (Demos):

Accepted Demo Projects summaries will be published (maximum 2 pages in
length for each summary) in the IGSC Demos Proceedings, which will be
published in IEEE Xplore as part of the IGSC proceedings.



Each submission must include:

A two-page Demo Project summary (extended abstract) describing the
project and the planned demonstration event at IGSC, based on IEEE
conference template. Please check the Paper Submission instructions on
the IGSC webpage (https://www.igscc.org/paper-submission) for
formatting templates. The two-page paper should clearly list the main
contributions of the demo project. Also, it should include a list of
recent publications, if any, in the reference section;
A recently published paper (conference publication or journal) related
to the demonstration, if any; and
A detailed list of required resources (power, connectivity, etc) to
set up, man, and demo the project at the conference.



All the aforementioned requirements should be merged into a single PDF
file and submitted at
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=igscc2019 (From Topics, make
sure to select “Demo” for demo papers).

Conference Attendance and Poster/Demo Presentation

The Demo Project teams are expected to register for the conference
with the expectation of manning their Demo table and presenting their
project during the Ph.D. Forum/Demo session at IGSC.

Student Travel Support

With support from National Science Foundation (NSF), IGSC is expecting
to provide 15-20 student travel grants (each at $1,000 or actual
travel/registration costs, whichever is less) for attending IGSC and
the PhD Forum.  All PhD Forum submissions are automatically evaluated
for student travel support with no need for submission of additional
materials in this regard.  NOTE: NSF travel support is ONLY available
to students studying in U.S. academic or higher education
institutions.



Important Dates

Ph.D. Forum Paper or Demo Projects Submission: September 6, 2019
Acceptance notification: September 13, 2019
Camera-ready submission deadline:  September 20, 2019



Contact Information

Please contact the Ph.D. forum chair Mahdi Nikdast
(Mahdi.Nikdast at colostate.edu) if you have any questions.