[hpc-announce] Call for Tutorials Hot Interconnects 2021

[Taylor Groves]

*************** Call For Tutorials ****************

************** IEEE HOT Interconnects 2021 **********

************** August 18-20, 2021 ***************

************** https://hoti.org/call-for-tutorials.html **************


Hot Interconnects 2021 continues its tradition to offer world-class
tutorials held by internationally renowned experts in the area of
high-performance interconnect networks.


** Safety and Well-Being **

Given the uncertainty of the Coronavirus, Hot Interconnects 2021 is
currently scheduled as an online conference but we are also holding
open the possibility of a physical conference. The safety and
well-being of all conference participants is our priority. We will
continue to monitor  official travel advisories related to the
Coronavirus and update the event website to keep you informed. We
encourage you to review the conference’s “Travel and Safety
Information” page for tips and travel recommendations. If you have any
questions or need additional information,


Travel and Safety Information:

* World Health Organization:      https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus


* Centers for Disease Control:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

* European Center for Disease Control: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/

* National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China:
http://en.nhc.gov.cn/


** Scope **


Attendees will come from mixed backgrounds and interests in
interconnection networks. We encourage tutorials of broad
applicability rather than those focusing solely on research in a
limited domain or by a particular group. Areas of interest for
tutorials include but are not limited to:

- Edge and 5G networking

- DPU and smartNICs

- High performance computing networking

- Ethernet networking

- Software defined networking

- Data Center/Cloud and WAN networking

- Optical interconnects

- Emerging interconnect architectures

- High-speed packet processing engines and network processors

- System-on-Chip interconnects

- Traffic engineering and Network analytics


** Review Process **


Tutorial submissions will be reviewed by the Hot Interconnects 2021
tutorials committee. The committee will consider, among other aspects,
appropriateness and utility for Hot Interconnects tutorial audience,
timeliness and general interest, clarity, completeness, cohesiveness
of the proposal and presentation history and teaching/speaking
experience of the presenters.


** Publication **


All materials must be submitted to the tutorials chair by August 1st
and will be released to the attendees. Submitters must explicitly
agree to release the materials for this purpose.


** How to submit **


Tutorials may be proposed for one half-day (three hours, 2 presenters
max) duration. Tutorials on new and emerging technologies are
encouraged. Tutorial proposals must be submitted electronically to the
submission address <tutorials at hoti.org>. Although not required, you
are strongly urged to submit samples of your visual aids. You may
supply a URL at which the samples may be found.


** Submission **

The submission should include a single PDF file with the following
sections, each beginning on a separate page:


- Title page including the following components:

- Title

- Name, organization, and email address of each author

- 200-word (maximum) abstract

- (Optional) A URL with samples of your visual aids

- Description of the tutorial content (1 page maximum) containing:

   ** Goals of the tutorials (takeaways for the audience)

   ** Why is it relevant for HOTI 2021 attendees?

   ** Target audience

   ** Content level: beginner, intermediate, or advanced

   ** Previous presentations of this tutorial including any
differences in the proposed tutorial

- Detailed outline of the tutorial (2 pages maximum)

- Resume or curriculum vitae for each presenter (2 presenters maximum,
1 page maximum each)

- A statement agreeing to release the notes to HOTI 2021 tutorial attendees


** Important dates **


Proposals due: May 30, 2021

Notification of acceptance: Jun 07, 2021

Materials due: August 1, 2021

Tutorial date: August 20, 2021


** Contact **

Matthew Dosanjh, Sandia National Laboratories, mdosanj at sandia.gov

Taylor Groves, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, tgroves at lbl.gov