First, just a reminder that the deadlines for Middleware'04 are approaching quickly. Research paper abstracts are due March 30, and full papers are due April 6.
Second, for the 2nd International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing, we've modified the call for industrial papers to make it clear that the submission and evaluation requirements for such papers are different than those for research papers. This is because we really want to encourage the submission of industry and experience papers, but it's generally hard to get industrial paper submissions because industry people normally don't have time to write full research-style papers. I've included the revised call for industrial papers below:
The conference also encourages high quality submissions covering the application of SOC in practice, including papers describing innovative service-based implementations, novel applications of service-oriented technology, and major improvements to the state-of-practice. Actual case studies from practitioners emphasizing applications, service technology, system deployment, organizational ramifications, or business impact are especially welcomed. Because industry-based authors typically create their submissions on their own time in addition to their normal responsibilities, the conference has different evaluation criteria for industrial and applications papers to ease the burden for such authors. Specifically, such submissions are expected to focus on details and issues surrounding actual implementations and applications, and they need not be as detailed regarding prior art as academic papers are expected to be. Papers submitted to the Industrial Track are also expected to be shorter than academic papers. Industrial Track submissions that do not relate to commercial software and standards, or industrial prototypes in actual use, are not encouraged. Because of these different evaluation criteria, authors must clearly indicate that their submissions are intended for the industrial track. Submissions that do not specifically indicate that they are intended for the Industrial Track will be submitted to the regular track.
So, industry folks, please consider submitting something that shows SOC at work. The submission deadline is May 28 for abstracts, June 4 for full papers.