**** apologize if you receive multiple copies of this call for proposals ****** Dear Friends, The attached link to call for papers <http://www.surfnet.nl/en/Hybride_netwerk/SURFlichtpaden/Pages/CollaborativeresearchusingeScienceinfrastructureandhighspeednetworks.aspx> is a wonderful opportunity present at a workshop co-located with IEEE international conference on eScience to be held on 9th October in Chicago, Illinois. The talks are accepted based received 1 - 2 page abstracts. The accepted talks will have an opportunity to publish written papers in a special section of the scientific journal Future Generation of Computer Systems (FGCS). The link with the details on the workshop is at : http://www.surfnet.nl/en/Hybride_netwerk/SURFlichtpaden/Pages/Collaborativer... The workshop and the special section will focus on scientific use-cases in which high-speed wide area networks , such as enabled by NRENs around the world and by the GLIF community, are used in a novel way. The workshop will cover and highlight applications that use such networks to connect instruments and facilities around the world in a novel manner. It will also explore upcoming trends in the design and architectures of these advanced networks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Distributed applications running on high-speed networks * Network architectures for integrated e-Science research * Advances in networking devices and protocols that support management and control of distributed e-Science infrastructures * Models for networks and infrastructure descriptions suitable for inter-NRENs cooperation Researchers are invited to submit extended abstracts describing a scientific use case of the advanced use of distributed resources connected by high speed (national or international) networks. Extended abstracts of 600 to 1200 words (one to two A4 pages) must be submitted in English, the official language of the conference. These should be accompanied (attached to the extended abstract above the two pages) by a short professional biography of the author(s) and the full names and contact details of the author(s) as outlined below. Keywords will assist the program committee in planning the final program of the conference. Important Dates: Workshop abstract submission: 25 June 2012 Workshop acceptance notification: 11 July 2012 Final extended abstract: 10 September 2012 Workshop: 9 October 2012 For the special section in FGCS: Full paper submission: 15 October 2012 Please send your abstracts to creihsn-submission@list.surfnet.nl <mailto:%20creihsn-submission@list.surfnet.nl> Look forward to your participation and abstract! Inder -- Inder Monga 510-486-6531 http://www.es.net Follow us on Twitter: ESnetUpdates/Twitter <http://bit.ly/bisCAd> Visit our blog: ESnetUpdates Blog <http://bit.ly/9lSTO3><http://bit.ly/d2Olql>