Hello,

Some of you might be interested in the IASDS workshop,
this workshop is trying to address issues similar to
what XLDB covers, except IASDS approaches it from
the file-system side.

Regards,
Jacek

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Workshop on Interfaces and Architectures for Scientific Data Storage 
(IASDS09)
   http://www.mcs.anl.gov/events/workshops/iasds09/

Held in conjunction with IEEE Cluster 2009
   http://www.cluster2009.org

Friday September 4, 2009
New Orleans, LA, USA

Call for Papers

High-performance computing simulations and large scientific experiments such
as those in high energy physics generate tens of terabytes of data, and 
these
data sizes grow each year. Existing systems for storing, managing, and
analyzing data are being pushed to their limits by these applications, 
and new
techniques are necessary to enable efficient data processing for future
simulations and experiments.

The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for engineers and
scientists to present and discuss their most recent work related to the
storage, management, and analysis of data for scientific workloads. Emphasis
is placed on forward-looking approaches to tackle the challenges of
storage at extreme scale or to provide better abstractions for use in
scientific workloads.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- parallel file systems
- scientific databases
- active storage
- scientific I/O middleware
- extreme scale storage

Registration fee for the workshop will be included as part of the 
Cluster 2009
conference registration fee.

Paper Submission:

Papers must be submitted via our EasyChair web site in PDF format:
   http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iasds09

Workshop papers will be peer-reviewed and will appear as part of the IEEE
Cluster 2009 proceedings. Submissions must follow the Cluster 2009 format:

Since the camera-ready version of accepted papers must be compliant with the
IEEE Xplore format for publication, submitted papers must conform to the
following Xplore layout, page limit, and font size. This will insure a size
consistency and a uniform layout for the reviewers. (With minimal changes,
accepted document can be styled for publication according to Xplore
requirements explained in the Xplore formatting guide, which is also in 
Xplore
format).

- Maximum 10 pages
- Single-spaced
- 8.5x11-inch, Two-column numbered pages in IEEE Xplore format
- Format instructions are available at:
   - IEEE Paper LaTeX Template (ZIP file)
     http://www.cluster2009.org/IEEE_Paper_LaTeX_Template_LETTER_V3.zip
   - IEEE Paper Word Template (ZIP file)
     http://www.cluster2009.org/IEEE_Paper_Word_Template_LETTER_V3.zip

In the event of problems with paper submission, please contact Robert Ross
([log in to unmask]).

Important Dates
   Paper Submission Deadline June 12, 2009 (firm deadline)
   Author Notification July 10, 2009
   Final Manuscript July 31, 2009
   Workshop September 4, 2009

Program Committee
   Robert Ross, Argonne National Laboratory
   Jacek Becla, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
   Evan Felix, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
   Gary Grider, Los Alamos National Laboratory
   Quincey Koziol, The HDF Group
   Wei-Keng Liao, Northwestern University
   Carlos Maltzahn, University of California Santa Cruz
   Doron Rotem, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
   Lee Ward, Sandia National Laboratories
   Kesheng Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory