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17th  IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM 2021)
		       17-21 May 2021, Bordeaux, France
                          https://im2021.ieee-im.org
                         
                           CALL FOR TUTORIALS


(Submissions due:  December 10, 2020)
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The 17th  IFIP/IEEE Symposium on  Integrated Network and Service  Management (IM
2021)  will  take  place  on  May  17-21, 2021  in  Bordeaux,  France.  Held  in
odd-numbered years since 1989,  IM 2021 follows the tradition of  NOMS and IM as
the primary  IEEE Communications Society's  forum for technical exchange  on the
management  of information  and communication  technology focusing  on research,
development, integration, standards, service  provisioning and user communities.
Tutorials are an integral part of the program of IFIP/IEEE IM 2021. They provide
participants  with  broad and  comprehensive  overviews  of emerging  fields  in
management of  information, networks  and communication technology.  Experts are
invited to  submit half-day  (3 hours) tutorial  proposals.  Full-day  (6 hours)
tutorials as  well as  tutorials including  hands-on-experience are  also warmly
welcome.


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Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

- SDN/NFV Development and Management Frameworks
- Data Plane Programming 
- 5G Management
- Management of IoT
- Security Management approaches and platforms
- Open Source solutions for Network and Service Management Management
- Monitoring and Measurement
- Simulation Frameworks
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Networks
- Blockchain Technologies for Network and Service Management
- Green communication management
- Managing cloud computing and services
- Management of programmable networks


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Important Dates:

- Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: November 15, 2020
   **extended to December 10, 2020**
- Notification of Acceptance: December  15, 2020
- Tutorial Material: March 31, 2021


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Submission Instructions:

If you are interested in presenting a tutorial at IM 2021 please fill in the Tutorial 
Proposal Form  (available on the website) and send a PDF version of this form to the 
two Co-Chairs:


Isabelle Chrisment, University of Lorraine, France (isabelle.chrisment@loria.fr)
Carol Fung, Virginia Commonwealth University, (cfung@vcu.edu)

https://im2021.ieee-im.org/sites/im2021.ieee-im.org/files/IM_2021_TutorialProposalForm.docx

https://im2021.ieee-im.org/sites/im2021.ieee-im.org/files/IM_2021_TutorialProposalForm.pdf

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Additional Information:

Once accepted, a tutorial will be held provided that there is a minimum audience of 
10 (full-day) and 5 (half-day) registrants for the tutorial. A stipend will be offered 
per tutorial (to be shared among speakers for a particular tutorial if more than one 
speaker presents the tutorial), as follows:
- 3-hour tutorial (half-day): $500 US or free conference registration;
- 6-hour tutorial (full-day): $1,000 US or ($500 + free registration).
As for most conferences, travel and other expenses are to be covered by the tutorial
speakers themselves.

For further information, please contact the Tutorial Co-Chairs.