[CfP] ACM SIGMOD/PODS 2012 - Call for Participation

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ACM SIGMOD/PODS 2012 - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data
SIGMOD/SIGACT/SIGART Symposium on Principles of Database Systems

     May 20-24, 2012
     http://www.sigmod.org/2012/

     Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
     Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa
     http://scottsdale.hyatt.com


About

The annual ACM SIGMOD conference is a leading international forum for
database researchers, practitioners, developers, and users to explore
cutting-edge ideas and results, and to exchange techniques, tools, and
experiences.  The PODS symposium series is a premier annual forum for
communicating advances in the theoretical foundations of database systems.
This year's SIGMOD/PODS event also includes 11 affiliated workshops
focusing on cutting-edge topics that are relevant to the current data
management research and development.  You are cordially invited to
participate in this event.

SIGMOD General Chairs:  K. Selcuk Candan, Yi Chen
SIGMOD Program Chair:   Luis Gravano
PODS General Chair:     Maurizio Lenzerini
PODS Program Chair:     Michael Benedikt


Research Areas

*  Benchmarking and performance evaluation
*  Data analytics
*  Data cleaning, integration, and provenance
*  Data mining and knowledge discovery
*  Data models, semantics, and query languages
*  Data privacy and security
*  Data streams and sensor networks
*  Data visualization
*  Database monitoring and tuning
*  Databases for emerging hardware
*  Distributed and parallel databases
*  Indexing and physical database design
*  Information extraction
*  Information retrieval and text mining
*  Mobile databases
*  Modeling approximation and uncertainty in databases
*  Query processing and optimization
*  Scientific databases
*  Semi-structured data
*  Service-oriented computing and cloud data management
*  Social networks and graph databases
*  Storage systems
*  Transaction management

Conference Events

*  Research papers
*  Industrial papers
*  Technical demonstrations
*  Keynotes from industry and academic leaders
*  Tutorials
*  Undergraduate research papers
*  New researcher symposium
*  Workshops
*  Industrial exhibits
*  Recruitment event

Affiliated Workshops

*  SIGMOD/PODS Ph.D. Symposium
*  Database Mentoring Workshop (DBMe)
*  Databases and Social Networks (DBSocial)
*  Information Integration on the Web (IIWeb)
*  Keyword Search on Structured Data (KEYS)
*  Data Engineering for Wireless and Mobile Access (MobiDE)
*  Scalable Workflow Enactment Engines and Technologies (SWEET)
*  Web and Databases (WebDB)
*  Data Management on New Hardware (DaMoN)
*  Testing Database Systems (DBTest)
*  Semantic Web Information Management (SWIM)

Location

Scottsdale, AZ promises stunning desert vistas and a breathtaking
setting. Adjacent to Phoenix, the fifth most populated city in the
United States, many attractions, parks, and recreational areas -
including the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Petrified Forest, and
Painted Desert - are within a short distance.

The conference itself will be held at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale
Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch. This 27-acre hotel resort is minutes
from a host of activities and promises an exciting venue for this
year's conference. See http://scottsdale.hyatt.com for details.


Sponsors and Supporters

*  Diamond:  SAP
*  Platinum: EMC, IO Data Centers, Microsoft, Oracle
*  Gold:     Facebook, Google, IBM, LinkedIn, MarkLogic,
              Turn, Twitter, Vertica, VMware
*  Silver:   Actian, AT&T, Greenplum, HP, WalmartLabs, Yahoo
*  Academic: Arizona State University, University of Arizona
*  Student Travel: National Science Foundation

For more information, visit http://www.sigmod.org/2012/


-- 
Dr. Markus Kroetzsch
Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford
Room 306, Parks Road, OX1 3QD Oxford, United Kingdom
+44 (0)1865 283529               http://korrekt.org/