Middleware for Pervasive and Ad Hoc Computing

Update: Sorry about that -- didn't realize this got posted initially with no content. As Steve pointed out in comments, the votes were close. After tallying the online voting with in-attendance votes (from those who didn't make the online poll before it closed), Todor made a strong comeback but Ian Wakeman et. al. finally triumphed with a 9-7 edge. Congratulations to them, and we look forward to seeing you all again next year.

As you may have noticed in the workshop program , we have a final 30-minute plenary discussion to close out the workshop. In order to make this as interactive and useful as possible, we decided to preface this with a 20-minute session called "1-minute madness". Some of you may have seen this forum before at other workshops. Basically, this is a soapbox of sorts -- anyone (presenters, organizers, attendees) is welcome to participate and provide fodder for the follow-up discussion. The idea is to make a 1-minute pitch about a topic of interest. You may elect to use slides or not - if the former, a single slide is ideal but you can use your discretion here. For convenience, here are some possible 'themes' for the pitch. These are suggestions only: Research in a nutshell . What problem are you trying to solve? Why is it important? What makes your solution novel? Hot Topics . What should the MPAC community's next big research challenge be? Why? Experience Lessons . S...

5 th International Workshop on Middleware for Pervasive and Ad-Hoc Computing Newport Beach , Orange County , California , USA November 26 th - 30 th , 2007 A Workshop of Middleware 2007 This workshop is premised on our belief that underpinning middleware mechanisms are central in weaving together the multitude of sensing, computing, communication and information technologies. In this respect, middleware for pervasive computing and ad-hoc networking provides two core research areas. Building on the success of the 2003 , 2004 , 2005 and 2006 workshops, this workshop seeks to develop a roadmap for research on essential middleware abstractions and infrastructures for ad-hoc and pervasive computing in general, and sensor-based services in particular. For more details, please visit our official website .