CNOM Report @ ICC 2007 by James W. Hong (CNOM Chair) jwkhong@postech.ac.kr

1. CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 by James W. Hong (CNOM Chair) jwkhong@postech.ac.kr Including notes by Marcus Brunner (CNOM secretary) brunner@netlab.nec.de Technical Committee on Network Operations and Management (CNOM) 4:00 – 5:00 PM Monday, June 25, 2007 Glasgow, UK CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

2. James W. Hong Marcus Brunner Stefano Giordano Harry Skianis Aiko Pras Burkhard Stiller Yacine G. Doudane Masayoshi Ejiri Doug Zuckerman Rocky K. C. Chang Algiordas Pakstas Kun Yang Gayle Weisman Bruce Worthman Raouf Boutaba Attendance CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

3. Table of Contents • CNOM Recertification Status • CNOM P&P Document • CNOM Rep Reports • Reports on CNOM Sponsored Conferences • Journals and Magazines • Future CNOM Sponsored Events • CNOM Election for the 2007.5-2009.4 Term • Future CNOM Meetings CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

4. CNOM Recertification Status • Comsoc TCs get reviewed every three years • In Aug., 2006, CNOM had submitted a summary of its activities for the last three years to Comsoc TAC (Technical Activities Council) • We were notified in Dec. 2006 that CNOM was recertified by the TAC with the recommendation to create Policies and Procedures (P&P) document, which needs to be submitted to TAC before ICC 2007for approval • The CNOM P&P draft has been prepared by the CNOM officers and distributed to CNOM members for comments (April 2007), discussed at the CNOM meeting @IM 2007 and finalized shortly after • The CNOM P&P has been submitted to TAC in early June 2007 for approval CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

5. CNOM P&P Document (1/3) • Active Membership • A Member becomes an Active Member if he/she satisfies at least one of the following conditions in the last two years • has attended (physically present or by teleconference) at least one of the regularly scheduled CNOM meetings • has served as a TPC or OC member for CNOM sponsored conferences, such as IEEE NOMS/IM, Manweek, APNOMS, LANOMS • has served as an editorial board member or editorial advisory board member for CNOM supported journals such as JNSM or TNSM CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

6. CNOM P&P Document (2/3) • Nomination Procedure • A Nominations & Elections (N&E) Committee that consists of the current elected and appointed TC officers and three volunteers who are Active Members shall facilitate the election of officers. • N&E Committee shall come into existence at the TC meeting held at GLOBECOM preceding the actual election. N&E Committee identifies at least two candidates for each elected officer position. • N&E Committee shall announce its slate of candidates at least four weeks before an election is to be held. • Members shall be able to submit nominations via email to the N&E Committee up to December 31st of the year preceding the election year. Such “write-in” candidates must receive at least five supporting “signatures” (via email) of Active Members. All candidates, however they are identified, must be Active Members, must consent to being nominated, and must show willingness to serve. CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

7. CNOM P&P Document (3/3) • Election Procedure • Only Active Members may vote. • TC elections are conducted by the N&E Committee and held by the means decide by the N&E Committee (email, via web-based system, or show of hands at a CNOM meeting at NOMS or IM). • The quorum for a valid election is equal to two-thirds of the voters. • In the case of two candidates for a position, election is by simple majority. • For the case of more than two but fewer than five candidates, the candidate with the highest number of votes wins. For five or more candidates, selection proceeds in two stages. In the first stage, votes can be cast for all candidates. In the second stage, votes can be cast only for the up to four candidates who have garnered the most votes in the first stage. In the event of a tie, votes shall be cast one more time. If the tie is not broken, the VP-TA shall cast a tie-breaking vote. CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

8. CNOM Reps to ICC/Globecom • ICC 2007 – Dr. Ram Gopal Gupta, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, New Delhi, INDIA, rgupta@mit.gov.in • Globecom 2007 – Prof. Jose Neuman de Souza, Dept. of Computer Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, neuman@ufc.br • ICC 2008 -  Prof. Rocky K. C. Chang, Associate Professor, Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, csrchang@comp.polyu.edu.hk • Globecom 2008 – Dr. Kun Yang, Dept. of Electronic Systems Engineering, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, UK, kunyang@essex.ac.uk • We are now looking for CNOM Reps to ICC/Globecom 2009 – volunteers are welcome! CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

9. Reports on CNOM Sponsored Conferences • IM 2007 (May 21-25, 2007, Munich, Germany) • LANOMS 2007 • APNOMS 2007 • Manweek 2007 • NOMS 2008 CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

10. IM 2007 (1/3) • Munich, Germany (May 21-25, 2007, www.im2007.org) • 316 participants from 32 countries • Keynotes – 6 keynote speakers • Erwin Huber (Bavarian State Minister) • Ulrich Pfeiffer (HP) • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gentzsch (D-Grid) • Prof. Vasilis Maglaris (GÉANT2) • Keith C. Goodman (IBM) • Dr. René Wies (BMW) • Technical Program • 187 full paper submissions • 51 full papers accepted (27% acceptance rate) • 17 application session papers • 47 posters in two poster sessions • 5 panels + DEP CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

11. IM 2007 (2/3) • Eight half-day tutorials • Six 1-day workshops • 5th IEEE Workshop on End-to-End Monitoring Techniques and Services (E2EMON) • 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Business-driven IT Management (BDIM 2007) • 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Broadband Convergence Networks (BcN 2007) • 2nd IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Feedback Control Implementation and Design in Computing Systems and Networks (FeBID 2007) • 4th International Workshop on Managing Ubiquitous Communications and Services (MUCS 2007) • 1st IEEE Workshop on Autonomic Communication and Network Management (ACNM 2007) • All were quite well attended CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

12. IM 2007 (3/3) • Superb local arrangement by Gabi, Hegering and their MNM Team • Excellent social events • Welcome Reception hosted by the Mayor of Munich • Banquet at Bavarian dinner and entertainment restaurant • Tour of the Munich Supercomputing Center • Lots of gifts (conference bag, 2GB USB memory stick) • Over $100K US surplus! surplus due to high quality programme and a lot of volunteering work CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

13. Future CNOM Sponsored Events • LANOMS 2007 • Sept. 10-12, 2007, Petrópolis, Brazil, www.lanoms.org/2007/ • APNOMS 2007 • Oct. 10-12, 2007, Sapporo Convention Center, Sapporo, Japan • Technical paper submission closed • Innovation Session paper submission due: July 2, 2007 • www.apnoms.org/2007 • Manweek 2007 • October 29-November 2, San José, CA, USA • http://magellan.tssg.org/2007/manweek/manweek.php CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

14. NOMS 2008 April 7-11, 2008 City of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Not in El Salvador! CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

15. NOMS 2008 Organizing Committee • General Co-chairs • Mehmet Ulema • Jose Marcos Nogueira • Technical Program Co-chairs • Marcus Brunner • Carlos Westphall • And 40 people more ... CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

16. NOMS 2008 Venue Hotel Pestana Bahia Rio Vermelho region, north of downtown There are others hotels nearby CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

17. NOMS 2008 Local support • Deparment of Computer Science • UFMG - Federal Univ. of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte) • PCO: Fundep – local non profit organization • Purchases, people payments, registration Web Site • Three addresses (aliases): • www.ieee-noms.org/2008 • www.noms2008.org • http://www2.dcc.ufmg.br/eventos/noms2008/ • Hosted by Fed. University of Minas Gerais • Mantained by Carlos Souza (Student) We hope to see you next year in Brazil Submit papers! CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

18. Future Planning • MANWEEK 2008 • Proposals from Greece (Samos/Athens & Italy) • Note: discussions about the timing of MANWEEK due to other CNOM activities • MANWEEK 2009 • Two proposals are being prepared by Montreal and Toronto, Canada • Note from participants: Ghent, Belgium might be a candidate • IM 2009 • Suggestions? • Suggested to have it in North America • Proposals are invited • NOMS 2010 • CNOM has invited to submit a proposal from Japan (motion agreed unanimously) 18 CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

19. Journals and Magazines • TNSM (www.etnsm.org) • IEEE Communication Magazine Series on Network and Service Management • Journal of Network and Systems Management (JNSM) CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

20. TNSM • Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM, www.etnsm.org) • Raouf Boutaba, Acting EiC • 2 issues (5 papers each) were successfully published in Apr. & Dec. 2004 • 3rd issue (5 papers) was published in Nov. 2005 • 4th & 5th issues were published in 2006 • Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM) has been approved as a full fledged IEEE transaction journal starting from Jan. 2007 • will publish 3 issues in 2007 (June, Sept, Dec.) • Submissions are welcome! • 4 issues per year starting from 2008 • Note: earlier issues will be entered in the digital library together with the June issue • Note: indexing is in process, but requires a number of years of existence of the transactions CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

21. ComMag Network and Service Mgt Series • Feature Editors • George Pavlou, U. of Surrey, UK, g.pavlou@eim.surrey.ac.uk • Aiko Pras, U. of Twente, a.pras@utwente.nl • Issues • 1st issue Oct 2005 ComMag • 21 submissions, 4 papers published • 2nd issue Mar 2006 ComMag • 23 submissions, 5 papers published • 3rd issue Oct 2006 ComMag • 17 submissions, 4 papers published • 4th issue Mar 2007 ComMag • 23 submissions, 4 papers published • 5th issue Oct 2007 ComMag • 14 submissions are under review CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

22. Journal of Network and Systems Management • EiC: Manu Malek • Published by Springer • JNSM has been indexed in Thompson’s SCIE since Jan. 2007 CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

23. Date NOMS/IM ICC Globecom WCNC Infocom OFC/NFOEC 2009 TDB Dresden Germany 14 -18 June Honolulu USA 30 Nov- 4 Dec TDB Miami, FL USA 13 – 17 March TDB 2007 Munich, Germany 21-25 May Glasgow, Scotland 24-28 June Washington DC, USA 26-30 Nov. Hong Kong 11-15 Mar Anchorage Alaska, USA 6-12 May Anaheim CA, USA 25-29 Mar 2008 Salvador Brazil 7-11 April Beijing China 19-23 May New Orleans LZ, USA 1-4 Dec. Las Vegas USA 30 Mar-Apr 3 Phoenix AZ, USA 13 - 19 Apr San Diego CA, USA 24-28 Feb Selected ComsocMajor Conferences CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

24. CNOM Election • The CNOM election was held at the CNOM Meeting @ IM 2007 For the 2007.5 to 2009.4 term • The Since the new P&P has not been approved by the Comsoc TAC, we used the previously used election method for this election • The election was chaired by Dr. Doug Zuckerman • Candidates • James Hong (Chair), Carlos Westphal (Vice Chair), Young-Tak Kim (Technical Chair), Marcus Brunner (Secretary) running for the second term • There were no other candidates and the current officers were unanimously re-elected to serve another two-year term CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

25. Future CNOM Meetings • The next CNOM meeting will be held at Globecom 2007 in Nov. 2007 in Washington, DC, USA CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)

26. Thank you for attending Questions? CNOM Report@ ICC 2007 (Glasgow, UK)