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

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