Call for Papers 
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The 5th ChinaGrid Annual Conference (ChinaGrid 2010) 

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, July 16-18, 2010 
http://chinagrid2010.sysu.edu.cn/

China Education and Research Grid Project - ChinaGrid, an important 211 project funded by Chinese Ministry of Education, aims at constructing public service system. It is also supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program). The goal of ChinaGrid is to integrate heterogeneous mass resources distributed in the China Education and Research Network (CERNET), share those resources in the CERNET environment effectively and avoid the resource islands, provide useful services, finally form the public platform for research and education in China. To promote our country¡¯s grid construction and speed  the development of grid application , the 5th  ChinaGrid Annual Conference (ChinaGrid 2010) is to be held from July 16 to 18, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 

ChinaGrid 2010 will be a stimulating forum for researchers and practitioners in related fields, where people get together to exchange ideas, experiences, and up-to-date grid technological advances as well as its application in Chinagrid Project. We invite the submission of papers related to various aspects of grid computing and its real-life applications. 
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 The main topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 
  - Virtualization and grid computing
  - Cloud computing
  - Applications, including eScience and eBusiness Applications
  - Architectures and Fabrics
  - Autonomic and Utility Computing on Global Grids
  - Cluster and Grid Integration
  - Creation and Management of Virtual Enterprises and Organizations
  - Distributed and Large-Scale Data Access and Management
  - Scientific, Industrial and Social Implications
  - Information Services
  - Grid Economy and Business Models
  - Metadata, Ontologies, and Provenance
  - Middleware and Toolkits
  - Monitoring, Management and Organization Tools
  - Performance Measurement and Modeling
  - Problem Solving Environments
  - Programming Models, Tools and Environments
  - QoS and SLA Negotiation
  - Resource Management, Scheduling, and Runtime Environments
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  Submission Instruction
All papers must be unpublished and should not be under simultaneous review for any other conferences and workshops. Papers must be written in English. Submissions must be in an electronic form as PDF or Word files and should be uploaded using the conference submission website.
Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11" (two columns IEEE format), not exceeding 8 pages; max 2 extra pages allowed at additional cost. Helpful information for paper formatting can be found on the website.

 Important Dates 
	Deadline of paper submission:                5, March, 2010 
	Notification of acceptance/rejection:       28, March, 2010 
	Camera Ready and Registration Deadline:     20, April, 2010    
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  Publication 
All submitted papers will be reviewed by program committee members and selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE categorized conference proceedings. All papers accepted will be included in IEEE xplore and cited by EI. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit a revised and expanded version of their papers to be considered for publication in special issues of well-known international journals.(pending)

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