ACM/IFIP/USENIX 12th International Middleware Conference

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The Middleware conference is a forum for the discussion of important innovations and recent advances in the design, construction and uses of middleware. Middleware is a distributed-system software that resides between applications and underlying platforms (operating systems; databases; hardware), and/or ties together distributed applications, databases or devices. Its primary role is to coordinate and enable communication between different layers or components while isolating much of the complexity of distribution into a single, well tested and well understood system abstraction.

Following the success of the past conferences in this series in Lake District, UK (1998), in Palisades, NY (2000), in Heidelberg, Germany (2001), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2003), in Toronto, Canada (2004), in Grenoble, France (2005) , in Melbourne, Australia (2006), in Long Beach, California (2007), in Leuven, Belgium (2008), in Urbana Champaign, USA (2009), in Bengaluru, India (2010), the 12th International Middleware Conference will be the premier event for middleware research and technology in 2011. The scope of the conference is the design, implementation, deployment, and evaluation of distributed system platforms and architectures for future computing and communication environments. Highlights of the conference will include a high quality technical program, invited speakers, an industrial track, poster and demo presentations, a doctoral symposium, and workshops.

Lisbon Middleware 2011 will take place in Lisbon. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, the westernmost country in continental Europe. Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the fifth century, it was captured by the Moors in the eighth century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city for the Christians and since then it has been a major political, economic, and cultural centre of Portugal. Unlike most capital cities, Lisbon's status as the capital of Portugal has never been granted or confirmed officially – by statute or in written form. Its position as the capital has formed through constitutional convention, making its position as de facto capital a part of the Constitution of Portugal. Lisbon is recognized as an alpha city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education, and tourism. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial centre and the largest/second largest container port in the "Europe's Atlantic coast".

Conference Location The conference takes place at the Conference Center, located in the Alameda campus of IST / Technical University of Lisbon. The Alameda campus is close to the center of Lisbon. Built under the direction of Duarte Pacheco, the Alameda campus was concluded in 1937 by Porfírio Pardal Monteiro, who designs for the first time, a university campus in Portugal. Located in one of the central-most parts of Lisbon, the Alameda campus benefits from a transport network that facilitates mobility to all the areas of the city. In its vicinity, there are many shopping, leisure, culture, entertaining and sports areas.  The IST Conference Centre offers an Auditorium with 300 seats fully equipped with the most modern sound and image technologies and also four congress rooms with variable capacity from 20 to 80 people.

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