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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Due to enormous number of requests, the organizing committee has decided to extend the paper submission deadline to
<b>August 30, 2017</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Note this is a final extension. Please submit your paper on time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Join us in beautiful Austin, Texas Dec. 5-8, 2017</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC) and co-located
Big Data Computing Applications and Technology (BDCAT) have built up a <b><i>world-wide reputation as the premier event</i></b> focused on real-world application of advanced academic concepts in large-scale distributed computing. Join us for this exciting
event!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission deadlines approaching!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submit your proposals for associated events, industry and research
panel topics, invited speakers, and <b>paper submissions</b> to the main <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D0faa1fa9cc%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=DD%2FJusMUzDjJwUlAZhZ5R0BP2e3BzXcL9gKKpM0B72c%3D&reserved=0">
UCC</a> and <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3Dd255c282d2%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=Plrj65ES7QLb%2FTGuuctYFrA9Y3nm8E92u%2FOtt%2FnQm7g%3D&reserved=0">
BDCAT</a> conferences and to the <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3Dd75701662f%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=ShAxdhxrZplD8nVSOUpjNwP0TQXtR%2Bz8iAAmt%2ByY9Ic%3D&reserved=0">
associated topical workshops</a> and <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3Dbf6ce91d72%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=DuEbUfemQNarPJ15PQrfTKV2D94jjlyGSAzHwSoLfMw%3D&reserved=0">
tutorials</a> at the links below. Deadlines are approaching soon!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
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your lodging now</a> to be sure of a room at the conference venue. <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D81f51b4c53%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=oG7m0UQNAMk2eiM7cagVBLcenpvvKTBQ2FkRfAAjNgI%3D&reserved=0">
Take a virtual tour of the conference venue</a> to see more of the facility. Note that lodging is highly sought after in Austin at this time of year, so
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book your lodging now</a> to be assured of conference rates!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Conferences</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">UCC is the premier IEEE/ACM conference covering all areas related to utility computing, cloud computing services, and other forms of advanced distributed computing. UCC provides an international forum for
leading researchers and practitioners in this important and growing multidisciplinary area.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The 4th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies (BDCAT 2017) aims to provide a timely, informative platform for researchers from both academia and industry to
present new discoveries in the broad area of big data computing and applications.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The following workshops and associated events have been accepted and the call for workshops is now closed. Please visit the workshop web pages listed below for further information.
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Proposals for tutorials</a> will be accepted until <b>July 31, 2017</b> and accepted tutorials will be announced by August 27, 2107.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage2.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D71ed54a90d%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=gSjaFWR%2BPpoyzl%2BmKrqQUqAfe4%2Bd5rw0KDuErVzOJn8%3D&reserved=0">CCSTIM:
International Workshop on Cloud Computing Security Threats, Intelligence, and Mitigation</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contact: Simon Parkinson (ccstim17(at)easychair.org)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission
Link: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage2.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3Ddc564378ac%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=o6kyvtRCVVfbE7714jRCSry0reFYgEHEIdb679mjzSk%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ccstim17</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage1.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3Ddf17ce5d3a%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=KBEgqbI9K57gIO5HBw4Gi2kZYW6DuvZcmz3PJIUaRNg%3D&reserved=0">CloudAM:
The 6th International Workshop on Clouds and (eScience) Applications Management</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contact: Luiz Fernando Bittencourt (bit(at)ic.unicamp.br) </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission
Link: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D3b9060e167%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=L68K4881LMoQtqzIV4tSWqTm%2BzwEPTwItUwofnqW3BA%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cloudam2017</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D82a286a349%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=IC8Fu8VwUHubqdbgHJSY8dcSPC1JQCWSiE1pAlssWpc%3D&reserved=0">DAAC:
The 1st International Industry/University Workshop on Data-center Automation, Analytics, and Control</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contacts: Dong Dai (dong.dai(at)ttu.edu),
Jerry Perez (jerry.perez(at)ttu.edu) </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission Link: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D570b31312e%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=8KVvxc1c42aZTBea2yhWZGzC9zF%2BdykopoEOqxT%2FHG0%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=daac2017</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage1.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D91e158cb9e%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=zdhzjhK2xsvHAKY6g5dtFqFHKth6c8TK1xUkXs6%2BjME%3D&reserved=0">GDDC:
1st International Workshop on Game Development and Design in the Cloud</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contact: Minsi Chen (M.Chen(at)derby.ac.uk). </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
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Link: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage1.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3Df4908e0625%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=MQfMFXqe2%2BGg11axNj3d6TvURXArwwzfRTY1SHy5%2Bvw%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iwgddc2017</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D9605ded34d%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=lX2Ha9KwiLyaZ66b8rJwqRx3E2Cx%2BVbzG0a%2B%2B5uUtB8%3D&reserved=0">HDCC:
The 1st International Workshop on Heterogeneous, Distributed Cloud Computing</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contact: Seán Murphy (murp(at)zhaw.ch)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
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The 3rd International Symposium on Real-time Data Processing for Cloud Computing</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contacts: Xiaojun Zhai (x.zhai(at)derby.ac.uk), Faycal
Bensaali (f.bensaali(at)qu.edu.qa, Lu Liu (l.liu(at)derby.ac.uk)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
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The 4th International Workshop on Smart City Clouds: Technologies, Systems and Applications</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contact: Zaheer Khan (zaheer2.khan(at)uwe.ac.uk)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
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Link: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D01ba074cb3%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=GkAcSNIRSyqmGCAm5tBWoUEfCrrev8v62ietwyuid0o%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=scctsa2017</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage1.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D1ca0f62a18%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=FWvocwBHESGgH5lIuJeTmUvoMamOrYuht0QThzhE5W4%3D&reserved=0">SD3C:
The 3rd International Workshop on Sustainable Data Centers and Cloud Computing</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contacts: Luca Chiaraviglio (luca.chiaraviglio(at)gmail.com),
George Koutitas (george.koutitas(at)gmail.com) </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission Link: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3Db719b9eb83%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=pE4p50ILtJPKCfjq4lKwC7gxSpUXpXNv4g9C%2FsZtfQc%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sd3c2017</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3D77015d49e6%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=JiU9KP7Xgg%2FUuJ5tnGq2JYhjcyejaMiqGWRXp4ercjY%3D&reserved=0">UCIoT:
International Workshop on Utility Clouds for the Internet of Things</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop contacts: Louie Qin (Yongrui.Qin (at) hud.ac.uk), Richard Hill (R.Hill
(at) hud.ac.uk)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission Link: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsfcac.us15.list-manage2.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dc6aba03a8efbf3f930697cd37%26id%3Df039e2bba1%26e%3Defb442bc83&data=02%7C01%7Cirodero%40rutgers.edu%7C05fdb081be6f4e2db03f08d4d551e905%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636367995174623450&sdata=glb1WDXyep0MfLjpJchWdb9nIScuHZxCjor3DVxly3U%3D&reserved=0">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=uciot2017</a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A social opportunity including a tour of the resources at the
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