IEEE SECON 2012 will include poster/demonstration sessions that shall provide a forum to present and discuss: works in progress, industry demonstrations of new applications and techniques, practical implementations, industrial and commercial developments, research testbeds and demonstrations, recent research/implementation results, upcoming research challenges, future directions, and novel approaches in the fields of sensor, mesh and ad hoc communications and networks. One of the key goals of this conference is to foster collaboration between industry and academia. Hence, participation of researchers/developers from industry and posters/demonstrations reporting joint work between industry and academia are especially encouraged.

Poster submissions should be in the form of a short paper/abstract describing the main contributions and the merits of the proposed ideas as well as reporting initial results and the challenges towards a full fledged solution of the problem under consideration. Abstracts will be evaluated mainly based on their potential to stimulate interesting discussions, exchange of ideas and promote collaborations. Demonstration submissions will also be on the basis of a short paper/abstract describing a prototype system and/or an interesting implementation concept. They should also include the space requirements and/or any other equipment-specific requirements. Submissions should not be more than three pages (preferably IEEE conference format, 2-column) in length. The documents must contain the authors' names, affiliations, and contact information and the designated corresponding author.

Accepted authors of posters/demos will have a space in the poster/demo session room to display their posters or exhibit their demos and describe their work in discussions with interested attendees. Moreover, the abstract of the accepted posters/demos will appear in IEEE Xplore. IEEE Communications Society policy states that all accepted IEEE SECON 2012 posters/demos require at least a one day registration. For authors co-authoring multiple posters/demos, a one day registration is valid for up to three presentations. In addition, there needs to be at least one person per poster/demo registered for one day in order for the abstract to appear in IEEE Xplore.

Awards: This year we will also run a best poster and best demo award competition. The awards will be based both on the novelty and the potentials of the poster/demo to drive further research (based on the reviews) as well as on the attraction it will get from the attendees. The awards will be announced at the end of the sessions.

Please submit the proposal through the emails (Please use the title: "SECON 2012 - X", where X is Demo or Poster) :
Posters: secon2012posters@gmail.com
Demos: secon2012demos@gmail.com
Any questions can be addressed to Poster/Demo Co-Chairs.

Poster/demo submission opens: March 15, 2012
Poster/demo submission deadline: April 29, 2012
Acceptance notification: May 13, 2012