ACM PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FORM

Section 1.6.1

ACM PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FORM
Used for Regularly held Sponsored and/or Co-Sponsored conferences only.

Name of Conference _SIGCOMM 2002______________________________________________________________________________

Commonly Used Acronym ___SIGCOMM 2002 _____________ Date___Aug 19-23, 2002 ___________ Estimated Attendance __500__

URL______ www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2002/ _____________________________ Exhibits ____Yes __x__ No

Sponsoring ACM Sub-units: Other Sponsors:

___100___% Sponsorship __SIGCOMM__ _________% Sponsorship ______________

_________% Sponsorship _____________ _________% Sponsorship ______________

Is this the same sponsorship arrangement as was approved for the previous conference? _ x_Yes ___No

If No is checked, please attach separate explanation for the charge.

Location: Facility/City __Pittsburgh_______________________________ State/Country __PA _________Zip Code ________

Contact for More Information:

General Chair Steenkiste/Mathis____ Treasurer __Janet Brown ___________ Program Chair ____________________

Address _Carnegie Mellon University Address _PSC____________________ Address _________________________

_5000 Forbes Avenue_____ _4400 Fifth Avenue_________ _________________________

_Pittsburgh, PA 15213_____ _Pittsburgh, PA 15213_______ _________________________

ACM Membership # _______________ ACM Membership # _______________ ACM Membership # _______________

Tel __412 268 3261_______________ Tel _____________________________ Tel _____________________________

Fax__412 268 5576_______________ Fax_____________________________ Fax_____________________________

E-Mail ID: _prs@cs.cmu.edu________ E-Mail ID: _______________________ E-Mail ID: _______________________

Call for Papers Deadline: _August 2001________

Will Proceedings be produced? Yes _x__ No ___

Printed by ACM? Yes _x__ No ___

For conferences in the USA: Will the conference require a Merrill Lynch or an ACM in-house bank account? ML_____ ACM__X____

For conferences outside the USA: Who will provide registration and financial services?

Name/address of provider:______________________________________________________________________

Local Banking Information: _____________________________________________________________________

OR

For conferences outside the USA: The conference leaders may utilize an ACM in-house bank account.

Would you prefer this arrangement? Yes___ No ____

Signatures for all sponsoring SIG units must be included when this form is submitted: The SIG Chair

signature here commits the SIG to assuming legal and financial responsibility for this conference.

Name: _________________________________ Signature _________________________________ Date ________

RETURN FORM TO: Maritza Nichols /ACM SIG Services Department, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 / 212-302-5826 FAX

Submitted By: __________________________________________________________ Date ___________________

PURPOSE OF THIS FORM

This is an abbreviated approval form to enable you to distribute the CALL FOR PAPERS for your conference. This form also provides important information to ACM Headquarters so that your conference listings are submitted to the Calendar Section of Communications of the ACM (CACM) and your conference appears in the calendar for ACM Conferences to avoid overlapping dates with other ACM conferences.

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFERENCES

All ACM SPONSORED and CO-SPONSORED CONFERENCES, and conferences seeking ACM COOPERATION (that is, the conference uses the ACM name), must submit a Technical Meeting Request Form (TMRF) at least 9 months in advance of the conference and before any announcements about the conference are made.

For SPONSORED and CO-SPONSORED CONFERENCES, this abbreviated approval form, once approved in writing by the sponsoring SIG, will allow you to submit this conference to calendar listings, and to send out your Call for Papers. A TMRF must be submitted before any fees are published and before the Advance Program is distributed.

For any CONFERENCE CO-SPONSORED with non-ACM organization, there must also be a joint sponsorship agreement between ACM and the Co-sponsoring Organization on file at ACM Headquarters.

APPROVAL PROCEDURE

1. Complete this form, attach copies of your proposed Call for Papers and any tentative agreements or facility contracts. Contracts may not be signed until you have submitted a full TMRF and received written approval of your conference from ACM. Tentative commitments may be made but with a clear understanding between you and the facility that the agreement is contingent upon securing approval in writing from ACM. Until a conference is approved, it is not recognized as an ACM activity and hence ACM has no legal or financial responsibility for the arrangements.

2. Send this form to all of the chairs of the sponsoring SIGs for signature.

3. Send it to ACM Headquarters.

Please note: Until the three steps listed above are completed, your announcement and Call for Papers will not be published in any ACM/SIG publication or newsletter.

4. Complete the TMRF and submit it to ACM Headquarters.

5. ACM Headquarters will send the TMRF to all those whose signatures are required for approval. This takes approximately 6-8 weeks.

6. Upon receipt of the approval letter, you may publish fees and distribute the Advance Program.

Please note: Until steps 4 through 6 listed above are completed, your Advance Program or Registration Information will not be published in any ACM/SIG publication or newsletter.

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Revised February 14, 2001