<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-adM"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br></div><p style="margin:0.5pt 86.85pt 0cm 163.65pt;font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold"><span lang="EN-US">Call<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt"> </span>Expression<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>Interest<span style="letter-spacing:-0.5pt"> </span>(EOI) to Host IPDPS 2026</span></p><p style="margin:15.55pt 5.85pt 0.0001pt 5.95pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US">The<span style="letter-spacing:-0.85pt"> </span>IPDPS<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>Steering<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>Committee<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.85pt"> </span>consider<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>EOI<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>host<span style="letter-spacing:-0.85pt"> </span>IPDPS<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>2026.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>Following<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.85pt"> </span>usual IPDPS<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>rotation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>locations<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>(twice<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>US<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>followed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>international<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>location),<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>IPDPS 2026<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>event<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>planned<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>held<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>US.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>EOI<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>must<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>active<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>researchers,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>from conference<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span>management<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>entities.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span>Proposers<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span>must<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>previous<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span>IPDPS<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>experience<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span>(for example, participating in the meeting, volunteer at the meeting including serving on the program<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>committee,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>etc.).<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>Selected<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>EOI<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>asked to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>submit further<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>details and will be advised in its preparation. EOI should be brief (three to five pages) and should contain information on:</span></p><p style="margin:0.85pt 6pt 0.0001pt 42pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">the site (local infrastructure, hotels to consider that can accommodate IPDPS requirements and travel connections),</span></p><p style="margin:0.85pt 6.05pt 0.0001pt 42pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">the organization team (the general chair(s) and key volunteers, their experience in running major conferences, their prior experience with IPDPS, their research experience in topics of interest to IPDPS). May also suggest program chair candidates, but is not required to do so, and</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.85pt 0cm 0cm 41.95pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">key<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>budget<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>items<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>(including<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>room<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>rates,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>meeting<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>space<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>cost,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">etc.).</span></span></p><p style="margin:0.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.5pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 6pt 0.0001pt 5.95pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US">The<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>steering<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span>committee<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>discuss<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>finalize<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>program<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>chair(s)<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>meeting(s). EOI must be self-contained (no external links to shared info.) and submitted in electronic form to <a href="mailto:steeringcom@ipdps.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,98,193)">steeringcom@ipdps.org</span><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">.</span></a> Submission deadline: September 1, 2024.</span></p><p style="margin:0.3pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:4.45pt 6pt 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US">EOI<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>may<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>include,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>appendices,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>brochures<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>printed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>material<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>concerning<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>locale and conference facilities, if these are available. IEEE will negotiate with the proposed hotel(s) directly. EOI will be evaluated using the following criteria:</span></p><p style="margin:0.8pt 0cm 0cm 41.95pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">Economic<span style="letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">viability</span></span></p><p style="margin:0.85pt 0cm 0cm 41.95pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">Academic<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>reputation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>key<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">volunteers</span></span></p><p style="margin:0.95pt 0cm 0cm 41.95pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">Level<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">commitment</span></span></p><p style="margin:0.8pt 0cm 0cm 41.95pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">Transport<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">accessibility</span></span></p><p style="margin:0.85pt 0cm 0cm 41.95pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">Maintaining<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>balance<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>between<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>different<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">locations</span></span></p><p style="margin:0.95pt 0cm 0.0001pt 42pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt">Experience<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>organizers<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>hosting<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>international<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">conferences</span></span></p><p style="margin:0.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.5pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US">IPDPS<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>committed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>diversity,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>equity,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>inclusion,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>all<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>its<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>activities,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>aims<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>to recruit volunteers representative of the diversity of the research community. For information - people, places, and programs - see conference archives at <a href="https://www.ipdps.org/archives.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,98,193);letter-spacing:-0.1pt">https://www.ipdps.org/archives.htm</span></a></span></p></div></div>