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                      <div dir="auto"><b>NOMS 2026</b></div>
                      <div dir="auto"><b>2026 IEEE/IFIP Network
                          Operations and Management Symposium</b></div>
                      <div dir="auto"><b>Rome, Italy</b></div>
                      <div dir="auto"><b>18-22 May 2026</b></div>
                      <div dir="auto"><b><a
                            href="https://noms2026.ieee-noms.org"
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                      <div dir="auto"><b>"AI for Management and
                          Management for AI"</b></div>
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                      <div dir="auto"><b>***** CALL FOR WORKSHOP
                          PROPOSALS *****</b></div>
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                      <div dir="auto"><b>Proposal Submission Deadline:
                          Extended to 3rd of November 2025</b></div>
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                      <div dir="auto">The IEEE/IFIP Network Operations
                        and Management Symposium (NOMS 2026) will be
                        held in Rome, Italy, 22-28 May 2026. The
                        conference will offer five full days of original
                        paper presentations, tutorials, workshops, an
                        industry program with keynotes and panels from
                        prominent research, industry, and government
                        leaders, as well as technical demonstrations and
                        exhibits.</div>
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                      <div dir="auto">In addition to exciting technical
                        symposia, tutorials, panels, and exhibitions, we
                        solicit proposals for half-day or full-day
                        workshops to be held on 18 May 2026 or 22 May
                        2026.</div>
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                      <div dir="auto">The aim of the workshops is to
                        highlight emerging research areas, novel ideas,
                        and innovative applications that are not
                        specifically covered in the main technical
                        program. Each workshop may include a mix of
                        regular papers, invited talks, keynotes, and
                        panel discussions to foster active interaction
                        among attendees.</div>
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                      <div dir="auto"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">***** </b><b>WORKSHOP
                          PROPOSAL FORMAT </b><b
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                      <div dir="auto">Each workshop proposal (maximum
                        five pages) should concisely describe the
                        content and objectives of the workshop and must
                        include:</div>
                      <div dir="auto">1) Title of the workshop.</div>
                      <div dir="auto">2) Description of the technical
                        issues covered, emphasizing the timeliness and
                        relevance of the proposed topics not addressed
                        by the main conference symposia (max. 1 page).</div>
                      <div dir="auto">3) Workshop Organizers (names,
                        affiliations, and contact information).</div>
                      <div dir="auto">4) Short biographies of the
                        organizers (up to 200 words each), highlighting
                        experience in organizing workshops/conferences,
                        particularly within IEEE/IFIP NOMS/IM or related
                        venues.</div>
                      <div dir="auto">5) List of potential participants,
                        such as program committee members and invited
                        speakers (confirmation of participation is a
                        strong plus).</div>
                      <div dir="auto">6) Planned format of the workshop,
                        including: duration (half-day or full-day,
                        tentative schedule); expected structure:
                        refereed papers, invited talks, hot-topic
                        sessions, keynotes, panels (with panel formats);
                        and innovative and interactive workshop formats
                        are especially encouraged.</div>
                      <div dir="auto">7) Draft Call for Papers (CFP)
                        (max. one page).</div>
                      <div dir="auto">8) Publicity and promotion plan.</div>
                      <div dir="auto">9) Workshop website address (if
                        available at proposal time; required upon
                        acceptance).</div>
                      <div dir="auto">10) Past editions (if applicable):
                        number of submissions, acceptances, attendance,
                        etc.</div>
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                      <div dir="auto"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">***** </b><b>SUBMISSION
                          GUIDELINES </b><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">*****</b></div>
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                      <div dir="auto">Workshop proposals should be
                        submitted as a single PDF file via JEMS3.
                        Proposals that emphasize creativity,
                        cross-disciplinary interaction, and engagement
                        with both academia and industry are highly
                        encouraged. Accepted workshop papers will be
                        included in the NOMS 2026 proceedings and
                        submitted to IEEE Xplore.</div>
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                      <div dir="auto">Workshop proposal submission
                        website: <a
href="https://jems3.sbc.org.br/noms2026_workshop_proposals"
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                          target="_blank" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://jems3.sbc.org.br/noms2026_workshop_proposals</a></div>
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                      <div dir="auto"><b>***** IMPORTANT DATES *****</b></div>
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                      <div dir="auto">- Proposal Submission Deadline: 3
                        November 2025</div>
                      <div dir="auto">- Notification of acceptance: 8
                        November 2025</div>
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                      <div dir="auto"><b>***** GENERAL CO-CHAIRS *****</b></div>
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                      <div dir="auto">- Pierpaolo Loreti, University of
                        Rome Tor Vergata, Italy</div>
                      <div dir="auto">- Eiji Oki, Kyoto University,
                        Japan</div>
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                      <div dir="auto"><b>***** WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS *****</b></div>
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                      <div dir="auto">- Bijoy Chand Chatterjee, South
                        Asian University, India</div>
                      <div dir="auto">- Carol Fung, Concordia
                        University, Canada</div>
                      <div dir="auto">- Yulei Wu, University of Bristol,
                        UK</div>
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                      <div dir="auto">For more information, please visit
                        <a href="https://noms2026.ieee-noms.org"
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