[DFSci] DFRWS 2012 Call for Papers - Ends Feb 20

[Baker, Dave]

Reminder that the CFP for DFRWS 2012 closes in just three weeks.
 
http://www.dfrws.org/2012/cfp.shtml (Call For Papers page) 

http://dfrws.org/2012/dfrws_cfp_2012.pdf (Color Flyer)

The DFRWS digital forensics conference brings together leading 
researchers, developers, practitioners, and educators interested in 
advancing the state of the art in digital forensics from around the 
world. As the most established forum in the field, DFRWS is the 
preferred place to present both cutting-edge research and perspectives 
on best practices for all aspects of digital forensics. 

As an independent organization, we promote open community discussions 
and disseminate the results of our work to the widest audience. We invite original contributions as research papers, panel proposals, work-in-progress talks, workshop proposals, and demo proposals. All papers are evaluated 
through a double-blind, peer-review process, and those accepted will be published in printed proceedings by Elsevier.  The 12th Annual DFRWS 
Conference is held in cooperation with the Association for Computing 
Machinery (ACM) and its Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and 
Control (SIGSAC). The conference will be held in Washington, DC from 
August 6 to 8, 2012.
http://www.dfrws.org/2012/location.shtml

TOPICS OF INTEREST
- Memory analysis
- Filesystem forensics
- Incident response and live analysis
- Network-based forensics
- Traffic analysis, traceback and attribution
- Event reconstruction methods and tools
- Application analysis
- Embedded and mobile device forensics
- Large-scale investigations
- Digital evidence storage and preservation
- Data mining
- Data hiding and discovery
- Data recovery and reconstruction
- Multimedia analysis
- Database forensics
- Tool testing and development
- Digital evidence and the law
- Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics
- Case studies and trend reports
- Malware forensics
- Data visualization in forensic analysis
- Forensics in distributed and virtual environments
- Interpersonal communications and social network analysis
- Non-traditional approaches to forensic analysis

The above list is only suggestive. We welcome new, original ideas from
people in academia, industry, government, and law enforcement who are interested in sharing their results, knowledge, and experience. Authors
are encouraged to demonstrate the applicability of their work to 
practical issues.  Questions about submission topics can be sent via 
email to:  dfrws2012-papers at dfrws.org

IMPORTANT DATES
- Submission deadline: February 20, 2012 (any time zone)
- Workshop proposal notification: March 9, 2012
- Author notification: April 9, 2012
- Final draft and speaker registration: April 30, 2012
- Conference dates: August 6-8, 2012

PUBLICATION CRITERIA
Research papers must be original contributions, not duplicate previous 
work (including the authors' own), and must not be under simultaneous publication review elsewhere. The review process will be "double-blind" 
(the reviewers will not know who the authors are, and the authors will 
not know who the reviewers are). Therefore, the version submitted for 
review should not contain the names or affiliations of the authors. 
When referring to their own previous work, authors should use the third
person instead of the first person (i.e. "Smith and Jones [2] previously
determined..." instead of "We [2] previously determined..").

FORMAT
- Papers must be written in English and should not exceed 10 single-
spaced, two-column pages with 1 inch margins and 10pt font. Authors 
will be given 30 minutes to present their paper.  
- Panel proposals should be one to three pages and clearly describe 
the topic, its relevance and a list of potential panelists and their 
biographies. Panels will be evaluated based on the topic relevance 
and diversity of the panelists.  
- Proposals for workshops should be one to three pages and describe 
the topic, the intended audience, what materials will be provided to participants, and any hardware and software requirements.  
- Proposals for demonstrations of proof of concept and research-based 
tools are also welcome. Proposals should describe the tool, its 
relevance to the forensics field and space/equipment needs (e.g., 
power, networking, etc.).

PRESENTATION
Authors are expected to present their work in person at the 
conference. At least one registration per paper is required in order
to be included in the proceedings. Authors shall register for the 
conference prior to submitting their final draft for publication.

SUBMISSIONS
- Paper submissions must be made through EasyChair online at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dfrws2012
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Accepted papers will be required to be 
resubmitted to the publisher in editable source format (Microsoft 
Word, Latex, or plain text) for final print formatting.
- Panel submissions must be e-mailed to:
dfrws2012-papers at dfrws.org   in PDF or plain text format.
- Poster and demo submissions must be emailed to:
dfrws2012-demos at dfrws.org    in PDF or plain text format.
- Proposals for pre-conference workshops must be emailed to:
dfrws2012-papers at dfrws.org   in PDF or plain text format.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
A limited number of scholarships may be awarded to students presenting
a paper at the conference. The intent is to help alleviate the 
financial burden due to the cost of hotel expenses and conference 
registration. See the DFRWS homepage for more information. http://www.dfrws.org/2012/index.shtml

DFRWS 2012 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsors of the conference will gain visibility for their companies, demonstrate their support of forensic research and development, and 
contribute to the success of the conference. All sponsors will have 
their logo listed on the DFRWS 2012 website with a link to their 
website and will be listed in the printed proceedings. They will also 
get recognition at specific events that they sponsor. The conference 
offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities. These include but are 
not limited to:
- General conference sponsorship
- Welcome reception
- Conference dinner
- Breakfast
- Morning or afternoon breaks
For further sponsorship information, or if you are interested in other 
forms of sponsorship than listed above, please contact us at:
dfrws2012-sponsorship at dfrws.org
http://www.dfrws.org/2012/sponsorship.shtml

Sincerely,
Dave B, Publicity Chair,
DFRWS Organizing Committee