CodeCon Call for Papers

CodeCon 2002, scheduled for February 15,
16 and 17 in San Francisco, California, is the premier event in
2002 for the P2P, cypherpunk and network/security application
developer community. It is a workshop for developers of real-world
applications that support individual liberties.For the first two days of the conference, our policy is
"bring your own code"; while those not demonstrating software are
welcome to attend, the focus will be primarily on developer
discussion. The final day of the workshop is intended to be more
inclusive, consisting of public and press demonstrations,
interviews, panels, and a public session allowing a larger number
of presenters to demonstrate their projects in a more informal
setting. All presentations must be accompanied by functional
applications, ideally open source. Presenters must be one of the
active developers of the code discussed.CodeCon strongly encourages presenters from non-commercial
and academic backgrounds to attend for the purposes of
collaboration and sharing knowledge by providing. Free registration
to workshop presenters and highly-discounted registration to
full-time students are offered. Public session presenters and
approved members of the press will receive free registration for
the public session on Sunday, February 17.Important DatesSubmissions open:1 October 2001Final submission deadline:1 January 2002Final notification of acceptance:15 January 2002Conference begins:15 February 2002Public session and public demonstrations:17 February 2002Post-conference, web-based proceedings:15 March 2002Suggested TopicsThe focus of CodeCon is running applications that:

• use one or more of cryptography, steganography,
  distributed network architectures, peer-to-peer communications,
  anonymity or pseudonymity
• enhance individual power and liberty
• can be discussed freely, either by virtue of being
  open source or having a published protocol, and preferably free of
  intellectual property restrictions
• are generally useful, either directly to a large
  number of users, or as an example of technology applicable to a
  larger audience

Examples of excellent presentations include Mixmaster
remailers and extensions, OpenNap, Swarmcast, Mojo Nation, Magic
Money and OpenPGP applications. Novelty in technical approaches,
security assumptions and end-user functionality are excellent
properties.Presentations about basic technologies, such as a new cipher
or hash, non-interesting vulnerabilities in existing applications
or discussions of unimplemented protocols are better suited for
other conferences. The guidelines for the CodeCon public session on
Sunday are less stringent than the main workshop; presentations
more tangential to CodeCon's focus may be accepted for the public
session.Format of Presentations, Main WorkshopPaper and Q&AFor those most comfortable with a traditional conference
format, we will accept papers up to 25 pages in length. We
encourage HTML or plain ASCII submissions but can accept
PostScript, PDF or LaTeX. We will distribute papers in advance of
the conference and provide 30 or 60 minutes for discussion and
Q&A, at the presenter's discretion. In exceptional cases, we
will accept anonymous papers and conduct either a non-directed
discussion or a Q&A session directed by proxy. All papers
should be accompanied by source code or an application. When
possible, we would prefer that the application be available for
interactive use during the workshop, either on a presenter-provided
demonstration machine or one of the conference kiosks.
Additionally, during the paper presentation, some use of this demo
must be made; it may be relatively brief, but a demonstration of
the running application is essential.Interactive DemoIn addition to the traditional conference paper format, we
encourage highly interactive presentations. Throughout the event,
we will have several kiosks and local servers available for
demonstration purposes. We also strongly encourage presenters to
bring their own hardware. Application demos can be up to 20
minutes, followed by a period of up to 40 minutes for Q&A,
which can include demonstration of additional features of the
application not covered in the main presentation. If desired by the
presenter, we can distribute URLs of applications several days
before the workshop to allow attendees to familiarize themselves
with the basics of applications prior to the workshop
sessions.PanelIn areas where multiple projects fall roughly in the same
domain, the most efficient presentation may be a panel with one or
more developers from each team. These developers may then
individually demonstrate their applications, followed by discussion
among the panel and Q&A with the other attendees as to
differences in design goals, implementation and other aspects of
the systems. If we receive multiple submissions from related
projects for papers or demos, we may suggest to the presenters that
they combine into a panel. Additionally, presenters are free to
submit jointly as a pre-selected panel.There is some flexibility in requirements and formats for
presentations; please enquire if you would like to use an alternate
form.Format of Presentations, Public SessionOn the afternoon of Sunday, February 17, we will set aside a
substantial amount of time for five minutes-or-less public session
project presentations. Other events on this day, including panels
and main presentations will be targeted at members of the press and
public, so brief presentations on Sunday will reach a wide
audience. Presenters from the first two days who wish to make an
additional public session presentation may do so.Submission DetailsPresentations must be performed by one of the active
developers on the project. That's the rule--no code, no mic.
Multiple people may be involved in a presentation. You do get in
for free if you're part of a presentation even if you don't speak
during it, so creativity (within reason) is encouraged.The workshop language is English, for both presentations and
papers.Ideally, demonstrations should be usable by attendees with
802.11b connected devices either via a web interface or locally on
Windows, UNIX-like or MacOS platforms. Cross-platform applications
are most desirable.Our venue may be 21+. If you are submitting and are under 21,
please advise the program committee; we may consider alternate
venues for one or more days of the event. If you have a specific
day on which you would prefer to present, please advise us.Main workshop submissions should include, in the plain-text
body of e-mail to
submissions@codecon.org,
the following information:

• Name of presenter
• Name of others involved in project and attending
  conference
• Title of presentation
• Brief summary of topic
• URL or attachment of example code (must be received
  by the final submission deadline)
• Brief project history
• Brief summary of demo or abstract of paper
• Any other details considered relevant

Public session submissions should include, in the plain-text
body of e-mail to
submissions@codecon.org,
the following information:

• Name of presenter
• Title of presentation
• Brief summary of topic
• URL or attachment with example code
• Any other details

Program CommitteeBram Cohen, BitTorrentDan Egnor, ofb.netJered Floyd,
PermabitIan Grigg, SystemicsRyan Lackey, HavenCoDon Marti,
Linux JournalGuido Sanchez, New Hack CityLen
Sassaman, quickie.netBill Stewart, AT&TBrandon Wiley,
FreenetJamie Zawinski, DNA LoungeCostsRecognizing that many developers of the most interesting
cypherpunk applications are unable to afford accommodations and
other expenses in San Francisco, CodeCon will attempt to locate
housing and otherwise assist with these issues for presenters on a
case-by-case basis. Please contact
codecon-admin@codecon.org
if your submission is accepted and you require assistance to
attend.SponsorshipIf your organization is interested in sponsoring CodeCon, we
would love to hear from you. In particular, we are looking for
sponsors for social meals and parties on any of the three days of
the conference, as well as sponsors for the conference as a whole,
prizes or awards for quality presentations, and assistance with
transportation or accommodation for presenters with limited
resources. If you might be interested in sponsoring any of these
aspects, please contact the conference organizers at
codecon-admin@codecon.org.QuestionsIf you have questions about CodeCon or would like to contact
the organizers, please e-mail
codecon-admin@codecon.org.
Please note this address is only for questions and administrative
requests, not for workshop presentation submissions.

email: dmarti@ssc.com