1. SpoVNet Programming Contest www.spovnet.de > Want to break the barriers of the Internet? Got innovative ideas for P2P applications? Join the SpoVNet Programming Contest!

2. Coding Contest 2011SpoVNet Programming Contest2 Develop cool apps at Internet scale! SpoVNet: Spontaneous Virtual Networks –Internet-wide communication that just works –Server-less and self-organizing out of the box –Easy development over variety of platforms Why participate? –Fun! Realize your own, innovative ideas –Learn! Develop distributed applications –Win! Overall prize money of 10 000€

3. Coding Contest 2011SpoVNet Programming Contest3 Does not rely on IP multicast Scalable dissemination of messages to groups Dynamically adapts to network conditions Provides connectivity that “just works” Server-less and self-organizing Handles network troubles like NAT or mobility Introducing: the SpoVNet libraries Distributed complex event processing Detection of situations based on event patterns Distributed publish/subscribe system Peers can register and receive events of interest

4. Coding Contest 2011SpoVNet Programming Contest4 Example App 1: multiplayer game Build a multiplayer game without servers! –use for basic communication –use for distributing player information –use for signaling game events –use for statistics and system observation

5. Coding Contest 2011SpoVNet Programming Contest5 Example App 2: telco conference Build a distributed telco conferencing system! –use for basic communication –use for audio distribution –use for signaling of new users –use for statistics and system observation

6. Coding Contest 2011SpoVNet Programming Contest6 Contest timeline Submission of Project ProposalMay 15, 2011 Briefly describe the application you want to build. How does it employ SpoVNet? Find more information and the submission guidelines at www.spovnet.de/contest. www.spovnet.de/contest Notification of AcceptanceMay 22, 2011 After reviewing the proposals, we notify all submitters about the acceptance of their proposal. Proposals are selected according to their originality, novelty, innovation, and how they plan to use the SpoVNet framework. Final Software SubmissionAug 15, 2011 After final submission a jury will decide on the software according to usability, design, documentation, novelty, originality and creative use of SpoVNet. Announcement of ResultsAug 31, 2011 We will announce and notify the winners. Award CeremonyOct 4-7, 2011 The winners will be invited to attend the award ceremony co-located with the 36th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) 2011 held in Bonn, Germany. coding period

7. Join the contest. Now! www.spovnet.de