| December 12, 2007 | Proposal of thematic tracks |
| December 20, 2007 | Acceptance notification on thematic tracks |
| February 18, 2008 | Paper submission deadline |
| March 10, 2008 | Start of shepherding |
| April 18, 2008 | Review version eue |
| May 12, 2008 | Paper acceptance notification |
| May 23, 2008 | Closing date for early registration |
| June 20, 2008 | End of shepherding and conference version due |
| July 9-13, 2008 | Conference |
| December 2008 | Final publication version due |