Panel (invited speaker). Presentation title: Mobile Multimedia Middleware: Central for Next Generation Mobile Multimedia Applications? Abstract: (Biased) thesis: central role of Mobile Multimedia Middleware (M3) in next generation mobile multimedia applications M3 for “usual” middleware motivations and functions… M3 for mobility management over heterogeneous wireless networks (with service continuity reqs) M3 because context-aware resource management is crucial for effective dynamic adaptation Client-, infrastructure-, and proxy-side roles of M3 Emerging trend (slightly provocative idea…): next generation distributed systems as social sharing spaces, also with user-generated multimedia? Role of M3 in that?