March 2001 - ifip-tc6 - lists.rwth-aachen.de

TC6 Meeting in Cape Town.
by Koos Koen 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

Dear all, Attached the agenda for our meeting in Cape Town. Will all of those planning to attend the meeting please fill in the form. (Even if you have indicated previously that you will attend - this is to make it official. Please go to http://www.gov.za/structure/samissions/ for detailsre the SA's overseas offices where you can enquire re visas, etc. Please note that Cape Town was voted as one of the most popular tourist cities in the world and it will therefore be advisable to allow time in order for you to experience the beauty of Cape Town and it's surroundings. You can do all your additional tourist bookings via the travel agent listed in the attached programme. We will be staying at the Break Water Lodge in the Waterfront where the TC6 meeting will take place. See the following site for a pictorial tour of Cape Town: http://www.ctcc.gov.za/ Below are a number of other web sites that will stimulate your interest: http://wildnetafrica.com http://www.africantravel.com http://www.africam.com http://www.travel.co.za http://www.flysaa.com Please book early. Thanks and see you in Cape Town. Koos ========================================== Prof. Koos Koen Wits Business School University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa. E-Mail: koen.k(a)wbs.wits.ac.za or koos(a)knowinter.com Tel: +27(0)824436430 Fax: +27(0)821314436430 http://www.wits.ac.za/wbs/ ==========================================

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Call For Papers: Las Vegas, USA, June 25-28, 2001 Int'l. Conferences
by Hamid Arabnia 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

Due to an enormous number of requests, the submission deadline for the following conferences have been extended to March 13, 2001. We expect to have about 1,500 conference participants. C A L L F O R P A P E R S ============================= PDPTA + CISST + IC-AI + IC + CIC Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA June 25-28, 2001 (a link to each of the following conferences and three others is available from http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences Eight conferences are planned to be held simultaneously: same time and location.) 1. The 2001 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001) 2. The 2001 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001) 3. The 2001 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001) 4. International Conference on Internet Computing 2001 (IC'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001) 5. The 2001 International Conference on Communications in Computing (CIC'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001) Please regard this announcement as General Guidelines. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their draft paper (about 5 pages long) to H. R. Arabnia (address is given below) by the due date. E-mail and Fax submissions are also acceptable. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, telephone number, and Fax number for each author. The first page should also include the name of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords. Also state the name of the conference you would like your paper to be considered for. PUBLICATION: The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press (ISBN) in hardcopy. The proceedings will be available at the conferences site. Some accepted papers will also be considered for journal publication (soon after the conferences). (In addition to the hardcopy, it is also planned to publish the papers on a CD.) LOCATION OF CONFERENCES: The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3,000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many vacation and recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge for double occupancy) for the duration of the conference. The hotel is within walking distance from most other Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street shows, ...). For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ... IMPORTANT DATES: Extended - March 13, 2001:Draft papers (about 5 pages) due April 2, 2001 (Monday): Notification of acceptance May 1, 2001 (Tuesday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due June 25 - 28, 2001: PDPTA'2001 + CISST'2001 + IC-AI'2001 + IC'2001 + METMBS'2001 + ERSA'2001 + ISE'2001 + CIC'2001 Conferences GENERAL CHAIR, THE 2001 MULTICONFERENCE: Hamid R. Arabnia The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. Tel: (706) 542-3480 Fax: (706) 542-2966 E-mail: hra(a)cs.uga.edu (a link to each conferences' URL is available from http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences)

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Advanced Technologies, Applications and Market Strategies for 3G (ATAMS'2001) - Deadline is approaching!
by Andrzej Pach 05 Mar '01

05 Mar '01

Dear Colleague, Please find attached the Advanced Technologies, Applications and Market Strategies for 3G (ATAMS'2001) Call for Papers. We apologise in advance if you receive multiple copies. Regards, Andrzej R. Pach Chair ************************** ATAMS '2001 ***************************** * Advanced Technologies, Applications and Market Strategies for 3G * * Cracow, Poland, June 18-20, 2001 * * http://ATAMS2001.kt.agh.edu.pl * ******************************************************************** Supported by ************************************************ * The European Commission * * Directorate-General Information Society * ************************************************ The wireless personal communications world is at the dawn of next revolutionary step forward. From initial voice and low-speed data services it is jumping into a new environment. Broadband 3G wireless service platforms offer a significant leap in types of information available to end users, offering a multitude of new services. The possibilities of video on demand, multimedia, unlimited Internet access, distant learning etc. will be life changing. Network operators are investing billions today in licences, infrastructure, and strategic plans. The robust business cases and marketing strategies should be prepared for 3G systems. There are many questions that need to be answered including: what will be the 2G to 3G migration roadmap, how to interwork existing services with 3G networks, what will be commercial drivers for new services and sources for revenue? To answer these questions and many others the following areas have been selected as the primary categories for paper submission: Enabling Technologies and Infrastructure: Ą Advances in 3G mobile terminals Ą Software radio Ą Smart & phased array antennas Ą Technology evolution of 3G wireless systems Ą Evolution towards a common IP-based backbone network Ą Support of previous generations in 3G networks 3G networks deployment: Ą 3G Vision & drivers Ą Cost effective deployment of 3G networks Ą UMTS Network Performance optimisation Ą Migration plans Ą Overlay and replacement considerations Ą 3G impact on existing telecommunications infrastructure Ą Spectrum sharing of 2G and 3G Ą 3G network deployment scenarios Services: Ą 3G services vision Ą Global roaming Ą High-speed Internet access Ą Video conferencing and multimedia Ą M-commerce Ą Impact of service type on cell capacity Standardisation: Ą Current 3G standardisation status Ą Standard comparison: W-CDMA, cdma2000, UWC-136, WP-CDMA Ą Regulatory/Political/Patent issues Business opportunities: Ą User acceptance Ą 3G market forecasts Ą Sources for revenue Ą Business case for 3G network deployment IMPORTANT DATES: First call for papers: 15.11.2000 Extended abstracts due: 15.03.2001 Confirmation of acceptance: 15.04.2001 Camera ready papers due: 15.05.2001 ATAMS Conference: 18-20.06.2001 INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Hamid Aghvami, King's College London, UK Marian Dabrowski, Warsaw Univ. of Technology, Poland; Elektrim S.A., Poland Cengiz Evci, Alcatel, France Bosco Fernandes, Siemens, Germany Peter Gould, Multiple Access Communications Ltd., UK Lajos Hanzo, University of Southampton, UK Andrzej Jajszczyk, AGH University of Technology, Poland Jorge M. Pereira, EC, Belgium Bernhard Plattner, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Ramjee Prasad, Aalborg University, Denmark Joao Schwarz Da Silva, EC, Belgium Walter HW Tuttlebee, Mobile VCE, UK Fiona Williams, Ericsson, Sweden Adam Wolisz, TU Berlin, Germany Submit an extended abstract to mailto:atams2001@kt.agh.edu.pl

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New TC6 member
by Augusto Casaca 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Dear TC6 members, I am pleased to inform you that the India Computer Society nominated a new representative for TC6. His coordinates are as follows: Mr. Sunil Dutt Jha CEO, Internet Component Management Group 50, Queens Road Bangalore -560051, India Email: sunil.dutt(a)icmg.nu Could Otto and Herbert please update our database and mailing list? Best regards Augusto Casaca

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IFIP I3E Conference in Zürich
by Volker Tschammer 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Dear colleagues, the deadline for the Call for Papers is expiring during these days. Originally the organisers were a little concerned about the fact that it is a new event to be established against many competitors. Nevertheless, we were hoping to succeed, mostly because of the very high reputation of the programme committe members and the attractive place to go. We can now tell you that we have significantly more than 100 submissions - and from a quick look at the authors, we can estimate that there will be a sufficient number of high quality papers to fill a two days conference, hopefully in even two parallel tracks. You will very soon get information about the reviewing procedure. Best regards, the program chairs.

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[Fwd: TestCom'02: 1st CfP]
by Augusto Casaca 01 Mar '01

01 Mar '01

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