Second IFIP TC6 International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks ICOCN 2003 October 20, 21 and 22, 2003 Bangalore, India http://www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/events/call-for-papers/icocn2003/index.htm The second International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks invites high-quality recent research results in the areas of optical communications, network components, architectures, protocols, planning, design, management and operation.