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Subject: Forthcoming IFIP TC 6 Meeting
Dear Our Guests,
The venue of the next TC6 meeting will be Ericsson's premises in Budapest,
Hungary.
Address: Budapest, Irínyi József u. 4-20. , XI. district
The meeting room is on the ground floor (for English people first floor)
close to the reception.
As you have probably known on Sunday evening there will be a boat trip on
the River Danube.
Please indicate whether you have an accompaning person with you who will
also take part in this evening program.
I kindly ask you to let me know if you have special food request (vegetarian
or other).
If you have not reserved your hotel room yet, please do it. Most of you
will stay at Hotel Korona.
(If you choose Hotel Korona please indicate that you come to Ericsson, to
the IFIP TC6 meeting, because the 88 EUs price is a special Ericsson rate).
You can find the requested information about the hotels below.
If you need help with the hotel booking or any other matters please do not
hesitate to contact me.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Budapest!
Best regards
Gabriella
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Gabriella Bátai
Assistant
Research Laboratory
Ericsson Hungary Ltd.
H-1117 Budapest
Irinyi J. u. 4-20.
Tel: +36 1 437 7701
Fax:+36 1 437 7672
E-mail: Gabriella.Batai(a)eth.ericsson.se
HOTEL MERCURE KORONA
Highly recommended.
To reach Ericsson Hungary at Science Park:
- 15 minutes by public transport one stop by metro line 3 to Ferenc
körút, than change tram 4 or 6 towards Buda side - three stops.
- 10 minutes by car / taxi
Location of Hotel
In the heart of the City of Budapest, opposite the National Museum.
Strolling in the City you can reach the bank of the Danube within 5
minutes.
Room rate: 88 EUR/ night
Access
>From the airport:
The main road to the City leads straight to the hotel. Distance approx.
18 km.
>From railway stations:
>From Déli (Southern) and Keleti (Eastern) railway stations by metro line
2 (red), change at Deák tér for line 3 (blue line) to Kálvin tér.
By car:
>From Vienna or Lake Balaton along motorways M1 and M7, respectively,
crossing the Danube via Elisabeth Bridge.
By public transport:
Tramways 47, 49, bus 15 and metro line 3, Kálvin tér station.
Address of Hotel:
H-1053 Budapest, Kecskeméti u. 14.
Telephone: (36-1) 317-4111
Fax: (36-1) 318-3867
More information on the Hotel Mercure Corona webpage:
http://www.mercure-korona.hu/koronaangol/
HOTEL MERCURE DUNA
Highly recommended.
To reach Ericsson Hungary at Science Park:
- 5 minutes by public transport : one stop by tram 4 or 6
towards Buda side
- 3 minutes by car / taxi
- 10 minutes of walk over a long bridge (Petofi bridge)
Location of Hotel
Situated very near to the city centre, the Mercure Budapest Duna's
traditional "Mercure comfort" and truly friendly atmosphere provides a
much more comfortable stay.
Room rate: 75 EUR / night
>From the Airport:
On the way to the city centre on Üll?i út turn left to the Haller utca.
The distance from the Airport is approximately 16 Km.
>From the railway stations:
The metro line 2 from the Déli (Southern) railway station to the Kossuth
tér, than change to tram No 2 towards the south and alight at Boráros
tér. The same metro can also be used from the Keleti (Eastern) railway
station to Blaha Lujza tér, than change to tram No 4 or 6. From the
Nyugati (Western) railway station the tram No 4 or 6 leads straight to
the Boráros tér.
By car:
The highways M1 and M7 from Vienna and Lake Balaton lead you to the
Pet?fi híd from where you can see the hotel to the right. From the M0
across the Lágymányosi híd, than turn left. From Szeged on M5 highway
drive to the Könyves Kálmán körút, than turn to the Soroksári út.
By public transport:
The trams No. 2, 4, 6 and buses No. 23, 54, 15 and 12 stop at a walking
distances from the hotel. The metro line 3 (Ferenc körút station) is 5
minutes walk from the hotel
Address of the hotel:
H-1095 Budapest, Soroksári út 12.
Telephone: (36-1) 455-8300
Fax: (36-1) 455-8385
e-mail: h2025(a)accor-hotels.com
More information on the Hotel Mercure webpage:
http://www.mercure-duna.hu
Other possibilities: http://inside.ericsson.se/hotelguide Budape
Dear TC6 members,
The deadline for hotel registration in Libon ended yesterday. I managed to
get an extension of that deadline until September 13th. Please remember that
the hotel cannot guarantee rooms after that date. I would thank also that
those of you who come to the Lisbon meeting, but are not staying in the
Melia Hotel, please let me know.
Best regards
Augusto
CALL FOR DEMOS
The Second ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
(SenSys 2004)
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/sensys04/
November 3-5, 2004, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sponsored by: ACM (SIGCOMM, SIGMOBILE, SIGARCH, SIGMETRICS, SIGOPS) and
NSF
Technical demonstrations showing innovative and original research are
solicited. In general this conference is interested in demonstrations
of technology that address important research issues or demonstrate
realistic applications in embedded, networked systems. Specific topics
of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
* Network protocols for sensor networks
* Operating system and middleware for sensor networks
* Applications of distributed sensor networks
* Sensor network testbed measurements and benchmarks
* Distributed database processing in sensor networks
* Distributed algorithms for sensor networks
* Novel sensor node hardware and software platforms
* Sensor network planning and deployment
* Energy management in sensor networks
* Adaptive topology management
* In-network processing and aggregation
* Data storage in sensor networks
* Distributed and collaborative signal processing
* Distributed actuation, control, and coordination
* Localization in time and space
* Distributed calibration in sensor networks
* Simulation and optimization tools
* Security and robustness in sensor networks
* Fundamental limits and tradeoffs
* Algorithms for self-configuration, maintenance, stabilization
* Programming and validation methodology
* Social and business impacts of sensor networks
* Novel network architectures
Please consult the demo co-chairs at sensys04-demo-chairs(a)enl.usc.edu
if you are uncertain whether your demo falls within the scope of the
conference.
DEMO SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please send a one-page description of your demo to
sensys04-demo-chairs(a)enl.usc.edu in plain text or PDF format by the
dates listed below. Be as specific as possible in describing what you
will show. (Plain text is preferred unless there are graphics.)
IMPORTANT DATES
One-page demo descriptions: July 1, 2004
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2004
Camera-ready abstract: August 15, 2004
Conference dates: November 3-5, 2004
SenSys 2004 DEMO CHAIRS: Akos Ledeczi (Vanderbilt), Mark Yarvis (Intel)
Dear TC6 friends
Can you please distribute the below call for papers for INTELLCOMM'04 to
appropriate distribution lists. Thank you very much!
Best regards from Finn Arve...
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CALL FOR PAPERS
INTELLCOMM'04
IFIPs Conference on Intelligence in Communication Systems
23 - 26 November 2004, Bangkok, Thailand
http://intellcomm2004.ait.ac.th/
Main classes of topics:
- Architectures for Adaptable Networks and Services
- Semantic Web and Web Service Technologies
- Applications, Information Management and Security
- Intelligent Service Application Interface and Intelligent Human Interaction
The Conference Proceedings will be published in the LNCS series, Springer
Verlag.
Selected INTELLCOMM'04 papers will be expanded and revised for inclusion in
Computer Networks Journal, A Special Issues on Intelligence in
Communication Systems by Elsevier.
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To: TC6 national delegates; WG 6.xx chairpersons
Dear all,
hereby I invite you to IFIP TC 6 meeting 2004/1 in Athens, Greece (May
14+15, 2004).
The meeting is held in conjunction with the TC6 conference Networking 2004
(also in Athens, May 9-13). Please check <http://www.ece.ntua.gr/
networking2004>
for details about the conference. We hope that many delegates will attend
both the
conference and the meeting.
The meeting will be held at the Old University building of the University
of Athens
in Plaka (Old Athens), below the Acropolis.
Its address is: Tholou 5, Plaka, Athens.
The meeting will probably start Friday morning at 9.30 a.m. and continue
until
6.30 p.m. or so.
We should try to finish Saturday at noon.
Friday evening we will have the traditional TC6 dinner.
Ioannis Stavrakakis <ioannis(a)di.uoa.gr> will provide information about
meeting logistics.
His first meesage dates march 11; please tellme whether you have received it.
Moreover, he will write a formal invitation letter.
If you need a paper/fax version of that letter or if you need special
arrangements
for your stay:
please contact Ioannis.
The preliminary agenda for the TC6 meeting will be sent by mid of April.
Please communicate agenda topics to me before that date.
Your participation at the meeting (and also at the conference) is very
important.
IFIP's rule is that a national delegate should automatically be expelled
if he/she has failed to participate in three consecutive meetings.
I look forward to seeing you in Greece. Please inform me (and Ioannis)
about your attendance; see below.
Best regards
Otto Spaniol
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TC6 meeting 2004/1 in Athens (Greece); May 14+15, 2004
Name:
O I'll attend
O Sorry, I cannot be there
(please tick one)
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[Apologies for possible multiple copies]
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Minitrack on
ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN MOBILE AND PERVASIVE COMPUTING SYSTEMS
http://www.ing.unipi.it/energy-man/
to be held within
The Software Technology Track of the
38th HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES (HICSS-38)
January 3-6, 2005
Hilton Waikoloa Village
Big Island, Hawaii
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Minitrack focuses on policies for power management in mobile and
pervasive computing systems. Of particular interest to the Minitrack
are papers concerning power management in networking activities since
the wireless interface is the main responsible for power consumption
in small-size devices. Results related to systems that have been
implemented are particularly welcome. Topics of interest include but
are not limited to:
- Energy-efficient architectures
- System-level solutions for energy saving
- Cross-layer design of energy-efficient systems
- Energy-aware applications
- Energy saving in mobile Web access
- Middleware support to energy saving
- Energy management in P2P networks
- Energy management in infrastructure-based networks
- Energy management in ad hoc and sensor networks
- Energy-aware routing
- Energy saving and security
- Performance evaluation of energy management solutions
- Measurement studies
PAPER SUBMISSION
1.Paper submission is in two steps. In the first step, authors submit
a 300-word abstract (by April 15, 2004) for guidance and indication
of appropriate content. In the second step, authors submit the full
paper (by June 15, 2004).
2. For full paper submission, please send a PDF or PS version, by
email, to all Minitrack co-chairs (see below).
3. The manuscript should be no longer than 25 double-spaced pages,
including figures, tables, etc. (the final paper will be 10 pages,
double-column, single-spaced.)
4. Papers should contain original material and not be previously
published, or currently submitted for consideration elsewhere.
5. Each paper must have a title page to include title of the paper,
full names of all authors, and complete addresses including
affiliation(s), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es).
6. At least one author of each accepted paper must register to attend
the conference (by October 1, 2004).
IMPORTANT DATES
300-word abstract submission: April 15, 2004
Full manuscript submission: June 15, 2004
Acceptance/rejection notification: August 15, 2004
Camera-ready version submission: October 1, 2004
MINITRACK CO-CHAIRS
Giuseppe Anastasi
Dept. of Information Engineering
University of Pisa
Via Diotisalvi 2, 56122 Pisa - Italy
Phone: +39 050 568 559
Fax:+39 050 568 522
E-mail: g.anastasi(a)iet.unipi.it
Marco Conti
Istituto Informatica e Telematica (IIT)
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa - Italy
Phone: +39 050 315 3062
Fax:+39 050 315 2593
E-mail: marco.conti(a)iit.cnr.it
Mohan Kumar
Dept.Of Computer Science and Eng.
The University of Texas at Arlington
PO Box19015, Arlington TX 76120
Phone +1(817) 272 3610
Fax :+1 (817) 272 3784
E-mail: kumar(a)cse.uta.edu
Dear all,
different countries have different characteristics (see attachment).
From some countries (e.g.Mexico) we don't yet have TC6 delegates.
Maybe we should be more active to seek for them.
Best regards
Otto
To: TC6 national delegates & WG 6.xx chairpersons
Dear Colleagues
attached please find the invitation letter to the TC6 meeting to be held in
Athens, Greece on May 14-15, as well as the current list of participants.
Please inform me and Otto (if you have not done it already) regarding your
attendance. If you plan to not paricipate or participate in part, please let
us know as well.
PLEA SEND COMPLETE INFO:
Full Name
Affiliation
email
Thank you and I am looking forward to seeing you all in Athens
regards
Ioannis
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Ioannis Stavrakakis, Professor
Communication Networks Lab (CNL)
Department of Informatics & Telecommunications, University of Athens
Panepistimiopolis, Ilissia, 157-84, Athens, Greece.
Tel: 30-210-7275343 / Fax: 30-210-7275333 / Email: ioannis(a)di.uoa.gr
Home Page: http://www.di.uoa.gr/~ioannis/
Dear all,
you will remember from our previous meeting in Muscat or from the minutes
of that
meeting that we are seeking for a successor for Harmen van As as chairman
of WG 6.10 (Photonic networking). Harmen's successful chairmanship came
to an end
after six very successful years; thank you very much, Harmen, for that work.
As decided in Muscat, I asked four possible candidates whether they might
be interested.
Three of them refused by different reasons (see below).
Only Harry Perros is interested.
According to IFIP bylaws the chairman of a WG is nominated by the TC
chairman upon the recommendation of the Technical Committee.
We can do the ratification at our next meeting in Athens or - preferably -
earlier by electronic consensus.
I've asked the WG 6.10 members (there are not too many of them and the
email list
is already somewhat outdated) whether they might have comments or
objections but
I don't reallybelieve that I will receive too many of such comments (if any).
My questions:
- Should we approach even more candidates?
- Or alternatively: Would you support Harry Perros as new WG6.10 chairman?
Please give me a response until the end of March 2004.
A missing response means that you agree that Harry Perros should be the
successor
of Harmen von As. Nevertheless, I would prefer a positive statmeent
instead as of
a missing response.
Best regards
Otto
Best regards
Otto
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I copy the answers obtained by the candidates here:
Dear Professor Spaniol,
thank you for offering me the chance to compete for the position of WG 6.10
chairman. Unfortunately, after finishing my chairmanship of COST 266
management committee, my main activities in the field of telecommunications
have become more general that include the regulatory issues. Therefore, I am
unable to take up your kind offer.
Best regards,
Anton Kuchar
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Dear Dr. Spaniol,
Thank you very much for your email - I am honored by your offer to become
a chair person WG 6.10.
Unfortunately due to a number of appointments I have this year, I am
afraid I will not be able to
do a good service to the research community and IFIP, and dedicate
sufficient time to that role. I
hope however to be able to help in other ways - so, please do not
hesitate to come back to me. For
your convenience, I am attaching you my short resume -
I hope we'll keep in touch. Thanks again.
Kindest regards,
Admela Jukan
--
Dr. Admela Jukan currently serves as the Program Director in Networking
Research at
National Science Foundation in Washington, DC, and she also is a Visiting
Professor at
Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Jukan received the received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees Polytechnic
University of Milan (Milan,
Italy) and Vienna University of Technology (Vienna, Austria),
respectively. Prior
to coming to the US, she has been with the Vienna University of Technology in
Austria (Senior Lecturer). In 1999 and 2000, she was a visiting scientist
at Lucent Technologies,
Bell Laboratories, where she was working on optical-IP networking. She
has engaged in a variety of
European network
research projects, in particular the European research establishments for
the Actions ACTS
and COST.
Dr. Jukan is the author of numerous scientific publications, she has
edited three
and authored one book, she is the award winner for the best innovative
research proposals of Sprint
Labs and Vienna Academic Anniversary Foundation and she is actively
involved in organization and
scientific leadership of a number of conferences and workshops in the
field of networking
systems and technologies. Her research interests include network
protocols and architecture, in
particular performance evaluation, intelligent network services, control
and management.
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Dear Otto,
first I wish to express my gratitude and happyness for having been
mentioned as a possible Chairman of the WG 6.10 of IFIP to you and and
the other colleagues of the committee who put forward my name.
Unfortunately, due to the fact that Ericsson Lab Italy is not involved
anymore in the design of optical networks, I am in the difficulty of
accepting your kind invitation for opportunity reasons. I am really sorry
to decline this invitation, that I would like to accept in other
conditions of my company.
Anyway, I wish to contribute in some way to other IFIP committees that
match with my company current interests.
With kindest regards
Roberto Sabella
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Hallo Otto
Guy Pujolle spoke to me about it, and as I told him I would be interested in
becoming the chairman of 6.10.
I am not a member of 6.10, because I was not asked to join in, despite
the fact that I have been working on optical networks full tilt since 1995.
I do not know who the members are of this group.
Also, I cannot attend your meeting in Athens, because I have to be back
home on May 15th for my son's University graduation.
Below please find a short biographical CV, and a vision statement.
Cheers
Harry
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
H. G. Perros is a Professor of Computer Science, an Alumni Distinguished
Graduate Professor and Program Coordinator of the Master of Science
degree in Computer Networks at NC State University. He received the B.Sc.
degree in Mathematics in 1970 from Athens University, Greece, the M.Sc.
degree
in Operational Research with Computing from Leeds University, England, in
1971, and the Ph.D. degree in Operations Research from Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland, in 1975. He has held visiting faculty positions at
INRIA, Rocquencourt, France (1979), NORTEL, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina (1988-89 and 1995-96) and University of Paris 6, France
(1995-96, 2000, and 2002). He has published extensively in the area of
performance modelling of computer and communication systems, and
he has organized several national and international conferences. In
1994, he published a monograph entitled "Queueing networks with blocking:
exact and approximate solutions", Oxford Press, and in 2001 a textbook
entitled "An introduction to ATM networks", Wiley. From 1995 to 2002 he
was the chairman of the IFIP Working Group 6.3 on the Performance of
Communication Systems, and currently he is a member of IFIP Working
Groups 7.3, 6.3 and 6.2. He is also an IEEE Senior Member. His current
research interests are in the areas of optical networks.
VISION
As I mentioned above I do not know who are the members of 6.10, and I
was not able to find out though the TC6 web site. I suspect, though,
that the membership is a small group of mostly European researchers. So, my
first action will be to enlarge it to about 30 to 40 members, and also
create a web site.
The main thrust of the group will be on optical networking and not on
the optical physical layer.
The main issue to resolve is the optical networking conference. There
is an annual conference sponsored by the 6.10, and also there is a new
conference on optical networks sponsored by TC 6 (the first one will
take place in Pisa this Fall). Obviously, these two have to be merged
into one conference. Then, in USA there is Opticomm, which is owned
by SPIE. We will need to come to an arrangement with Opticomm, so
that we do not compete for the same papers and attendees. If we
move fast, we may be able to dominate the conference scene, since
Opticomm is not yet a well-established conference
