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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS ================================================

Call for Papers for the Second International Conference on

WIRELESS ON DEMAND NETWORKS AND SERVICES (WONS 2005)

in St. Moritz, Switzerland January 19-21, 2005

Wireless networks, be it Wi-Fi access, mobile ad hoc as well as sensor networks, aim at providing ubiquitous connectivity and network centric services to the masses and to massively networked systems. An important attribute of such networks is that they can be deployed "on demand" with minimal planning and management effort as well as with little dependency on existing network infrastructures. Concepts like ambient intelligence and disappearing computers that are part of a global and fully self-organized Internet hint at the scope of this vision, but also at the formidable challenges that come with it.

For this conference we request submissions of high quality research papers on "wireless on demand networks" that provide novel insights on protocol and network design, modelling and performance evaluation, pricing and profitability models, QoS models, practical implementations, service level aspects and Internet integration of wireless networks.

Topics related to wireless ad hoc networks and sensor networks comprise, but are not limited to:

o Architecture and Design o Analysis through simulation and experimental evaluation o Internet integration o Social and economic aspects o Pervasive / ubiquitous computing o Localization and mobility management o Security o Energy-efficient protocols and power management o Applications and Service Support o Data dissemination and peer2peer systems

PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION ================================

Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere nor currently be under review by another conference or journal. For paper submission, a web page with detailed information will be activated in few days. All papers will be reviewed by the program committee. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings published by LNCS.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES ===================

- August 2nd, 2004: Submission deadline (hard) - September 29, 2004: Acceptance notification - October 18, 2004: Final version due

VENUE =====

The meeting will take place in the famous winter resort of St. Moritz, in Switzerland. This place is synonymous with quality and elegance. The magnificent landscape of the Swiss alps and the fascinating culture of the Engadine valley provide an inspiring background for this conference.

COMMITTEE =========

GENERAL CHAIR: Silvia Giordano, University of Applied Science - SUPSI, Switzerland PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada Christian Tschudin, University of Basel, Switzerland LOCAL ORGANIZATION CHAIRS: Bernardo Zumthor, University of Applied Science - SUPSI, Switzerland Alessandro Puiatti, University of Applied Science - SUPSI, Switzerland PUBLICITY CHAIRS: Raffaele Bruno, IIT- CNR, Italy Johnson Kuruvila, University of Ottawa, Canada SPONSORSHIPS CHAIR: Ivan Defilippis, University of Applied Science - SUPSI, Switzerland

STEERING COMMITTEE Members:

Roberto Battiti, University of Trento, Italy Imrich Chlamtac, Create-Net Mario Gerla, UCLA, USA Enrico Gregori, CNR of Pisa, Italy Gerald Q. Maguire Jr., KTH, Sweden Ioannis Stavrakakis, University of Athens, Greece