See http://supernova.nal.ics.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/icnp2000/

8th International Conference on Network Protocols

        November 14--17, 2000
        Osaka University Convention Center, Osaka, Japan

In just seven years, ICNP has established itself as one of the premier
conferences in the computer networking field.  ICNP deals with all
aspects of communication protocols, from design and specification, to
verification, testing, performance analysis, and
implementation. Protocol functions of interest include network access,
switching, routing, flow and congestion control, multimedia transport,
wireless and mobile networks, network security, web protocols and
applications, electronic commerce, network management,
interoperability, internetworking, home computing and networks and
digital broadcasting.

ICNP 2000 will be held in Osaka, the second largest city in
Japan. Osaka is located in the Kansai area (including Osaka, Kyoto,
Nara) in the South-West of Honshu, the biggest island of Japan. Osaka
is internationally known as a city of commerce, and provides various
attractions ranging from a taste of Japanese culture (such as the
Osaka Castle) to shopping.

Important Dates
        Paper Submission Deadline:  May 10, 2000
        Notification of Acceptance:  July 15, 2000
        Camera Ready Due:  August 10, 2000
        Tutorials:  November 14, 2000
        Conference:  November 15 - 17, 2000

Submission Information
        Subscriptions will be made via email. Details of the 
        procedure will be given at the ICNP 2000 web site:
                http://www-ana.ics.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/icnp2000/

ICNP 2000 Sponsors
        ICNP is sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, and 
        co-sponsored by IEICE Japan, IPS of Japan, and Osaka
        University.

ICNP Steering Committee
        Mostafa Ammar, Georgia Insitute of Technology
        Mohamed Gouda, University of Texas at Austin
        Simon Lam, University of Texas at Austin
        David Lee, Bell Labs
        Ming T. (Mike) Liu, Ohio State University
        Raymond Miller, University of Maryland, College Park
        Krishan Sabnani, Bell Labs

General Co-Chairs
        Yutaka Matsushita, Keio Univ.
        Mostafa Ammar, Georgia Tech 

Technical Program Co-Chairs
        Hideo Miyahara, Osaka Univ.
        David Lee, Bell Labs, Lucent

Tutorial Chair
        Sukeichi Miki, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs
        Kenji Suzuki, KDD Co.
        Teruo Higashino, Osaka Univ.