CALL FOR PAPERS 
                          LCN 2001 
   The 26th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks 

                    November 14 - 16, 2001 
             Embassy Suites USF, Tampa, Florida 
                   http://www.ieeelcn.org 

           Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society 
           with support from Verizon, Nokia and the 
      University of South Florida College of Engineering. 

Important dates: 
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  Paper submission: May 18, 2001 
  Notification of acceptance: July 20, 2001 
  Camera-ready copy due: August 17, 2001 

General Information: 
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The IEEE LCN conference is the premier conference on leading edge and 
practical computer networking. Our unique approach stimulates a workshop 
environment and enables an effective interchange among researchers, 
users, and product developers. During 25 years of this conference, we 
moved from the local network to the global Internet and World Wide Web. 
Now we move into the realm of Personal Area Networks, wearable networks 
and ubiquitous computing. Papers that cover these areas are explicitly 
sought and will be given preference. We encourage you to submit original 
papers describing research results or practical solutions. Paper topics 
include, but are not limited to: 

- Wireless Networks 
- Personal Area Networks 
- Wearable Networks 
- Always On / Always Connected 
- Mobility Management 
- Location-dependant services 
- Local Area Networks 
- Home Networks 
- Small Office Networks 
- Storage Area Networks 
- Optical Networks 
- High Speed Networks 
- Network Management 
- Network Security 
- Network Reliability 
- Network to the Home 
- Quality of Service / Congestion Control 
- Adaptive Applications 
- Anything-over-IP 
- IP-over-Anything 
- Performance Evaluation / Measurements 
- Protocol Design and Validation 

Authors are invited to submit full or short papers for presentation at 
the conference. Full papers should present novel perspectives within the 
general scope of the conference and may be up to 10 camera-ready pages 
in length. Short papers are an opportunity to present preliminary or 
interim results and are limited to 2 camera-ready pages in length. A 
best paper award will be presented. Several student travel scholarships 
may be available courtesy of the LCN corporate supporters. All papers 
must include title, complete contact information for all authors, 
abstract, and keywords on the cover page. The correspondence author must 
be clearly identified. 

Paper submission Instructions: 
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Papers must be submitted electronically. Manuscript submission 
instructions can be found at http://www.cs.bonn.edu/lcn2001. Authors for 
whom electronic submission presents a severe problem should contact the 
program chair: 

   Prof. Dr. Peter Martini 
   University of Bonn, Institute of Computer Science IV 
   Roemerstr. 164 
   D-53117 Bonn, Germany 
   E-mail: lcn2001@cs.bonn.edu 

LCN 2001 Committee: 
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General Chair: 
F. Huebner, Concert Technologies 

Program Chair: 
P. Martini, University of Bonn 

Program Co-Chair: 
B. Bakshi, BioNetrix 

Finance Chair: 
J. Bumblis, Veritas Software 

Corporate Relations Co-Chairs: 
K. Christensen, USF 
L. Jack, Market Solutions 

Tutorial Co-Chairs, Panel Co-Chairs : 
J.W. Atwood, Concordia University 
B. Stiller, ETH Zürich 

Arrangements Chair: 
K. Christensen, USF 

Ad-Hoc Chair: 
T. Strayer, BBN 

Webmaster: 
G. Kessler, Champlain College 

Overseas Advisors: 
S. Jha, University of New South Wales 
P. Martini, University of Bonn 

Standing Committee: 
M. McKee, Bowling Green 
G. Kessler, Champlain College 
E. Nolley, Strategic Growth 
H. Salwen, Audeon Networks 
K. Prasad, UMass-Lowell