1 S T   A N N O U N C E M E N T
The 13th IEEE International Symposium on
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
PIMRC 2002
September 15-18, 2002
Atlantic Pavilion, Lisbon, Portugal

You are invited to submit original papers addressing topics in all areas of wireless personal
communication systems and networks.  Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the technical
subject categories listed below:
Technical Subject Categories

4G systems
Antenna and RF subsystems
Coding, modulation & equalization
Digital audio & video broadcasting
Experiments, trials & deployment
GPS & applications
IMT2000 (UMTS, CDMA2000, ...)
Intelligent transportation system
Mobile multimedia
Mobile computing
Mobile Internet
Multiple access techniques
Network protocols
Novel network & switching architecture
Radio resource management
RF & BB technologies for handset
Satellite networks
Security & privacy
Smart adaptive antennas
Software radio
Spread spectrum techniques
Wireless ATM
Wireless IP, ATM
Wireless LAN
Wireless local loop
Wireless propagation


Technical Programme Chair:
Prof. Luis M. Correia, Instituto Superior
Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Vice-Chairs and Area Coordinators:
Europe: Prof. Hamid Aghami, King's College London, UK
Americas: Prof. Kaveh Pahlavan, Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, USA
Asia Pacific: Dr. Shuzo Kato, Mitsubishi Wireless, Japan

Submission Guidelines:
Authors should submit original papers electronically using e-mail.  These should preferably be in
Adobe PDF format but PostScript is allowed.  Papers should be in English, with no more than 3 000
words.
Submissions should be done on-line, at the conference website.

SUBMISSIONS  DUE:
February 22, 2002
Further details may be found at: http://www.pimrc2002.org