IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications
PerCom 2003
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
March 23-26 2003 
http://www.percom.org/


           Conference Announcement and Preliminary Call for Papers

     Table Of Contents: 
    1. Conference Scope 
    2. Feature Topics 
    3. Submission Guidelines 
    4. Important Dates / Deadlines 
    5. Contact Person

   Conference Scope: 

   Pervasive computing and communications is emerging as an exciting new
   paradigm with a goal to provide computing and communication services
   all the time, everywhere. This emergence is a natural outcome of
   research and technological advances in wireless networks, mobile
   computing, distributed computing and agent technologies. PerCom is the
   annual IEEE conference on pervasive computing and communications and
   as such it will provide a high profile, leading edge forum for
   researchers and engineers alike to present their latest advances in
   the field of pervasive computing and communications. PerCom2003 will
   also feature two special tracks on intelligent environments and mobile
   agents.


   Feature Topics: 


   Contributions are solicited in all pervasive computing research and
   applied areas. These include, but are not limited to the following
   feature topics:
   o Pervasive computing architectures
   o Intelligent environments
   o Wearable computers
   o Smart devices and smart spaces
   o Location-dependent / personalized applications
   o Service discovery mechanisms
   o Agent technologies
   o Sensors and actuators
   o Positioning and tracking technologies
   o Identification and authentication technologies
   o Integration of wired and wireless networks
   o Personal area networks
   o Enabling technologies such as Bluetooth, 802.11 and 802.15
   o Software coordination models
   o Mobile / wireless computing systems and services
   o Context based and implicit computing
   o Speech processing / advanced computer vision
   o User interfaces and interaction models
   o Wireless/mobile service management and delivery
   o Ad hoc networking protocols and service discovery
   o Resource management in pervasive computing platforms
   o Security and privacy issues of pervasive computing systems
    


   Submission Guidelines:

   Papers must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication
   elsewhere. Authors are encouraged to submit papers in electronic form:
   postscript or PDF only. The page limit for submissions is 15 pages
   (single column, 12 pt characters, 1.5 line spaced, excluding
   references, figures and tables). More details on submission procedures
   will be posted on the official PerCom website: http://www.percom.org.
   All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous review process managed by
   the technical program committee; with the conference proceedings
   published by IEEE. Papers of particular merit will be considered for
   publication in a special issue of a leading journal.


   Important Dates / Deadlines:

   Paper Submissions:                   October 31, 2002
   Tutorial Submission:                 October 31, 2002
   Demonstration Proposals:           December 1, 2002
   Acceptance Notification:           December 10, 2002
   Camera Ready Manuscripts:    January 10, 2003
   Conference Dates:                    March 23-26, 2003


   Contact Person:

   Mohan Kumar
   University of Texas at Arlington
   Box 19015, Arlington TX 76019-0015
   Phone: 817 272 3610, Fax : 817 272 3784
   Email:   kumar@cse.uta.edu