2004 International Zurich Seminar on Broadband Communications
Feb 18-20 2004, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
http://www.izs2004.ethz.ch/

About IZS 2004

The International Zurich Seminar on Communications (IZS) is a biennial event
at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. The 18th IZS will be held from Wednesday, Feb.
18, through Friday, Feb. 20, 2004.

The IZS is a forum for technical presentations in the broad area of
telecommunications. The traditional format with at most two parallel
sessions makes IZS attractive to scientists and engineers who wish to learn
from, and to communicate to, leading experts in areas beyond one's own
speciality. As a novelty in 2004, roughly half the contributions will be
invited.

Hotels and restaurants are within walking distance, and the old part of
Zurich with its historic buildings and tourist attractions is close by. Most
of Switzerland's alpine skiing regions can be reached with a 1-2 hour train
ride from Zurich.

The organization of the IZS is initiated and sponsored by the IEEE
Switzerland Chapter on Digital Communications. 



Call for Papers

	

The 2004 International Zurich Seminar on Communications (IZS) will be held
at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, from Wednesday, Feb. 18, through Friday, Feb.
20, 2004.

Original technical contributions are solicited on topics including:

Access:

	Wide area mobile radio
	Wireless local area networks
	Wireless local loops
	xDSL and cable modem technologies

Transmission:

	Channel modeling
	Applied information theory
	Coding and modulation
	Joint detection, decoding, and ... (you name it)
	MIMO wireless and space-time coding
	Ultra wide band
	Antenna design
	Fundamental hardware issues

Networking:

	Algorithms, protocols, and systems for routing and switching
	Ad-hoc and peer-to-peer networking of all scales
	High-mobility architectures and protocols
	Next-generation internet
	Optical networks
	Quality of service
	Fault-tolerance and reliability
	Security

As a novelty in 2004, roughly half the contributions will be invited.

Due to its traditional format with at most two parallel sessions, the IZS is
an ideal opportunity to learn from, and to communicate to, leading experts
in areas beyond one's own speciality. All papers should therefore be
presented with this wide audience in mind.

Papers will be reviewed on the basis of a manuscript (not exceeding 6 pages)
of sufficient detail to permit reasonable evaluation. Authors of accepted
papers will be asked to produce a manuscript not exceeding 4 pages that will
be published in the Proceedings. All accepted papers will be allowed twenty
minutes for presentation.

The deadline for submissions is

September 15, 2003.

Detailed instructions for the submission of papers, as well as information
on the technical program, special events, accomodation, etc., will be posted
on the IZS 2004 web site:

http://www.izs2004.ethz.ch/

We look forward to seeing you at IZS!

Hans-Andrea Loeliger and Helmut Bölcskei
Co-Chairmen IZS 2004