CFP : 2nd Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research CNSR 2004

CFP : 2nd Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research CNSR 2004
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See: http://www.cnsr.info/Events/CNSR2004/events.php Call For Papers 2nd Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research (CNSR 2004) Fredericton, N.B., Canada May 19-21, 2004 The second CNSR project Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research (CNSR 2004), sponsored as a joint venture by the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Dalhousie University, Universite de Moncton (UdeM) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's (ACOA) Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF), will be held in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, May 19 to 21, 2004. The IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY and IEEE is a cooperative co-sponsor for this conference. The proceedings will be published by IEEE and placed in the IEEE digital library. Papers presenting original research in the field of communication networks and services research are invited. The topics and areas to be addressed include, but not limited to: Communication Systems Antenna Systems Communication Hardware Web Information Retrieval Analysis tools for Communication Systems Web Information Management Digital Broadcast Technologies Web-based Systems Mobile Communication Systems Emerging Web Technologies Knowledge Networks and managements Applications Architectures for combined Voice and Data Sources Algorithms and Protocol Design and analysis Emerging Communication Technologies Papers outside these specified areas are also welcome. The only requirements are that the papers describe current original work in the field of communication networks and services research, either theoretical or applied, that has not been published elsewhere. More information about CNSR 2004, including details of local arrangements, are available from the conference web site. Important Dates: Submission Deadline: December 15, 2003 Notification of Acceptance: February 16, 2004 Final Manuscript Due: March 4, 2004 Pre-registration: May 8, 2004 Conference in Fredericton: May 19-21, 2004 Paper Format: Authors should submit a full paper, not exceeding 8 single-spaced pages on letter-size paper, using reasonable margins and at least 9-point font. The document should start with the title of the paper, each author's name, affiliation, and e-mail address, followed by a one-paragraph summary of the results to be presented. To facilitate a blind review process, please omit author information for initial submissions. Further details of the expected paper format and submission process are located here. Submissions deviating significantly from these guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits. Poster Format: Poster presentations offer researchers an opportunity to present late-breaking results, significant work in progress, or research that is best communicated in an interactive or graphical format. Further details of the expected poster format and submission process are located here. Paper or Poster Submission Deadline: Dec 15, 2003 Paper or Poster Submission: Authors are required to submit their paper or poster in electronic format, as an Adobe postscript display format (PDF) file. The paper or poster (by electronic submission) MUST be received by Dec 15, 2003. This is a FIRM deadline. Paper submission procedures are located here; poster submission procedures are located here. Simultaneous Submissions: Any papers or posters that have been previously published in another conference proceedings or journal (or which are scheduled for publication prior to May 19, 2004) will not be considered for acceptance at CNSR 2004. Notification: Authors will be sent notification of acceptance or rejection of their paper or poster by e-mail on or before Feb 16, 2004. Deadline for Accepted Papers and Posters: A camera-ready copy of each accepted paper or poster is required by Mar 4, 2004, which is a FIRM deadline. Best Student Paper Award: A prize of $300 will be given to the student author(s) of the best student authored paper (or split between more than one paper if there is a tie). A paper is eligible if the work presented in the paper is primarily the work of a student (or students) who are full-time students at the time of submission. Eligibility for this award is indicated during the paper submission process. The paper must be presented by a student (or students) to be eligible for the award. The program committee's decision will be final with respect to best paper selection. Program Committee Members: Jalal Almhana Universite de Moncton Michel Barbeau Carleton University Zhizhang (David) Chen Dalhousie University John Dedourek University of New Brunswick Michel Fattouche Cell-Loc Inc. Mohsen Guizani Western Michigan University Jerry Hayes Concordia University Malcolm Heywood Dalhousie University Larry Hughes Dalhousie University Jacek Ilow Dalhousie University Amir K. Khandani University of Waterloo Evangelos Kranakis Carleton University Bernd Kurz University of New Brunswick Teng Joon Lim University of Toronto Stephen Marsh NRC-IIT, Ottawa Robert McGorman Nortel Networks Evangelos Milios Dalhousie University Sagar Naik University of Waterloo Bradford G. Nickerson University of New Brunswick Ioanis Nikolaidis University of Alberta Brent R. Petersen University of New Brunswick Kave Salamatian Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France Xuemin Shen University of Waterloo Ivan Stojmenovic University of Ottawa Chintha Tellambura University of Alberta Mihaela Ulieru University of Calgary Shahrokh Valaee University of Toronto Chi-Hsiang Yeh Queen's University Nur Zincir-Heywood Dalhousie University Program Chair: Ali A. Ghorbani Professor Faculty of Computer Science University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 E-mail: cnsr2004@unb.ca Conference Chair: Glayn Lewis, CNSR Project Manager Room ITC-323, Information Technology Centre Faculty of Computer Science University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 Telephone: (506) 451-6967 E-mail: glayn@unb.ca

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Call For Papers
2nd Annual Conference on
Communication Networks and Services Research (CNSR 2004)
Fredericton, N.B., Canada
May 19-21, 2004

The second CNSR project Annual Conference on Communication Networks and
Services Research (CNSR 2004), sponsored as a joint venture by the University
of New Brunswick (UNB), Dalhousie University, Universite de Moncton (UdeM)
and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's (ACOA) Atlantic Innovation
Fund (AIF), will be held in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, May 19 to 21,
2004.

The IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY and IEEE is a cooperative co-sponsor for this
conference. The proceedings will be published by IEEE and placed in the IEEE
digital library.

Papers presenting original research in the field of communication networks
and services research are invited.

The topics and areas to be addressed include, but not limited to:

Communication Systems Antenna Systems
Communication Hardware Web Information Retrieval
Analysis tools for Communication Systems Web Information Management
Digital Broadcast Technologies Web-based Systems
Mobile Communication Systems Emerging Web Technologies
Knowledge Networks and managements Applications
Architectures for combined Voice and Data Sources
Algorithms and Protocol Design and analysis
Emerging Communication Technologies

Papers outside these specified areas are also welcome. The only requirements
are that the papers describe current original work in the field of
communication networks and services research, either theoretical or applied,
that has not been published elsewhere.

More information about CNSR 2004, including details of local arrangements,
are available from the conference web site.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: December 15, 2003
Notification of Acceptance: February 16, 2004
Final Manuscript Due: March 4, 2004
Pre-registration: May 8, 2004
Conference in Fredericton: May 19-21, 2004

Paper Format: Authors should submit a full paper, not exceeding 8 single-spaced pages on letter-size paper, using reasonable margins and at least 9-point font. The document should start with the title of the paper, each author's name, affiliation,
and e-mail address, followed by a one-paragraph summary of the results to be presented. To facilitate a blind review process, please omit author information for initial submissions. Further details of the expected paper format and submission process
are located here. Submissions deviating significantly from these guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits.

Poster Format: Poster presentations offer researchers an opportunity to present late-breaking results, significant work in progress, or research that is best communicated in an interactive or graphical format. Further details of the expected poster
format and submission process are located here.

Paper or Poster Submission Deadline: Dec 15, 2003

Paper or Poster Submission: Authors are required to submit their paper or
poster in electronic format, as an Adobe postscript display format (PDF)
file. The paper or poster (by electronic submission) MUST be received by Dec
15, 2003. This is a FIRM deadline. Paper submission procedures are located
here; poster submission procedures are located here.

Simultaneous Submissions: Any papers or posters that have been previously
published in another conference proceedings or journal (or which are
scheduled for publication prior to May 19, 2004) will not be considered for
acceptance at CNSR 2004.

Notification: Authors will be sent notification of acceptance or rejection of
their paper or poster by e-mail on or before Feb 16, 2004.

Deadline for Accepted Papers and Posters: A camera-ready copy of each
accepted paper or poster is required by Mar 4, 2004, which is a FIRM
deadline.

Best Student Paper Award: A prize of $300 will be given to the student
author(s) of the best student authored paper (or split between more than one
paper if there is a tie). A paper is eligible if the work presented in the
paper is primarily the work of a student (or students) who are full-time
students at the time of submission. Eligibility for this award is indicated
during the paper submission process. The paper must be presented by a student
(or students) to be eligible for the award. The program committee's decision
will be final with respect to best paper selection.

Program Committee Members:

Jalal Almhana Universite de Moncton
Michel Barbeau Carleton University
Zhizhang (David) Chen Dalhousie University
John Dedourek University of New Brunswick
Michel Fattouche Cell-Loc Inc.
Mohsen Guizani Western Michigan University
Jerry Hayes Concordia University
Malcolm Heywood Dalhousie University
Larry Hughes Dalhousie University
Jacek Ilow Dalhousie University
Amir K. Khandani University of Waterloo
Evangelos Kranakis Carleton University
Bernd Kurz University of New Brunswick
Teng Joon Lim University of Toronto
Stephen Marsh NRC-IIT, Ottawa
Robert McGorman Nortel Networks
Evangelos Milios Dalhousie University
Sagar Naik University of Waterloo
Bradford G. Nickerson University of New Brunswick
Ioanis Nikolaidis University of Alberta
Brent R. Petersen University of New Brunswick
Kave Salamatian Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Xuemin Shen University of Waterloo
Ivan Stojmenovic University of Ottawa
Chintha Tellambura University of Alberta
Mihaela Ulieru University of Calgary
Shahrokh Valaee University of Toronto
Chi-Hsiang Yeh Queen's University
Nur Zincir-Heywood Dalhousie University

Program Chair:

Ali A. Ghorbani
Professor
Faculty of Computer Science
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3
E-mail: cnsr2004@unb.ca

Conference Chair:

Glayn Lewis, CNSR Project Manager
Room ITC-323, Information Technology Centre
Faculty of Computer Science
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3
Telephone: (506) 451-6967
E-mail: glayn@unb.ca