CFP : The IASTED International Conference on Wireless Networks and Emerging Technologies WNET 2004, part of the Fourth IASTED International Multi Conference on Wireless and Optical Commmunications WOC 2004

CFP : The IASTED International Conference on Wireless Networks and Emerging Technologies WNET 2004, part of the Fourth IASTED International Multi Conference on Wireless and Optical Commmunications WOC 2004
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See: http://www.iasted.com/conferences/2004/banff/wnet.htm The IASTED International Conference on WIRELESS NETWORKS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ~ WNET 2004 ~ as part of the Fourth IASTED International Multi-Conference on WIRELESS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ~ WOC 2004 ~ July 8 ? 10, 2004 Banff, AB, Canada CALL FOR PAPERS SPONSORS The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Technical Committee on Telecommunications TECHNICAL CO-SPONSOR IEE Vehicular Technology Society GENERAL CHAIR Dr. Abraham O. Fapojuwo ? University of Calgary, Canada PURPOSE The International Conference on Wireless Networks and Emerging Technologies (WNET 2004), sponsored by IASTED, will be a major forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of telecommunications systems, with emphasis on wireless and optical communications. Its aim is to strengthen relations between the telecommunication industry, research laboratories, and universities. WNET 2004 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on Communication Systems and Applications ? CSA2004 Optical Communication Systems and Networks ? OCSN 2004 Antenna, Radio, and Wave Propagation ? ARP 2004 LOCATION Banff is Canada's first national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park is a year-round protected wilderness area offering rugged alpine beauty in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Banff National Park is home to a wide variety of wildlife, and has over six thousand square kilometers of mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes. Each year, millions of visitors travel to Banff to marvel at the emerald waters of Lake Louise, walk in the flower-filled fields at Sunshine Meadows, and drive beneath the towering, jagged peaks lining the Icefields Parkway. The town of Banff is situated just west of the city of Calgary, the home of the world-famous Exhibition and Stampede. SCOPE The topics to be covered include but are not limited to: WIRELESS NETWORKS ARCHITECTURE Radio Access Network Architecture Core/Backbone Network Architecture Multimedia Wireless IP Network Architecture RF Systems Engineering RF Network Planning Core Network Planning WIRELESS SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS Broadband Mobile Communication Systems Satellite Communication Systems Antennas Amplifiers High-speed Routers Mobile Terminal Systems GSM/W-CDMA/Bluetooth Chips WLAN/WPAN Chips CDMA2000/WLAN Chips Transmitter and Receiver Components RF Electronics WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IP over Wireless Networks Wireless ATM Networks Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANET) Wireless PANs Wireless LANs Remote LANs ATM and IP Integration Multimedia over Wireless Networks High-speed Switching 3rd and 4th Generation Wireless Network Technologies Broadband Wireless Access Cellular Technology BlueTooth Technology OFDM Technology WCDMA Technology IrDA Technology Broadcast Technologies GPS Technology Mobile and Personal Computing Software Defined Radio Reconfigurable Radio Ultra-wide Band Radio Home Network Technologies Wireless Local Loops Wireless Technologies for Sensors INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE H.M. Abdu - University of Michigan, USA M. Ando - Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan D. Bruckmann - University of Wuppertal, Germany E. Casilari - University of Malaga, Spain C.W. Chen - Florida Institute of Technology, USA J. Chen - University of Houston, USA N.K. Chilamkurti - La Trobe University, Australia E. Chow - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA C.D. Chung - National Central University, Taiwan F. Desbouvries - National Institute of Telecommunications, France M.G. Di Benedetto - University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy R. Dobrescu - Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania K.V.S. Hari - Indian Institute of Science, India H.J. Helgert - George Washington University, USA Y.F. Huang - Institute of Electronics and Information Engineering, Taiwan A. Jayasuriya - University of South Australia, Australia C. Lee - National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan J.H. Lee - National Taiwan University, Taiwan W. Lee - Korea University, Republic of Korea V.C. Leung - University of British Columbia, Canada Y.W. Leung - Hong Kong Baptist University, PRC J. Lin - University of Florida, USA G. Liu - Linkopings University, Sweden Z. Liu - Southeast Missouri State University, USA S. Makki - Queensland University of Technology, Australia R.H. Morelos-Zaragoza - San Jose State University, USA H. Morikawa - University of Tokyo, Japan H. Mouftah - University of Ottawa, Canada L. Mucchi - University of Florence, Italy J.K. Muppala - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, PRC B. Natarajan - Kansas State University, USA G. Noubir - Northeastern University, USA G.E. Øien - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway J. Park - Korea University, Korea K. Pawlikowski - University of Canterbury, New Zealand R. Penty - Cambridge University, UK E. Pun - City University of Hong Kong, PRC V. Rakocevic - City University, UK B. Ramamurthy - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA L.M. San Jose-Revuelta - University of Valladolid, Spain W.G. Scanlon - Queen's University, UK R.K. Shevgaonkar - India Institute of Technology, India Y. Sun - University of Hertfordshire, UK E.M. Tentzeris - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA A. Vukovic - Communications Research Centre, Canada J. Wang - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA B.E. Wolfinger - University of Hamburg, Germany W.K. Wong - City University of Hong Kong, PRC R. Zhang - Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden W. Zhuang - University of Waterloo, Canada A.M. Zoubir - Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Initial Paper Submit your paper via our website at: http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/banff/submit-424.htm All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Postscript (.ps), or MS Word (.doc) format. The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by February 15, 2004. Do not send hard copies of your paper. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by e-mail. Complete the online Paper Submission Form to designate a principal author, submit your initial paper, and provide four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. One of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope. On the paper, provide the full names, affiliations, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of all authors. Initial paper submissions should be approximately six pages. Formatting instructions are available at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial.htm. Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail on March 15, 2004. Final manuscripts are due by April 15, 2004. Registration and final payment is due by May 01, 2004. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings. Final Manuscript Send your final manuscripts via e-mail to: finalpapers@iasted.org. The subject line for the final manuscript submission must include the six-digit paper number. The formatting instructions can be found on the web at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final.htm and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is six pages (single-spaced, double-column, 10 point Times New Roman font). Only one paper of up to six pages is included in the regular registration fee. The additional page and paper charge is USD $75.00 per page. TUTORIALS Proposals for half-day tutorials (three hours) should be submitted online by February 15, 2004. Tutorials are to be submitted via the following website address: http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/banff/tutorialsubmit-424.htm. A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s). SPECIAL SESSIONS Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal via e-mail to: calgary@iasted.org by February 15, 2004. Proposals should include a minimum of five papers, a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s). The name of the session organizer will appear in the program and proceedings provided five or more papers are presented. More information on special sessions is available online at the following website address: http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/banff/sessionsubmit-424.htm. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submissions due February 15, 2004 Notification of acceptance March 15, 2004 Camera-ready manuscripts due April 15, 2004 Registration Deadline May 1, 2004 For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact: IASTED Secretariat - WNET 2004 #80, 4500 - 16th Avenue N.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada T3B 0M6 Tel: 403-288-1195 Fax: 403-247-6851 E-mail: calgary@iasted.org Website: http://www.iasted.org

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See: http://www.iasted.com/conferences/2004/banff/wnet.htm


The IASTED International Conference on
WIRELESS NETWORKS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
~ WNET 2004 ~
as part of the Fourth IASTED International Multi-Conference on
WIRELESS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
~ WOC 2004 ~
July 8 ? 10, 2004
Banff, AB, Canada

CALL FOR PAPERS

SPONSORS
The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)
Technical Committee on Telecommunications

TECHNICAL CO-SPONSOR
IEE Vehicular Technology Society

GENERAL CHAIR
Dr. Abraham O. Fapojuwo ? University of Calgary, Canada

PURPOSE
The International Conference on Wireless Networks and Emerging Technologies
(WNET 2004), sponsored by IASTED, will be a major forum for scientists,
engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest
research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of
telecommunications systems, with emphasis on wireless and optical
communications. Its aim is to strengthen relations between the
telecommunication industry, research laboratories, and universities.

WNET 2004 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International
Conferences on
Communication Systems and Applications ? CSA2004
Optical Communication Systems and Networks ? OCSN 2004
Antenna, Radio, and Wave Propagation ? ARP 2004

LOCATION
Banff is Canada's first national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The
park is a year-round protected wilderness area offering rugged alpine beauty
in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Banff National Park is home to
a wide variety of wildlife, and has over six thousand square kilometers of
mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes. Each year, millions of visitors
travel to Banff to marvel at the emerald waters of Lake Louise, walk in the
flower-filled fields at Sunshine Meadows, and drive beneath the towering,
jagged peaks lining the Icefields Parkway. The town of Banff is situated
just west of the city of Calgary, the home of the world-famous Exhibition
and Stampede.

SCOPE
The topics to be covered include but are not limited to:

WIRELESS NETWORKS ARCHITECTURE
Radio Access Network Architecture
Core/Backbone Network Architecture
Multimedia Wireless IP Network Architecture
RF Systems Engineering
RF Network Planning
Core Network Planning

WIRELESS SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
Broadband Mobile Communication Systems
Satellite Communication Systems
Antennas
Amplifiers
High-speed Routers
Mobile Terminal Systems
GSM/W-CDMA/Bluetooth Chips
WLAN/WPAN Chips
CDMA2000/WLAN Chips
Transmitter and Receiver Components
RF Electronics
	

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
IP over Wireless Networks
Wireless ATM Networks
Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANET)
Wireless PANs
Wireless LANs
Remote LANs
ATM and IP Integration
Multimedia over Wireless Networks
High-speed Switching
3rd and 4th Generation Wireless Network Technologies
Broadband Wireless Access
Cellular Technology
BlueTooth Technology
OFDM Technology
WCDMA Technology
IrDA Technology
Broadcast Technologies
GPS Technology
Mobile and Personal Computing
Software Defined Radio
Reconfigurable Radio
Ultra-wide Band Radio
Home Network Technologies
Wireless Local Loops
Wireless Technologies for Sensors

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
H.M. Abdu - University of Michigan, USA
M. Ando - Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
D. Bruckmann - University of Wuppertal, Germany
E. Casilari - University of Malaga, Spain
C.W. Chen - Florida Institute of Technology, USA
J. Chen - University of Houston, USA
N.K. Chilamkurti - La Trobe University, Australia
E. Chow - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA
C.D. Chung - National Central University, Taiwan
F. Desbouvries - National Institute of Telecommunications, France
M.G. Di Benedetto - University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
R. Dobrescu - Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania
K.V.S. Hari - Indian Institute of Science, India
H.J. Helgert - George Washington University, USA
Y.F. Huang - Institute of Electronics and Information Engineering, Taiwan
A. Jayasuriya - University of South Australia, Australia
C. Lee - National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
J.H. Lee - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
W. Lee - Korea University, Republic of Korea
V.C. Leung - University of British Columbia, Canada
Y.W. Leung - Hong Kong Baptist University, PRC
J. Lin - University of Florida, USA
G. Liu - Linkopings University, Sweden
Z. Liu - Southeast Missouri State University, USA
S. Makki - Queensland University of Technology, Australia
R.H. Morelos-Zaragoza - San Jose State University, USA
H. Morikawa - University of Tokyo, Japan
H. Mouftah - University of Ottawa, Canada
L. Mucchi - University of Florence, Italy
J.K. Muppala - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, PRC
B. Natarajan - Kansas State University, USA
G. Noubir - Northeastern University, USA
G.E. Øien - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
J. Park - Korea University, Korea
K. Pawlikowski - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
R. Penty - Cambridge University, UK
E. Pun - City University of Hong Kong, PRC
V. Rakocevic - City University, UK
B. Ramamurthy - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
L.M. San Jose-Revuelta - University of Valladolid, Spain
W.G. Scanlon - Queen's University, UK
R.K. Shevgaonkar - India Institute of Technology, India
Y. Sun - University of Hertfordshire, UK
E.M. Tentzeris - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
A. Vukovic - Communications Research Centre, Canada
J. Wang - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
B.E. Wolfinger - University of Hamburg, Germany
W.K. Wong - City University of Hong Kong, PRC
R. Zhang - Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden
W. Zhuang - University of Waterloo, Canada
A.M. Zoubir - Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Initial Paper
Submit your paper via our website at:
http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/banff/submit-424.htm
All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Postscript (.ps), or MS
Word (.doc) format. The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by
February 15, 2004. Do not send hard copies of your paper. Receipt of paper
submission will be confirmed by e-mail.

Complete the online Paper Submission Form to designate a principal author,
submit your initial paper, and provide four key words to indicate the
subject area of your paper. One of the key words must be taken from the list
of topics provided under Scope. On the paper, provide the full names,
affiliations, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of
all authors.

Initial paper submissions should be approximately six pages. Formatting
instructions are available at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial.htm.


Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail on March 15, 2004. Final
manuscripts are due by April 15, 2004. Registration and final payment is due
by May 01, 2004. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in
the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings.

Final Manuscript
Send your final manuscripts via e-mail to: finalpapers@iasted.org. The
subject line for the final manuscript submission must include the six-digit
paper number. The formatting instructions can be found on the web at:
http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final.htm and must be strictly followed.
The page limit for final papers is six pages (single-spaced, double-column,
10 point Times New Roman font). Only one paper of up to six pages is
included in the regular registration fee. The additional page and paper
charge is USD $75.00 per page.


TUTORIALS
Proposals for half-day tutorials (three hours) should be submitted online by
February 15, 2004. Tutorials are to be submitted via the following website
address: http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/banff/tutorialsubmit-424.htm.

A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge
expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major
course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s).

SPECIAL SESSIONS
Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal via
e-mail to: calgary@iasted.org by February 15, 2004. Proposals should include
a minimum of five papers, a session title, a list of the topics covered, and
the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s). The name
of the session organizer will appear in the program and proceedings provided
five or more papers are presented. More information on special sessions is
available online at the following website address:
http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/banff/sessionsubmit-424.htm.

 
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Submissions due 		February 15, 2004
Notification of acceptance 	March 15, 2004
Camera-ready manuscripts due 	April 15, 2004
Registration Deadline 		May 1, 2004


For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:
IASTED Secretariat - WNET 2004
#80, 4500 - 16th Avenue N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T3B 0M6
Tel: 403-288-1195
Fax: 403-247-6851
E-mail: calgary@iasted.org
Website: http://www.iasted.org