CALL FOR PAPERS

                                     ICNP 2004

           12th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols


                                  Berlin, Germany
                                 October 5-8, 2004

                             http://www.icnp2004.de.vu


ICNP 2004, the annual international conference on network protocols, is
a highly selective single-track conference dealing with all aspects of
network protocols including design, analysis, specification,
verification, implementation, and performance. The program consists of a
full day of tutorials followed by a single 3-day track of peer- reviewed
papers, including a limited number of invited talks and panels.
       This year marks the 12th time the conference has been held.

Papers describing significant research contributions to the field of
network protocols are solicited for submission. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:

protocol testing and analysis        protocol design and implementation
network measurement and monitoring              security and resiliency
peer-to-peer/overlay protocols                        routing protocols
wireless and mobile networks                 ad-hoc and sensor networks
QoS and signaling                           flow and congestion control
multimedia                                           distributed gaming

IMPORTANT DATES:

Paper submission (hard deadline):                   May   7, 2004
Acceptance:                                         July  7, 2004
Camera ready:                                       July 23, 2004

GENERAL CHAIRS:

Hartmut Koenig,  Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus Wolfgang
Effelsberg, University of Mannheim, Germany

PROGRAM CHAIRS:

Tom La Porta, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Ram Ramjee, Bell Labs, USA
Hartmut Koenig, BTU Cottbus, Germany (Vice Chair)

TUTORIAL CHAIR:
Wolfgang Effelsberg, University of Mannheim, Germany

PUBLICITY CHAIR
Martina Zitterbart, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
Katrin Willhoeft, BTU Cottbus, Germany
Christian Noack, BTU Cottbus, Germany
Alek Opitz, BTU Cottbus, Germany

STEERING COMMITTEE:
Mostafa Ammar, Georgia Tech, USA
Ken Calvert, University of Kentucky, USA
Mohamed Gouda, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Teruo Higashino, Osaka University, Japan
Simon Lam, University of Texas at Austin, USA
David Lee, Bell Labs, USA
Mike T. Liu, Ohio State University, USA
Raymond Miller, University of Maryland, USA
Krishan Sabnani, Bell Labs, USA

Further Information

- ICNP 2004 Web site:  http://www.icnp2004.de.vu
- IEEE ICNP Web site:  http://www.ieee-icnp.org/
- For questions:       icnp2004-org@informatik.tu-cottbus.de