LCN 2004
The 29th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) 
Tampa, Florida November 16-18, 2004 

CALL FOR PAPERS

The  IEEE  LCN  conference  is  the  premier  conference  on  the  leading  edge  of  practical
computer  networking.  LCN  is  a  highly  interactive  conference  that  enables  an  effective
interchange of results and ideas among researchers, users, and product developers. During
28 years of this conference, major developments from local networks to the global Internet
and the World Wide Web have been tracked. In 2004, we are targeting embedded networks,
wireless  networks,  ubiquitous  computing,  and  security  as  well  as  management  aspects
surrounding them.  We encourage you to submit original papers describing research results
or practical solutions. Paper topics include, but are not limited to:

·  Local Area Networks
·  Personal/Wearable Networks
·  Embedded Networks
·  Wireless Networks
·  Home/SOHO Networks
·  Network to the Home
·  High-Speed Networks
·  Optical Networks
·  Storage-Area Networks
·  Peer-to-Peer Networks
·  Overlay Networks
·  Network Management
·  Mobility Management
·  Location-dependent Services
·  Ad-hoc Environments
·  Network Traffic Characterization
·  Performance Evaluation/Measurement
·  Quality-of-Service
·  Congestion Control/Behavior Control
·  Network Reliability
·  Network Security
·  Adaptive Applications

Authors  are  invited  to  submit  full  or  short  papers  for
presentation at the conference.  Full papers (no more than 8 camera-ready
pages, 10pt font in IEEE format) should present novel perspectives within
the general scope of the conference. Short papers are an opportunity to
present preliminary or interim results and are limited to 2 camera-ready
pages in length. Short papers will be presented in a poster format and
published in the proceedings. All papers must include title, complete
contact information for all authors, abstract, and keywords on the cover
page. The corresponding author must be clearly identified.

Paper submission:
Papers  must  be  submitted  electronically.  All  submission  instructions
will be posted at http://www.ieeelcn.org.  Please direct all your questions
to the program chair, Sanjay Jha <sjha@cse.unsw.edu.au>, or co-chair, Hossam
Hassanein <hossam@cs.queensu.ca>.

Important dates:
Paper submission deadline:    May 21,  2004         
Camera-ready paper due:       August  25,  2004
Notification of acceptance:   July  28,  2004         
Author registration by:       August  20, 2004

Workshops:
Co-located with the main conference, the following full-day workshops will
be offered at no extra charge:
Embedded Networked Sensors (EmNetS-I)               http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~emnet/
High-Speed Local Networks (HSLN)                    http://www.hcs.ufl.edu/hsln/
Wireless Local Networks (WLN)                       http://wln2004.cs.bonn.edu/

Conference Web site:
http://www.ieeelcn.org 

General Chair:
B. Stiller, Univ. of Federal
Armed Forces Munich and
ETH Zurich

Program Chair:
S. Jha, Univ. of New South
Wales

Program Co-Chair:
H. Hassanein, Queen's Univ.

Finance Chair:
F. Hubner, AT&T Labs

Local Arrangements Chair:
K. Christensen, Univ. of
South Florida

Workshop Chair:
M. Waldvogel, IBM Research
Zurich

European Advisor:
P.  Martini, Univ. of Bonn

Webmaster:
G. Kessler, Champlain
College

Standing Committee:
J. Bumblis, United Defense L.P.
G. Kessler, Champlain College
M. McKee, Univ. of Minnesota, Rochester
E. Nolley, Strategic Growth
H. Salwen, Audeon Networks
T. Strayer, BBN