Call for Papers

 CCNC2006 - IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference 2006
 7-10 January 2006 Las Vegas, NV

 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, sponsored by IEEE
 Communications Society, is a major annual international conference organized
 with the objective of bringing together researchers, developers, and
 practitioners from academia and industry working in all areas of consumer
 communications and networking. CCNC 2006 will present the latest
 developments and technical solutions in the areas of home networking,
 consumer networking, enabling technologies (such as middleware), and novel
 applications and services. The conference will include a peer-reviewed
 program of technical sessions, special sessions, business application
 sessions, tutorials, and poster/demonstration sessions.

 Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not
 under review in any other conference or journal. Authors should submit a
 five-page manuscript in double-column IEEE format including authors' names
 and affiliations, and a short abstract. Only electronic submission will be
 accepted. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

       Networking
         a.. Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks
         b.. Body and Personal Area Networks
         c.. Distributed Gaming Protocols
         d.. Economics of Entertainment Networks
         e.. Home Networks
         f.. Interworking
         g.. Last Mile Network Technologies
         h.. Multimedia Distribution Protocols
         i.. Network Architecture
         j.. Network Management and Control
         k.. Network Protocols
         l.. Network Security and Privacy
         m.. Policy Support
         n.. QoS Support and Performance
         o.. Residential Gateways
         p.. Session, User and Device Mobility
         q.. Thin Client Support
         r.. Vehicle Networks
         s.. Wireless Networks

       Enabling Technologies
         a.. Middleware (e.g.,Java, .Net, XML, OSGi, JTWI, JXTA, MHP/OCAP, UPnP, etc.)
         b.. Multimedia Technologies
         c.. Image Retrieval
         d.. Service Composition
         e.. Look-up Technologies
         f.. Operating Systems for Mobile Devices
         g.. Database Management Systems
         h.. The Semantic Web
         i.. Data and Program Migration
         j.. Consumer Middleware
         k.. Service and Device Discovery
         l.. Interoperability
         m.. Biometrics for Security
         n.. Digital Rights Management
         o.. Wearable Computers
         p.. Pervasive Computing
         q.. Transmission Technologies (e.g., Ultra Wideband)
         r.. Digital TV

       Novel Applications
         a.. Networked Appliances
         b.. Peer-to-Peer Applications and Services
         c.. Mobile Applications
         d.. Entertainment and Games
         e.. Home Automation
         f.. Medical and Health Care
         g.. Surveillance, Home Monitoring
         h.. Service Evaluation
         i.. Accessibility
         j.. Multi-Modal Applications
         k.. e-Commerce, m-Commerce
         l.. Location-based Services
         m.. Personalization
         n.. Virtual Home Environment
         o.. Field Trials


   a.. There will be a Best Paper Award for the best submitted paper.
   b.. There will be a Best Poster Award for the best submitted poster as
       well.
   c.. A journal special issue consisting of selected papers from this
       conference is being planned. Authors of selected papers will be
       invited to submit an extended version of their paper for the journal.
   d.. A two hour time slot will be assigned during the conference for
       presentation of posters/demonstrations.
   e.. Also, several Student Travel Grants will be made available.

 Preliminary Schedule:

 Technical paper submission deadline and Special session proposal submission deadline: 15 June, 2005
 Technical application panel and Tutorial proposal submission deadline: 1 September, 2005

 Paper acceptance notification deadline: 1 September, 2005
 Demonstration proposal and poster paper submission deadline: 1 October, 2005
 Final camera ready paper submission deadline: 15 October, 2005

 NEW IEEE/COMSOC POLICY : all accepted CCNC 2005 technical paper presenters
 must register at the FULL registration rate.  For authors presenting
 multiple papers, one FULL registration is valid for up to three papers.