CALL FOR PAPERS

IEEE Communications Society will hold the 2nd IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) in Chicago, IL 23-28 September 2000. WCNC 2000 is held in conjunction with PCIA's GLOBALXCHANGE, 26-29 September 2000. IEEE WCNC is one of the world's foremost international technical conferences for engineers and researchers at the forefront of development and deployment of digital cellular, PCS and the full spectrum of supporting wireless technologies.

Paper Submissions
Authors are invited to submit papers describing original research results, innovative applications, and experimental or field test results on all aspects of wireless communications and networking. Each submission should consist of a 1000 word summary, a 100 word abstract, and a cover page listing the name, affiliation, complete return address, telephone, e-mail, and facsimile information for the corresponding author.

Summaries should be submitted electronically (MS Word, rtf, pdf, postscript or ASCII) to wcncsubmissions@comsoc.org by January 31, 2000.
Notification of acceptance will be by May 20, 2000(new date). The deadline for submitting final papers will be June 30.

For more information, send an email to the Technical Program Chair,
Demetrios Kazakos
University of Louisiana
dxk8972@usl.edu.

Topics of Interest

  • Coding and modulation techniques
  • Compression methods and standards
  • Multiple access methods
  • Satellite-based systems
  • Broadband wireless networks
  • 3G Multimedia mobile wireless systems and networks
  • Chip sets for wireless application
  • Wireless Applications
  • Wireless IP/ATM
  • QoS management in wireless networks
  • Signal processing techniques
  • Low power VLSI for mobile computing
  • Network API and transport protocols
  • Antennas and RF subsystems
  • Peer to Peer and Ad-Hoc Networking
  • CDPD, GMR
  • Integrated Terrestrial-Satellite Wireless Architectures and Systems Ê
  • Software for wireless multimedia
  • Software defined radio
  • Nomadic computing and communications
  • Personal multimedia applications
  • Security and Privacy
  • Active Wireless Networking
  • Embedded Wireless Communications
  • WAP

Panel Sessions & Tutorials
The organizers of WCNC 2000 are accepting proposals for Tutorials and Panel Sessions. Tutorials are half-day or full-day sessions that are intended to provide in-depth learning on a specific topic of interest to the participants. Panel Sessions are 90 minutes long. They present leaders in a particular area discussing a topic of interest to the attendees of WCNC 2000. There is usually significant audience participation in Panel sessions Proposals for Tutorials and Panel Sessions should consist of a 250 word summary, a 100 word abstract, and a cover page listing the name, affiliation, complete return address, telephone, e-mail, and facsimile information for the proposer. Summaries should be submitted electronically (MS Word, rtf, pdf, postscript or ASCII) by February 15, 2000 to wcncproposals@comsoc.org.
Notification of acceptance will be by March 1, 2000.