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Welcome to the April 2004 issue of IEEE ComSoc e-News.

Welcome to the April 2004 issue of IEEE ComSoc e-News. This issue highlights new enhancements to the ComSoc Digital Library, announces the first annual IEEE Secon 2004 and reveals the top 10 most popular articles in ComSoc peripdoicals for Febrary 2004. Also, we include the latest information in Standards, Periodicals, and Imminent Events.

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2. ANNOUNCEMENTS

Digital Library Enhancements

- All 2003 conference proceedings are now included in the ComSoc Digital Library
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- The basic Patent Citation integrates patents by linking them to the ComSoc articles and displaying all citing patents on
each article's summary page. The Patent Citations are in the bottom section of the mini-paper. For an example, go to http://dl.comsoc.org/cocoon/comsoc/servlets/GetPublication?id=144687.

- IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials - Is now included in the Publications Ontology of the ComSoc DL under
the new category called "Other Publications".

The 10 most popular articles published in ComSoc periodicals viewed online for February 2004
based on PDF views, can be seen at http://www.comsoc.org/livepubs/topten/index.html

New Conference
IEEE SECON 2004
First Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks.
Santa Clara, California, USA
October 4 - 7, 2004
Paper Submission Deadline: June 7, 2004

This new IEEE Communications Society conference will provide a forum to exchange ideas, techniques, and applications, discuss
best practices, raise awareness and share experiences among researchers, practitioners, standard developers and policy makers
in the field of sensor and ad hoc networks and systems.

New 2004 ComSoc Directory due in April.

ComSoc's new Enhanced Conference Tutorial Program
A collection of recent tutorials given at 2003 ComSoc sponsored conferences -- INFOCOM, IM/NOMS, and WCNC.
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Continuation of discount program by Stevens Institute for ComSoc Members

Stevens Institute of Technology, in cooperation with the IEEE Communications Society, is happy to announce the continuation of the discount programs for any ComSoc member who signs up for any Stevens online course.

Registration is now open for more than 40 graduate-level courses on topics ranging from Technology Management and Electrical Engineering to Computer Science and Financial Engineering.

View the schedule of WebCampus.Stevens courses

The USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering Receives Large Donation

Qualcomm founder Andrew J. Viterbi, a pioneer in cell phone technology, and his wife, Erna give $52 million to the USC School of Engineering. The gift ­ the largest ever to rename an existing school of engineering ­ will expand the school’s endowment and fuel its continued ascent.

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3. RECENT EVENTS

3.1 AWARDS

For information about ComSoc awards, visit
http://www.comsoc.org/socstr/org/operation/awards/index.html

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2 Feb.:IEEE Approves Test Standard for Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks

1 Mar.: IEEE Offers Brochure On Wireless Personal Area Network Handbooks

15 Mar.: The International Telecommunication Union has approved Sector Membership
for the IEEE in its Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)

18 Mar.: IEEE Workshop on Communications Standards for Transportation Incidents

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• Voice over IP's Threat to Privacy
  (When the Internet becomes our phone network, wiretaps won’t be needed), Mar. 18, 2004
  
  
• Network of Traffic Spies Built Into Cars in Atlanta
  (A fleet of vehicles equipped with computers and GPS units is helping transportation engineers
  understand how to keep traffic flowing—even in rush hour.), Apr. 1, 2004
  

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4. IMMINENT EVENTS


NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2004 -The End-to-End Network and Communications Event. Register Now.
Education: May 9-14
Exhibition: May 11-13
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SUPERCOMM is the world's most comprehensive communications technology exhibition and conference. Worldwide exhibitors and
more than 400 speakers make SUPERCOMM a must-attend event.
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NOMS 2004
IEEE/IFIP 2004 Network Operations and Mangement Symposium
Seoul, Korea Apr. 19-23

LANMAN 2004
13th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks 2004
San Francisco Bay Area, CA USA Apr. 25-28

CTW 2004
Communications Theory Workshop
Capri, Italy May 5-8

Additional forthcoming conferences are listed at http://www.comsoc.org/confs/index.html.

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4.2 IMMINENT SPECIAL ISSUES

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4.3 IMMINENT CALLS FOR PAPERS

4.3.1 CONFERENCE CFPS

Conference	Full name	Year	Location	Date of conference	CFP deadline
QoFIS	Quality of Future Internet Services	2004	Barcelona, Spain	Sep. 29 - Oct. 1	May 2
MMNS	7th International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks & Services	2004	San Diego, CA USA	Oct. 3-6	Apr. 30
SECON	1st Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor Communications and Networks	2004	Santa Clara, CA USA	Oct. 4-7	Jun. 7

Additional forthcoming ComSoc conference Calls For Papers are listed at http://www.comsoc.org/confs/calendar/2004/confscfp.html.

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4.3.2 JOURNAL CFPS

Deadline	Topic
Sep. 1	Wireless Overlay Networks Based on Mobile IPv6
Oct. 1	Security in Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
Oct. 1	The Next Generation CDMA Technologies

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4.3.3 MAGAZINE CFPS

Magazine	Deadline	Topic
IEEE Communications Magazine	Recurring	New: IEEE Radio Communications: Components, Systems, and Networks: A quarterly supplement to IEEE Communications Magazine. Supplement Editor: Dr. Joseph Mitola III. See the Call For Papers
	Recurring	IEEE Optical Communications Supplement
	Recurring	IEEE Radio Communications Supplement
	June 15	Wireless Communications in China: Technology vs. Markets
	June	Multiple Access Technologies for B3G Wireless Communications
IEEE Wireless Communications
	May 1	Modulation, Coding and Signal Processing for Wireless Communications
	Jun. 15	Toward Seamless Internetworking of Wireless LAN and Cellular Networks

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5. ANNIVERSARIES

Birthdays:

4 April, 1823
Carl Wilhelm Siemens was born in Lenthe, Germany. Siemens worked in telegraphy and directed an electrical manufacturing company.His work on the regenerative open-hearth furnace, which became a major challenger to the Bessemer furnace in the production of steel,caused many to regard him as a pioneer in mechanical engineering.

1 April, 1976
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founded the Apple Computer Company. The Apple II computer
was the definitive first generation personal computer.

5 April, 1919
U.S. Navy officials and executives of General Electric agreed to form the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
Many important innovations in electronics came from the RCA Laboratories

More historical information is available at
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/history/index.html.

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