Volume 7 Number 3
May 2004
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1.
WELCOME
Welcome to the May
2004 issue of IEEE ComSoc e-News.
Welcome to the May
2004 issue of IEEE ComSoc e-News. This issue announces a new ComSoc online
publication - eTNMS
plus lists the top 10 most popular articles in ComSoc peripdoicals for
March 2004. Also included is the latest
information in Standards, Periodicals, and Imminent Events.
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2.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
New ComSoc online publication available!
ComSoc annnouces
the first issue of the Society's newest online publication
e-Transactions on Network and Service Management (eTNMS). eTNMS is an
introductory initiative for timely
electronic presentation of archival research on the management of networks,
systems, services and applications,
as well as on issues in communications software, service engineering,
policies and business processes for network
and service management. The first issue is available at http://www.comsoc.org/livepubs/etn/public/2004/apr/index.html
The 10 most popular
articles published in ComSoc periodicals viewed online for March 2004
based on PDF views, can be seen at http://www.comsoc.org/livepubs/topten/index.html
The 2004 ComSoc
Directory will be delayed until early May.
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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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3.2
SOCIETY NEWS
If you are not already
a member, you can join ComSoc online. Find out more about the benefits of
becoming a ComSoc member and apply for membership at: http://www.comsoc.org/join/index.html
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3.3
CHAPTER NEWS
For more information
about ComSoc chapters, see http://www.comsoc.org/socstr/org/chapters/index.html
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3.4
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE NEWS
For more information
about ComSoc technical committees, see http://www.comsoc.org/socstr/org/operation/techcom/committees.html
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3.5
STANDARDS NEWS
16 Apr.: IEEE-SA
and IEEE Power Engineering Society to Hold Meeting On Broadband over Power
Lines
16 Apr.: IEEE
Approves IT Standards for Public-Key Cryptography and for CASE Tool Reference
Model
20 Apr.:IEEE
Starts Standard for Smart Transducer Interface for Sensors and Actuators
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3.6
PUBLICATIONS NEWS
3.6.1
NEW BOOKS
For information about
books published by the Wiley-IEEE Press, see http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/press/
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3.6.2
PERIODICALS
Recent special reports
in IEEE Spectrum:
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3.7
SISTER SOCIETIES
The IEICE Communications Society CFP for Transactions for
upcoming issues:
- January-February,2005 Multi-carrier Signal Processing Techniques for Next
Generation Mobile Communications - May 20, 2004
- April,2005 Internet Technology V - June 25, 2004
For more information, go to http://www.ieice.org/eventadm/ronbun-e.php?society=cs.
The Croatian Communications and Information Society has lunched its new
web site. For more information, go to
http://pubwww.st.carnet.hr/ccis
The Electrotechnical Society of Slovenia is organizing the International
Symposium on telecommunications VITEL 2004
on May 17 and 18 in Maribor Slovenia. For more information, go to http://www.ezs-zveza.si/vitel2004/
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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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4.1
IMMINENT CONFERENCES
CTW
2004
Communications Theory Workshop
Capri, Italy May 5-8
ICC
2004
IEEE International Conference on Communications
Paris, France June 20-24
EntNet
IEEE International Enterprise Networking & Services Conference @ Supercomm
Chicago, USA June 21-23
ICME
IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo
Taipei, Taiwan June 27-30
Additional
forthcoming conferences are listed at http://www.comsoc.org/confs/index.html.
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4.2
IMMINENT SPECIAL ISSUES
| Publication |
Issue |
Topic |
| IEEE
Communications Magazine |
| Apr. |
WWRF:Approaching
4G Wireless Communications | Networked Virtual Environments | In-Home
Networking Series |
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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
IEEE
Journal on Selected Areas in Communications calls
for papers for forthcoming special issues:
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4.3.3
MAGAZINE CFPS
New: IEEE Radio Communications:
Components, Systems, and Networks: A quarterly supplement to IEEE
Communications Magazine. Supplement Editor: Dr. Joseph Mitola III, The
MITRE Corporation. See the Call For Papers at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/commagradiocfp.htm
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5.
ANNIVERSARIES
This section of e-News
summarizes anniversaries of significant events in the history of communications.
It is made possible by the IEEE
History Center. More historical information is available at http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/history/index.html.
Birthdays:
- 4 May, 1806
Sir William Fothergill Cooke was born in Ealing, England. He and Charles
Wheatstone worked togoether
to develop telegraphy.
Events:
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- 6 May, 1949
The first program was run on the EDSAC, Electronic Delay Storage Automatic
Computer, In Cambridge, England,
at the Cambridge University Mathematical Laboratory.
8 May, 1893
Construction began on the Volta Bureau Building under the supervision
of Alexander Graham Bell. This National Historic Landmark functioned
as a center of information for deaf and hard of hearing persons
More
historical information is available at
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/history/index.html.
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