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spend half your day in meetings, use e-mail as your main form
of
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a problem? The Institute's editors want to know if you agree with
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Tech Insider Webinar Series: Challenges In Battery Standards
& Safety The recent recall of millions of laptop
batteries has prompted the IEEE to revise its guidelines for the
design, manufacture, and testing of Lithium-Ion batteries and
packs. On 18 January 2007, IEEE Spectrum will sponsor a webinar
to hear what industry experts have to say about these new developments
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INDUSTRY EVENTS
The
3GSM World Congress
Where the Mobile Industry meets the future
Barcelona
12 - 15 February 2007
http://www.3gsmworldcongress.com
3.
RECENT EVENTS
3.1
AWARDS
Digital
Signal Processing and System Theorist Dr.Thomas Kailath Named
2007 IEEE Medal of Honor Recipient
Dr. Thomas Kailath, a respected leader in digital signal processing
and systems theory, has been named the recipient of the 2007 IEEE
Medal of Honor for “exceptional development of powerful
algorithms in the fields of communications, computing, control
and signal processing.” Some of Kailath’s most recent
research has influenced modern work in semiconductor manufacturing
and wireless communications. Kailath, a professor of engineering
at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., will be presented with
the award at the annual IEEE Honors Ceremony in June 2007. The
award is sponsored by the IEEE Foundation. To view the full press
release, visit
http://www.ieee.org.
For a full
listing of 2007 IEEE Medal recipients and other honorees, visit:
http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/pr/2007medalrecips.html
Nominations Due Soon for IEEE Tomiyasu Award
The deadline to nominate a colleague for the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu
Award is 31 January 2007. The award is given to individuals or
teams of up to three people for outstanding contributions made
in early or mid career that laid the groundwork for innovative
applications in the IEEE's fields of interests. Read
more at http://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/4919/08135741
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 to apply for
membership visit: 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
The
latest newsletter of the Satellite and
Space Communications Technical Committee are now available
Newsletter Vol 16, No. 2:
http://www.comsoc.org/%7Essc/about/newsletter/sscnlv16n2.pdf
The winner of the 2006 Satellite Communications Distinguished
Service Award is Prof. Abbas Jamalipour (past chair of
the TC) from the University of Sydney. A nice picture of the current
SSC TC chair Mario handling the award to Abbas is available on
the front page of the SSC TC website.
http://www.comsoc.org/~ssc/
For
information about ComSoc technical committees, see http://www.comsoc.org/socstr/org/operation/techcom/committees.html
3.5
STANDARDS NEWS
WirelessMAN:
Inside the IEEE 802.16 Standard for Wireless Metropolitan Area
Networks
WirelessMAN is the resource for understanding and navigating through
the IEEE 802.16 standard, which serves as the basis of all WiMAX
broadband wireless access systems. The book provides a thorough
understanding of the standard from an insider´s perspective
not found elsewhere.
The
IEEE Wireless Dictionary is now available! This handy pocket
guide provides over 250 definitions for the jargon used in today's
wireless industry. The dictionary is the perfect companion to
the other handbooks in our Standards Wireless Networks Series
and to the IEEE 802 wireless standards. Individuals who need to
have a broad view of the wireless landscape will find that this
book covers the most important topics and terms in today's market.
For news regarding
IEEE Standards development work go to http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/index.html.
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3.6
PUBLICATIONS NEWS
3.6.1
CURRENT ISSUES
MAGAZINES
MAGAZINES
IEEE
Communications Magazine
IEEE
Network
IEEE
Wireless Communications
JOURNALS
IEEE
Transaction on Communications
IEEE
Communications Letters
IEEE
Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
IEEE/ACM
Transactions on Networking
IEEE
Transaction on Wireless Communications
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3.6.2
PERIODICALS
Recent special
reports in IEEE Spectrum:
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3.6.3
NEW BOOKS
For information
about books published by the Wiley-IEEE Press,
see http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/press/
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3.7
SISTER SOCIETIES
For
information about ComSoc Sister Societies, see http://www.comsoc.org/socstr/org/operation/socrel/societies.html.
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4.
IMMINENT EVENTS
4.1
CONFERENCES
International Conference on Testbeds & Research Infrastructures
for the Development of Networks & Communities
5-8 Feb 2007 / Orlando, Florida / http://www.tridentcom.org/
Optical Fiber Communication Conf & Exposition & the National
Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
25-30 Mar 2007 / Anaheim CA US / http://www.ofcnfoec.org/
IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conf
11-15 Mar 2007 / Hong Kong / http://www.ieee-wcnc.org/2007/
IEEE @ CTIA WIRELESS 2007
- IEEE Portable & IEEE Mobile WiMAX & IEEE ISBMSB
25-29 Mar 2007 / Orlando, Florida USA / http://www.comsoc.org/confs/ieee/index.html
IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications (ISPLC)
& Its Applications
26-28 Mar 2007 / Pisa, Italy / http://www.ieee-isplc.org/2007/
IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
18-20 April 2007 / Dublin, Ireland / http://www.ieee-dyspan.org/2007/
International Symposium on Integrated Network Management
21-25 May 2007 / Munich, Germany / http://www.ieee-im.org/2007
 IEEE Conference on Sensor & Ad Hoc Communications & Network
18-21 Jun 2007 / San Diego CA US / http://www.ieee-secon.org/2007/
 IEEE
International Conference on Communications
24-28 Jun 2007 / Glasgow, Scotland / http://www.ieee-icc.org/2007/
IEEE
Int'l Conf on Multimedia & Expo
2-5 Jul 2007 / Beijing CN / http://www.comsoc.org/confs/icme/index.html
IEEE International
Symposium on Personal, Indoor & Mobile Radio Communications
3-6 September 2007 / Athens, Greece / http://www.pimrc2007.org/
International
Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing
21-23 September 2007 / Shanghai, P.R. China / http://www.arcst.whu.edu.cn/wicom2007/index.aspx
Military Communications
Conference
29-31 Oct 2007 / Orlando FL US /
IEEE Global Communications Conference/ San Fran
26-30 Nov 2007 / Wash, D.C.
Additional
forthcoming conferences are listed at http://www.comsoc.org/confs/index.html.
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4.2
CONFERENCE CFPS
| Conference |
Full
name |
Year |
Location |
Date
of conference |
CFP
deadline |
| PIMRC
2007 |
IEEE
Int’l Symposium on Personal, Indoor & Mobile Radio
Communications |
2007 |
Athens,
Greece |
Sep
3-6.
|
Mar.
3 |
WiCOM
2007
|
Int’l.
Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking &
Mobile Computing |
2007 |
Shanghai,
P.R. China
|
Sep
21-23 |
Apr.
15 |
| ISWCS
2007 |
IEEE
International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems
2007 |
2007 |
Trondheim
NO |
Oct
17-19.
|
May
10 |
ICICS
2007
|
Sixth
International Conferences on Information,
Communications & Signal Processing |
2007 |
Singapore
SG
|
Dec
10-13 |
May
15 |
Additional
forthcoming ComSoc conference Calls For Papers are listed at http://www.comsoc.org/confs/calendar/2007/confscfp.html.
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5.
SPECIAL ISSUES OF PUBLICATIONS
5.1
MAGAZINES
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5.1
JOURNALS
5.3
CALLS FOR PAPERS
5.3.1
JOURNAL CFPS
New ComSoc
online publication elevated to IEEE Journal status. View the current
issue of the Communications Society's newest online publication
IEEE e-Transactions on Network and Service Management (eTNMS)
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5.3.2
MAGAZINE CFPS
New: IEEE
Radio Communications: Components, Systems, and Networks: A
quarterly supplement to IEEE Communications Magazine. upplement
Editor: Dr. Joseph Mitola III, The MITRE Corporation. See the
Call For Papers at ttp://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/commagradiocfp.htm
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6.
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.
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
2
January 1926
Harold Wheeler invented diode automatic-volume-control, thereby
solving a major problem of early radio—“blasting”
when one moved from a weak or distant station to a powerful or
nearby station.
3 January 1906 This day marks the 100th anniversary
of the first 2-way transatlantic wireless telegraphy between Fessenden's
stations at Brant Rock, MA and Machrihanish, Scotland.
4 January 1941 An experimental microwave radar
set was tested at the MIT Radiation Laboratory.
6 January 1838 An IEEE milestone! Samuel Morse
and Alfred Vail conducted the first successful public demonstration
of their telegraph system.
7 January 1927 Regular transatlantic commercial
radiotelephone service, offered by AT&T and the British General
Post Office, was inaugurated.
12 January 1968 AT&T announced its designation
of 911 as a universal emergency number on 12 January 1968; the
first 911 call was placed more than a month later on 16 February
1968.
21 January 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s
second inauguration ceremony was videotaped by NBC and broadcast
nationally. The videotape recorder, designed by inventor Ray Dolby,
had been introduced the previous year, but Eisenhower’s
inauguration marked the first nationally televised broadcast from
videotape in the U.S.
25 January 1915 The transcontinental telephone
line, making using of triodes in seven repeater stations, was
formally opened at 4 p.m. Eastern standard time; it connected
AT&T's headquarters in Manhattan with the Panama-Pacific Exposition
in San Francisco.
January 2003 At 12:30 a.m. Eastern standard time,
the computer worm “Slammer” hit its first victim;
fifteen minutes later large parts of the Internet went out of
service; the worm ultimately caused damage of about $1 billion
U.S. dollars.
28 January 1878 The first telephone exchange
(in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.) began service with twenty-one
subscribers.
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