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Volume 11 Number 02
February 2008

Conferences
Industry News
Membership
Publications
Spot Light

 

Welcome to the February 2008 issue of IEEE ComSoc e-News.
INDUSTRY NEWS

News from the Communications Industry….focus on communications forums
WiMAX Forum Begins Testing to Certify Mobile WiMAX Products
Femto Forum Heats Up
TIA Report: Data Services Will Drive Mobile Revenue
First IPTV Standards Announced by ITU
ETSI TISPAN IMS Specifications Compared to 3GPP
1394 Trade Association to Ratify New FireWire Specification
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CONFERENCES

IEEE WCNC 2008...Network and exchange ideas with wireless leaders and experts. Discover the latest advances in PHY, MAC, networking, wireless services and design. Receive a complimentary tutorial. Attend CTIA WIRELESS keynotes and exhibits. Register by 29 February to receive the discounted rate.

IEEE DySPAN 2008…Intent to submit (Register Title, Abstract, Author List) due Tuesday, 15 April.  Submissions welcomed for papers in areas of Dynamic Spectrum Technology and Policy/Law/Economics. For a list of potential topics, submission instructions, and general conference information: visit http://www.ieee-dyspan.org/2008

IEEE International Conference on Circuits & Systems for Communications  (IEEE ICCSC 2008), Shanghai, China, 26-28 May 2008.  The conference follows IEEE ICC 08 (Beijing) and offers an opportunity to experience the atmosphere of China's leading commercial city.   Reserve a hotel room by 28 February 2008 to receive the discounted conference rate.  Advance registration deadline:  30 April 2008.

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PUBLICATIONS

Preview Leonard Kleinrock’s presentation The History of the Internet and Its Flexible Future. The complete 1.5 hour presentation will be available for purchase on DVD this month. Watch for announcements.

Prepublication offer coming… In April 2008, ComSoc plans to release the 3rd edition of the ComSoc DVD set -- Communications Engineering Technology: A Comprehensive Collection of Papers 1953-2007 -- with 50% more content than the 2004 edition.  Watch your e-mail for a prepublication offer.

Manage Mobile ad hoc networks ….The February 2008 ComSoc/Wiley Book of the Month is Policy-Driven Mobile Ad hoc Network Management by Ritu Chadha and Latha Kant.  A comprehensive and timely treatment of MANETs. Check the ComSoc www site each month for new special offers.


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SPOT LIGHT

From the President - Doug Zuckerman ...More

A free ComSoc webinar on Ethernet for the Carrier is coming in April. More news on date and time in the March issue of e-News.

New online tutorial posted… MPLS - The Importance of Offering the Right Solution at the Right Moment (5 hours and 7 minutes, 99 slides) presented by Mario Baldi has recently been added to the ComSoc catalog of 50+ online tutorials. A free five minute preview is available. View all online tutorials at the ComSoc Tutorials Now program web page

MEMBERSHIP

Society welcomes nominations for Prize Paper Awards--Deadline 15 February

Special Offer for online tutorials coming to renewing ComSoc members... 2008 ComSoc members who were members in 2007 (renewing members) should watch their e-mail for a special offer on selected Tutorials Now titles. Each $250 online tutorial will be offered for $25!!! This will be an e-mail only offer.

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