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Volume 11 Number 03
March 2008

Conferences
Industry News
Membership
Publications
Spot Light
Welcome to the March 2008 issue of IEEE ComSoc e-News.
INDUSTRY NEWS

News from the Communications Industry….focus on wireless communications standards
Bluetooth + 802.11 = ?
Cobra Announces First CB Radio with Bluetooth
Duke University Plans World's Biggest 802.11 Network
Tiny RFID Tags Used to Track Bumblebees
WiMAX Patents Up 24% in 2007
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CONFERENCES

IEEE WCNC 2008…Don’t miss the premier wireless event 31 March – 3 April in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Discover the latest in wireless communications technology from leading industry experts, including Hakan Eriksson (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson), Young Kim (Samsung Electronics), Roger Marks (NextWave Wireless, Inc.), and Joseph Mitola III (MITRE Corporation).  Co-located with CTIA WIRELESS 2008, registrants have access to CTIA keynotes and exhibits. There’s still time to register!

Certification presentation at WCNC…Rolf Frantz will give a presentation on the forthcoming IEEE Wireless Communication Engineering Technology (WCET) Certification Program at WCNC in Las Vegas on Wednesday, 2 April, 11AM-12:30 in Room N238 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

IEEE ICC 2008,Beijing, China - 19-23 May 2008, features keynote addresses by the CEOs of China Mobile and China Telecom, as well as Professor H. Vincent Poor (Princeton University) and Dr. Bob Iannucci (Sr. VP & CTO, Nokia); plus 1132 technical presentations, 26 tutorials, 8 workshops, 10 panels, and a mini-conference entitled "Management of Technology Innovation in the Information ER." Hotel deadline: 30 April. Advance registration deadline: 30 April 2008.

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 7 March 2008 to receive the discounted conference rate.  Advance registration deadline:  30 April 2008.

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PUBLICATIONS

January 2008 list of Top Ten articles available now…The monthly ComSoc Top Ten list of those papers receiving the most requests for PDF views through IEEE Xplore is now posted on the ComSoc www site. See the ComSoc www site headlines at www.comsoc.org

A basic introduction to communications engineering….The March 2008 ComSoc/Wiley Book of the Month is Communications Engineering by Richard Chia Tung Lee, Mao-Ching Chiu, and Jung-Shan Lin. The authors give readers an intimate understanding of fundamental communications concepts. Check the ComSoc www site each month for new special offers.

Call for Papers for IEEE Communications Magazine's quarterly Optical Communications series. Submissions on design, implementation and testing of optical networks, systems and components as well as their applications are encouraged.

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SPOT LIGHT

From the President - Doug Zuckerman ...More

Register NOW for a Free Webinar....Ethernet for the Carrier, a 90 minute IEEE Communications Society Webinar, sponsored by Lightstorm Networks.  The webinar will be held Thursday, 24 Apr at 11AM EDT and will be moderated by Joseph Berthold, Ciena. No cost to audience. Check your schedule. Register Now. Register Today. 

Complimentary Online Tutorial available…IEEE Communications Society is pleased to offer a free two-hour and ten minute online tutorial presentation on “Advances in Wireless Local Area Networks” from IEEE Communications Society's popular Tutorials Now! program. The tutorial presents a concise discussion on several key topics related to current and emerging 802.11 technologies.   Free access for a limited time only. Compliments of Analog Devices.

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MEMBERSHIP

Renew your ComSoc membership for 2008!!!!! Use your IEEE web account..

Seeking Nominations for IEEE Medals and Recognitions .. The IEEE Awards Board is seeking nominations for IEEE Medals and Recognitions and encourages the use of its online Potential Nominee Form. The deadline for submission is 1 July 2008

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