Today is the first day for regular conference programs - Keynotes, Plenary, Business and Tech Forums, all day Technical program, Awards Ceremony, Meet the ComSoc leaders, Welcome Reception, Exhibits, Prize drawings, and more. Following is the schedule for the Tuesday -
8:30 – 9:30
Opening & Keynote Session
James L Knight Center - 3rd Floor
Keynote Address: Cloud 9 Billion
Dr. Regina E. Dugan, DARPA
10:00 – 11:10
Business & Tech Forums: Cloud Computing Forum
Riverfront South Hall
Min Luo, IBM Software Group
Alok Srivastava, Microsoft
Rod Coombs, API Healthcare
Technical Sessions
Various Locations
Posters
Riverfront North Hall
10:00 – 12:30
Demo Program: Session I
Riverfront North Hall
11:20 – 12:30
Business & Tech Forums: Wireless Network Forum
Riverfront South Hall
Pari Bajpay, AT&T
Mallik Tatipamula, Ericsson
Boyd Bangerter, Intel
Technical Sessions
Various Locations
Posters
Riverfront North Hall
12:30 – 14:00
Awards Luncheon
Grand Ballroom / Intercontinental Hotel
14:00 – 15:30
Plenaries
Session I: Optical & Information Theory
Hibiscus
Vincent W. S. Chan, MIT
Anthony Ephremides, University of Maryland
Session II: Access Networks
Jasmine
John M. Cioffi, ASSIA Inc / Stanford University
Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology
Executive Forum
Riverfront South Hall
Ray Smets, Cisco
Barbara M. Olds, National Science Foundation
Future Network Forum: What Is the Next Generation Internet?
James L Knight Center - 3rd Floor
David Du, University of Minnesota
Chip Elliott, Raytheon BBN Technologies
Albert Greenberg, Microsoft, USA
Victor S. Frost, University of Kansas / NSF
16:00 – 17:10
Business & Tech Forums: History Forum
Riverfront South Hall
George F. McClure, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Jean-Marie Dilhac, University of Toulouse
Atsushi Murase, NTT DoCoMo Inc.
Gunther Karger, IEEE, Consultant and Author
Technical Sessions
Various Locations
Posters
Riverfront North Hall
16:00 – 18:30
Demo Program: Session II
Riverfront North Hall
GOLD Program - Meet the Leaders
Riverfront South Hall
Doug Zuckerman, IEEE Communications Society Past President
Byeong Gi Lee, IEEE Communications Society President
Vijay Bhargava, IEEE Communications Society President Elect
Heinrich Stüttgen, NEC Laboratories Europe
Andrzej Jajszczyk, AGH University of Science and Technology
Celia Desmond, World Class –Telecommunications
Robert S. Fish, NETovations Group, LLC
Technical Sessions
Various Locations
Posters
Riverfront North Hall
Welcome Reception & EXPO Opening
Riverfront Hall / Exhibit Hall
EXHIBIT ESSENTIALS
THE EXPO OPENS TONIGHT @ 19:00!
The Exhibit Hall is a hub of activity, with poster and demo sessions, lunches and refreshment breaks taking place here. The Exhibit Hall provides the perfect place to mix and mingle with colleagues and friends, and to meet your suppliers.
The Exhibit Hall will showcase the best in telecommunications solutions in one place at one time! Visit the booths and be the first to explore an exciting marketplace of services, tools and new technology all designed for your needs.
Win Prizes during the Coffee Breaks
Prize Drawings will be held on Wednesday, 8 December and Thursday, 9 December from 9:30 – 10:00 and 15:30 – 16:00.
Don't miss the opportunity to network and win special prizes. You must be present to win.
NOTABLES
Complimentary mid morning and afternoon coffee breaks will be held from 9:30 – 10:00 and 15:30 – 16:00 in the Upper Promenade on Tuesday, 7 December and in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday, 8 December and Thursday, 9 December.
The Awards Luncheon will be held on from 12:30 – 14:00 in the Grand Ballroom of the Intercontinental Hotel on Tuesday, 7 December. The lunch is included with a Full Registration only.
For Wednesday and Thursday, lunch will be served in Exhibit Hall from 12:30 – 14:00.
Coffee breaks and Lunch for Friday’s Workshops will be served on the Upper Promenade.
Register for Friday’s Workshop. See the final program for detailed session information. Sign up at the Registration Desk.