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Subject: CIIT 2002 Call For Papers Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:39:25 -0700 From: "IASTED - Upcoming Conferences" Info@IASTED.com To: Gustaf.Neumann@wu-wien.ac.at

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CALL FOR PAPERS

IASTED International Conference Communications, Internet, and Information Technology (CIIT 2002) http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2002/vi/ciit.htm

November 18-20, 2002 St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Submissions due May 15, 2002 Notification of acceptance July 1, 2002 Registrations and camera-ready manuscripts due September 15, 2002

SPONSORS

The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Technical Committee on Information Systems Technical Committee on Telecommunications Technical Committee on the Web, Internet and Multimedia

LOCATION Ever since Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands during his second voyage to the New World in 1493, they have proven to be an irresistible lure for more foreign powers than any other islands. The flags of Spain, France, England, Holland, Denmark, and the United States have all flown there. Today, the Islands are a popular cruise and vacation destination. CIIT 2002 will be held on St. Thomas, the most urban of the 3 islands and home to the University of the Virgin Islands. With its ideal weather, beautiful beaches, and warm, gentle waters, St. Thomas is a perfect destination for water-sport enthusiasts. Many consider these beaches to be among the best in the Caribbean. However, more than stretches of white sand and swaying palm trees, St. Thomas also offers many rich historical attractions, fortresses, mountainous areas, and botanical gardens. From the bustle of downtown Charlotte Amalie to the National Historic Landmark of Blackbeard's Castle, St. Thomas's culture has a rich flavor not to be missed.

PURPOSE This conference is an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advances in and applications of communication systems, network management, information systems, and the Internet. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. All papers submitted to this conference will be peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution. CIIT 2002 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conference on Information and Knowledge Sharing (IKS 2002).

SCOPE The relevant topics for this conference include, but are not limited to the following:

Communication Systems Personal Communications Computer Communications Multimedia Communications Wireless Communications Mobile Communications RF Communications Satellite Communications Antennas CDMA Systems OFDM Technology Coding and Modulation Channel Measurement Equalization Handoff and Routing Spread Spectrum Communications Protocol Communications Software Signal Processing Applications Modelling and Simulation

Network Management System Integration Enterprise Networking Gigabit Networking Network Operations Network Management Traffic Management Engineering Inter-Working of 3rd and 4th Generation Networks Fiber Optics Networks Optical Transmission Network Standards Wireless Networks IP Networks Interconnection Networks Modelling of Network Services

Information Systems and the Internet Information Infrastructure System Architecture Information System Management Mobile Information Systems Information Storage and Retrieval High Speed Internet Wireless Internet Internet Tools Internet Access Audio and Video Coding Video on Demand Internet Security Operating Systems Support Software Agents Electronic Commerce B2B and B2C E-Commerce M-Commerce Internet Banking Distance Education Applications in Telemedicine

International Program Committee

B.R. Badrinath - Rutgers University, USA R.J. Bonneau - Air Force Research Lab, USA R.W.L. Cheung - Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PR China W.C. Chew - University of Illinois, USA E. Chow - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA C.-P. Chuang - National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan S.K. Das - The University of Texas at Arlington, USA S. Dustdar - Vienna University of Technology, Austria A.M. El Kateeb - University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA L. Ferrario - ITC-Irst, Italy S.-U. Guan - National University of Singapore, Singapore G.P. Hancke - University of Pretoria, South Africa W.-S. Hsieh - National Sun Yat Sen University, Taiwan X. Huang - Communication Research Centre Canada, Canada J.F. Jensen - Aalborg University, Denmark D. Kazakos - University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA L. Kocarev - University of California at San Diego, USA R. Kohno - Yokohama National University, Japan K.H. Koo - University of Inchon, Korea P. Lorenz - University of Haute Alsace, France M. Maheswaran - University of Manitoba, Canada P. Manzoni - Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain E. Monteiro - University of Coimbra, Portugal J.M. Peha - Carnegie Mellon University, USA C.-S. Peng - California Lutheran University, USA Y.-S. Ryu - Hallym University, Korea M. Safak - Hacettepe University, Turkey M. Sarshar - University of Salford, UK W.-T. Song - National Central University, Taiwan J.R. Souza - CETUC-PUC/Rio, Brazil C.S. Sung - KAIST, Korea V.L. Uskov - Bradley University, USA M. Vaida - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania B. Veeravalli - The National University of Singapore, Singapore P. Vuorimaa - Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Submit your paper via our web site at: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2002/vi/submit-376.htm. Files larger than 2MB must be submitted to our FTP site at www.actapress.com (user name: actaftp; password: journals). If you submit a paper to our FTP site, please send a notification e-mail with your contact information and file name to calgary@iasted.com. All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Postscript (.ps), or MS Word (.doc) format. The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by May 15, 2002. Do not send hard copies of your paper.

Please provide four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. One of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope. Include a statement in your cover letter confirming that if the paper is accepted, one of the authors will attend the conference to present it. Please designate a principal author, and provide the full names, affiliations, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of all authors.

Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail on July 1, 2002. Registration payments and final manuscripts are due by September 15, 2002. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings. Please send final manuscripts via e-mail or FTP site using the same procedure as described above. The formatting instructions for final manuscripts can be found on the Web and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is six pages. The additional page charge is USD $70.00 per page.

TUTORIALS Proposals for half-day tutorials (three hours) should be submitted on-line by May 15, 2002. Tutorials are to be submitted on-line via our following web site address:http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2002/vi/tutorialsubmit-376.htm A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s).

SPECIAL SESSIONS Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal to the IASTED Secretariat by May 15, 2002. Proposals should include a minimum of five papers, a session title, a list of the topics covered, and qualifications of the session organizer(s). The name of the session organizer will appear in the program and proceedings provided five papers are presented. Special sessions proposals should be submitted online at the following address: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2002/vi/sessionsubmit-376.htm.

For more information or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:

IASTED Secretariat - CIIT 2002 #80, 4500 - 16th Avenue N.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada T3B 0M6 Tel: 403-288-1195 Fax: 403-247-6851 Email: calgary@iasted.com Website: http://www.iasted.org

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