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[Fwd: [Tccc] IWQoS 2006 CFP]
by Lars Wolf 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] IWQoS 2006 CFP Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:31:01 -0500 (EST) From: David K Y Yau <yau(a)cs.purdue.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu * Our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message * Paper registration and submission deadlines are 2/20 and 2/27/2006. -- IWQoS organizing committee --------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS Fourteenth IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS 2006) June 19-21, 2006 Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA OVERVIEW Since 1994, IWQoS has evolved into a premier workshop providing an international forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting edge research on quality of service (QoS). Building on the successes of previous workshops, the objective of IWQoS 2006 is to bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners working in the area to discuss timely research results, and to identify future directions and challenges in developing practical computer/networking systems where predictable, controlled, and robust performance is a central requirement. The workshop's scope will broadly cover all the important aspects of QoS research: in networking (wireline, wireless, and sensor networks), distributed systems, operating systems, servers, and middleware (such as grid computing and peer-to-peer systems), where relevant technical issues include availability, reliability, security, pricing, incentive, resource management, and performance guarantees. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): o QoS in grid, peer-to-peer, overlay, and wireless mesh networks o QoS in large-scale distributed systems o System dependability, availability, resilience, and robustness o Security as a QoS parameter o Rationality, incentive, microeconomics, and self-interest in decentralized networks o QoS in wireless, mobile, ad hoc, and sensor networks o QoS specification, translation, and adaptation o Measurement-based QoS estimation and verification o QoS in intranets and VoIP systems We also solicit papers in the following areas: o QoS architectures and protocols o QoS analysis and modeling o Resource management and admission control o QoS routing o QoS pricing and billing o Evaluation metrics and methodologies for QoS o Content delivery networks with service/performance guarantees o QoS in web systems and storage systems o Programmability and language features supporting QoS o QoS in multimedia systems o Service Level Agreements and QoS o Server-side QoS and its roles in end-to-end QoS provisioning o QoS-aware middleware frameworks and services o Integrated and differentiated services in wide-area networks The workshop is a single track forum of two and a half days. It is cross-disciplinary and well focused, with an emphasis on innovation. As a result, a considerable amount of the meeting time will be devoted to informal discussions. The workshop values both theoretical and practical research contributions. BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD Award will be given at the conference to the best student paper, whose first author is a current student. IMPORTANT DATES Paper abstract deadline: February 20, 2006 Paper submission deadline: February 27, 2006 Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2006 Camera-ready papers due: April 20, 2006 Workshop dates: June 19-21, 2006 ORGANIZINIG COMMITTEE TPC co-chairs Yang Richard Yang, Yale University (yry(a)cs.yale.edu) David K Y Yau, Purdue University (yau(a)cs.purdue.edu) Publicity chair Jelena Mirkovic, Univ of Delaware (sunshine(a)cis.udel.edu) Steering Committee Nina Bhatti, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, USA Hermann De Meer, University of Passau, Germany Kevin Jeffay, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA Baochun Li, University of Toronto, Canada Ion Stoica, University of California, Berkeley, USA Zhi-Li Zhang, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Please visit http://www-net.cs.yale.edu/iwqos06 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: CFP: Special Issue on Mobile Video - Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal (Elsevier)]
by Lars Wolf 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: Special Issue on Mobile Video - Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal (Elsevier) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:21:54 +0200 From: Ozgur B. Akan <akan(a)ece.gatech.edu> To: multicomm(a)comsoc.org Please accept our apologies for the multiple copies of this CFP. ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS SIGNAL PROCESSING: IMAGE COMMUNICATION JOURNAL (ELSEVIER) Special Issue on MOBILE VIDEO http://www.MobiMedia.org/MobileVideo ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* Video communication over wireless networks is destined to become pervasive in daily life and a pillar for key emerging telecommunication services. The success of advanced services in mobile environments requires integrative approaches embracing video signal processing and networking technology. The interlinking of these research fields is fostering the development of underlying technology and workflows for mobile video. These technologies, generally hidden to the user, will be pre-requisite to allow for efficient multimedia support of digital communication and leisure time over wireless channels. This special issue will report the results of latest research efforts on video communication in mobile environments. The main goal of this special issue is to collate and disseminate the most relevant achievements of researchers working on video signal processing and communication for mobile applications. High quality contributions addressing related theoretical and practical aspects are solicited. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Low-bit rate video coding * Scalable video coding for wireless communication channels * Error control resilience and concealment * Multiple video descriptions for wireless communications * Video transcoding for heterogeneous wireless channels interoperability * Video streaming over wireless channels * Video communication in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks * Mobile video multicast * Quality measurement for mobile video * Mobile video testbeds and applications Submission Procedure -------------------- Prospective contributors are invited to submit papers according to the instructions in the ''Information for Authors'' on the back cover of a recent issue of the Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal. Authors should submit their manuscripts in PDF format through the COCUS Conference Management System. If you are not a COCUS user yet, you need to register at first. Then, select SPIC-MobileVideo from the ''Events' list'' page and follow the instructions to submit your manuscript. Selected papers on mobile video submitted to MobiMedia 2006 (www.MobiMedia.org) will also be considered for publication in this special issue. Important Dates --------------- Deadline for Manuscript Submission: May 12, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2006 Camera-Ready Papers Due: September 15, 2006 Publication Date: January 2007 Guest Editors ------------- Luigi Atzori (l.atzori(a)diee.unica.it) DIEE, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Ebroul Izquierdo (ebroul.izquierdo(a)elec.qmul.ac.uk) Multimedia and Vision Lab, Queen Mary, University of London London, UK Pascal Frossard (pascal.frossard(a)epfl.ch) EPFL, Signal Processing Institute Lausanne, Switzerland Ozgur B. Akan (akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr) Dept. of Electrical Eng. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey -- Dr. Ozgur B. Akan Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey 06531 Tel: +90-312-210 2353 Fax: +90-312-210 1261 E-mail: akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~akan

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[Fwd: [Cost290] [Fwd: [Comsoc] PIMRC 2006 Call for Papers]]
by Lars Wolf 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Cost290] [Fwd: [Comsoc] PIMRC 2006 Call for Papers] Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:57:11 +0200 From: Yevgeni Koucheryavy <yk(a)cs.tut.fi> To: cost290(a)cs.tut.fi fyi -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Comsoc] PIMRC 2006 Call for Papers Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:38:24 +0200 From: Hanna Saarela <hanna.saarela(a)ee.oulu.fi> Reply-To: Prof Matti Latva-aho <pimrc2006(a)ee.oulu.fi> Organization: Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland To: pimrc2006(a)ee.oulu.fi Dear Colleague, PIMRC 2006 – The 17th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications - will be held in the Nordic city of Helsinki, Finland on 11-14 September 2006. We would like to ask your help in distributing the Call for Papers for the event to anyone interested in either submitting a paper or participating in PIMRC 2006. The paper submission deadline for PIMRC 2006 is 1 March 2006. More information can be found at http://www.pimrc2006.org/. Please excuse us if you receive several copies of the call. Best regards, Prof. Matti Latva-aho PIMRC’06 TPC Chair pimrc2006(a)ee.oulu.fi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2006) 11-14 September 2006 Helsinki, Finland Call for Papers PIMRC is one of the premier conferences in wireless research calendar and has a long history of bringing together academia, industry and regulatory bodies. In 2006, PIMRC will be held in the Nordic city of Helsinki, Finland – the Home of Mobile Technology. The theme for PIMRC 2006 is "Diversity in Telecommunications". IMPORTANT DATES Full paper submission: 1 March 2006 Notification of acceptance: 29 May 2006 Author registration: 16 June 2006 Camera ready submission: 23 June 2006 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors are invited to submit full papers (maximum 5 pages) electronically in PDF format. For all submissions, please use the template available on the website. Call for papers: http://www.pimrc2006.org/cfp_pimrc_06.pdf Paper submission: http://www.pimrc2006.org/papersubmission.html CALL FOR PROPOSALS PIMRC 2006 organising committee invites you to make proposals for tutorials, workshops and special sessions on rising wireless technologies. For more information, please contact the TPC Chair (pimrc2006(a)ee.oulu.fi). Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2006 _______________________________________________ Comsoc postituslista Comsoc(a)lists.oulu.fi http://lists.oulu.fi/mailman/listinfo/comsoc _______________________________________________ Cost290 mailing list Cost290(a)cs.tut.fi https://mailman.cs.tut.fi/mailman/listinfo/cost290

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64th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
by Lars Wolf 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

http://www.vtc2006fall.org/

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue on Energy-Efficient Algorithm and Protocol Design in Sensor Networks]
by Lars Wolf 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue on Energy-Efficient Algorithm and Protocol Design in Sensor Networks Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:30:45 -0800 (PST) From: Lin Cai <cai(a)ECE.UVic.CA> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu References: <mailman.15.1137430809.19630.tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> [ Our apologies for possible duplicates of this message ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Call For papers International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNET) Special Issue on: "Energy-Efficient Algorithm and Protocol Design in Sensor Networks" http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=346 Sensor networks operate under a set of unique constraints and requirements, which spark numerous research interests in almost every layer of the network protocol stack. Sensor nodes are usually battery-powered and energy-constrained, so energy efficiency is of primary importance for the operational lifetime of a sensor network. Novel signal processing technologies, network architectures, protocols, algorithms and applications are needed to improve the energy efficiency and prolong the lifetime of sensor nodes and sensor networks. There are extensive efforts happening in energy-conscious network topology control, collaborative signal processing, media access control (MAC), variable topology multi-hop routing, flow and error control, and domain-specific application design. Novel cross-layer approaches have also been emerging to address the energy efficiency issue through a combined solution via efforts from different layers. The main purpose of this Special Issue is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research in this fast moving area, and to promote further research interests and activities on energy-efficient algorithm and protocol design in sensor networks. We are interested in analytical, experimental, and systems-related papers. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Network topology control * Collaborative signal processing * Optimal power control * Network reconfiguration architectures and protocols * Mobility management in mobile sensor networks * Energy aware task and resource allocation * Energy-conscious scheduling and media access control * Variable topology multi-hop routing * Flow and error control * Energy-aware transport protocol * Energy/efficiency/security tradeoffs * Cross-layer protocol design and development * Inter-connection between sensor networks and the Internet * Sensor networks testbeds, experiments, algorithms and measurements Important Dates Manuscript due: 1 July, 2006 Acceptance/rejection notification: 1 November, 2006 Final manuscript due: 31 December, 2006 Guest Editors: Dr. Lin Cai, University of Victoria, Canada Dr. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Papers Submission section under Author Guidelines (http://www.inderscience.com/papers/about.php). _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] 15th IST Mobile & Wireless Summit - Paper submission deadline approaching]
by Lars Wolf 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] 15th IST Mobile & Wireless Summit - Paper submission deadline approaching Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:28:18 +0200 From: Charalampos Kechagias <xkech(a)mail.ntua.gr> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this invitation ******************************************************************* IST Mobile Summit 2006 - 3rd announcement 4-8 June 2006, Myconos, Greece http://www.mobilesummit2006.org CALL FOR TUTORIALS, EXHIBITIONS/DEMOS, WORKSHOPS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS *************************************************************************** Apart from the technical programme, following events are planned for the 15th IST Mobile Summit 2006: Tutorials - 4th June 2006 Panel Discussions - 5-7th June 2006 Workshops - 8th June 2006 Exhibitions - 4-7th June 2006 Expressions of interest will be presented to the TPC for final decision. Contact: Sofoklis Kyriazakos, skyriazakos(a)telecom.ntua.gr CALL FOR PAPERS ****************** Authors are invited to submit high-quality papers representing original results in all areas of wireless communications systems and networks. Submitted papers should not exceed five pages, including graphs and figures. Enhanced versions of a set of selected papers will be included in a Special Issue of the Springer - Wireless Personal Communications Journal to be published in 2006. For this purpose a Special Review Committee will review all papers again to evaluate them for inclusion on the Special Issue. Proposal submission deadline: 31st JANUARY 2006 SPONSORSHIP ****************** The organizing committee of IST Mobile Summit 2006 has prepared a sponsorship program for companies and institutions. Interested organizations are invited to express their willingness to become official sponsors and receive relevant information about the packages. Contact: Charis Kechagias, xkech(a)telecom.ntua.gr _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: CfP: ISET 2006]
by Lars Wolf 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CfP: ISET 2006 Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:21:34 -0500 From: Volker Hilt <volkerh(a)bell-labs.com> To: almeroth(a)cs.ucsb.edu, supratik(a)sprint.com, braun(a)iam.unibe.ch, gonzalo.camarillo(a)ericsson.com, christophe.diot(a)thomson.net, faynberg(a)lucent.com, werner.geyer(a)us.ibm.com, gruteser(a)winmain.rutgers.edu, volkerh(a)bell-labs.com, markus(a)mhof.com, jamjoom(a)us.ibm.com, kasera(a)cs.utah.edu, mauve(a)cs.uni-duesseldorf.de, srihari(a)cse.sc.edu, guenter.schaefer(a)tu-ilmenau.de, ashaikh(a)research.att.com, aashaikh(a)watson.ibm.com, stiller(a)tik.ee.ethz.ch, touch(a)isi.edu, juergen.vogel(a)eml-d.villa-bosch.de, lanwang(a)memphis.edu, wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de Dear TPC members: Please distribute the attached CfP of the Symposium on Internet Services and Enabling Technologies (ISET) 2006. Best regards, Anees Shaikh and Volker Hilt, ISET Symposium Co-Chairs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers Symposium on Internet Services and Enabling Technologies (ISET) http://iset.internettc.org/ http://www.ieee-globecom.org/2006/internet.html in conjunction with IEEE Globecom 2006, San Francisco, California, USA Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2006 Scope ----- Over the past decade, the Internet has revolutionized the way people communicate and do business, driving the emergence of new and exciting applications. As the Internet has matured, the focus of innovation is shifting to the development of new applications and services, and their enabling technologies. This symposium is intended to bring together the academics and industrialists engaged in this field, and exchange information about advances in the field and speculate about the future (r)evolution. The Symposium on Internet Services and Enabling Technologies targets academic and industrial research activities that are focused on techniques to improve the delivery of services over the Internet, both wireline and wireless. It encompasses the design, implementation, and management of networked services and applications, as well as underlying protocols and technologies that enable them, including, for example, SIP, P2P technologies, network virtualization, and presence information. Related areas include the high-level architectures and design frameworks that are used by networking consultants and designers to develop new Internet services, or manage their operations. Of particular interest are original speculations about the future of Internet services and their enabling technologies, compelling position papers, and submissions describing promising work in progress. Topics of Interest ------------------ Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to the following: * Services enabling protocols and protocol extensions (including SIP, HTTP, RTSP, RTP, etc.) * Peer-to-Peer applications and technologies that leverage/support peer-to-peer applications * Middleware for new Internet based applications * Converged networks and applications (including VoIP and 3G/NGN telecom networks) * Applications leveraging content networking technologies * Application paradigms (e.g. endpoint-hosted vs. network-hosted) * Software as a service model for delivering applications on the Internet * Services over the wireless Internet (including services on ad-hoc and sensor networks) * Security and privacy management in hosted Internet applications * Platforms for rapid creation and deployment of network services * Design methodologies for Internet services * Systems and architectures for hosting Internet facing services * Call center operations and global sourcing of services and applications * Emergency services * Service delivery, service assurance, and root-cause analysis of service problems * Financial and business tools needed for Internet based services Important Dates --------------- Paper Manuscripts Due: 5 March 2006, 11:59pm EST Paper Acceptance Notification: 5 July 2006 Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due: 30 August 2006 Symposium Co-Chairs ------------------- Volker Hilt, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies, volkerh(a)bell-labs.com Anees Shaikh, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, aashaikh(a)watson.ibm.com Technical Program Committee --------------------------- Kevin Almeroth (University of California at Santa Barbara) Supratik Bhattacharyya (Sprint ATL) Torsten Braun (University of Berne) Gonzalo Camarillo (Ericsson) Christophe Diot (Thomson) Igor Faynberg (Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies) Werner Geyer (IBM T.J. Watson Research) Marco Gruteser (WINLAB / Rutgers University) Volker Hilt (Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies) Markus Hofmann (Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies) Hani Jamjoom (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center) Sneha Kasera (University of Utah) Martin Mauve (Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf) Srihari Nelakuditi (University of South Carolina) Günter Schäfer (Technische Universität Ilmenau) Aman Shaikh (AT&T Labs - Research) Anees Shaikh (IBM TJ Watson Research Center) Burkhard Stiller (ETHZ) Joe Touch (USC/ISI) Jürgen Vogel (European Media Laboratory) Lan Wang (University of Memphis) Lars Wolf (TU Braunschweig, IBR)

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[Fwd: Call for International Journal Papers,]
by Sven Jaap 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Call for International Journal Papers, Datum: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:32:11 +0900 Von: <editor(a)ijcsns.org> An: <jaap(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security Call for Papers, Prospective authors are invited to submit journal papers relevant to the following special issues. Topics: : (1) Computer Science (2) Communication Network (3) Information Security. Papers must be received by the IJCSNS Editorial Board no later than January 25, 2006. We have an outstanding international Editorial Staffs and have worked hard to produce excellent issues. Your subscription will significantly help us to build a great international IJCSNS publication in January issues. We hope to publish your paper of you submit up to January 25, 2006. I will try to publish your paper in IJCSNS special issues. The subscription (MS word) form is attached in www.IJCSNS.org <http://www.ijcsns.org/> . Please submit your paper into editor(a)IJCSNS.org <mailto:editor@IJCSNS.org> (MS word file-doc). Thank you for your contributions. Best regards, Editor-in-chief.

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[Fwd: Announcement of the 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications]
by Sven Jaap 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Announcement of the 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications Datum: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:23:54 +0800 Von: ITST2006 <itst2006(a)uestc.edu.cn> An: <jaap(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> *********************************************************** ITST 2006 The 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications Chengdu �CCHINA 21 - 22 - 23 June, 2006 http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn Email: itst2006(a)uestc.edu.cn *********************************************************** Dear Sir/Madam, We are pleased to announce this 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2006) in a Futuristic Transport World will be held during June 21-22-23, 2006 in Chengdu, China. In Particular, a special session is arranged to discuss the trends in the filed of Information and Communication Technologies, it will be held at the famous JiuZhai Gou scenic areas which is one of the most beautiful place in China. We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message. We welcome submissions of a full-length paper (4 pages normally and 6 pages maximum) on telecommunications and intelligent transport system applications before February 28th, 2006. We would appreciate if you could redirect this announcement and the Call for Papers to anybody who you think would be interested. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact: itst2006(a)uestc.edu.cn or to have a look at the website: http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn Your sincerely On behalf of the Organizing Committee Guangjun Wen

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[Fwd: CFP-MEDHOCNET2006: 5th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop]
by Lars Wolf 15 Jan '06

15 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP-MEDHOCNET2006: 5th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:11:57 +0200 From: Ozgur B. Akan <akan(a)ece.gatech.edu> To: multicomm(a)comsoc.org We apologize in advance for the multiple copies of this CFP. NEWS - Pictures from Lipari: http://www.medhoc.diit.unict.it/2006/pictures.html ************************************************************ PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS MED HOC NET 2006 The Fifth Annual MEDITERRANEAN AD HOC NETWORKING Workshop http://www.medhoc.diit.unict.it/2006/ June 14-17 2006 Lipari, Italy ************************************************************ Ad hoc networks have attracted the attention of the research community in the last several years. Now that some of the fundamental issues and challenges of ad hoc networking have been clearly assessed, the focus is partially shifting to new issues, which include application scenarios (road safety, disaster recovery, sensors and actuators, etc.), autonomous Organization and operation, optimization and control, service creation and support, middleware. Moreover, wireless MESH networking is emerging as an "ad hoc spin-off" aimed at extending and integrating the multi-hop paradigm with more traditional networking, which poses new and exciting technical challenges. Med-Hoc-Net 2006 is the major annual international workshop aiming to serve as a platform for researchers and visionaries from academia, research labs, and industry from all over the world. Sharing ideas, views, results, and experiences in the field of wireless multi-hop networking is what Med-Hoc-Net 2006 intends to be about. Anything from theoretical and experimental achievements, to innovative ad hoc systems, prototyping efforts, and case studies is of interest to the Med-Hoc-Net community. The papers solicited in Med-Hoc-Net 2006 cover a variety of topics related to ad hoc and MESH networks, including but not limited to: - Novel multi-hop wireless network architectures - Routing algorithms and protocols - MAC protocols, scheduling, power control and radio resource sharing - Transport layer protocols for multi-hop networks - Middleware for ad hoc networks - Application driven architectures and protocols - Sensor network applications and protocols - Vehicular networks - Integration of ad hoc networks with wireless access networks - Implementations, testbeds, and prototypes - Technology related issues (IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, etc.) - Self organization and network reconfiguration - Optimization models and algorithms - Resource and service discovery - Call admission and traffic shaping policies for ad-hoc networks - Use of advanced antenna technologies (MIMO, beam forming, etc.) - QoS support - Security and privacy The members of program committee will referee all papers, and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Papers of particular merit will be published in the Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks journal. Manuscripts must be formatted according to the IEEE double-column standard format, with the exception of the font size, which must be 11pt. Authors should use only standard fonts, i.e., Times Roman, Courier, Symbol, and Helvetica, or their equivalent. The maximum length of the manuscript is 8 pages, including figure, tables and references. Papers should be submitted in pdf or ps format through EDAS system (http://edas.info) according to the timetable below. IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper Electronic Submission: Friday February 24, 2006 Tutorial proposal submission: Sunday April 23, 2006 Notification of acceptance/rejection: Tuesday May 2, 2006 Camera ready submission of full papers: Friday May 22, 2006 Tutorial date: June 14, 2006 Conference dates: June 15-17, 2006 -- Dr. Ozgur B. Akan Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey 06531 Tel: +90-312-210 2353 Fax: +90-312-210 1261 E-mail: akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~akan

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