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Dear Colleague,

We have received more than 750 submissions for CHINACOM conference. Currently we are accepting proposals for workshops.

OVERVIEW: The “First International Conference on Communications and Networking in China,” (CHINACOM2006) will be held in Beijing, China, from 25^th to 27^th October 2006.

CHINACOM 2006 is being positioned as the premier international annual conference for the presentation of original and fundamental advances in the field of Communications, Networks, and Internet Applications. The conference will consist of Technical Symposia, and Workshops. The Technical Symposia will describe significant research in all areas defined below; while the Workshops will focus on development, applications and related business issues.

WORKSHOP SUBMISSION: CHINACOM 2006 is currently accepting proposals for one-day workshops. Potential chairs are requested to submit a workshop proposal of at most 5 pages. An ideal proposal should focus on a specific theme, of current interest, and of interest to a large, diverse group of professionals. It should clearly identify the theme, the scope, and specific topic areas of interest which define the scope of the workshop. The proposal should also provide suggestions for potential program chairs and committee members.  A biographical sketch of each chair should be included

Evaluation of workshop proposals will be based on the relevance of the subject matter, and the expertise and experience of the chair. The workshops will be held in conjunction to the main conference.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Please send workshop proposals in PDF format by June 6^th, 2006 to the workshops chairs,

Jing (James) Yang, UTstarcom, USA, james.yang@utstar.com

T. Russell Hsing, Telcordia, USA, thsing@telcordia.com

IMPORTANT DATES:

Workshop Proposals Submission Deadline:                6^th  June, 2006

Workshops:                                                                 24^th and 28^th October, 2006

We look forward to your submissions.