FYI

-----Original Message----- From: Heather Yu [mailto:heathery@research.panasonic.com] Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 3:54 PM To: multicomm@comsoc.org Subject: Reminder -- CCNC2006 extended deadline July 8

Dear MMTC members,

This is just a friendly reminder that the extended CCNC2006 technical papers and special session proposal submission deadline, July 8, is approaching. Since CCNC is our conference, I strongly encourage you to submit your work to CCNC2006. A MMTC committee meeting will be held during the conference. It will be a great chance to meet your fellow MMTCers and friends working on emerging technologies related to consumer communication and networking. In addition, here are some highlights of the conference:

1. The conference will include a series of special sessions organized by active researchers/leaders in both industry and academia.The special sessions will feature topics on emerging technologies and hot topics. Recent advances in UWB, Multimedia and QoS in wireless networks, Convergence of computer and consumer electronic applications in the home, Dynamic spectrum access networks, Economics of networks, Biometrics, Challenges and advances in enabling seamless multimedia applications over wireless networks, and Advanced Techniques for power efficiency of wireless devices and wireless networks are just some of the special sessions that will be offered by CCNC2006.

2. The conference will feature two workshops: Digital Rights Management and Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment.

3. There will be a Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award for the best submitted paper and best submitted student paper.

4. There will be a Best Demonstration Award for the best demonstration, as judged by a special Venture Advisory Committee.

5. Journal special issues/book consisting of 15+ selected papers from this conference is being planned. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper for the journal.

6. Student Travel Grants will be made available.

7. All papers accepted, including those accepted by the special session and workshops, will be published in the conference proceeding by IEEE.

For more information, please visit the conference web page at www.ieee-ccnc.org http://www.ieee-ccnc.org/ . A current version CfP is also attached.

All suggestions and questions are welcome. Contact info can be found on the conference web page.

-heather