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LCN 2004 - The 29th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) Tampa, Florida, November 16-18, 2004

Important dates: Paper submission deadline: May 21, 2004 Notification of acceptance: July 28, 2004 Author registration by: August 20, 2004 Camera-ready paper due: August 25, 2004

CALL FOR PAPERS The IEEE LCN conference is one of the premier conferences on the leading edge of practical computer networking. LCN is a highly interactive conference that enables an effective interchange of results and ideas among researchers, users, and product developers. During 28 years of this conference, major developments from local networks to the global Internet and the World Wide Web have been tracked.

In 2004, we are targeting embedded networks, wireless networks, ubiquitous computing, and security as well as management aspects surrounding them. We encourage you to submit original papers describing research results or practical solutions. Paper topics include, but are not limited to: - - Local Area Networks - - Personal/Wearable Networks - - Embedded Networks - - Wireless Networks - - Home/SOHO Networks - - Network to the Home - - High-Speed Networks - - Optical Networks - - Storage-Area Networks - - Peer-to-Peer Networks - - Overlay Networks - - Network Management - - Mobility Management - - Location-dependent Services - - Ad-hoc Environments - - Network Traffic Characterization - - Performance Evaluation/Measurement - - Quality-of-Service - - Congestion Control/Behavior Control - - Network Reliability - - Network Security - - Adaptive Applications

Authors are invited to submit full or short papers for presentation at the conference. Full papers (no more than 8 camera-ready pages, 10pt font in IEEE format) should present novel perspectives within the general scope of the conference. Short papers are an opportunity to present preliminary or interim results and are limited to 2 camera-ready pages in length. Short papers will be presented in a poster format and published in the proceedings. All papers must include title, complete contact information for all authors, abstract, and keywords on the cover page. The corresponding author must be clearly identified.

Paper submission: Papers must be submitted electronically. All submission instructions will be posted at http://www.ieeelcn.org. Please direct all your questions to the program chair, Sanjay Jha sjha@cse.unsw.edu.au, or co-chair, Hossam Hassanein hossam@cs.queensu.ca.

Workshops: Co-located with the main conference, the following full-day workshops will be offered at no extra charge: - - Embedded Networked Sensors (EmNetS-I) http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~emnet/ - - High-Speed Local Networks (HSLN) http://www.hcs.ufl.edu/hsln/ - - Wireless Local Networks (WLN) http://wln2004.cs.bonn.edu/

Conference Web site: http://www.ieeelcn.org LCN 2004 - The 29th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) Tampa, Florida, November 16-18, 2004

General Chair: B. Stiller, Univ. of Federal Armed Forces Munich and ETH Zurich Program Chair: S. Jha, Univ. of New South Wales Program Co-Chair: H. Hassanein, Queen's Univ. Finance Chair: F. Huebner, AT&T Labs Local Arrangements Chair: K. Christensen, Univ. of South Florida Workshop Chair: M. Waldvogel, IBM Research Zurich European Advisor: P. Martini, Univ. of Bonn Webmaster: G. Kessler, Champlain College

Standing Committee: J. Bumblis, United Defense L.P. G. Kessler, Champlain College M. McKee, Univ. of Minnesota, Rochester E. Nolley, Strategic Growth H. Salwen, Audeon Networks T. Strayer, BBN