-------- Original Message -------- Subject: IEEE PIMRC'2003 held in Beijing, China Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:05:30 -0500 From: Yuguang Fang fang@ece.ufl.edu To: itc@comsoc.org

Dear Colleagues

I apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message.

The IEEE PIMRC'2003 will be held in Beijing, the capital of China, in September. For those who have not visited China, here is a good opportunity. The deadline for submitting your paper is March 31.

Best Regards,

Michael

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******************************************************************** * Call for Papers and Tutorials of * * 14th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile * * Radio Communications (PIMRC2003) * * September 7-10, 2003, Beijing, China * ********************************************************************

http://www.pimrc2003.org/

The 14th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC2003) will be held in Beijing, China, from September 7 to 10, 2003. Following the past 13 successful editions, this highly reputed IEEE conference will firstly come to China, the largest developing country and also the largest mobile telecommunication market in the world. This symposium will be jointly organized by the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE), Tsinghua University, and King's College London, under the supports of major telecommunication operators (China Telecom, China Mobile, China Netcom, China Unicom, etc) and industries. Some distinguished guests from leading industry and operators will be invited to deliver keynote speeches to address the technology trends and industry evolvement.

You are kindly invited to submit original papers and tutorial proposals addressing topics in all areas of wireless personal communication systems and networks. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the technical subject categories listed below:

4G oror beyond 3G systems Mobile multimedia Security & privacy Antenna and RF subsystems Mobile computing Smart adaptive antennas Applications & Services Mobile Internet Software radio Coding,modulation & equal. Multiple access techniques Spread spectrum Digital audio&video broadcasting Network protocols Wireless ATM Experiments, trials & deployment Novel switching architecture Wireless IP GPS & applications Radio resource management Wireless LAN IMT2000 (UMTS,CDMA2000) RF/BB technologies for handsetWireless local loop Intelligent transportation system Satellite networks Wireless propagation

The working team of PIMRC2003 is as follows:

(1)Technical Program Committee: Chair: Prof. Ke Gong, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Email: gongk@tsinghua.eud.cn Vice-Chairs and Area Coordinators: Europe: Prof. Hamid Aghvami, King's College London, UK; Email: hamid.aghvami@kcl.ac.uk Americas: Prof. Kaveh Pahlavan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA; Email: kaveh@ece.wpi.edu Asia Pacific: Dr. Shuzo Kato, Omni Wireless, USA; Email: shkato@attglobal.net Secretary-General (Contacting Person): Prof. Zhisheng Niu, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tel: +86-10-62781423, Fax:+86-10-62770317; Email: niuzhs@tsinghua.edu.cn Tutorial Session Chair: Prof. Zhigang Cao, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tel: +86-10-62770317; Fax: +86-10-62770317; Email: czg-dee@tsinghua.edu.cn Panel/Invited Session Chair: Prof. Jianhua Lu, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tel: +86-139-1038-7149; Fax: +86-10-62770317; Email: lujh@wmc.ee.tsinghua.edu.cn (2)Organizing Committee: Chair: Mr. Mengqi Zhou, Chinese Institute of Electronics, P.O. Box 165, Beijing 100036,China Tel: +86-10-6816-0825; Fax: +86-10-6828-3453; Email: mqzhou@public.bta.net.cn Co-Chair: Prof. Zhiren Hu, King's College London, UK; Email: zhirun.hu@kcl.ac.uk Secretary (Contacting Person): Mr. Dayong Liu, Chinese Institute of Electronics, P.O. Box 165, Beijing 100036,China Tel: +86-10-6828-3463; Fax: +86-10-6828-3453; Email: pimrc2003@163.com

Important Dates:

Mar. 31, 2003: Full papers (including invited papers) submission due May.30, 2003: Notification of paper acceptance Jun. 30, 2003: Submission of camera-ready papers and tutorials