-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [TCCC-ANNOUNCE] EXTENDED DEADLINE OCT. 30 - 18th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON 2016 Datum: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:21:13 +0300 Von: Vasos Vassiliou vasosv@CS.UCY.AC.CY Antwort an: Vasos Vassiliou vasosv@CS.UCY.AC.CY An: tccc-announce@COMSOC.ORG

Dear colleagues,

I would like to bring to our attention a conference with an upcoming submission deadline:

MELECON 2016 18th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference Intelligent & Efficient Technologies & Services for the Citizen April 18-20, 2016, Limassol, Cyprus

http://www.melecon2016.org

Organised by: IEEE Region 8 & IEEE Cyprus Section

Call for Papers

Aim and Scope Melecon 2016 is an IEEE Region 8 flagship conference with a long standing history of excellence both in electrotechnology and in recent years in information and communication technologies as well. Melecon 2016 covers complementary thematic areas that hold great promise for the advancement of research and technological development in the solution of complex engineering systems. In this context, Melecon 2016 foresees to attract high quality papers and provide a platform for the cross fertilization of new ideas and know-how under the special theme of the conference that is Intelligent & Efficient Technologies & Services for the Citizen.

Among others, the conference will host the following thematic areas: Security and Networking Chairs: V. Vassiliou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus S. Sargento, Institute of Telecommunications, University of Aveiro, Portugal

• Information and Communication Technologies Chairs: S. Louca, University of Nicosia, Cyprus D. Banciu, National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics, Romania

• Internet of Things, Cloud-Based Systems and Big Data Analytics Chairs: C. Mavromoustakis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus G. Mastorakis, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece C. Dobre, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania

Important Dates Proposals for workshops or special sessions: September 5, 2015 Paper submission: October 30, 2015 Paper notification: November 30, 2015 Camera ready paper: December 15, 2015

Paper Submission The submissions should contain original, high quality work, not submitted or published elsewhere. Papers should be submitted electronically (through Melecon 2016 web site) in pdf format and should conform to IEEE specifications (single-spaced, double - column, 10-point font size, 4 - 6 pages).

Paper Presentation Each accepted paper should be presented by one of the authors and accompanied by at least one full registration fee payment, to guarantee publication in the proceedings. One full registration fee can cover up to 2 papers only. All accepted papers will be included in the IEEE proceedings of Melecon 2016 that will be submitted to the Xplore Digital Library.

PhD Students Paper Competition PhD Students are encouraged to submit their papers to the Melecon 2016 student paper competition selecting a thematic area.

Venue St. Raphael Resort - 5* The St. Raphael Resort is a 5 star hotel located on one of the most renowned and largest beaches in Limassol, 10 minutes away from the lively centre of Limassol, 35 minutes away from Larnaca International Airport, and 55 minutes away from Paphos International Airport.

General Conference Co-Chairs: C.S. Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus E. Kyriakides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Program Committee Chair: G. Ellinas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

If you require more information please visit the conference website, www.melecon2016.org, which is continuously updated with the latest news regarding the conference.

Looking forward to meeting you in Cyprus.

The Organizing Committee

http://www.melecon2016.org