Please accept our apologies should you receive multiple copies of the mail. Also, we hope that you find the information in the mail useful to you. Our apologies if you feel that we are spamming. ******************************************************************* * * * ICCC 2002 * * * * INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER COMMUNICATION * * * * http://iccc2002.ernet.in/ * * August 11-14, 2002 * * Regent Hotel, Bandra, Mumbai, India * * * * Organized by * * The International Council for Computer Communicaion * * * ******************************************************************* Call for Papers =============== "Redefining Internet in the context of Pervasive Computing" Ubiquitous access to pervasive mobile, static and embedded computing resources, will have profound implications for individuals and societies. ICCC 2002 will address technologies, applications, and changes in personal and social life under the theme "Redefining Internet in the context of Pervasive Computing". Original papers are solicited on the topics mentioned below 1. Topics --------- Access Networks for Data Communication Active and Programmable Networks Algorithms for Routing Multicasting and Addressing Audio Indexing BISDN and ATM Broadband Internet Applications Collaborative Workspaces E-Commerce Technologies Electronic Commerce Systems Electronic Publishing Home Networking and Appliances Intelligent Search Engines Internet Growth, Reliability and Management Issues Internet Security Technologies Internet Telephony Intrusion Detection Systems IP over Wireless Mobility Architectures Multimedia Technologies and Networking Multi-Protocol Label Switching Network Management and Intelligent Networking Nomadic Computing Otical Internet: IP on WDM, Optical Signaling On-line Communities Protocol Engineering QoS in IP networks Security, Authentication and (Traffic engineering, DiffServ, Accounting Systems Media Streaming) Virtual Organizations Virtual Private Networks Web Based Education Web Farming and Web Caching Web Traffic Management and Control Wireless Networks; 3G mobile/wireless LAN Integration Wireless ATM 2. Information for Authors -------------------------- Papers should be submitted in PostScript(.ps), Portable Document Format(.pdf) or Microsoft Word Document(.doc) format through the conference website at http://iccc2002.ernet.in/. In case of any problems registering and uploading the paper at the conference website, the paper may be sent via email to iccc2002@iitm.ernet.in Papers should include: Title, name(s) and affiliations(s) of authors, an abstract of no more than 200 words, a set of relevant keywords, text of 2000-6000 words plus figures resulting in a manuscript of no more than 25 double-spaced A4-size pages, and completely cited references including page numbers. All papers will be refereed and those accepted for presentation at the conference will be included in the Conference Proceedings, to be published by ICCC Press. 3. Important Dates ------------------ 31st May 2002 Last Date for receipt of submitted papers 30th June 2002 Notification of acceptance/rejection 15th July 2002 Last Date for receiving final camera-ready verison of accepted papers 4. Further Details ------------------ Further details are available at the conference website http://iccc2002.ernet.in. or you can directly email your queries to: Prof. S V Raghavan, Network Systems Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036 INDIA. Tel (Voice) : +91 44 257 8337 (Office) 8355 (Laboratory) 8331 (Messages) Tel (Fax) : +91 44 257 8352 Email : iccc2002@iitm.ernet.in 5. Program Format ----------------- ICCC 2002 will be organized in sessions addressing key topics. There will be a set of keynote addresses, invited talks, tutorials and state of the art reports, given by internationally renowned researchers and industry leaders. 6. Pre-Conference Tutorial -------------------------- In line with the International Conference convention, pre-conference tutorials (half day / Full day) will be organized in state-of-the-art topics. Proposals are invited giving the topic, extent of coverage, intended audience, and benefits. Please send your proposals to Mr S. Ramakrishnan at ramki@doe.ernet.in with a copy to the Principal Programme Chair at iccc2002@iitm.ernet.in. 7. Technology Showcase Presentations ------------------------------------ ICCC 2002 will additionally invite non-commercial, presentations by manufacturers and vendors on their latest communications technologies. These presentations will provide an excellent opportunity for leading technology developers to describe their latest developments to the conference audience. For further information, please contact the Conference Secretariat. 8. About the location - Mumbai ------------------------------ Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of Maharashtra state and the business capital of India. It is the fastest moving, and most industrialized city in India. The main languages spoken in the city are Hindi (official language of India) and Marathi (official language of Maharashtra state). Visitors can manage their business/travel with English, which is also widely understood and spoken. Mumbai is well connected and is served by most international and domestic airlines. August is the last of the three monsoon months. The highest daily temperature at that time would normally be 29 degrees Celsius that is 84 degrees Fahrenheit. Regular tours from the city provide easy access to the ancient cave paintings and sculptures of Ajanta and Ellora. Mumbai also has shopping malls for good bargains in rich Indian garments. 9. Venue -------- Regent Hotel, Bandra West, Mumbai 400 050, India, a new hotel on theArabian Sea along the beach with all five star facilities and about 25-30 minutes drive from Mumbai airport. ________________________________________________________________________ For live cricket scores download Yahoo! Score Tracker at: http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/tracker.html