Subject: CfP: MoMuC '98

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 16:35:42 +0100

Dear Colleague

Enclosed is the first CFP for MoMuC'98.  Please feel free to
distribute it to interested colleagues and post it as appropriate. Also, 
please accept our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of
this CFP.

Best regards
Adam WOlisz
   
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                          MoMuC '98                             _/
               FIFTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON                 _/
               MOBILE MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION                _/
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		FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

		Berlin, Germany
		October 12-14, 1998
		(immediately after ICUPC`98, Florence, Italy)
		
		WWW: http://momuc98.ee.tu-berlin.de 
		email: [email-masked]

Sponsored by IEEE Communication Society (approval pending)

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE 

This is the fifth in a series of international work-
shops - Tokyo in 1994, Bristol in 1995, Princeton in 
1996 and Seoul in 1997 - aimed at stimulating tech-
nical exchanges in the emerging and strategically 
important field of Mobile Multimedia Communica-
tions. MoMuC'98 is intended to provide a timely 
forum for exploratory research contributions, and to 
promote cross-disciplinary technical interactions in 
an informal setting. The scope of the workshop 
includes broadband wireless networking for data 
and multimedia, mobile multimedia system & appli-
cations together with associated mobile computing 
terminals, video processing and software. MoMuC 
is an IEEE Communication Society sponsored 
Workshop. 

The workshop goal is to bring together researchers, 
practitioners and potential users of this emerging 
technology. The workshop targets at experts in mul-
timedia systems, mobility issues in network proto-
cols and communication systems. The impact of the 
workshop is to provide an effective forum for origi-
nal and fundamental advances in Mobile Multime-
dia Systems and to foster communication among 
researchers and practitioners working in a wide vari-
ety of scientific areas with a common interest in 
mobile multimedia communication.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM 

The 3-day technical program will primarily consist 
of contributed research papers. In addition, there 
will be a few distinguished invited speakers and 
expert panel sessions providing a broad perspective 
in each technical area. The conference language is 
english.

TECHNICAL TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE 
(but are not limited to): 

	WIRELESS NETWORKS FOR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION
- broadband wireless networks
- wireless ATM
- voice/data in CDMA & TDMA systems 
- high-speed wireless modems & radio techniques
- medium access/data link control and handoff protocols
- quality-of-service (QoS) management in wireless networks
- wireless network signaling, control & mobility management
- mobile internet protocol 
- wireless network management & services control
	MOBILE MULTIMEDIA TERMINAL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
- multimedia terminal hardware
- signal processing techniques
- low power VLSI for mobile computing
- video compression, including MPEG-4
- network API and transport protocols
- software technologies for personal multimedia
	MOBILE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS
- mobile computing 
- optimization of bandwidth use
- powers saving
- mobility support in ATM and INTERNET
- QoS and mobility
- adaptive applications
- system architectures for mobile multimedia 
- innovative prototypes, systems & products 
- multimedia satellite systems 
- personal multimedia applications 

We especially invite submissions pertaining to sys-
tem approach rather than investigation of individual 
mechanisms. If individual mechanisms are consid-
ered, their relevance to the multimedia communica-
tion system should be clearly stated. Papers on all 
aspects of multimedia mobile communication are 
welcome. Of particular interest are papers which 
address the system aspects: design, real-life experi-
ences, but relevant papers concerned with individual 
important mechanisms are also welcome. Authors 
are invited to submit extended abstracts, clearly stat-
ing the problem statement, the approach to its solu-
tion, the approach used as well as the main results. 
In case of system description the new features/
mechanisms should be exposed, in case of contribu-
tions concerned with individual mechanisms their 
relevance for multimedia mobile communication 
should be stressed. 

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

Contributions in english are invited in the form of 
extended abstracts (about 1500 words) which should 
be submitted to the Technical Program Committee 
before May 8, 1998. Those planning to present a 
paper are also requested to send a short abstract in 
advance via e-mail for planning purposes.

All submitted papers will be refereed for quality, 
correctness, originality and relevance. The program 
committee reserves the right to accept a submission 
as full paper or poster presentation. All accepted 
papers will be published in the conference proceed-
ings. Authors will be interested to know that issuing 
a book containing outstanding papers from the 
Workshop is being planned. Submissions should 
include the title, author(s), author's affiliation, e-
mail address, fax number and postal address. In case 
of multiple authors, an indication of which author is 
responsible for correspondence and preparing the 
camera ready paper for the proceedings should also 
be included. Electronic submission is strongly 
encouraged. The Conference's web page will include
information on electronic submission. For hardcopy 
submission, send five copies of the manuscript to the 
submission address. 

SUBMISSION ADDRESS:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Adam Wolisz
TU Berlin, Sekr.FT-5-2, Einsteinufer 25
10587 Berlin, Germany

For more information visit our WWW site at: http://momuc98.ee.tu-berlin.de 
or mail your question to: [email-masked]

WORKSHOP CHAIR
Adam Wolisz (Technical University of Berlin)

STEERING COMMITTEE:   

D. Goodman (Rutgers University)
D. Raychaudhuri (NEC, Princeton)     
H. Tominaga (Waseda University Tokyo) 

TECHNICAL PROGRAMM COMMITTEE:

E. Bonek, TU Wien
A. Campbell, Columbia University
N. Davis, Lancaster University
G. Fettweis, TU Dresden
Z. Haas, Cornell University
T. Hattori, Sophia University Tokyo
R. Jain, UC Los Angeles
M. Karol, Bell Labs
R. Kraemer, Phillips Research
P. Kuehn, Universität Stuttgart
K. S. Kwak, Inha University Seoul
G. Maguire, KTH Stockholm
H. Mitts, Nokia
P. Noll, TU Berlin
S. Pink, Lulea University
G. Polyzos, UC San Diego
K. Sabnani, Bell Labs
O. Spaniol, RWTH Aachen
C.-K. Toh, Hughes Research Labs
B. Walke, RWTH Aachen
A. Wolisz, TU Berlin
R. Popescu-Zeletin, GMD Fokus

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission Deadline:		May 8, 1998 
Notification of Acceptance:	June 12, 1998 
Camera Ready Full Paper		August 14, 1998 
Venue:				October 12-14, 1998

VENUE: 

MoMuC `98 will be held in Berlin, the city which 
after 40 years of splitting is now the live symbol of 
the German reunification, and on its way to the grow 
into the role of the German capital. It is currently 
one of the largest construction sites worldwide. On 
the other hand it is also a city of industry, where glo-
bal companies like Siemens started off and still have 
a strong position. Nowadays Berlin is changing its 
economic role away from mainly industrial to 
become a service-oriented gateway to the new 
democracies in eastern europe. Located between 
numerous lakes it has a more bridges than Venice, 
Italy within its city limits. It is a vibrant cultural 
metropolis, with 3 Opera Houses, several Musicals 
Houses and hundreds of theaters. It offers a very 
exiting and surprising nightlife scene with countless 
restaurants, bars, clubs and galleries. 

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