Subject: Deadline Extended For WOSBIS 99

From: Dennis Connors <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 16:07:29 -0700

Dear Colleges,

The deadline for WOSBIS 99 , the Workshop on
Satellite Based Information Systems to be held in
conjunction with Globecom, has been extended until
September 24, 1999.  Please consider submitting a
paper to our conference.

I apologize in advance if you receive multiple
copies of this CFP.

Dennis

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Dennis P. Connors                               email: [email-masked]
Research Staff Member
Information Sciences Laboratory                 fax: (310) 317-5695
HRL Laboratories, L.L.C.
(formerly Hughes Research Labs)
BLDG 254, M/S RL96
3011 Malibu Canyon Road
Malibu, CA  90265
URL: http://www.wins.hrl.com/3.0/people/connors

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*                             CALL FOR PAPERS                               *
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*                                WOSBIS 99                                  *
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*                       Fourth IEEE International Workshop on               *
*	                Satellite-Based Information Systems                 *
*                         Wednesday, December 8th, 1999                     *
*			    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil                          *
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*                   In conjunction with IEEE Globecom 99                    *
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                                    SCOPE

Satellite communications will play an increasingly important role in our
future information-based society.  This is evidenced by the systems
currently  in operation (e.g., DirecTV(TM), DirecPC, GPS, and Iridium) as
well as those to offer broadband, interactive, and multimedia Internet
services around the next millenium (SpaceWay, Teledesic, Astrolink, etc.).

WOSBIS, held three times in 96, 97, 98 in conjunction with MobiCOM,
is a premier workshop on satellite networks and services and provides
a forum for exploratory research contributions on lifting the
technological barriers to achieve innovative satellite applications
and services.  This year, WOSBIS will be held in conjunction with
GLOBECOM'99 and focuses on the communication aspect of satellite-based
information services, more specifically in the network layer, data link 
layer, and medium access sub-layer.  We are interested in work that is 
relevant to both ongoing systems (i.e. current LEO deployment, high 
bandwidth GEO systems, etc.) and future satellite networks. 

                                    TOPICS 

Papers are solicited in all research and applied areas related to satellite-based 
information systems (including, but not limited to): 

     * Datalink technology for satellites, ATM over satellites
     * Resource management and network management
     * Inter-satellite link communications
     * Constellation planning and LEO routing
     * Bandwidth and latency management
     * Quality of Service support in satellite networks
     * Medium Access Control protocols for LEO/MEO/GEO or hybrid networks
     * IP protocols for satellite
     * High-data rate terminals
     * Architectures of high speed satellite networks 
     * Satellite on-broad processing architectures 
     * Algorithms for packet scheduling in satellite networks 
     * Routing protocols in satellite networks 
     * Satellite network control and management 
     * Mobile satellite services 

                             SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

All submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should e-mail 
a PostScript version of their paper to [email-masked] In order to 
ensure that the PostScript versions of the papers can be printed, 
authors should be careful that their papers meet the following restrictions: 

   - PostScript version 2 or later. 
   - Within 5 to 10 pages. 
   - Fits properly on "US Letter" size paper (8.5X11 inches) 
   - Reference only Computer Modern or standard Adobe printer fonts 
     (i.e. Courier, Times, Roman, or Helvetica); other fonts may be used but must be
     included in the PostScript file. 

It is expected that all accepted papers will be presented at the workshop. 

                                 IMPORTANT DATES 

   Submissions due: September 24, 1999
   Notification of acceptance: October 24, 1999
   Final papers due: November 12, 1999
   Workshop: December 8, 1999

                                   ORGANIZATION 

TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS 

   Srikanth Krishnamurthy, HRL Labs, USA
   Dennis Connors, HRL Labs, USA

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

   Anthony Acampora, University of California, San Diego
   Andrea Baiocchi, University of Roma "La Sapienza"
   Kul Bhasin, NASA Glen Research Center
   Walter Ciesluk, The MITRE Corporation
   Mario Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles
   Shuzo Kato, MWCI/Mobile Communications Technology Center
   Sastri Kota, Lockheed Martin Corporation
   Marie-Jose Montpetit, Teledesic Corporation
   Clayton Okino, Dartmouth College
   Hassan Peyravi, Kent State University
   Gregory J. Pottie, University of California, Los Angeles
   Leandros Tassiulas, University of Marlyand, College Park
   Desmond P. Taylor, University of Canterbury
   Bharghavan Vaduvur, University of Illinois, Urbana
   Michele Zorzi, University Ferrara, Italy

GENERAL CO-CHAIRS 

   Son K. Dao, HRL Labs, USA 
   Randy Katz, UC Berkeley, USA