[Tccc] WPMC 2011 : call for participation Oct-3-6

Xavier Lagrange xavier.lagrange
Mon Sep 5 12:56:14 EDT 2011


      CALL FOR PARTICIPATION  -  WPMC  2011

          14th International Symposium on
      Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications

         October 3-6, 2011, Brest, France
             http://www.wpmc2011.org
     EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 12, 2011

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Sponsored by NICT, YRP, R?gion Bretagne, Technopole Brest Iroise,
       Brest Metropole Oceane, Institut T?l?com, Orange, lab-STICC.
Technically co-sponsored by CNRS, IEEE Communication Society,
       IEEE Section France, SEE


The Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symposium (WPMC'11) will 
be held in Brest, France. The WPMC symposia series were inaugurated in 
1998 at Yokosuka Research Park, Japan, as a global platform which aims 
at enabling collaboration in the field of wireless information and 
multimedia communications. Held in Asia, Europe and America, WPMC has 
established itself as a unique global conference dedicated to wireless 
multimedia convergence.

Continuing the series, the 14th International Symposium on Wireless 
Personal Multimedia Communications will be held for the first time in 
France. The theme of the Symposium is "Communications, Networking and 
Applications for the Internet of Things". In addition to high-class 
technical sessions, the Symposium will feature four workshops, tutorials 
as well as product exhibits.


MAIN FEATURES
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Keynote Speeches by Researchers and People from the industry
Full Paper Oral Presentations
Full Paper Poster Presentations
4 Tutorial Sessions
Product Exhibits

TUTORIAL SESSIONS
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* OFDM Relay Technologies for the New Generation Wireless Communication 
Systems, Prof.dr Milica Pejanovic-Djurisic, Faculty of Electrical 
Engineering, University of Montenegro, Montenegro
* Sensor networks, protocols and energy, Dr David Simplot-Ryl, Director 
of the Lille - Nord Europe Inria research center, France.
* Wireless Information Infrastructures and the Future Internet: Protocol 
Components, System Architectures, Security and Privacy, Prof John Baras, 
Founding Director, ISR, University of Maryland, USA
* M2M (Machine-to-Machine): services, standardization, technological 
issues and business aspects, Dr Beno?t Ponsard, Kiggali, France

The student rate gives access to 2 tutorials without extra charge but 
registration is mandatory.

More details on http://www.wpmc2011.org/Tutorials-621-0-0-0.html

KEYNOTE SPEECHES
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* Graphs, codes and the brain, Professor Claude Berrou, T?l?com 
Bretagne, France - Tuesday October 4.
* How can the Internet help smarten the grid? Professor Catherine 
Rosenberg, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of 
Waterloo, Canada - Wednesday October 5.
* Autonomous smart sensors: sensors network to the Internet of Things, 
Dr. Pierre-Damien Berger, CEA LETI, MINATEC Campus - Wednesday October 5.
* Towards Future Ecosystems for Mobile Communication: an 
Interdisciplinary Perspective, Pr. Peter Reichl, Telecommunications 
Research Center, Austria - Thursday October 6.
* Wireless Testbeds and their critical role in research and 
experimentation, Jorge Pereira, Principal Scientific Officer, European 
Commission, DG Information Society and Media - Thursday October 6.


TECHNICAL PROGRAM
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Tutorials on October 3

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
I       October 4       I       October 5       I       October 6       I
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
I Opening session       I  Keynote Speech       I E1: 3G-4G networks    I
I Keynote Speech        I  Poster Session       I E2: MAC               I
I                       I                       I E3: Com Network Techn I
I                       I                       I     for new services  I
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
I A1: MIMO              I C1:Propagation        I                       I
I A2: Cognitive radio   I C2:Broadcast/MulticastI  Keynote Speeches     I
I A3: Multihop network  I C3: Sensors: Location I                       I
I A4:Video Transmission I   and event detection I                       I
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
I B1: OFDM              I  Keynote Speech       I E1: MIMO              I
I B2: Energy-efficient  I  Poster Session       I E2: Cognitive radio   I
I           networking  I                       I F3: Ad-hoc networks   I
I B3: Sensor networks   +-----------------------+                       I
I B4: Relay & Coop Comm I D1: Software Radio    I                       I
I                       I D2: Optic. Wirl. Comm I                       I
I                       I D3: Radio Res Mngt    I                       I
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

More details soon on 
http://www.wpmc2011.org/Program_at_a_glance-623-0-0-0.html


WORKSHOPS
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* EMT 2011, Emergency Telecommunications "From User Perspective To Field 
Products"
* FEELIT 2011, Future Wellness and Medical ICT Systems
* WODTN 2011, Opportunistic and Delay/Disruption-Tolerant Networking
* MMFN 2011, Mobility Management for Flat Networks

IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper submission is closed
Early registration: September 12, 2011

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEES
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Full Conference Registration: 600 Euros
Reduced Rate Registration: 500 Euros
Student Registration: 200 Euros
One day registration: 220 Euros
Half day tutorial: 100 Euros

Online registration is now available at the conference website:
http://www.wpmc2011.org/Registration-595-0-0-0.html


BRITTANY TOURISM
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With 2,730 km of coastline, Brittany offers an infinite variety of 
coastal landscapes: islands, rocky escarpments, bays, sandy beaches, etc.
A visit is proposed on October 7, 2011. It combines both some technical 
visits and presentation of outstanding sites : C?te de Granit Rose and 
Mont Saint-Michel

More details on 
http://www.wpmc2011.org/Social_Program_October_7-610-0-0-0.html

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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* General Chair
     Paul Friedel, Vice-President of Images & Reseaux,
     Director of Telecom Bretagne, President of SEE, France
* TPC Co-Chairs
     Europe : Xavier Lagrange, Telecom Bretagne, France
     Asia Pacific: Ryuji Kohno, Yokohama National University, Japan
     Americas: Catherine Rosenberg, University of Waterloo, Canada
* TPC Secretary and publication chair
     Ramesh Pyndiah, Telecom Bretagne, France
* General Affairs Co-Chair
     Eric Vandenbroucke, Technopole Brest Iroise, France
     Bertrand Guilbaud, Images & Reseaux cluster CEO, France
* Tutorial Sessions Co-Chair
     Jean-Marie Bonnin, Telecom Bretagne, France
* Exhibition Chair
     Aymeric Poulain Maubant, Nereys, France
* Local Organizing Committee
     Michel Guivarc'h, Brest Metropole Oc?ane, France







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