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ConTEL 2003
7th International Conference on Telecommunications
Zagreb, Croatia, June 11-13, 2003

The 7th International Conference on Telecommunications, ConTEL 2003, will be held in Zagreb, Croatia, from June 11-13, 2003. Through its technical program, the conference will provide an opportunity for the academic and industrial community to address new challenges, share solutions and discuss research directions in telecommunications. A broad range of topics is proposed, following current trends of merging communication and computing technologies.

We particularly invite authors in the field of Networked Virtual Environments to submit papers which will be considered in parallel for publication at ConTEL and in a Feature Topic of the IEEE Communications Magazine, scheduled to appear in April 2004. The papers should cover the state of the art and recent advances in the field of Networked Virtual Environments and their applications.

WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS
Workshops and Tutorials will be presented on June 10, 2003, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing of the University of Zagreb.

ORGANIZED BY
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, IEEE Croatia Section, IEEE Communications Society Croatia Chapter, COST 266

TECHNICALLY CO-SPONSORED BY
IEEE Region 8, IEEE Communications Society

SUPPORTED BY

• Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
• Ericsson Nikola Tesla
• HT Croatian Telecom
• Siemens, d.d.
• VIPnet d.o.o.
• VMD Promet d.o.o.

TOPICS
Topics of interest include:

IMPORTANT DATES
The Program Chairs are soliciting original contributed technical papers for presentation at the Conference and publication in the Conference Proceedings. Authors are also invited to submit proposals for invited sessions/papers/talks by topic of interest.

January 10, 2003: Special Session Proposals, Due
January 24, 2003: Tutorial/Workshop Proposals, Due
January 24 [Extended!] Febuary 7, 2003: Full Papers, Due
March 7, 2003: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
April 4, 2003: Final, Camera Ready Papers, Due

PAPER SUBMISSION
Papers must be submitted electronically by Feburay 7, 2003, via Web upload only. Instructions and guidelines for electronic submission are given at the ConTEL Web site.

Papers should be submitted in standard IEEE double-column format. The first page of the paper, centered on the top below the top margin, should include the paper title, the authors' names and their affiliations, an abstract, and keywords. Eight pages are allowed for each paper. Illustrations and references are included in the page count. Submitted papers will undergo a peer review process, coordinated by the International Program Committee. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by March 7, 2003. Accepted papers in final form must be received no later than April 4, 2003.

SPECIAL SESSIONS AND TUTORIALS
Proposals for special sessions should contain the tentative title of the session, and a list of four to five speakers, with titles and extended summaries (up to 2000 words) of their presentations. Proposals should be sent by e-mail to either of the Program Chairs to be received no later than January 10, 2003.

Proposals for tutorials should contain the tentative title of the tutorial, an extended abstract (up to 2000 words), and a table of contents of the material to be covered. Proposals should be sent by e-mail to either of the Program Chairs to be received no later than January 24, 2003.

For more information about the Conference feel free to contact the Program Chairs.