ConTEL 2011

Call for Papers

Call for Papers

ConTEL 2011
10th International Conference on Telecommunications
Graz, Austria, June 15-17, 2011

* * * The call for paper is now closed * * *

 

The 11th International Conference on Telecommunications, ConTEL 2011, will be held in Graz, Austria, from June 15–17, 2011. Through its technical program, the conference will provide an opportunity for the academic and industrial communities to address new research challenges, share solutions and discuss issues in information and communication technology (ICT) referring to modern telecommunications.

Graz is the capital city of Styria in the southeast corner of Austria. It is located in between rolling hills, to the north, east and west, only open to the south. The Old Town in Graz is one of the best preserved city districts in Central Europe and listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Graz’s architecture is dominated largely by the struggle of the Reformists and the Habsburgs’ Counter Reformation. A significant landmark of the city is the romantic Uhrturm (Clock Tower), situated on top of the Schlossberg mountain, with a clock still using its original mechanism from 1712. Today Graz is the second largest city in Austria and home to around 230.000 people. It offers a great deal of cultural events, like the Styriade, an annual exhibition, dedicated to contemporary art, theatre and performing arts.

Organized by:

Graz University of Technology – Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering
University of Zagreb – Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing,
Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik (OEVE)

Technically cosponsored by:

IEEE Communication Society
IEEE Communication Society Croatia Chapter
IEEE Communication Society Austria Chapter

Topics

We are soliciting contributed technical papers, special session proposals, and workshops proposals referring to the following topics of interest:

Next Generation Networks, Protocols and Services

All-optical networks
Broadband wireless LANs/MANs
Satellite and Space Communications
Network convergence
Network management
Next generation Internet
Multimedia communication
Mobile multimedia
Networked virtual environments
Quality of Service/Experience
Mobile agents & multiagent systems
Web services and architectures
Telecom market

Communications Software and Services

Service Architectures
Communications systems software
Software engineering
Software testing and evaluation
Software design for mobile devices
Formal methods
Tools, environments and testbeds

Information Infrastructure

e-Commerce & e-Government
Information society
Knowledge management
Security & privacy
Social networks services

Important dates

December 15, 2010: Special Session and Workshop Proposals, Due
February 7, 2011 February 21, 2011: Full Papers, Due
April 8, 2011: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
April 29, 2011: Final, Camera Ready Papers, Due

Paper submission

Papers submitted to ConTEL must not have been published, submitted, or accepted for publication elsewhere. IEEE policy regarding plagiarism and duplicate submission/publication will be strictly enforced. Papers may be submitted electronically before submission deadline, via EDAS. Paper submissions should follow the IEEE double-column format for conferences (templates available on the conference Web site). A maximum of (8) pages including all figures and references are allowed for each paper. Papers in excess of page limits shall not be considered for review or publication. Submitted papers will undergo a peer review process, coordinated by the Program Committee. Submission of a paper implies that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors must register and attend the conference to present the work. Instructions and guidelines for electronic submission are available on ConTEL Web site.

The ConTEL proceedings will be published in IEEExplore and submitted for indexing in INSPEC. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from IEEE Xplore) if the paper is not presented at the conference.

Special session and workshops proposals

Proposals are solicited for special sessions related to the conference topics. A special session proposal (up to 2 pg.) should contain the session organizer(s) short bio and contact information, the special session title, summary, and objectives, and a list of prospective authors and papers to be submitted to the special session. Proposals for half and full day workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference are solicited. A workshop should focus on a specific theme related to the main conference topics. The proposal (up to 2 pg.) should clearly describe the theme and scope of the workshop, and include the workshop chair(s) short biography and contact information, and a tentative list of program committee members. The special session and workshop proposals may be submitted by e-mail to the Program Chair by due date.