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[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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           THE IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NETWORKS (ICON'99)

             September 28 - October 1, 1999, Brisbane, Australia


                          Organised by
                   The University of Queensland

                          Sponsored by
               Computer Chapter, IEEE Singapore Section
   
                         Co-sponsored by
               Computer Chapter, IEEE Queensland Section


        Conference Home Page: http://www.csee.uq.edu.au/~icon99

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The IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON'99) is the previous 
IEEE Singapore International Conference on Networks (SICON) which from 1999 
will be held in various places of the Australasian region. The first ICON 
conference will be held in Brisbane, Australia, and is organised by 
The University of Queensland and sponsored by the IEEE Computer Chapter 
in Singapore and co-sponsored by the IEEE Queensland Section. 

Two days of tutorials and two days of technical presentations are planned for 
the conference. The conference will also include invited speakers, exhibitions 
and poster presentations. ICON'99 will provide a forum to discuss the recent 
advances in computer networks and communications. Contributions describing 
original research, surveys and applications including but not restricted to 
the following areas are solicited:

- high speed networks, ATM, optical          - routing, flow and congestion 
  networks and multimedia networking           controls 
- wireless and mobile networks               - internetworking
- network, traffic modeling and              - network signaling and 
connection 
  performance analysis                         management 
- network security and privacy               - network management
- resource sharing and quality of service    - network architecture and 
protocols
- testbeds and measurements                  - satellite networks
- open signaling and active networks         - advanced network applications

Submissions of original, unpublished papers on various aspects of mobility 
in computer networks are particularly encouraged. All submitted papers will 
be internationally reviewed and accepted papers will be published. 

Information on ICON'99 is also available at:  
http://www.csee.uq.edu.au/~icon99.


ABOUT CONFERENCE LOCATION

Brisbane is a subtropical city positioned between the major tourist 
destinations 
of the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. This part of Australia is renowned for 
its outstanding beauty.  Brisbane also provides a good  starting point for 
trips 
to tropical North Queensland and its coral reef (the Great Barrier Reef). 
For more information refer to http://www.csee.uq.edu.au/~icon99.


PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
 
The paper should present original, unpublished research and be no longer than 
5000 words. The submission should include a cover page containing the title, 
author name(s), complete address (telephone, fax, email) for all authors, 
indication of the corresponding author, and an abstract (100-150 words), 
followed by keywords and one or more areas of interest from the list above.

Electronic submission in compressed PostScript is preferred. The papers should 
be submitted to the following email address: be submitted to the following email address: icon99 () csee uq edu au. 

If the electronic submission is not possible, authors are requested to submit 
four copies of the paper  to:

ICON'99
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia
Email: icon99 () csee uq edu au 
Phone:  +61 7 3365 2542        Fax: +61 7  3365 1999


TUTORIAL PROPOSALS

Proposals for full- or half-day tutorial topics including but not restricted 
to 
these areas are solicited: high speed networks, mobile and wireless networks, 
optical networks, network security and advanced internet.  Each proposal should
 be about 1000 words and should include a synopsis, tutorial outline and brief 
speaker's biography. Please submit a copy of your proposal to the Tutorial 
Chair 
via email at icon99 () csee uq edu au before 12th March 1999.

IMPORTANT DATES

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Full paper due:             12 March 1999
Proposal for tutorials due: 12 March 1999
Notification of acceptance: 10 May 1999
Camera-ready paper due:     11 June 1999
Conference:                 28 Sept - 1 Oct 1999
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ORGANISING COMMITTEE 

Conference Chair :          
                 Jadwiga  Indulska (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Technical Program Co-chairs: 
                 Aruna Seneviratne (Sydney University of Technology, 
Australia) 
                 Jadwiga  Indulska (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Tutorial Chair:  
                 Marian Majewski (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Finance Chair :    
                 David  Carrington (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Local Arrangements Chair:  
                 Brian Lovell  (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Publicity Chair:  
                 Weiping Zhu (The University of Queensland, Australia)
International Liaison Chair: 
                 Sri Parameswaran  (The University of Queensland, Australia)


INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE


   A L Ananda (NUS, Singapore)
   Peter Beadle (Motorola, Australia)
   Gordon Blair (Lancaster University, UK)
   John F Bufford (GTE Labs, USA)
   Kwang-Cheng Chen (NTHU, Taiwan)
   M Diaz (LAAS, France)
   Christophe Diot (Sprint Labs, USA)
   David Everitt (University of Melbourne, Australia)
   David Farber (Univ of Pennsylvania, USA)
   Edward A Fox (Virginia Tech, USA)
   Andrzej M Goscinski (Deakin University, Australia)
   Per Gunningberg (Uppsala University, Sweden)
   Raj Jain (The Ohio State University, USA)
   Albert Kuendig (ETH, Switzerland)
   Hisashi Kobayashi (Princeton University, USA)
   P Linington (University of Kent at Canterbury, UK)
   Melody Moh (San Jose State University, USA)
   Kazutaka Murakami (Bell Labs, USA)
   Biswanath Mukherjee (University of California, Davis, USA)
   Gee Swee Poo (NUS, Singapore)
   H K Pung (NUS, Singapore)
   T Radhakrishnan (Concordia University, Canada)
   S V Raghavan (IIT, Madras, India)
   B Ramamurthy (University of Nebraska, USA)
   B Sarikaya (University of Aizu, Japan)
   C K Toh (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
   Kevin Tsai (University of California, Irvine, USA)
   Bharghavan Vaduvur (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
   Laurence Yeung (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
   John Zic (University of New South Wales, Australia)



ICON'99 SECRETARIAT: 
 
ICON'99  Secretariat
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
The University of Queensland, Australia.
Email: Email: icon99 () csee uq edu au.         Fax: +61 7 3365 4999