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*                             ICCC 2002                              *
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*           INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER COMMUNICATION       *
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*                     http://iccc2002.ernet.in/                      *
*                         August 11-14, 2002                         *
*               Regent Hotel, Bandra, Mumbai, India                  *
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*                         Organized by                               *
*       The International Council for Computer Communicaion          *
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                        Call for Papers
                        ===============

    "Redefining Internet in the context of Pervasive Computing"

Ubiquitous access to pervasive mobile, static and embedded computing
resources, will have profound implications for individuals and
societies. ICCC 2002 will address technologies, applications, and
changes in personal and social life under the theme "Redefining Internet
in the context of Pervasive Computing". Original papers are solicited on
the topics mentioned below

1. Topics
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Access Networks for Data Communication   Active and Programmable
Networks
Algorithms for Routing                   Multicasting and Addressing
Audio Indexing                           BISDN and ATM
Broadband Internet Applications          Collaborative Workspaces
E-Commerce Technologies                  Electronic Commerce Systems
Electronic Publishing                    Home Networking and Appliances
Intelligent Search Engines               Internet Growth, Reliability
and 
                                         Management Issues
Internet Security Technologies           Internet Telephony
Intrusion Detection Systems              IP over Wireless
Mobility Architectures                   Multimedia Technologies and 
                                         Networking  
Multi-Protocol Label Switching           Network Management and
Intelligent 
                                         Networking
Nomadic Computing                        Otical Internet: IP on WDM,  
                                         Optical Signaling
On-line Communities                      Protocol Engineering
QoS in IP networks                       Security, Authentication and 
(Traffic engineering, DiffServ,          Accounting Systems
Media Streaming)
Virtual Organizations                    Virtual  Private Networks
Web Based Education                      Web Farming and Web
                                         Caching           
Web Traffic Management and Control       Wireless Networks; 3G
                                         mobile/wireless LAN Integration
Wireless ATM


2. Information for Authors
--------------------------

Papers should be submitted in PostScript(.ps), Portable Document
Format(.pdf) or Microsoft Word Document(.doc) format through the
conference website at http://iccc2002.ernet.in/. In case of 
any problems registering and uploading the paper at the conference 
website, the paper may be sent via email to 


Papers should include: Title, name(s) and affiliations(s) of authors, 
an abstract of no more than 200 words, a set of relevant keywords, text
of 2000-6000 words plus figures resulting in a manuscript of no more 
than 25 double-spaced A4-size pages, and completely cited references
including page numbers.  
 
All papers will be refereed and those accepted for presentation at the
conference will be included in the Conference Proceedings, to be
published by ICCC Press.


3. Important Dates
------------------

        31st May 2002   Last Date for receipt of submitted papers
        30th June 2002  Notification of acceptance/rejection
        15th July 2002  Last Date for receiving final camera-ready 
                        verison of accepted papers


4. Further Details
------------------

Further details are available at the conference website
http://iccc2002.ernet.in. or you can directly email your queries to:

        Prof. S V Raghavan,
        Network Systems Laboratory,
        Department of Computer Science and Engineering
        Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
        Chennai 600036 INDIA.
        
        Tel (Voice) : +91 44 257 8337 (Office)   
                                 8355 (Laboratory)
                                 8331 (Messages)

        Tel (Fax)   : +91 44 257 8352
        Email       : 

      


5. Program Format
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ICCC 2002 will be organized in sessions addressing key topics. There 
will be a set of keynote addresses, invited talks, tutorials and 
state of the art reports, given by internationally renowned 
researchers and industry leaders. 
 

6. Pre-Conference Tutorial
--------------------------
 
In line with the International Conference convention, pre-conference
tutorials (half day / Full day) will be organized in state-of-the-art
topics. Proposals are invited giving the topic, extent of coverage,
intended audience, and benefits. Please send your proposals to 
Mr S. Ramakrishnan at 

 with a copy to the Principal
Programme Chair at 
.

 
7. Technology Showcase Presentations
------------------------------------
 
ICCC 2002 will additionally invite non-commercial, presentations by
manufacturers and vendors on their latest communications technologies.
These presentations will provide an excellent opportunity for leading
technology developers to describe their latest developments to the 
conference audience. For further information, please contact
the Conference Secretariat.
 
8. About the location - Mumbai
------------------------------
 
Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of Maharashtra 
state and the business capital of India.  It is the fastest moving, 
and most industrialized city in India. The main languages spoken in 
the city are Hindi (official language of India) and  Marathi 
(official language of Maharashtra state). Visitors can manage 
their business/travel with English, which is also widely understood 
and spoken. Mumbai is well connected and is served by most 
international and domestic airlines.
 
August is the last of the three monsoon months. The highest daily
temperature at that time would normally be 29 degrees Celsius 
that is 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
 
Regular tours from the city provide easy access to the ancient cave
paintings and sculptures of Ajanta and Ellora. Mumbai also has 
shopping malls for good bargains in rich Indian garments. 
 
 
9. Venue
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Regent  Hotel, Bandra West, Mumbai 400 050, India, a new hotel on 
theArabian Sea along the beach with all five star facilities and 
about 25-30 minutes drive from Mumbai airport.