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Call for Papers

Third Workshop on Applications and Services in Wireless Networks (ASWN 2003)

July 2-4, 2003
Berne, Switzerland
http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~rvs/events/ASWN_2003

IEEE Communications Society Technically Co-Sponsored 
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ASWN 2003 is the third workshop on Applications and Services in Wireless
Networks. The first two events were held in France, and in 2003 the workshop
will take place in the capital of Switzerland. ASWN 2003 aims at investigating
new developments in wireless networks focusing on applications and services.
The workshop will provide three-day presentations of invited and regular
papers from manufacturers, academia, and services providers. Tutorial
sections will also be possibly organized.

Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

- Media Distribution over Wireless Networks 
- New Data Services for Wireless Network 
- Audio-visual Applications for Home and Business 
- Inter Domain and Inter System Mobility 
- QoS Profiling and Pricing, end-to-end QoS 
- Security and AAA Aspects 
- Nomadic Services, Interface Management 
- Mobile ad-hoc Networks, Multihop Wireless Networks
- Wireless Local Loop Technologies 
- Wireless Personal Area Networks 
- Software Radios
- Enabling Technologies and Architectures, 3G and beyond 
- Service Development, Validation & Test 
- Service Creation and Discovery 
- Location-based Services 
- Middleware for Mobile Applications and Services 
- Mobile Multimedia 
- Performance of Mobile/Wireless Networks and Systems 
- Mobile Service Interworking 
- Context and Ambient Awareness
- Cooperative Networks

General Chair
Nada Golmie 
NIST – National Institute of Standards, USA
nada.golmie@nist.gov

Program Chairs
Torsten Braun 
University of Berne, Switzerland
braun@iam.unibe.ch
Jochen H. Schiller 
Freie University of Berlin, Germany
schiller@inf.fu-berlin.de

Local Arrangements Chair
Ruy de Oliveira 
University of Berne, Switzerland 
oliveira@iam.unibe.ch
 
Paper Submission
Submit your complete papers electronically according to the instructions 
available at:
http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~rvs/events/ASWN_2003/instructions.html
Papers must be in English in two-column format (A4), using font no smaller
than 10 points and not exceed 10 pages. Complete postal and email addresses
of the corresponding author are needed as well. Only PDF and Postscript 
formats will be accepted. Further information will be made available at 
the conference web site.
If you have any difficulty in submitting your paper, please contact us via
email to aswn2003@iam.unibe.ch.

Prominent Papers
The best papers of the workshop will be considered for publication in a special issue of Elsevier's Computer Communications Journal.

Tutorial Proposals
Proposals for tutorials including content description and CV of the 
presenter should be sent to the Local Arrangements Chair.

Deadlines 
Paper and tutorial submission due (Extended): March 10, 2003
Notification of acceptance: April 22, 2003
Camera Ready due: May 15, 2003  

Sponsors
- Swisscom (http://www.swisscom.com/pr/content/home/index_EN.html)
- Whitestein Technologies (http://www.whitestein.com/)

General Information
Helpful information such as tourist places and directions to the workshop can
be found on the workshop website.