GIIS 2011

Call for Papers

Topics of interest include but are not restricted to the following aspects:

TECHNOLOGY TRACK

COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE & SERVICES 
Communications & Information Security 
Middleware for networked applications
Communications Quality and Reliability 
Network Operations and Management 
Autonomic Communication Systems
VoIP, IPTV, MobileTV, TVOD, Gaming
e-Government, e-Health, 
Networked Medical Applications

NETWORKING
Ad Hoc & Sensor Communications & Networks 
Communications Switching & Routing 
Delay/Disruption tolerant wireless networks
High-Speed / Optical Networking 
Next Generation Internet 
Multimedia Communications
Optical Networking
Home and Enterprise Networking 
Personal Communications 
Peer-to-peer & overlay networks
Tactical Communications and operations

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Communication Theory 
Power Line Communications 
Wireless Communications 
Satellite and Space Communications 
Transmission, Access and Optical Systems 

HUMANITARIAN AND POLICY TRACK

TELECOM FINANCE and ECONOMICS 
Telecom price regulation, pricing strategies
Cost accounting, cost structures for telecom
Economic model of international interconnection
Economic & intellectual property issues

CONVERGENCE AND COMPETITION 
Competition in International Service
Municipal broadband
Net neutrality issues
Global telecom business, country and region cases

TELECOM AND SOCIETY 
Communities in connectivity policy making 
Training, support, relevant applications 
Non-Governmental Organizations
Professional organizations and standards activities
Implications of new telecom technologies
Digital Opportunity Index
Telelcom policies for rural and poor areas

POLICY AND RESTRUCTURING 
Region and country specific telecom policies
Services focused telecom policy
Strategies for growing rural connectivity
Spectrum management policies

DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL ACCESS
Development plans and activities
Economics and financing of the global access
Prospects for stable development and growth
growth especially in developing countries
Organizational issues – deployment and operations
Oversight issues - transparency and accountability

Submission Process

Authors should submit a research paper or experience report. All submissions should be written in English with a suggested paper length of 3000 words (6 pages using 10-point type), including figures and references. The cover page should indicate whether it is a research or an experience paper. Note that submitted papers should not exceed 4000 words (8 pages using 10-point type). The maximum number of pages for a paper is 8; 6 pages plus 2 additional pages allowed. Full paper submissions must be received by April 30th 2011, and may be in Adobe Acrobat PDF. Papers must be submitted online via the GIIS 2011 website.

For further information visit: http://www.giis2011.org or send an email to:giis2011-tpc-chairs@webmow.ensiie.fr.

 

 

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