<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dear colleague:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Our sincere apologies if you receive
multiple copies of this announcement.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">-- ICNP 2007 organizers</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
ICNP 2007 CALL FOR
PAPER</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
15th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
Beijing, CHINA, October 16-19,
2007</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">ICNP 2007, the fifteenth IEEE International
Conference on Network Protocols, </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">is a conference covering all aspects
of network protocols, including design, </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">analysis, specification, verification,
implementation, and performance. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">ICNP 2007 will be held in Beijing, CHINA,
October 16-19, 2007. Papers with </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">significant research contributions to
the field of network protocols are </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">solicited for submission. Papers cannot
be previously published nor under </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">review by another conference or journal.
Topics of interest include, but are </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">not limited to:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">1. Protocol testing, analysis, design
and implementation</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">2. Measurement and monitoring of protocols</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">3. Protocols designed for specific functions,
such as: routing, flow and </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> congestion control, QoS,
signaling, security, network management, or </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> resiliency</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">4. Protocols designed for specific networks,
such as: wireless and mobile </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> networks, ad hoc and sensor
networks, virtual networks, and ubiquitous </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> networks</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Quality papers dealing specifically
with protocols will be preferred over </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">quality papers of a more general networking
nature. ICNP will select an </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">accepted full paper for the best paper
award.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">IMPORTANT DATES
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Paper registration:
April 8, 2007
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Paper submission:
April 15, 2007
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Notification of acceptance:
June 29, 2007
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Camera ready version:
July 20, 2007
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">For paper submission, please visit http://icnp2007.edu.cn/</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">David Lee, Ohio State University, USA
(chair)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mostafa Ammar, Georgia Tech, USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Ken Calvert, University of Kentucky,
USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Teruo Higashino, Osaka University, Japan</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Raymond Miller, University of Maryland,
USA</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">GENERAL CHAIR:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Jianping Wu, Tsinghua University, CHINA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">John Lui, Chinese University of Hong
Kong, CHINA</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">VICE GENERAL CHAIR:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Xia Yin,Tsinghua University, CHINA</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PROGRAM CHAIR:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Kenneth L. Calvert, University of Kentucky,
USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">David Yau, Purdue University, USA</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">WORKSHOP CHAIR:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Cristina Nita-Rotaru, Purdue University,
USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Prof. Xing Li, Tsinghua University,
China</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Youjian Zhao,Tsinghua University, CHINA</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PUBLICATION CHAIR:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Ke Xu,Tsinghua University, CHINA</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PUBLICITY CHAIR:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mingwei Xu,Tsinghua University, CHINA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Sambit Sahu, IBM T.J. Watson, USA</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">STEERING COMMITTEE:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Simon Lam, University of Texas, USA
(co-chair)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">David Lee, Ohio State University, USA
(co-chair)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mostafa Ammar, Georgia Tech, USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Ken Calvert, University of Kentucky,
USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mohamed Gouda, University of Texas,
USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Teruo Higashino, Osaka University, Japan</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mike T. Liu, Ohio State University,
USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Raymond Miller, University of Maryland,
USA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Krishan Sabnani, Bell Labs, USA</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PROGRAM COMMITTEE:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">See http://icnp2007.edu.cn/</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">FURTHER INFORMATION:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Web site: </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> http://icnp2007.edu.cn/</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> http://www.ieee-icnp.org/</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">E-mail: </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> icnp2007@tsinghua.edu.cn</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">TEL:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> +86 10 62788109</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">FAX:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> +86 10 62771527
</font>
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