Call For Papers (IEEE WRECOM 2007)

THE First IEEE Conference on Wireless Rural and Emergency Communications
(WRECOM 2007)

Rome, Italy, September 30-Ocotober 2, 2007

A Broadband Wireless World for All

The WRECOM 2007 Conference is jointly organized by the University of Rome
"Tor Vergata", the IEEE Communications Society and the Vehicular
Technology/Communications Society joint Chapter Italy Section. The
conference will take place in Rome, October 1-2, 2007. Tutorials sessions
will be provided on Sunday September 30, 2007.

Location: University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy

Steering Committee

Ibrahim Habib, City University of New York, USA (General co-chair)
Francesco Vatalaro, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy (General
co-chair)
Oreste Andrisano, University of Bologna, Italy
Michel Bousquet, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de
l'Espace, France
Takis Mathiopoulos, National Observatory of Athens, Greece
Marina Ruggieri, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy (Technical Program
Committee chair)
Roberto Saracco, Telecom Italia, Italy
Franco Mazzenga, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy (Tutorials chair)

Clotilde Fertini, Italy (Treasurer and local arrangements chair)

PAPERS SUBMISSIONS WEBSITE:

http://edas.info

Conference Scope

Wireless communications is a primary solution to delivering broadband
services out of metropolitan areas, especially to rural communities, as
well as to providing emergency communications in support of public safety
services. Fast recovery of communications and dissemination of information
in times of natural and man-made disasters are fundamental to save lives in
situations such as floods and earthquakes. Communications in support to
public safety agencies and authorities can increase security of the
citizens, control accesses, and assist impaired people.

Original unpublished papers are solicited covering any of the following
topics. Papers should not exceed 5 pages in length, double columns, not
less than 12 pts. font.

• User requirements
• Wireless network architectures
• Radio channel measurements and modelling
• Propagation channel models
• Antenna issues in wireless communications
• Smart antennas and MIMO systems
• Multiple access schemes
• Diversity techniques
• Wireless LAN/PAN/BAN
• Fixed WiMAX, mobile WiMAX, HiperLan, WiFi technologies
• Wideband Private Mobile Radio (PMR) standards
• Regulatory Issues
? TETRA and TETRA2 standards
• Communications system operation in harsh radio environments
• Integration of terrestrial, satellite and navigation technologies
• Cognitive radio
• New spectrum management policies
• Techniques for flexible spectrum usage
• Software Radio & reconfigurability issues
• Heterogeneous networks
• Relay networks, Mesh networks, Ad hoc networks
• Broadband wireless access
• Security and robustness in wireless networks
• QoS and resource allocation in wireless networks
• Opportunistic communications
• Ultra-Wide-Band Communications
• 4G concepts and techniques
• Cross-layer design in mobile and wireless networks
• Mobility management techniques
• Terminal technologies
• Ad-hoc and sensor networks
• Radio resource management
• Satellite systems
• Satellites for communications and broadcasting
• High altitude platforms
• Location-aware radio techniques
• GPS and Galileo applications
• Location-based services and positioning

Proposals for Tutorials should be sent to the tutorials chair no later
than April 30, 2007.

PAPERS SUBMISSIONS WEBSITE: http://edas.info

Conference Website: www.radiolabs.it/wrecom2007

Schedule

Full paper due:
Notification of acceptance:
Camera-ready manuscripts due:
April 30, 2007
July 1st, 2007
August 1st, 2007