NGMAST'09 2009 - 3rd International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies NGMAST'09

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Category NGMAST'09 2009

Deadline: May 04, 2009 | Date: September 16, 2009

Venue/Country: Cardiff, U.K.

Updated: 2010-06-04 19:32:22 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

Deadline extended to 4th May 2009

Cardiff, UK 15-18 September 2009

Http://www.ngmast.com/

Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press and IEEE Explorer

Co-sponsored by IEEE Communications Society (approval pending),UK CC; COST 290; ECMS; BCS HCI;

Leading Keynote Speakers from industry and Academia

Following the distinctive success of NGMASTï¿?ï¿?07 and \'08, the NGMAST \'09 Conference will be also held in Wales iconic building in Cardiff Bay, the Millennium Centre.

Following the established tradition, NGMAST\'09 will focus on all novel aspects of technology, application and service development within the Mobile and Wireless Communications community. It aims to bring together a wide spectrum of international experts from the fields of research, business and policy, to facilitate a creative forum for the promotion of collaboration and knowledge transfer.

In particular it will facilitate a dialogue between Government, SMEs, major industry players and academia to help create pathways for the development of common goals in a convergent network environment.

Opportunities and Activities

The three day conference programme will combine keynote speakers from both industry and academia with a multi-track technical programme. There will be opportunities to attend interactive, high quality, peer reviewed sessions which will provide detailed insights from forward thinkers working in the themes of the conference. The conference will include a number of specialised workshops as well.

Additionally there will be an exhibition for both international business and niche market SMEs to display their latest products and services and to undertake a range of networking opportunities.

Conference themes include but not limited to:

Next Generation Mobile Services

2.0 service architectures

Fixed-Mobile Convergence

IMS and IMS 2.0 Services

Next Generations Service Management and delivery

Software System design for Mobile services

Multimedia and Multicast services

Peer-to-Peer Services

Client-Server based services

Service platforms for the Digital Economy

Innovative services on IMS Application Servers

Location-based services

Context/Content-aware services

Security services

Billing, Accounting and Charging

Web 2.0 for IMS

IMS interfaces for Web 2.0 services

Next Generation Mobile Applications

SIP-based applications on IMS

Mobile TV and multicast applications

Mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) applications

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications

Real-time multimedia applications

Mobile gaming

High-speed data applications on mobile networks

Web 2.0 applications and IMS

Secure Mobile banking applications

Mobile GIS applications

Mobile health care and medical applications

Innovative platforms and applications for assisted living

Home automation and monitoring applications

M-commerce

M-learning

M-entertainment

Mobile applications user interface and design

Mobile Search engines

Next Generation Mobile Technologies

IMS deployment experiences

Next generation access technologies

Fixed-Mobile Convergence and IMS

Mobile Broadband technologies

HSPA, HSPA+, LTE

WiMax

Ad hoc and sensor networks

Mobile vehicular technologies

Adaptation techniques for next generation networks and services

End-to-End quality of service

Resource Allocation and Management strategies

Ambient and pervasive networking

Energy conservation technologies

Standardization and Ethical issues for beyond 3G

Inter-operability and optimization issues

Beyond 3G and Society

Next Generations Network Management and Operation strategy

PAPER SUBMISSION

Full papers reporting original and unpublished research results on NGMAST topics are solicited. Submissions must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere while being evaluated for this conference.

FORMATTING: The proceedings will be published by the prestigious IEEE Computer Society Press. Submissions must be in IEEE two-column format and must not exceed 6 pages, including figures, tables and references. The cover page should contain title, author names, affiliations, and email addresses. Please indicate clearly the corresponding author. Include up to five keywords from the above list and an abstract of no more than 300 words.

HOW TO SUBMIT: The paper submission for NGMAST\'09 will only be accepted through the EDAS Paper Submission System accessible from the link on the website. Only papers in PDF will be accepted for reviewing. Submissions as e-mail attachment will not be accepted.

REVIEWING: Consistent with standard practice, each submitted paper will receive rigorous peer reviewing. Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance and clarity of presentation. Selection will be based on full papers. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. All accepted papers of the conference are expected to be presented and will be included in the conference proceedings.

CAMERA READY MANUSCRIPT: Accepted papers will need to be formatted in IEEE format (see publication guidelines on the conference website). Camera ready papers must be submitted directly to IEEE through a link that will be activated on the conference website. Again: Only PDF files will be accepted!

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: 25 April 2009

Notification of Acceptance: 30 May 2009

Camera Ready 22 June 2009

Author/Early Registration 22 June 2009

Tutorials 15 September 2009

Exhibition 16-17 September 2009

Conference Dates 16-18 September 2009