ComSoc e-News June 2008

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Volume 11 Number 06 June 2008 Industry News Spot Light Conferences Publications Membership

Welcome to the June 2008 issue of IEEE ComSoc e-News.

INDUSTRY NEWS News from the Communications Industry…focus on communications forums   Lab to Verify Protection Profiles for IEEE Information Security Standard Wi-Fi Alliance Releases White Paper on 802.11n draft 2.0 for Enterprises GSMA: African GSM Coverage up 33% in Last 12 Months WiMAX Forum Certifies First Mobile WiMAX Products ITU Sends Satellite Phones to Aid Rescuers in China & Myanmar More Related Industry Groups Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) - bridges work across SDOs with current focus on optical control plane network interoperability. WiMax Forum: promotes the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products Back to Top SPOT LIGHT From the President - Doug Zuckerman - Standards - Making it Work In the Real World" - showing the IEEE Communications Society's important role in the worldwide standards community. IEEE WCET Certification coming soon….In June, several WCET certification features are scheduled to launch: a new www site in mid-June; the Practice Exam; and the application on 17 June. Watch your e-mail messages for WCET news and details. Request a Candidate Handbook here. Reminder 90 minute ComSoc Webinar on Carrier Ethernet available…. Sponsored by Lightstorm Networks, the webinar was moderated by Joseph Berthold, Ciena. No cost to audience.  See it now! Free online tutorials…June's free tutorials from the ComSoc Tutorials Now program are Broadband Fiber Access (2.5+ hrs; 146 slides) compliments of Analog Devices and Broadband Wireless Access (2.25 hrs; 113 slides) compliments of Cisco. EARTHQUAKE in China - The devastation happened just a few weeks before the IEEE ICC in Beijing.  ComSoc offered to let the The Red Cross of China collect donations for relief and agreed to match the contributions that were made. CLICK here if you wish to make a donation directly to the Red Cross of China. CLICK here if you wish to view the plaque expressing appreciation. More ... Back to Top CONFERENCES IEEE SECON 2008, San Francisco Bay Area, 16 - 20 June 2008...The 5th Annual Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Network is almost here but you still have time to register.  Keynote addresses by David E. Culler at UC Berkeley (Main Conference), Ranveer Chandra at Mircosoft and Anant Sahai at UC Berkeley (SDR Workshop), Eric Brewer at Intel Research and Cyrus Behroozi at Tropos Networks (MIMESH Workshop), Muriel Medard at MIT (WiNC Workshop), Dave Reid at SiRF Technology Inc. and Jon Metzler at Rosum Corp. (Local ComSoc Chapter Event). Don't Delay -- Register Today! IEEE CCNC 2009...Call for Papers Deadline Approaching.  Submissions are due 29 June.  For a list of potential topics, submission instructions, and general conference information: visit www.ieee-ccnc.org/2009 PIMRC 2008, Cannes, France, 15 - 18 September 2008...Registration is now open for the 19th edition of this conference.  Themed "Sensing the Future," the program will feature tutorials and panel discussions based on emerging topics as well as technical sessions on the latest regulatory achievements.  For more information: visit www.pimrc2008.org Complete the IEEE ICC 2008 Overall Conference Survey by 30 June to have a chance to win free registration to IEEE ICC 2009 in Dresden, Germany OFC/NFOEC 2008: A Resounding Success…OFC/NFOEC is the world's largest and most prestigious optical communications event. View online video and audio presentations of the Plenary Session, with speakers including: Bob Metcalfe, General Partner, Polaris Ventures; Herwig Kogelnik, Adjunct Photonics Systems Research Vice President, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent; Pieter Poll, Chief Technology Officer, Qwest Communications Corporation Inc. More ... Back to Top PUBLICATIONS Free Article of the Month: Complimentary access to a select article from the current issue of IEEE Network : WiMAX Networks: From Access to Service Platform Digital Delivery of IEEE Communications Magazine…In June those of you who selected digital delivery of Communications magazine will no longer receive print copies. New reduced prices for purchasing individual papers…If you purchase individual papers from Xplore or the ComSoc DL, the new per document prices is $10 for members and $29 for non-members. April 2008 list of Top Ten articles available now…The monthly ComSoc Top Ten list of those papers receiving the most requests for PDF views through IEEE Xplore is now posted on the ComSoc www site. See the ComSoc www site headlines at www.comsoc.org An introduction to phase-structured beams and nanoscale optical forces…The June ComSoc/Elsevier Book of the Month, Structured Light and Its Applications by David L. Andrews, examines the electromagnetic theory, optical properties, methods and applications associated with this new technology. IEEE Communications Society members receive 30% discount. Deliver commercial high-quality video services… The June ComSoc/Wiley Book of the Month is IP Multicast with Applications to IPTV and Mobile DVB-H by Daniel Minoli. It's a concise guide to current IP Multicast technology and its applications, focusing on IP-based Television and Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld applications.  Check the ComSoc www site each month for new special offers. More ... Back to Top MEMBERSHIP 2008 ComSoc Election ballots have been sent out to eligible voters. More ... Back to Top COMMUNICATE WITH e-NEWS You are receiving e-News as a free monthly service provided by the IEEE Communications Society. Editorial Calendar Questions, comments, and newsworthy contributions? The Editor, Robert Shapiro encourages you to submit these to - Click here Redistribution: The newsletter jun be distributed freely to any non-subscriber to whom the material may be relevant and who may wish to receive the publication. 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