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Volume 11 Number 12 December 2008
INDUSTRY NEWS News from the communications industry...focus on RFID $5.3 Billion Market for RFID Predicted for 2008 GSM Association Seeks Mobile Industry Support for NFC Payments Sirit Receives European Certification for RFID Reader TransCore Adds Four Municipal Transp ortation Authorities RFID Pilot Aims to Reduce Waste, Carbon Footprint of Lumber Industry TSI Prism Wins Homeland Security Contract More... Back to Top SPOT LIGHT From the President, Douglas N. Zuckerman - ComSoc's "Behind the Scenes" Professional Staff - meet those who get the job done for our Communications Society. A note from the e-News editor - Bob Shapiro Forums, blogs, groups ...New ComSoc Communities beta site. Try it now. Free 90-minute Webinar ... View Managed Security: Structures and Services, originally recorded 20 November.   Free online tutorial ... Commercial Wireless Networking. Limited time only. Congratulations to the following Communications Society members selected to serve in IEEE positions external to ComSoc: Khaled Ben Letaief - IEEE TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee (2009) Sergio Benedetto - IEEE TAB Periodicals Committee (2009) Doug Zuckerman - IEEE TAB Management Committee (2009-11) Stan Moyer - TAB Finance Committee (2008-9) Curtis Siller - IEEE Conferences Committee (2008-9) Background on these and other IEEE positions may be found at www.ieee.org. Apply for Spring 2009 WCET Certification Exam ... Application Period is open 2 February 2009; Testing Window: 16 March - 4 April 2009. See WCET site. Available now ... New 2009 IEEE WCET certification program Candidate's Handbook. Request print or pdf. New Expert Now module ... ComSoc sponsored module " IEEE 802.11N Physical Layer" by Eldad Perahia, is available to IEEE Members via IEEE Xplore. More ... Back to Top CONFERENCES IEEE SECON 2009 Call for Papers ... Manuscript registration due 5 January 2009. Manuscript submission due 12 January 2009. For more information, click here. IEEE CCNC 2009, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 10 - 13 January 2009 ...Features presentations of nearly 300 technical sessions, workshops, and demonstrations exploring the advance of on-demand networking systems used by consumers to access entertainment and information services, anytime, anywhere, regardless of time or locations. Register and receive a free tutorial!   OFC/NFOEC 2009, San Diego, CA, USA, 22 - 26 March 2009 ...Includes a comprehensive technical program and the largest all-optical business exhibition with live demonstrations, interactive displays, news in the making and the opportunity to talk to the experts. Sign up today! More ... Back to Top PUBLICATIONS Free Article of the Month: Complimentary access to a select article from the current issue of IEEE Network - Dial "M" for Middlebox Managed Mobility New IEEE publication ... The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society announced a new publication : IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing Submit your work for publication...IEEE Communications Society's online publication - IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials - wants to publish your paper. More information. October  2008 list of Top Ten articles ... See the latest ComSoc Top Ten list of papers receiving the most requests for PDF views through IEEE Xplore. More ... Back to Top MEMBERSHIP Renewal reminder ... Save $17 by de-selecting the print ComMag option when renewing your 2009 IEEE Communications Society Membership via your IEEE Web account. All ComSoc members will receive IEEE Communications Magazine via Digital Delivery in 2009. Monthly preview issues will be sent to the membership for the remainder of 2008. More ... Related Industry Groups SDR Forum- promoting the success of next generation radio technologies 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 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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