Volume 6 Number 5, October 2003
IEEE Communications Society News, 
The Electronic Newsletter of the IEEE Communications Society

This is the abbreviated email version
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1. Welcome
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Tim Moors, IEEE ComSoc e-News Editor, University 
of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Special Notice:  My last issue as e-News Editor will be
the December 2004 issue.  If you are interested or 
have a recommendation please let me know.  

2. Announcements: 

"Tutorials Now" is a new series of voice over powerpoint 
tutorials, covering hot topics previously only available
at our Conferences.

New: IEEE Radio Communications: Components, 
Systems, and Networks: A quarterly supplement 
to IEEE Communications Magazine. Supplement 
Editor: Dr. Joseph Mitola III, The MITRE Corporation. 
See the Call For Papers  

3. RECENT EVENTS

3.1 AWARDS for more information

3.2 SOCIETY NEWS 
        Election results
 . 
3.3 CHAPTER NEWS 

3.4 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE NEWS 

3.5 STANDARDS NEWS 

24 Sep: 802.11n  "Wireless LAN Medium 
Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) 

2 Sep: 802.15.4  "provides for low-data-rate 
connectivity among relatively simple devices... 

21 Aug: 1528 for assessing radio-frequency 
energy delivered to the heads of users of 
cellular phones and other devices.  

6 Aug: 802.15.3   "Wireless Medium Access
Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) 
Specifications for High Rate Wireless 
Personal Area Networks (WPAN).

3.6 PUBLICATIONS NEWS 

You will now need to use your IEEE Web 
Account in order to access the ComSoc DL. 
If you don't have one Register now. 

The latest ISI Journal Citation Report ranked 
ComSoc publications among the highest for 
impact including the top six in telecommunications.

3.6.1 NEW BOOKS 


3.6.2 PERIODICALS

3.6.3 EDITORIAL NEWS -- None. 

4. IMMINENT EVENTS

4.1 IMMINENT CONFERENCES Additional conferences 

4.2 IMMINENT SPECIAL ISSUES

4.3 IMMINENT CALLS FOR PAPERS

4.3.1 CONFERENCE CFPS

Additional ComSoc conferences 


4.3.2 JOURNAL CFPS

Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 

4.3.3 MAGAZINE CFPS
Magazine Deadline Topic
RecurringIEEE Optical Communications Supplement
Recurring IEEE Radio Communications Supplement
IEEE Network 

5. ANNIVERSARIES

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