IEEE ICT 2010 - IEEE ICT2010 International Conference on Telecommunications 2010

IEEE ICT2010

International Conference on Telecommunications 2010

"Optical Communications and Devices Track"

4 -7 April 2010, Doha, Qatar

http://www.ict2010.org <http://www.ict2010.org/>

Technically sponsored by IEEE
IEEE-Communication Society

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS: ENABLING A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY

The International Conference on Telecommunications 2010 (ICT2010) will be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, under the patronage of HH the Heir Apparent, Sh. Tamim Ben Hamad Al-Thani. The conference dates are
4-7 April 2010, and the paper submission deadline is November 30, 2009.
Accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. For more information about the conference, and submission instructions, please visit www.ict2010.org.

ICT 2010 will feature world-class plenary, key note, and distinguished speakers, as well as tutorials, technical presentations, workshops, and exhibition opportunities.

The "Optical Communications and Devices Track" has extended submission deadline for full paper submissions to "December 7th, 2009".

The Optical Communications and Devices feature a Distinguished Speaker: Prof.
Jawad Salehi, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Topics of interest to the Optical Communications and Devices Track includes (but not limited to):

* Optical Interconnection Technologies and Architectures
* Design and Management of Optical Networks
* QoS in Optical Networks
* Optical Access Networks
* Optical Core Networks
* Photonic Switching and Routing
* IP over WDM
* Optical Code Division Multiplexing (OCDMA)
* Optical Wireless Communications
* Optical Signal Processing
* Optical Fiber Technologies
* Photonic and Optoelectronic Communication Devices and Technologies
* Ultrahighspeed Lasers and Photonic Components
* Ultrahighspeed Optical Measurements


The Program Committee of ICT 2010 includes:
* Honorary Chair: Hessa Al-Jaber, Secretary General, ictQatar
* Honorary Co-Chair: Tidu Maini, Executive Chairman of Qatar Science
& Technology Park, Qatar
* Conference General Chair: Adnan Abu-Dayya, Executive Director of QU
Wireless Innovations Center, Qatar
* Conference Co-founders: Hamid Aghvami, King's College London, UK &
Farokh Marvasti, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
* Technical Program Chair: Mohamed-Slim Alouini, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
and Texas A&M University at Qatar
* Local Logistics Committee Chair: Khalid Abu Al-Saud, Qatar University
* Finance and Registration Chair: Tamer Khattab, Qatar University
* Publication Chair: Ali Ghrayeb, Concordia University
* Publicity Chair: Khaled Shaban, Qatar University

Steering Committee:
William Fagan, ictQatar, Qatar
Abdulaziz Fakhroo, Qatar Telecom, Qatar
Hamid Aghvami, King's College, London, UK Adnan Abu-Dayya, QU Wireless Innovations Center, Qatar Mazen Hasna, Qatar University, Qatar Mohamed-Slim Alouini, KAUST, Saudi Arabia and Texas A&M University at Qatar

Conference Technical Committee
*Technical Program Chair: Mohamed-Slim Alouini, KAUST, Saudi Arabia and Texas A&M University at Qatar.
* Wireless and Satellite Communications, Track Chair: Mazen Hasna, Qatar University.
* Optical Communication and Devices, Track Chair: Tamer Khattab, Qatar University
* Networking and Internet Computing, Track Chair: Hussein Alnuweiri, Texas A&M University at Qatar
* Ad-hoc & Sensor Communication, Track Chair: Amr Mohammed, Qatar University *Signal Processing and Applications, Track Chair: Erchin Serpedin, Texas A&M University at Qatar
* Information and Coding Theory, Track Chair: Joseph Boutros, Texas A&M University at Qatar
* Reconfigurable Computing for Telecommunications, Networking, and Signal Processing Track Chair: Mazen Saghir, Texas A&M University at Qatar
* Tutorials Chair: Khalid Qaraqe, Texas A&M University at Qatar
* Workshops Chair: Abdulaziz Fakhroo, Qatar Telecom

Submission Process: Participants should submit a research paper (up to 8 pages using 10-point type), including figures and references. Full paper submissions must be received by November 30, 2009, and must be in Adobe Acrobat PDF. Papers must be submitted online (http://edas.info/N7505) or via the ICT2010 website (www.ict2010.org). The proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore.

Tutorials: In addition to its high quality technical programme, ICT 2010 will host several tutorials on different topics from communications and networking. The tutorials are half-day and will take place on Sunday, 4 April 2010.
ICT2010 Technical Committee invites submission of tutorial proposals for half-day presentations on topics of interest of the conference. We invite prospective instructors to submit their proposals which includes the following information to Khalid Qaraqe (under the heading of ICT 2010
Tutorials) by November 30, 2009.
The following information must be included in all proposals: Title; Full name, title, affiliation and contact information of the instructor(s); Motivation and Objective Scope; Abstract; Detailed outline of topics covered; Biographical sketch of all instructor(s); History of the tutorial presentation

Conference date and place: Doha, Qatar, 4-7 April 2010 Paper submission deadline: Dec 7th, 2009 Notification of acceptance: January 10th, 2009 Camera ready version: February 10th, 2010