International Network Conference 2000
3-6 July 2000, Plymouth, United Kingdom
http://www.inc2000.see.plym.ac.uk/cfp.htm
Call For Papers
We invite you, and any colleagues, to participate in the International
Network Conference 2000 to be held in Plymouth, UK from 3-6th July
2000. This conference, the second in a series of such events, will
bring together leading figures from both academia and industry to
present and discuss the latest advances in networking technologies
from both research and commercial perspectives.
The first event, INC 98, was held in Plymouth in 1998 and attracted an
international audience and papers on a wide range of topics. Feedback
from the conference delegates was extremely positive and it is
intended that INC 2000 will be similarly successful.
The 2000 conference will again take place in the historic city of
Plymouth, on the south west coast of England. The event will be held
over three days, encompassing presentations delivered by researchers
from across the international community. Social events and a
conference banquet will also take place, giving an opportunity to
exchange state of the art results and advances in both a formal and
informal way.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical
Engineers, the British Computer Society, Orange Personal
Communications Services Limited and the international journal Internet
Research.
You are warmly invited to participate in this conference, and we look
forward to welcoming you to INC 2000.
On behalf of the organising committee
Dr. Steven Furnell
Conference Chairman
Conference Chairman
Dr. Steven Furnell,
Network Research Group,
University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.
Email: sfurnell@plymouth.ac.uk
International Programme Committee
John Allen
Netscient Limited
UK
Udo Bleimann
University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt
Germany
John Davey
HEIMDALL Limited
UK
David Finkel
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
USA
Steven Furnell (chair)
University of Plymouth
UK
Dimitris Gritzalis
Athens University of Economics and Business
Greece
Stephen Hope
der
University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt
Germany
Peter Sanders
University of Plymouth
UK
David Schwartz
Bar-Ilan University
Israel
Jeanne Stynes
Cork Institute of Technology
Ireland
Matthew Warren
Deakin University
Australia
Lars Wolf
Darmstadt University of Technology
Germany
Organising Committee
Paul Dowland
University of Plymouth
UK
Mike Evans
University of Plymouth
UK
Steven Furnell
University of Plymouth
UK
Bogdan Ghita
University of Plymouth
UK
Holger Hofmann
Cork Institute of Technology
Ireland
Denise Horne
University of Plymouth
UK
Benn Lines
University of Plymouth
UK
Konstantinos Mavroudakis
University of the Aegean
Greece
Andrew Phippen
University of Plymouth
UK
Matthew Warren
Deakin University
Australia
Conference Secretariat / Correspondence
Mrs Denise Horne,
Faculty of Technology,
University of Plymouth,
Drake Circus,
Plymouth,
PL4 8AA,
United Kingdom.
Telephone : + 44 (0) 1752 233304
Fax: + 44 (0) 1752 233310
Email: dhorne@plymouth.ac.uk
Attn: Mrs Denise Horne
Conference Theme
The Technical Programme will include presentations given by leading
invited speakers, as well as presentations based upon refereed papers
selected by the International Programme Committee.
The intention of the conference is to provide a forum for the exchange
of ideas and findings in a wide range of areas related to IT
networking. Suggested topics for papers include, but are not limited
to, the following:
Internet and WWW technologies and applications
Network Design and Management
Distributed technologies
Security and Privacy
Social, cultural and ethical issues
Regulation and standardisation issues
Multimedia integration
Mobile technologies and applications
Within these areas, the Programme Committee would welcome papers
addressing both technological and/or application level issues, as well
as illustrating the impact of networking in an information society
context (e.g. commerce, communication, education etc.).
Conference Timetable
Monday 3rd July 2000
Registration.
Welcome reception.
Tuesday 4th July 2000
Registration.
Opening session.
Paper presentations.
Tour and buffet.
Wednesday 5th July 2000
Paper presentations.
Conference banquet.
Thursday 6th July 2000
Paper presentations.
Closing session.
Instructions to authors
Authors are invited to submit their full papers by 30 November
1999. The total length of the paper should not exceed eight pages,
including all figures, tables and references. The recommended font is
Times Roman and suggested sizes are as follows: titles, 24pts; main
text and headings, 12pts; Abstract, references, figures and tables,
10pts. Text should be single spaced and contained within a typing area
of length 25cm and width 15.6cm. A separate page should be included
showing the title of the paper and include the affiliation, full
mailing address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address (if any)
of the corresponding author.
All papers will be reviewed by the International Programme
Committee. Accepted papers will receive detailed instructions to
authors on the finalisation of the camera-ready copy, along with any
comments forwarded by the reviewers. Details of the audio-visual
equipment available for the presentations will also be forwarded at
this time. All accepted papers will be published in the Conference
Proceedings. In addition, selected papers will be considered for
publication in the sponsoring journal, Internet Research.
The reply form contained in this announcement should be sent back at
your earliest convenience but at the latest upon submission of
paper(s). Others interested in attending the conference, including
co-authors, should also return the reply form in order to receive
further conference information.
All papers should be sent to the Conference Secretariat. Electronic
submissions can be made by emailing documents to
inc-submissions@jack.see.plym.ac.uk. Please use Microsoft Word,
PostScript or Rich Text Format. If submitting by normal mail, please
send four copies of the paper to the postal address indicated
elsewhere in this booklet.
Summary of important dates
30 November 1999
Deadline for submission of papers
4 February 2000
Notification of paper acceptance
30 April 2000
Deadline for camera-ready paper submission and author registration
Conference Venue
The conference will take place at the Sherwell Conference Centre,
University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
Facilities
The Sherwell Conference Centre offers two, spacious, custom-built
lecture halls with extensive AV facilities one with 290 seats whilst
the other has 280 seats.
AV facilities include:
Overhead projectors for slides.
Video relay system.
LCD projection system for PowerPoint style presentations.
Audio distribution system.
Detailed information regarding AV facilities can be obtained by
contacting Denise Horne. Authors requiring specific AV equipment
should contact the organising committee prior to their arrival to
ensure availability.
Official Language
The official language of the conference is English.
Simultaneous translation will not be provided.
Social Programme
INC 2000 will be supported by a comprehensive social programme,
including a Welcome Reception and Conference Banquet. The social
programme is also planned to include a tour of local sites of both
historic interest and scenic beauty.
IEE Continuing Professional Development
This activity may be appropriate for the maintenance or enhancement of
a competence relevant to an individual's Continuing Professional
Development (CPD). It is the individual's responsibility to identify
whether the activity is appropriate to their professional development.
Registration Fees
INC 2000 offers two options for registration, namely full participant
or student participant. Full participants will be entitled to
admission to the conference on each of the three days and will receive
a copy of the conference proceedings, along with tickets for the
Conference Banquet and the other events in the social
programme. Student participants will be entitled to admission to the
conference and a copy of the proceedings only. Note that the
registration fee also varies depending upon the date by which it is
received. Authors are granted a further concession in their fee, but
are required to register by 30 April 2000 (at the same time as
submitting their camera-ready papers).
Full Participants
Student Participants
Authors
(registration deadline 30.4.2000)
295
175
Other delegates
Early registration (to 31.5.2000)
325
200
Standard registration (from 1.6.2000)
350
225
The deadline for conference registration is 23rd June 2000.
Register Interest
If you would like to register your interest as either an author or
conference delegate, please fill in the on-line registration form or
contact Denise Horne for further information.
Cancellation Policy
Any cancellations received by the 23rd June 2000 will incur a 50 administration charge.
After the 23rd June no refunds will be made.
Substitutions of named attendees are allowable. Orange Personal Communication Services Limited
UK
Emmanuel Ifeachor
University of Plymouth
UK
Sokratis Katsikas
University of the Aegean
Greece
Dominique Le Foll
Wavetek Wandel & Goltermann
UK
Benn Lines
University of Plymouth
UK
Joseph Morrissey
Morningstar
USA
Sead Muftic
SETECS AG
Sweden
Karl Posch
Graz University of Technology
Austria
Kimmo Raatikainen
University of Helsinki
Finland
Gavin Ray
Cisco Systems
UK
Paul Reynolds
Orange Personal Communication Services Limited
UK
Horst R