DySPAN 2008 UpdateDySPAN 2008 Update

Joseph B. Evans (evans@ku.edu) Dennis Roberson (robersond@iit.edu)

OverviewOverview

• Date and venue• Structure and additional information• Chairs and organizing committee• Additional information• Particulars on the hotel, facilities, etc.• Status

Dates and VenueDates and Venue

• Dates – Week of 13-17 October 2008• No known conflicts for that week

• Venue – Chicago, Illinois• Excellent facilities - Knickerbocker Hotel in downtown• Centrally located with good flight options for both US and

international travelers• Highly regarded Global City with numerous attractions

StructureStructure

• Technology Track

• Policy Track

• Combined sessions

• Keynotes

• Demonstrations

General Chair BiographiesGeneral Chair Biographies• Dennis Roberson

• Vice Provost for New Initiatives and Research Professor of CS, IIT

• Co-Founder of Wireless Network and Communications Research Center (WiNCom) and PI for Spectrum Observatory at IIT

• Hosted NSF Wireless PI Meeting - 2007

• Serves on eight company boards included four wireless companies

• Former CTO of Motorola and of NCR

• Joseph Evans• Distinguished Professor of EECS, University of Kansas

• Founded NSF program in spectrum-aware networking

• Led NSF GENI wireless (and cognitive) networking effort

• Performing foundational science for TV band spectrum debate

• Has served as IEEE TAC Secretary and in multiple TC roles

• Has organized and chaired IEEE workshops and symposia

Organizing CommitteeOrganizing CommitteePosition Name and AffiliationGeneral Chairs Joseph B. Evans, University of Kansas

Dennis RobersonTechnical Program Committee Chairs Preston Marshall, DARPA

Milind Buddhikot, Alcatel - LucentPolicy Program Committee Chairs William Lehr, MIT

Steven Sharkey, MotorolaJulius P. Knapp, FCC

Deputy Chairs Douglas Sicker, Univ. of Colorado - BoulderYing-Chang Liang, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore

Tutorials Chairs Alexander Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWilliam Horne, MITRE

Demonstrations Chairs Tom Rondeau, Virginia Tech.Keith Nolan, Trinity College Dublin

Poster Chair Timothy X. Brown, Univ. of Colorado - BoulderPublicity Nancy Jesuale, Netcity EngineeringLocal Arrangements Cynthia Hood, Illinois Institute of TechnologyStudent Travel Grants Xin Liu, Univ. of California - DavisPatron Chair Carlos Cordeiro, IntelProceeding Rajarathnam Chandramouli ("Mouli")Keynote and Plenary Chair Peter Tenhula, Shared Spectrum Corp.

Linda Doyle, Trinity College DublinFounding Chair & Paul Kolodzy, Kolodzy ConsultingSteering Committee Chair

(invited)

Additional InformationAdditional Information

• Dates• Intent to submit (Register Title, Abstract, Author List): April 28, 2008• Technology Full papers due: June 23, 2008• Policy Extended Abstract/In-preparation-draft due: June 23, 2008• Acceptance notification for Technology papers: August 18, 2008• Notification of interest to Policy Authors requesting full papers:

August 18, 2008• Full versions of selected policy papers due for second review:

September 5, 2008• Final acceptance of policy papers: September 8, 2008• Camera ready versions for all papers due to IEEE:

September 15, 2008• DySPAN 2008: Week of 13-17 October 2008

Particulars on Hotel & FacilitiesParticulars on Hotel & Facilities

• Chicago • Knickerbocker Hotel located on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile• Numerous additional hotels available• Large conference facilities• Many dining and social activity options nearby• Numerous attractions – world class museums, theater,

symphony, opera, sporting events, parks, shopping, architectural landmarks, and universities

• Strong public transportation infrastructure

StatusStatus

• IEEE has moved ahead with logistics

• TPC and PPEPC formation underway - invitations should be soon

• Call for papers under development, expected release in early or middle of December

• Web site should be up within next few weeks