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CFP 4th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems

							   TSMCFP96
Below you will find a copy of the call for papers for the 4th international
conference on telecommunication systems which will be held March 21-24, 1996
in Nashville, TN. If you appear on multiple mailing lists or exploders, you
might receive multiple copies of this message. I hope it does not cause you
too much trouble, you have my apologies for it.
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		       C A L L	 for  P A P E R S
       4th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems
			Modelling and Analysis
		   March 21-24, 1996 Nashville, TN

Sponsored by:	  Bell South Telecommunications
		  INFORMS Technical Section on Telecommunications
		  INFORMS College of Information Systems
		  Owen Graduate School of Management

The 4th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems - Modelling and
Analysis will be held in Nashville, Tennessee on March 21-24, 1996.  The
conference location will be the Bell South Tower in downtown Nashville.  The
conference will build on the tradition of the earlier conferences with a few
changes in format due to the new conference location.  The general idea is to
limit the number of participants, concentrate on a few topics, present new
problems and problem areas, encouraging informal interaction and exchanges of
ideas.	The objective is to advance the state of the modelling and analysis in
telecommunications by stimulating research activity on new and important
problems.

The conference will be divided into segments with each segment devoted to a
specific topic.  This will allow for little conflict between segments.	All
papers will be screened by the program committee to ensure the quality of
presentations.	A decentralized paper handling process will be used, the
Program Committee has been divided along geographical areas with a separate
Program Subcommittee assigned to each area.  Abstracts and papers should be
submitted directly to Program Committee Chair of the appropriate area.	It is
expected that this will expedite the paper review process.  In response to
suggestions made by last year's participants, social and cultural activities
will be included in the 1996 agenda.

Lead Speakers and Keynote speakers include:

Leonard Kleinrock, "Nomadic Computing and its Implications for Network 
Support"
Alan Konheim, "A Monitor for Controlling Peak and Average ATM Input Traffic"
Bezalel Gavish, "Low Earth Orbit Satellite Based Communication Systems -
Research Issues"


The Chairmen of the geographic Program Committees are:

---Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia:
		Prof. Richard Harris
Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
GPO Box 2476V				Tel: 61 3660 2457
Melbourne, 3001 			FAX: 61 3660 1060
Australia				Email: richard@catt.citri.edu.au

---Europe:
		Prof. Guy Pujolle
Laboratoire PRiSM
Universite de Versailles - Saint-Quentin
45, avenue des Etats-Unis		Tel: 33 1 39 25 40 61
78 035 Versailles Cedex 		FAX: 33 1 39 25 40 57
France					Email: guy.pujolle@prism.uvsq.fr

---North America:
		Prof. Andre Girard
INRS-Telecommunications
16, place du Commerce			Tel: 514-765-7832
Verdun, Quebec				FAX: 514-765-8785
Canada	H3E 1H6 			Email: andre@inrs-telecom.uquebec.ca

---North East Asia:
		Prof. Yutaka Takahashi
Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics
Faculty of Engineering
Kyoto University			Tel: 81 757535493
Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606	FAX:
Japan					Email: yutaka@kuamp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

---South and Central America:
		Dr. Ernesto Santibanez-Gonzalez
School of Industrial Engineering
Catholic University of Valparaiso	Tel: 56 32 257331
Av. Brasil 2147 			FAX: 56 32 214823
Chile					Email: esantiba@aix1.ucv.cl
	and	Prof. Henrique Pacca L. Luna
Department of Computer Science
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Tel:
31270-901 Belo Horizonte - MG		FAX:
Brazil					Email: pacca@dcc.ufmg.br

---Chairman of the Economics track:
		Prof. Jeffrey Mackie-Mason
Department of Economics 		Tel: 313-764-7438
University of Michigan			FAX: 313-763-9181
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1220		Email: jmm@umich.edu
	and	Prof. William W. Sharkey

---All other geographic areas:
		Prof. Bezalel Gavish
Owen Graduate School of Management
Vanderbilt University			Tel: 615-322-3659
401 21st Avenue South			FAX: 615-343-7177
Nashville, TN  37203			Email:	gavishb@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu


Listed below are some of the potential segments:

-- Configuration of ATM networks
-- Internet and its impact on commerce
-- Topological Design and Network Configuration Problems
-- Design and Analysis of Local Access Networks and Outside Plant Problems
-- Low Earth Orbit Satellite communication systems
-- Cellular Systems and PCS Modelling and Configuration
-- Time Dependent Expansion of Telecommunication Systems
-- Designing Networks for Reliability and Availability
-- Network Design Problems in Gigabit and Terabit Networks
-- LAN, WAN Global Network Interconnection
-- ATM, ISDN, BISDN Modeling and Analysis Issues
-- Artificial Intelligence/Heuristics in  Telecommunication Systems
-- Quantitative Methods in Network Management
-- Pricing and Economic Analysis of Telecommunications
-- Impact of Telecommunications on Industrial Organization
-- Performance Evaluation of Telecommunication Systems
-- Distributed Computing and Distributed Data Bases
-- Security and Privacy issues in Telecommunications
-- Virtual reality, Multimedia and their impact

The Program Committee is open to any ideas you might have regarding additional
topics or format of the conference.  The intention is to limit the number of
parallel sessions to two.  The conference is scheduled over a weekend so as to
reduce teaching conflicts for academic participants, take advantage of weekend
hotel and airfare rates and of the many events that take place in the downtown
area.

Due to the limit on the number of participants early registration is
recommended.  To ensure your participation, please use the following steps:

1.  Send to the appropriate Program Committee Chair by October 1, 1995, a paper
(preferable), or titles and abstracts for potential presentations to be
considered for the conference.	Sending more than one abstract is encouraged,
enabling the Program Committee to have a wider choice in terms of assigning
talks to segments.  Use E-mail to expedite the submission of titles and
abstracts.

2.  Use the form at the end of this message to preregister for the conference.
Let us also know if you would like to have a formal duty during the conference
as:  Session Chair, or Discussant.

3.  You will be notified by December 1, 1995, which abstract/s has been
selected for the conference.  Detailed instructions on how to prepare camera
ready copies will be sent to authors of accepted presentations.  January 30,
1996, is the deadline for sending a final version of the paper.  Participants
will receive copies of the collection of papers to be presented.  All papers
submitted to the conference will be considered for publication in the
"Telecommunication Systems" Journal.

The Program Committee looks forward to receiving your feedback/ideas.  Feel
free to volunteer any help you can offer.  If you have suggestions for Segment
Leaders (i.e., individuals who will have a longer time to give an
overview/state of the art talk on their segment subject) please E-mail them to
Prof Gavish.  Also, if there are individuals whose participation you view as
important, please send their names and E-mail addresses to the Program
Committee Chairman, or forward to them a copy of this message.

I look forward to a very successful conference.

Sincerely yours,
Bezalel Gavish

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	Fourth International Conference on Telecommunication Systems
			 Modelling and Analysis
			   REGISTRATION FORM	       Date: __________________
Location: Nashville, TN
   Dates: March 21, 1996 (afternoon) to March 24, 1996

       Name: ________________________________________ Title: __________________

Affiliation: __________________________________________________________________

    Address: __________________________________________________________________

	     __________________________________________________________________

      Phone: ____________________________  FAX: _______________________________

     E-mail: __________________________________________________________________

Potential Title of Paper(s): __________________________________________________

	   ____________________________________________________________________


I would like to Volunteer as			  Comments
A Session Chair   :  Yes  No   ________________________________________________
A Discussant	  :  Yes  No   ________________________________________________
Organize a Session:  Yes  No   ________________________________________________
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REGISTRATION RATES and DEADLINES

				 Last Applicable   Participant Type
				      Date	   Academic  Industry
				----------------   --------  --------
1. Preregistration	  Until   Dec. 1, 1996	     $ 350     $ 450
2. Registration 	  Until   Feb. 1, 1996	     $ 400     $ 500
3. Registration       After   Feb. 1, 1996	     $ 450     $ 650

Mail your registration form and check to:

	       Mrs. Dru Lundeng
	       Owen Graduate School of Management
	       Vanderbilt University
	       401 21st Avenue, South
	       Nashville, TN 37203, USA
The check should be addressed to:
	       4th Int'l. Telecomm Systems Conference

Refund Policy: Half refund, for requests received by February 1, 1996.
	       No refund after February 1, 1996.

If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Dru Lundeng
at 615-322-3694 or through E-mail at lundeng@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu.


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Bezalel Gavish
Owen Graduate School of Management
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, 37203
Bitnet: GAVISHB@VUCTRVAX
Internet: GAVISHB@CTRVAX.VANDERBILT.EDU
Tel: (615) 322-3659                Home: (615) 370-0813
FAX: (615) 343-7177
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