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CFP - 5th International conference on telecommunication Systems
TSM97CFP
C A L L for P A P E R S
5th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems
Modelling and Analysis
March 20-23, 1997
Nashville, TN
Sponsored by: American Telecommunications Systems Management Association
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
IFIP Working Group 7.3 "Computer system modelling and
performance evaluation"
INFORMS Technical Section on Telecommunications
INFORMS College of Information Systems
Owen Graduate School of Management
The 5th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems - Modelling and
Analysis will be held in Nashville on March 20-23, 1997. 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 regions with a separate
Program Subcommittee assigned to each region. Abstracts and papers should be
submitted directly to the 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 1997 agenda. The conference will be held at two sites,
Thursday and Friday meetings will take place at the Tenessee Economic
Development Center at the BellSouth Tower in downtown Nashville. The Saturday
and Sunday meeting will be held at the Union Station hotel (see description at
the end of the message).
Lead Speakers and Keynote speakers include:
Erol Gelenbe, Andrew Viterbi, Paul Kuehn.
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
723 Swanston Street
Carlton, Victoria
Australia, 3001
Phone : 61 3 9282 2450 (CATT), 61 3 9660 2457 (RMIT)
Fax : 61 3 9282 2490 (CATT), 61 3 9660 1060 (RMIT)
E-Mail : richard@catt.rmit.edu.au
---Europe: (except Scandinavia and Baltic states)
Prof. Guy Pujolle
Laboratoire PRiSM
Universite de Versailles - Saint Quentin
45 avenue des Etats-Unis
78 035 Versailles Cedex
FRANCE
Phone : +33 (1) 39 25 40 61
Fax : +33 (1) 39 25 40 57
E-Mail : guy.pujolle@prism.uvsq.fr
---Europe: (Scandinavia and Baltic states)
Dr. Johan M. Karlsson
Department of Communication Systems
Lund Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 118
S-221 00 Lund
Sweden
E-Mail : johan@tts.lth.se
---North America:
Prof. June S. Park
Department of Management Sciences
The University of Iowa
108 Pappajohn Business Administration Bldg.
Iowa City, IA 52242-1000
USA
Phone : 319-335-2087
Fax : 319-335-1956
E-Mail : jpark@scout-po.biz.uiowa.edu
---North East Asia:
Prof. Yutaka Takahashi
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Takayama-cho 8916-5, Ikoma-shi, Nara, 630-01
JAPAN
Phone : 81 74 372 5350
Fax : 81 74 372 5359
E-Mail : ytanaka@mn.waseda.ac.jp
---South and Central America:
Dr. Ernesto Santibanez-Gonzalez
Escuela de Ingenieria Industrial
Universidad Catolica, Valparaiso
Av. Brasil 2147
Valparaiso
Chile
Phone : 56 32 257331
Fax : 56 2 214823
E-Mail : esantiba@aix1.ucv.cl
---Chairman of the Economics track:
Prof. William W. Sharkey
Federal Communications Commission
1919 M Street
Washington, DC 20554
USA
Phone : 202-418-2743
Fax : 202-418-1413
E-Mail : wsharkey@fcc.gov
---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
-- Internet and Intranet
-- Standards
-- 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
-- Group Decision Support 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 whenever possible, 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,
enabling participants to 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 conference and hotel
registration is recommended. The Union Station Hotel is the official hotel of
the conference. To ensure your participation, please use the following steps:
1. Send to the appropriate Program Committee Chair by October 1, 1996, a paper
(preferable), or titles and extended abstracts for potential presentations to
be considered for the conference. Sending more than one extended 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 forms at the end of this message to preregister for the conference
and the hotal. 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, 1996, which abstract/s have been
selected for the conference. Detailed instructions on how to prepare camera
ready copies will be sent to authors of accepted presentations. January 30,
1997, 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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Fifth International Conference on Telecommunication Systems
Modelling and Analysis
REGISTRATION FORM Date: __________________
Dates: March 20, 1997 (afternoon) to March 23, 1997
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 Applica- Academic Industry Corporate
ble Date Rate Rate Rate
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1. Preregistration Until Dec. 9, 1996 $ 400 $ 500 $1,300
2. Registration Until Jan. 15, 1997 $ 500 $ 600 $1,300
3. On Site Registration After Jan. 15, 1997 $ 600 $ 750 $1,500
As part of the conference registration dues you can become a member of the
"American Telecommunication Systems Management Association" . Please mark an X
in the following entry if you wish to become an ATSMA member.
____ Yes, I wish to become an ATSMA member.
____ No, I don't wish to become an ATSMA member.
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 endorsed to:
ATSMA, Inc.
Refund Policy: Half refund, for requests received by February 1, 1997.
No refund after February 1, 1997.
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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.
Hotel Reservation
A block of rooms has been reserved at Union Station Hotel for the Conference
participants. Please make your hotel arrangements early, to insure getting a
room at the special conference rate. You will need to mention that you are a
participant of the Telecommunication Systems Conference to receive the best
price. Our advice is to make your reservations as soon as possible. Hotel
rooms will be released from the Telecommunication Systems Conference blocks on
February 15, 1997, so please be sure and reserve your rooms before February
15th.
Union Station Hotel
1001 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-726-1001 or 1-800-331-2123
Fax: 615-742-3084
$99.00 Single or Double Occupancy Room
$109.00 Triple or Quad Occupancy Room
- Rates are subject to state and local tax, which is now 12.25 percent.
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Union Station Hotel
Reservation Request Form
Name of Conference: Telecommunication Systems Conference
Arrival Date _________________ Departure Date __________________
Guest Name:__________________________________________________
Address :__________________________________________________
:__________________________________________________
Phone No. :__________________________________________________
A one night deposit should be enclosed to guarantee the reservation
Payment Method: Check Check No.______________ Amount____________
Credit Card Type______________ No.____________________
Expiration Date____________
Type of Room: King or 2 Double Beds
Smoking or Nonsmoking
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Union Station Hotel Description
A Grand Heritage Hotel
Features and Amenities
In the heart of "Music City" stands a hotel with the personality of an intimate
friend...Union Station Hotel.
The heartbeat of Nashville has always been strongest at the Union Station.
>From the grand opening in 1890 until the decline of rail travel in the 50s no
other building in the city has been the site of more commercial activity and
human drama. Nearly a century later, the Union Station Hotel, a National
Historic Landmark, is again an integral part of life in Music City
124 guest rooms including 13 suites on seven levels are architecturally
distinctive and capture the historic elegance of a bygone era. Stained glass,
glittering gold leaf and newly silvered mirrors scatter reflections of an era
which has endured for nearly a century. 4 conference rooms with over 10,000
square feet of flexible meeting and banquet space to accommodate groups of 5 to
200.
* Arthur's Restaurant - gourmet dining, the recipient of the Mobil Travel
Guide's Four Stars, Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence, and the Travel
Holiday Award.
* Broadway Bistro - casual dining open for lunch and dinner.
Selected in the 1996 Zagat Survey as the city's best overall and best dining
hotel.
Heritage Executive Level with enhanced amenities ideal for the business and
leisure traveler including concierge service, continental breakfast and evening
cocktails Monday through Friday.
* Valet parking.
* Complimentary limo service in downtown Nashville.
* Complimentary newspaper.
* Blocks from downtown area, famed Music Row, Vanderbilt
University and Convention Center.
Recommended Airport: Nashville Metro Airport, 7 miles to the East.
Transportation: Grayline Shuttle to the hotel. $8.00 one way, $14.00 round
trip.
Complimentary shuttle service within three mile radius of hotel for conference
guests.
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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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