ORGANISATION
General Chair
Technical Program Chairs
– Ana Pont Sanjuán, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (Chair), ES
– Mieso Denko, University of Guelph (Deputy-chair), CA
Technical Committee Members
– Antoine Bagula, University of Cape Town, ZA
– Augusto Casaca, INESC-ID, PT
– Pedro Cuenca, La Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha, ES
– Said A. El-Khamy, Alexandria University, EG
– Jose A. Gil, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, ES
– Wayne Goddard, Clemson University, USA
– Ulrich Herzog, University of Erlangen, DE
– Villy Bæk Iversen, Technical University of Denmark, DK
– Koos Koen, WITS University, South Africa, ZA
– Pieter Kritzinger, University of Cape Town, ZA
– Dida Midesko, Addis Ababa University, ET
– Ramon Puigjaner, Universitat de les Illes Balears, ES
– Siraj Shaikh, Cranfield University, UK
– Neco Ventura, University of Cape Town, ZA
Organising Committee
– Jose A. Gil, Polytechnic University of Valencia, (Co-Chair), ES
– Pieter Kritzinger, University of Cape Town (Co-Chair), ZA
– Roelf van den Heever, EPI-USE Africa, ZA
– Kobus Roux, Meraka Institute, South Africa, ZA
– Koos Koen, WITS University Business School, ZA
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Wireless communications is a primary solution to delivering broadband services to rural communities. The theme of this symposium is on both new, innovative technical research as well as on the delivery of practical technical solutions in often harsh environments. We are inviting your contribution to one of the technical topics of WCITD 2008 and we welcome you to participate in the symposium by visiting www.cs.uct.ac.za/Research/DNA/WCITD.
Your contribution will go through the normal reviewing process associated with a quality symposium. At the same time the organisers will invite industry persons who have made significant contributions in the field to present their technical solutions to practical problems.
Papers are solicited covering a variety of topics that include, but are not limited to the following research topics:
WIRELESS and MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
• Applications of wireless communication systems
• Personal communication systems
• Broadband communication systems
• Satellite-based communication systems
• Hybrid communication systems (wired and wireless)
• Wireless Local Loop
• GPRS for developing countries
• Appropriate telecommunication technologies for developing countries
• Ad hoc networks for developing countries
• Wireless Access technologies: radio, GSM, UMTS, CDMA, WCDMA
• Mobile services
• Regulatory issues in wireless spectrum use
• Challenges in wireless communications
• Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
• Satellite-based communication systems
• Cost analysis of wireless communication technology
• Performance and QoS issues in wireless networks
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• Information technology applications for government institutions
• Information system development and applications
• Internet usage and Internet Service Providers
• Internet application in Agriculture, environmental protection
• ICTS and its applications in rural areas
• E-government
• E-commerce and M-commerce
• The impact of IT/IS on economic development
• Digital Divide
• Public health information management system
• Security of Online communities and forums
• Environment monitoring and navigation systems
• Privacy issues
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