call for papers INOC 2003

First Call for Papers:
 
INOC2003 - International Network Optimization Conference
October 27-29, 2003  Evry/Paris, France 
 
http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003
 
Organized by INT (Institut National des T\'el\'ecommunications, France) and 
CNRS/SAMOVAR (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Sponsored by INFORMS (Section on Telecommunications), GET (Groupe des Ecoles 
des T\'el\'ecommunications)
and France Telecom R&D 
 
+++Scope+++
 
Information sciences and communication technologies are increasingly both a 
main focus and a major application
of well-established 
as well as emerging theories and techniques. 
Examples are Operations Research, Graph Theory and Queueing Theory, in addition 
to Stochastic Search, to
state just a few.
The aim of this conference is to bring together people from those disciplines 
with a main focus on network
optimization. 
Special attention will be given to the latest technologies and to the 
challenges encountered therein.
 
+++Topics+++
 
Topics include, but are not limited to :
 
-Issues : Clustering, Routing, Scheduling, Nomadicity/Mobility, Network Models, 
Network Performance, Network
loading, Location, Traffic Engineering, Frequency Assignment, Information 
Retrieval, Network Planning, Pricing,
Survivability, Reliability,
Uncertainty, Resources Allocation, Topological Design, Multi-layer Networks, 
Cryptography, Quality of service,
online problems
-Tools : Distributed Algorithms, Graph Theory, Queueing Theory, Operations 
Research, Soft Computing, Integer
Programming, Non-linear Programming, Measurement Techniques, Metaheuristics, 
Stochastic Models,
Evolutionary Computation, Simulated
Annealing, Taboo Search, Simulation, Approximation algorithms
-Technologies : IP Networks, MPLS, TCP, Mobiles(3G,4G), ATM, Adhoc Networks, 
Wireless, Lower Layers,
SONET/SDH, Optical Networks, Multimedia, World Wide Web
 
+++Important dates+++
 
Short Paper submission deadline:                 April 25, 2003
Notification of acceptance:                      July 14, 2003
Long Paper submission (optional):                August 16, 2003 
Submission of camera-ready short papers:         August 16, 2003 
Deadline for early conference registration:      September 19, 2003
Conference:                                      October 27-29, 2003
 
+++Program Committee+++
 
Ravindra Ahuja (University of Florida, USA), Monique Becker (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, 
France), 
Kemal Altinkemer (Purdue University, USA), Walid Ben-Ameur (INT, France), 
Daniel Bienstock (Columbia
University, USA), 
Jacques Carlier (Universit\'e Technologie de Compiegne, France), Robert Cooper 
(Florida Atlantic University,
USA),
Geir Dahl (University of Oslo, Norway), Piet Demeester (Ghent University, 
Belgium), 
Erol Gelenbe (University of Central Florida, USA), Eric Gourdin (France Telecom 
R&D, France), 
Luis Gouveia (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), Richard Harris (Royal 
Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Australia), 
G\'erard H\'ebuterne (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France), Kaj Holmberg (Linkoping 
University, Sweden),
Olivier Hudry (Telecom Paris, France), Brigitte Jaumard (Universit\'e de 
Montreal, Canada), 
Herv\'e Kerivin (University of Minnesota, USA), Ali Ridha Mahjoub (Universite 
de Clermont II, France), 
Debasis Mitra (Lucent Bell-labs, USA), Andrew M. Odlyzko (University of 
Minnesota, USA), 
Adam Ouorou (France Telecom R&D, France), Alain Petrowski (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, 
France), 
Mario Pickavet (Ghent University, Belgium), Michal Pioro (Warsaw University of 
Technology, Poland), 
Guy Pujolle (Universit\'e Paris VI, France), Maurice Queyranne (University of 
British Columbia, Canada),
Pierre Rolin (France Telecom R&D, France), Iraj Saniee (Lucent Bell-Labs, USA), 
Marc Schoenauer (Ecole Polytechnique, France), Patrick Siarry (Universit\'e 
Paris XII, France), 
Don Towsley (University of Massachusetts, USA)
 
+++Proceedings+++
 
Authors should submit a short paper (4 to 6 pages) to be publisehd in the 
conference proceedings (book format).
Authors of accepted short papers are invited to submit a longer version of 
their work to be published in a journal.
More details will be given later.
+++Evaluation process+++
 
Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness.
Each paper will be refereed by at least two researchers in the topic area.
 
+++Location+++
 
The conference will be held in Evry (30Km south of Paris). Participants can 
stay either in Evry or in Paris. 
More details on the conference web site http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003
 
+++Organization+++
 
Walid Ben-Ameur (INT, France, Conference Chair), Alain Petrowski (INT, France, 
co-chair) 
M\'eri\'ema Belaidouni (INT, France), Sandrine Bourguer (INT, France, 
Communication Assistant), 
Hind Castel (INT, France), Tijani Chahed (INT, France), Caroline Fayet (INT, 
France), 
Eric Gourdin (France Telecom R&D, France), G\'erard H\'ebuterne (INT, France), 
Herv\'e Kerivin (University of Minnesota, USA, co-chair), Chantal Lemaire (INT, 
France, Administration Assistant) 
Abdallah M'HAMED (INT, France), Adam Ouorou (France Telecom R&D, France) 
 
 
 
+++Registration and Fees+++
 
(see the conference web site)
 
+++Social Events+++
 
Two dinners will be organized (one in Evry and one in Paris). Included in the 
conference fees.
 
+++Information+++
Look at http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003 or send a message to 
inoc2003-oc-XDrTsEhGu9FWj0EZb7rXcA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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