| In addition to addressing recent advances in mobile communications and wireless network technology, applications, management, and security, WTS 2004 will focus on the Role of the Federal Government in Wireless Communications. Tentative schedule: |
| Thursday, May 13 |
| 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Registration |
| 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Welcoming Reception |
| Friday, May 14 |
| 8:00 am - 9:15 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:15 am - 9:30 am |
Opening remarks |
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am |
Keynote Speaker - John Muleta, Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
"The Benefits of Moore’s Law: Expanded Spectrum Access and What do we do when we get there!"
|
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am |
Networking Break |
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am |
Richard J. Lynch, Executive Vice President - Chief Technical Officer, Verizon Wireless
"Defining the Future of the Network"
|
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm |
Chris Rice, Executive Vice President and CTO, SBC Communications Inc.
"Going Beyond Mobility: Wireless for Today and Tomorrow"
|
| 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm |
Lunch and WTS 2004 Co-Sponsor Recognition |
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm |
Dr. Michael Zastrocky, Vice President and Research Director, Gartner
"Higher Ed IT Issues: Where Does Wireless Fit"
|
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
Networking Break and Poster Session |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm |
Robert Kellison, Supervisory Special Agent - Cyber Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation
"Cyber Crime and the FBI"
|
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Free Time |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Bus travel to the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace |
| 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Reception and Tour |
| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Refreshments and Tour |
| 8:00 pm - 8:15 pm |
Opening Remarks - Dr. Michael Ortiz, President Cal Poly Pomona |
| 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner |
| 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Keynote Speaker - Michael Gallagher, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
"From President Richard Nixon to President George W. Bush: The Rising Importance of Communications Technology and Trade in the 21st Century"
|
| 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Bus travel to the Kellogg West Conference Center |
| Saturday, May 15 |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
Wireless Network Security Tutorial - Dr. James Smith, Computer Scientist - Cyber Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation
|
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Networking Break |
| 10:15 am - 12:15 pm |
Panel Discussion and Presentations - Future Directions
in Wireless Telecommunications Research.
Moderator:
Dr. Keith Chugg, Associate Professor, University of
Southern California
Dr. George Rittenhouse, Vice President - Wireless Research, Bell Laboratories
"The Future of Wireless Communications: Making the Internet Mobile"
Dr. Gang Wu, Senior Vice-President and Executive Director, NTT DoCoMo Labs (USA)
"Broadband Packet Wireless Access for Systems Beyond IMT-2000"
Ilkka Niva, Director, Systems Research and Standardization, Nokia
"3G Evolution, Interplay, and Trends"
Dr. Chatschik Bisdikian, Research Staff Member, IBM Research
"Motivating Research in Pervasive Computing"
Dr. Jeyhan Karaoguz, Senior Principal
Scientist, Office of the CTO, Broadcom Corporation
"Evolution of Wireless Personal Area and Local Area Networks: Challenges Ahead"
|
| 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm |
Lunch and Student Paper Awards |
| 1:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
Accepted Paper Sessions |
| 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
Networking Break |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Accepted Paper Sessions |
| Call for Papers Key Dates: |
| January 31, 2004 - Paper submission deadline |
| February 28, 2004 - Notification of acceptance |
| April 15, 2004 - Camera-ready submissions |
