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02-05 November, 2016, Wuhan, China
Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP)
ACP is currently the largest conference in Asia-Pacific region on optical communications, photonics, optical sensing and relevant optoelectronic technologies. ACP comes from APOC and AOE, and it has been held annually tracing back to 2001. ACP is jointly sponsored by The Optical Society (OSA), the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), IEEE Photonics Society (IPS), The Chinese Optical Society (COS) and China Institute of Communications (CIC).
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20-22 September, 2016, Munich, Germany
Mobile Edge Computing Congress
The Mobile Edge Computing Congress is a unique industry gathering, presenting the ideal opportunity to learn about MEC and the very latest developments in this field, and network with expert representatives from the across the industry. Attendees came from MNOs, OTTs, Application development/ISVs, Technology solution providers, industry associations and the analyst communities.
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18-22 September, 2016, Dusseldorf, Germany
European Conference and Exhibiton on Optical Communication
ECOC is the largest conference on optical communication in Europe, and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in this field worldwide. ECOC 2016 was the 42nd edition, showing the unbroken attractiveness of this conference.
Visit the conference page
Visit the exhibition page
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10-14 July, 2016, Trento, Italy
International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2016)
The National Institute of Telecommunications, Department of Transmission and Optical Technologies in Warsaw, together with the Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies of the National Research Council (IFN-CNR), Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK), University of Trento and the IEEE Photonics Society Poland Chapter have held the 18th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON 2016, hosted at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of University of Trento. Technical co-sponsorship was done by IEEE Photonics Society
The scope of the Conference was concentrated on the applications of transparent and all-optical technologies in telecommunications, computing and novel applications, and included:
Digital all-optical networks
Ultra-dense wavelength-division multiplexing
Ultra-fast optical time domain multiplexing
Next generation networking
Optical switching and routing (WAOR)
Optical packet networks and services
Optical memories and data storage
Optical transparency and network scalability
Network reliability and availability (RONEXT)
Wireless and optical networking (GOWN)
Radio-over-fibre transmission
Broadband metro and access networks
Market in telecommunications (MARS)
Photonic band-gap structures (ESPC)
Photonic crystal fibres
Nonlinear and active PBG devices
Nanoscale and ultrafast photonics (NAON)
VCSELs and other novel light sources
Microresonators and photonic molecules (MPM)
Novel glasses
New transmission windows
Polarisation mode dispersion
Photonic component integration (PICAW)
Network planning and design tools
Network Optimization (NeO)
Non-conventional optical communications
Sub-wavelength photonic devices (SWP)
Communication in transportation systems (CTS)
Other relevant topics
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13 July, 2016, Trento, Italy
COMBO workshop at ICTON2016 on 13th of July
The Workshop „Fixed mobile convergence for 5G network: The COMBO vision“ was held on 13th of July from 8:30 to 10:10 at ICTON 2016 (see above).
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23-27 June, 2016, Athens, Greece
European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC 2016)
EuCNC 2016 is the 25th edition of a successful series of a technical conference in the field of telecommunications, sponsored by the European Commission. The 2016 edition will be co-organized by the University of Piraeus and the Institute of Communications and Computer Systems (ICCS). Once again, this conference will be a cornerstone event for research in advanced networks and associated topics, with multiple exciting sessions, workshops, exhibitions/demonstrations, as well as an outstanding social program.
EuCNC 2016 is open to the world research community, it is sponsored also by the European Commission, and has a focus that ranges from the physical layer to all types of supported applications. Particular focus will be on 5G technologies.
Aspects of interest include but are not limited to:
Air interfaces (PHY, MAC, RRM, respective developments towards 5G).
Optical communications/networks (access/core technologies, signal processing, components, etc.).
Software defined infrastructures (SDN, NFV, orchestration, etc.).
Management technologies (physical/virtualized resource management, predictive technologies, resilience and security, learning and self-optimization, cognition, architectures and standards).
Converging concepts (IoT/M2M, CPS, embedded and nanoscale systems, cloud/edge/fog computing, OTT, etc.).
Business aspects, vertical sectors, applications/services.
Testbeds and experiments.
The conference will include:
Regular sessions with papers (to appear in IEEEXplore).
One of the largest, for scientific conferences, technology and demonstration exhibition, mainly centered around 5G technologies.
Workshops, special sessions, panels covering technology and business aspects.
Keynote talks from world renowned leaders.
Extended networking opportunities.
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12-13 May, 2016, CARTAGENA, SPAIN
1st International Workshop on Elastic Networks Design and Optimisation (ELASTICNETS 2016)
In the context of the Spanish National Thematic Network Project called "Elastic Networks", a workshop colocated with the ONDM 2016 (http://elasticnetworks.org/1st-workshop) has been organized.
Important Dates:
Paper deadline April 20, 2016.
Paper acceptance/rejection by April 25, 2016.
Participants and authors must register at http://elasticnetworks.org/1st-workshop before May 5, 2016.
Registration is free (no material or food is supplied)
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28 April, 2016, LANNION, FRANCE
COMBO Project Demo Event
The main outcomes and proofs of concept of the COMBO collaborative project were showcased during a Demo Event. The key transport and functional enablers of fixed mobile network integration were shown in a fully converged environment based on Next-Generation Point of Presence (NG-POP) concept.
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20-24 March, 2016, Anaheim, CA, USA
OFC 2016 Technical Conference and Exhibition
OFC is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. For over 40 years, The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) has drawn attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet, teach and learn, make connections and move business forward.
OFC attracts the biggest names in the field, offers key networking and partnering opportunities, and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends and technology advances affecting the industry. From technical presentations to the latest market trends and predictions, OFC is a one-stop-shop.
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16-18 February, 2016, LUXEXPO, LUXEMBOURG
Fibre to the Home Conference
The FTTH Conference has grown significantly since 2004 to become since the last few years the largest FTTH event in the world! Organised by the FTTH Council Europe, with each annual edition held in a different European city, the three-day event is all-inclusive with conference, workshops, exhibition, hands-on demos and first-class catering.
KEY NUMBERS 2015
Participate in our Workshops and Conference sessions to learn more about and discuss the following topics:
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19-23 November, 2015, HONG KONG, CHINA
Asia Communications and Photonics Conference
Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP) is now the largest conference in the Asia-Pacific region on optical communication, photonics and relevant technologies. ACP has been held annually tracing back to 2001 and jointly sponsored by OSA, SPIE, IEEE Photonics Society.
ACP 2015 was held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, on November 19-23, 2015.
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10-12 November, 2015 Online Conference
2015 IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications (OnlineGreenComm)
Continuing with the experience provided by the last four editions, IEEE OnlineGreenComm'15 was held virtually, to emphasize the need for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, avoiding the most polluting aspects of conferences - the use of mass transport systems for traveling. Common to all IEEE conferences, IEEE OnlineGreenComm featured a full-fledged paper submission, review, and publication process that adhered to the high standards defined by IEEE.
IEEE OnlineGreenComm covers a wide spectrum of research subjects, including green methodologies and architectures for communication technologies, communication technologies as enablers for green solutions, energy efficiency in Smart Grid communications, and energy management.
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9-10 November, 2015, MUNICH, GERMANY
CTTE'15 COMBO Workshop on convergence of fixed and mobile broadband networks
The workshop was open for discussions on techno-economic aspects of new integrated approaches for Fixed / Mobile Converged (FMC) broadband access / aggregation networks. Especially partners from other FMC related projects were highly welcome to propose possible contributions.
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20-22 October, 2015, LISBON, PORTUGAL
ICT 2015 - Innovate, Connect, Transform, organised by the European Commission, together with the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.
The ICT 2015 event comprised of a number of parallel activities:
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15-16 October, 2015, FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY
Networked and Electronic Media Initiative (NEM) Summit 2015
The NEM Summit 2015 is organized in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair. The 2015 NEM summit edition will be held on Thursday, October 15 & Friday, October 16 @ the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland).
See the program here
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27 September - 1 October, 2015, VALENCIA, SPAIN
ECOC 2015
The ECOC Exhibition is Europe’s largest and most established annual show within the fibre optic communication technology industry and this year, will once again showcase the latest products and services as well as providing an unrivalled opportunity to meet and network with key suppliers and industry leaders.
In 2014, the exhibition attracted a huge audience of over 5,500 visitors and welcomed over 285 exhibitors.
For more, click here
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25-28 August, 2015, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
ISWCS 2015
The Twelfth International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems will bring together various wireless communication systems developers to discuss the current status, technical challenges, standards, fundamental issues, and future services and applications. ISWCS'15 seeks to address and capture highly-innovative and state-of-the-art research from academia, the wireless industry as well as standardization advances, and to present novel contributions in the form of tutorials, panel discussions, keynote speeches, technical papers, posters and testbed implementations. We invite you to submit your original technical papers, workshop, and tutorial proposals to this event.
For more, click here
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05-09 July, 2015, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
ICTON 2015
ICTON is one of the biggest meetings of the optical communication community. The scope of the conference was concentrated on the applications of transparent and all-optical technologies in telecommunications, computing and novel applications. It covered topics from the physical layer to the network topologies and algorithms. The participants are active in next generation networking and services; broadband core and access networks; wireless and optical networking; radio over fibre technology; all-optical devices and systems; optical multiplexing, switching, routing, memories; novel photonic devices; as well as market in telecommunications.
Delegates attending ICTON 2015 were mainly researchers from academic and industrial institutions, opinion leaders and decision makers. The event hosted more than 350 participants from all over the world.
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29 June - 2 July, 2015, PARIS, FRANCE
COMBO disseminated several of its results to 2015 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)
EuCNC’2015 was the 24th edition of a successful series of a technical and scientific conference open to the world research community, sponsored by the European Commission, in the area of Telecommunications, focusing on communication networks and systems, and reaching services and applications. It aimed at showcasing the results of the consecutive programmes on R&D and projects co-financed by European programmes, as well as presenting the latest developments in this area. The conference has a not for profit organisation, hence, registration fees were as low as possible, and all surplus will be made available in grants. The conference will be indexed in the major databases. Best Paper Awards will be granted. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the EuCNC’2015 Conference Proceedings and submitted to other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
The Conference Proceedings will be submitted for indexing to the following databases: Inspec, EBSCO, Scopus/Elsevier/Compendex (Engineering Village), Thomson Reuters - Web of Science, DBLP.
The conference was organised by the Coordination and Support Action EuConNeCts, Project FP7-ICT-2013-11-619 470.
The project partners presented 3 regular papers, 1 workshop paper and 1 poster, of which 4 are joint papers from several COMBO partners:
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15-17 June, 2015, BONN, GERMANY
International Wireless Industry Consortium's Interactive Workshop on "Path to 5G"
Goals:
- Provide the IWPC membership with global operator as well as vertical industries perspectives on potential 5G Use cases, business cases, opportunities and challenges.
- Consider how modular network functions could be deployed and scaled on demand, to accommodate various use cases in an agile and cost efficient manner
- Understanding options for a new, radical core network approach, required to meet scalability and cost efficiency demands of a fully connected society and supporting the fixed / mobile convergent nature of 5G.
- Explore the potential and impact of developing a new radio interface driven by use of higher frequencies, specific use cases such as Internet of Things (IoT) or specific capabilities (e.g., lower latency), that goes beyond what 4G and its enhancements can support
For more information, click here
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08-12 June, 2015 - LONDON, UK
IEEE International Conference on Communications
Themed “Smart City & Smart World,” with its proximity to London’s Tech City, the fastest growing technology cluster in Europe, this flagship conference of IEEE Communications Society featured a comprehensive technical program including twelve Symposia and a number of Tutorials and Workshops. IEEE ICC 2015 also included an exceptional Industry Forum & Exhibition program including business panels and keynote speakers.
For more, click here
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11-14 May, 2015, PISA, ITALY
ONDM 2015
ONDM 2015 sought to address cutting-edge research in established areas such as optical networking, optical systems, as well as emerging topics like novel Internet architectures, new optical network architectures for the Cloud/DataCenter, wireless optical networks and photonic integrated networks. The scope of the conference included but was not limited to the following topics:
• Advances in optical network theory and modeling
• Routing and spectrum assignment and flex-grid optical networks
• Optical networks for future Internet design
• Optical network control and management
• Energy efficiency in optical networks
• Optical network survivability
• Novel architectures for optical routers and switches
• Optical networks to support cloud computing
• Software defined optical networking and network function virtualization (NFV)
• Optical access network architectures and protocols
• Techno-economic analysis of optical networks
• High speed optical LANs including optical wireless networks
• Field trials, new applications and experiments in optical networking
• Convergence of optical and wireless networks
• Security and privacy in optical networks
• Optical networks for cloud computing
• Optical networks exploiting photonic integrated circuits
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15-16 April, 2015 - NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA
IEEE Greentech 2015
The 7th Annual IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GREENTECH 2015) was conceived to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time: securing green and clean energy sources for the 21st century to protect the environment and help build a more resilient power grid. This will require a collaborative effort from many disciplines of engineering, science, architecture and policy as well as among utilities, vendors, regulators, and academics. Electrical energy industry is in a critical phase, as initiatives we take today will affect how the grid will be operated for many years to come.
For more, click here
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22-26 March, 2015 - LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
OFC 2015
OFC is the largest global conference and exposition for optical communications and networking professionals. For over 40 years, The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) has drawn attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet, teach and learn, make connections and move business forward.
See COMBOer Stephane Gosselin (from Orange) speak about ''Fixed and Mobile Convergence: Which Role for Optical Networks'' in the N3 sub-committee!
For the full program, see here
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09-12 March, 2015 - NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA
WCNC 2015
IEEE WCNC is the world premier wireless event that brings together industry professionals, academics, and individuals from government agencies and other institutions to exchange information and ideas on the advancement of wireless communications and networking technology.
The conference will feature a comprehensive technical program offering numerous technical sessions with papers showcasing the latest technologies, applications and services. In addition, the conference program includes workshops, tutorials, keynote talks from industrial leaders and renowned academics, panel discussions, a large exhibition, business and industrial forums.
See the Conference website here
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02-05 March, 2015 - BARCELONA, SPAIN
Mobile World Congress 2015
The Mobile World Congress will bring together the leaders and visionaries behind the world’s most successful operators, companies, manufacturers and brands.
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09-11 February, 2015 - PORTO, PORTUGAL
The 12th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks
The European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN) was a highly selective single-track international conference focused on publishing premier research results pertaining to networked sensing, broadly defined.
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08-12 December, 2014 - AUSTIN, TX, USA
IEEE Globecom 2014
IEEE GLOBECOM is one of two flagship conferences of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), together with IEEE ICC. Each year the conference attracts about 3000 submitted scientific papers and dozens of proposals for industry events. A technical program committee of more than 1,500 experts provides more than 10,000 reviews, and from this a small fraction of the submitted papers are accepted for publication and presentation at the conference. The conference meets once a year in North America and attracts roughly 2000 leading scientists, researchers and industry practitioners from all around the world. IEEE GLOBECOM is therefore one of the most significant scientific events of the networking and communications community, a must-attend event for scientists, researchers and networking practitioners from industry and academia.
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21-25 September, 2014 - CANNES, FRANCE
40th Anniversary of the ECOC
ECOC is the largest conference on optical communication in Europe, and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in this field.
ECOC 2014 will be the 40th edition, showing the unbroken attractiveness of this conference.
A major exhibition will be run in parallel to ECOC 2014, covering a wide range of products and services in the field of optical communication. Companies from all over the world will exhibit their latest technologies at ECOC 2014, from materials and devices to systems and networks. Expect to meet analysts, media, government bodies, vendors and users – as well as established colleagues and customers.
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26-29 August, 2014 - BARCELONA, SPAIN
11th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS'2014)
The conference is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society and the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
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06-10 July, 2014 - GRAZ, AUSTRIA
16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
The scope of the Conference is concentrated on the applications of transparent and all-optical technologies in telecommunications, computing and novel applications.
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23-26 June 2014, BOLOGNA, ITALY
European Conference on Networks and Communications
The COMBO project organized a succesful workshop at the EuCNC called ''Fixed-Mobile Convergent Networks: Solutions and Architectures Proposed in FP7''
The panel presented and compared approaches proposed in 6 European FP7 Projects (COMBO, SODALES, DISCUS, CONTENT, MOBILE CLOUD, METIS) thus providing an exceptional up-to-date oversight on this theme as studied by European industries, telecom operators, research and academic institutions.
Come back here soon for the presentations!
For information regarding the workshop, follow here
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04-06 June, 2014 - MILAN, ITALY
19th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications
COMBO partner POLIMI organized the NOC!
See here the conference keynotees.
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19-22 May, 2014 - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
The 18th International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM 2014
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14-16 May, 2014 - BARCELONA, SPAIN
European Wireless Conference (EW 2014)
The 2014 edition was aimed at addressing a key theme on '5G technologies and Spectrum Crunch in 2020'.
COMBO partner Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya organized the event!
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27 April to May 2, 2014 - TORONTO, CANADA
The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications
Addresses key topics and issues related to computer communications, with emphasis on traffic management and protocols for both wired and wireless networks.
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06-09 April, 2014 - ISTANBUL, TURKEY
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2014)
IEEE WCNC is the world premier wireless event that brings together industry professionals, academics, and individuals from government agencies and other institutions to exchange information and ideas on the advancement of wireless communications and networking technology.
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03-04 April, 2013 - CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, USA
6th Annual Green Technologies Conference
The Sixth Annual Green Technologies Conference was held in Corpus Christi. The conference solicited original unpublished papers on Green Technology.
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09-13 MARCH, 2014 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
OFC 2014
The World's Leading Event for Advancing Optical Solutions in Telecom, Datacom, Computing and More
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24-27 FEBRUARY, 2014 - BARCELONA, SPAIN
MWC 2014
Mobile is transforming communication, advancing the next payment system that alters commerce, and expanding ways in which we interact. Similarly the world’s premier industry continues to expand. The event once again took place at Fira Gran Via – the world-class venue in the heart of the Mobile World Capital. There were great opportunities to witness the industry’s continued expansion and growth.
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June 23-27, 2013 - Cartagena, Spain
5th COCONUT Workshop on Broadband Access, will be held within ICTON’13, the 15th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Proceedings are published on IEEE Xplore.
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16-19 April 2013 - Brest, France
The 17th International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling ONDM 2013
Following the tradition of Optical Network Design and Modelling conference, ONDM 2013 will focus on cutting-edge, state-of-the-art research in optical networking, as well as topics relating optical networking to the other areas and disciplines, such as integration of optical and wireless networks or the role of optical network for the future Internet design.
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16-18 April 2013 - Guildford, UK
European Wireless Conference (EW 2013)
The 2013 edition is aimed at addressing a key theme on '5G technologies and Spectrum Crunch in 2020'.
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14-19 April 2013 - Turin, Italy
The 32nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications
Addresses key topics and issues related to computer communications, with emphasis on traffic management and protocols for both wired and wireless networks.
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7-10 April 2013 - Shanghai, China
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2013)
IEEE WCNC is the world premier wireless event that brings together industry professionals, academics, and individuals from government agencies and other institutions to exchange information and ideas on the advancement of wireless communications and networking technology.
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4-5 April 2013 - Denver, Colorado, USA
5th Annual Green Technologies Conference
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17-21 MARCH, 2013 - ANAHEIM, CA, USA
OFC/NFOEC 2013
The World's Leading Event for Advancing Optical Solutions in Telecom, Datacom, Computing and More
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