NEWCOM-ACoRN Joint Workshop, 20 - 22 September 2006

The European Network of Excellence in Wireless Communications NEWCOM and the Australian ARC Communications Research Network ACoRN held a joint workshop in Vienna, Austria on 20-22 September 2006. The workshop was organized by the Telecommunications Research Center Vienna (ftw.) in cooperation with the Vienna University of Technology. We thank all the organizers, presenters and helpers for making it a success. Read articles about the workshop in the NEWCOM Newsletter, Issue 8, and in the IEEE Information Theory Newsletter, December 2006 Issue.

NEWS

• Slides of the plenary talks have been uploaded to the website.
• Read articles about the workshop in the NEWCOM newsletter, Issue 8, and in the IEEE Information Theory Newsletter, December 2006 issue.
• The workshop proceedings will be available on Eurasip's digital library shortly. In the meantime, a CD of the workshop proceedings can be ordered directly from ftw. by submitting a request using the "contact" button at the top of this page.
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• URGENT: Please fill out this form to let us know your dietary requirements, which events you will participate in, and help us plan the logistics.
• The full technical program, including schedule, tutorials, plenary talks, panel session, and technical sessions, is now available. Those of you presenting should also read the information for presenters.
• Please read our directions to reach the venue, and transportation details for the social events.
• A limited number of guest tickets for the reception Wednesday night and for the banquet on Thursday night will be available from the workshop desk at the price of EUR 35.- (reception) and EUR 40.- (banquet). If you would like to ensure that there will be a ticket for your guest, please contact the workshop organizers using the feedback form on this website to announce the number of guests you would like to bring along, and we will pre-reserve tickets for you.
• A "Wireless Technology" brokerage event will be organized by the Innovation Relay Centres (IRC) Network in parallel with the NEWCOM-ACoRN workshop on the afternoon of Wednesday, 20 September 2006. Please visit their webpage for more information: http://wt2006.ircnet.lu
• VISA INFORMATION: if you require a visa to travel to Austria for the conference, please apply for one at your local Austrian consulate. You will need a confirmation of your hotel reservation, and a confirmation of registration to the conference. We will be sending out confirmations of registration in the coming weeks. For a confirmation of your hotel reservation, please contact your travel agent directly (contact Euroutours if you have booked your hotel through the link on your website.) It is NOT necessary to obtain a notarized invitation letter from an Austrian business partner, as this regulation does not apply for conference visits. The website of the Austrian embassy in London gives information on visa application formalities.