PGNET 2008  

    The 9th Annual Postgraduate Symposium

   The Convergence of Telecommunications,

   Networking and Broadcasting

 

     Liverpool John Moores University,

      23rd-24th June 2008

    

 

   

Sponsors
Sponsors of the PGNET Symposium. This years' event is sponsored by the EPSRC, Philips, BT Exact, The British Computer Society and Liverpool John Moores University

 

Steering Committee
Members of the PGNET Steering Committee

 

Organisers
 

 

 

Accommodation and Venue
Accommodation details for delegates

 

 

 
Registration
 

 

 

 

The School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Liverpool John Moores University © 2008 

The Ninth Annual Network Symposium will be organised by the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University. The symposium is intended as a forum for PostGraduate students to present their work, alongside guest speakers.

Previous Conferences

You can check on the activities of this conference by looking at our previous PGNET Conferences

 

Venue

This years' conference will be held at the Peter Jost Enterprise Centre. This building is located at the back of the James Parsons Building on Byrom Street, Liverpool.

Directions to the James Parsons Building can be found here.

 


 
   CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite authors to submit papers addressing advances in technological issues associated with, but not limited to, the following areas.
 

  • Network Architectures

  • Broadcasting Technology

  • Mobile, Wireless and Ad Hoc Networks

  • Communication Protocols

  • Modelling and Simulation of Broadband Networks

  • Network Interconnectivity/Internetworking

  • Compression Techniques

  • Encryption and Encoding

  • Multimedia Content

  • Information Theory and Coding

  • Operating System Support

  • Resource Allocation Techniques

  • System Prototypes

  • Voice over IP

  • Interactive TV

  • Video on Demand Systems

  • Digital TV

  • WWW Development Tools

  • Security Issues

  • Network Management

  • Traffic Modelling and Characterisation

  • Multimedia Synchronisation

  • Multiwavelength Optical Networks

  • Integration of Fibre, Copper and Wireless Networks

  • Photonic Networks
 

Attendance of at least one presenter is a requirement for PGNET publication. 

Payment is due in full prior to the conference by our online payment system.  Any institutions that wish to be invoiced and have students not attending will be invoiced in full.  Any accommodation that has been booked and not cancelled before the cancellation date will also result in the author/institution being invoiced for the full accommodation cost of £70.50.

 

Costs: The Registration Fee, includes a copy of the proceedings, lunch, refreshments and conference dinner is £120. Accommodation is not included but halls of residence or other appropriate accommodation will be circulated with notification of acceptance.



Informal Enquiries: By email: pgnet@livjm.ac.uk or contact Mrs Carol Oliver (0151 231 2263), Professor Madjid Merabti (0151 231 2104) Dr Rubem Pereira (0151- 231 2103), Mr Omar Abuelma'atti (0151-231-2623) or visit the Symposium Web Site at http://www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/pgnet