Call For Papers: IEEE Enterprise Networking MiniConference '97

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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A Mini-conference on Enterprise Networking (ENM-97) is being organized to
be held in parallel and co-located with the ICC-97 (8-12 June 1997 in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada). A separate proceedings will be published and
each of the ENM-97 registrants will receive a copy.

ENM-97 (June 11-12, 1997) is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society's
Technical Committee on Enterprise Networking. It provides an open forum for
the enterprise networking communities to review the new and emerging
technologies, services, their implications from both business and
technological viewpoints. The objective is to bridge the gap across: (a)
Enterprise-wide business drivers and (b) Technology-driven solutions and
enablers. Some examples of enterprise drivers are: (i) Cost reduction via
process re-engineering, (ii) Revenue enhancement using new services, (iii)
Effective interaction, efficient information access and distribution across
the enterprise.

The mini-conference includes keynote speeches, panel discussions, papers
and poster sessions by the leaders, recognized experts and active
researchers in the field. Special emphasis will be put on case studies
involving efficient design/re-design, operations and management of
enterprise wide computing and communications utilities with the right mix
of technology and business process updates.

Instructions: The title page must include corresponding author's full name,
complete postal and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and a
200-word abstract. Five double-spaced copies of the panel proposals and
papers (12 point times font, maximum 3000 words) on 8.5"x11" papers should
be sent to the ENM-97 program chair at the address given below.

Schedule:
Complete Manuscript Due: November 15, 1996
Acceptance Note Mailed: February 01, 1997
Camera-ready Paper Due: March 01, 1997


Technical areas of interest include but are not limited to:
* Utilization of new and emerging technologies like ATM, PCS, CTI,
full-duplex LAN services, etc. for evolution of enterprise networks to meet
business and customers needs,
*IntraNets, Middlenets and Internets: How they are shaping Enterprise
Networks,
* Handling of the legacy systems or technologies with the new and emerging
ones for graceful migration to deployment of new technologies,
* Integration of subsystems of enterprise networks, such as e-mail
gateways, LAN switches, bridges and routers, database systems, and security
and authentication mechanisms with the internets to provide "end-user"
oriented services, such as video- conferencing, multi-media mails, etc.,
* Integration between applications and services offered by the enterprise
network itself e.g., multicast service, policy routing, information
retrieval, etc.,
* Interconnection and interoperability of all pieces of an enterprise network
* Enterprise-wide computing, including distributed processing systems,
distributed applications, client-serving computing, etc.
* Enterprise information resource management. Enterprise Networks
Management (e.g., configuration, fault, performance, accounting, security,
etc.),
* Business processes re-engineering using computer and communications
resources distributed across the organization
* Pros and cons of outsourcing the operations, management and design of
enterprise networks, Negotiating for outsourcing, Insourcing after
outsourcing, etc.,
* Integration of network and systems management from an enterprise viewpoint.
* Interaction and relationship of public versus private networks,
especially in light of the Telecom Act of Feb.08, 1996.


Program Committee:

Chair:
Bhumip Khasnabish, GTE Labs. Inc.,
40 Sylvan Rd., Waltham, MA 02254, USA.
Tel [phone], Fax [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Vice-Chairs:
Ken Pogran ([e-mail]), BBN, USA
Douglas N. Zuckerman ([e-mail]), AT&T, USA

Publicity Chair:
Vijay K. Bhagavath ([e-mail]), Bell Labs., USA

Business and Finance:
Robert S. Braudy ([e-mail]), BTG, LLC, NJ, USA.

Local Arrangements (TBC):
Mustafa K. Mehmet-Ali ([e-mail]), Concordia Univ., Canada

ComSoc Co-Ordinator:
Tom Stevenson ([e-mail]), IEEE ComSoc HQ, USA

Committee Members (to-date):
Majid Ahmadi , U. of Windsor, Canada    Salah Aidarous, NorTel, Canada
Vijay K. Bhagavath, Bell Labs., USA     Robert S. Braudy, BTG, USA
Nim K. Cheung, Bellcore, USA.           Celia L. Desmond, Stentor Canada
Chris Douligeris, U. of Miami, USA      Ahmed Elhakeem, Concordia U., Canada
Bob Fike, RNF Systems, USA              Harvey Freeman, LANWORKS, USA
Jerry Hayes, Concordia Univ., Canada    Heinz-Gerd Hegering,LRZ M., Germany
Ron Horn, NorTel, Canada                Rudolf Jaeger, BetaTechnik, Germany
David Kirsch, NDC, USA                  John E. Knecht, Bell Labs., USA
Ken Lutz, Bellcore, USA                 Branislav Meandzija, GI, USA
Hussein Mouftah, Queen's U., Canada     Robert J. Ordemann, Boeing, USA
Craig Partridge, BBN, USA               Ken Pogran, BBN, USA
Roberto Saracco, CSELT, Italy           Steve Weinstein, NEC, USA
Yechiam Yemini, Columbia U., USA        Mac Yoshida, NTT, Japan
Wolfgang Zimmer, Germany                Douglas N. Zuckerman, AT&T, USA.
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