Subject: AMOC 2000 Programme and Call for Participation

From: Farez <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 03:52:33 +0100

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Farez

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              Preliminary Programme & Call for Participation
                        
                               AMOC 2000
         FIRST ASIAN INTERNATIONAL MOBILE COMPUTING CONFERENCE
            31 October - 3 November, 2000. Penang, Malaysia
                
                Organised by University Malaya, Malaysia
                   In cooperation with ACM SIGMOBILE
              With support from MRCB Multimedia, Malaysia

                    http://www.fsktm.um.edu.my/amoc
            http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/F.AbdulRahman/amoc

We are pleased to invite you to AMOC 2000, which will be held in Penang,
Malaysia. Below is the preliminary programme. Registration forms and
instructions are attached below the programme.

Regards,

Alfarez Abdul Rahman <[email-masked]>
Dr. Mazliza Othman <[email-masked]>
AMOC Co-chairs

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Preliminary Programme (please see website for more detail)
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* 31 October, 2000 - Tutorials only

0900-1215: Half-Day Tutorial 1: 

           Mobile Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks

           Dr. Somprakash Bandyopadhyay
           PriceWaterhouseCoopers, India
           Dr. Krishna Paul, 
           Cognizant Technology Solutions, India

1215-1400: Lunch

1400-1715: Half-Day Tutorial 2: 

           Java based Mobile Computing -- 
           JINI, Mobile Objects and Agents 

           Dr. Omer F. Rana, 
           University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales

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0900-1715: Full Day Tutorial (to be confirmed)

           Client/Server Computing in Wireless and Mobile Environments

           Prof. Abdelsalam Helal,
           University of Florida, USA

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* 1 November, 2000 

0900-1215: Registration
           
           Welcome Reception
           
           Guest Speakers
           
1215-1400: Lunch

1400-1530: Session 1: Medium Access

           Energy-efficient TDMA Medium Access Control Protocol Scheduling
           Paul J.M. Havinga, Gerard J.M. Smith	
           Dept. of Computer Science, University of Twente, NETHERLANDS

           Fault Detection and Recovery Algorithm for a Centralised
MediaArbitration Scheme in Wireless Networks
           Anan Phonphoem, Aura Ganz	
           University of Massachusetts, USA

           Adaptive Slot Assignment Algorithm for Improving the MAC Frame
Access Delay of Wireless ATM Channel
           Mohamed Hadi Habaebi, Borhanuddin Mohd. Ali	
           Unviversiti Putra Malaysia, MALAYSIA

1530-1545: Break

1545-1715: Session 2: Asymmetric Channels

           Incorporation of QoS and Mitigated TCP/IP over Satellite Links
           Swee Keong Joo, Tat Chee Wan	
           School of Computer Science, U. of Science MALAYSIA

           Traffic Allocation in LEO Satellite Communication
           Graham McMahon, Stephen Sugden, Reza Septiawan	
           School of IT Bond University, AUSTRALIA

           Mild Aggression: A New Approach for Improving TCP Performance in
Asymmetric Networks
           Vijay T. Raisinghani, Abishek Patil, Sridhar Iyer	
           KR School of Information Technology, Indian Institute of
Technology, INDIA

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* 2 November, 2000

0900-1030: Session 3: Broadband and Multimedia

           Design and Characteristics of a Broadband Subcarrier Multiplexed
2.375 GHz Wireless Link
           Randy C. Barstan, Rolando C. Guevarra, Mia G. Antonio, Delfin J
Sabido IX	
           Advanced Science & Technology Institute, Unversity of the
Philippines Technology Park, PHILIPPINES

           An Efficient Scalable Image Coding for Multimedia Applications
           Mohd Al-zoubi, R. K. Subramanian	
           School of Computer Sciences, USM, MALAYSIA

           A Framework for Live Video Delivery over GPRS Networks
           Bing Du, Anthony Maeder, Miles Moody	
           Queensland University of Technology; Cooperative Research Center
for Satellite Systems, AUSTRALIA.

1030-1045: Break

1045-1215: Session 4: Agent Technology

           Towards Mission Tamper-Resistant Mobile Agent-Based Electronic
Commerce
           Xunhua Wang, Yih Huang, David Rine	
           Dept. of Computer Science, George Mason Univesity, USA

           Requirements for Disconnected Mobile Agents within Cellular
Mobile Telecommunication Systems
           Carsten Pils, Jens Hartmann 	
           Informatik 4 (Communications Systems), Ericsson Eurolab
Deutschland GmbH, GERMANY

           Software Agent Framework for Nomadic Computing
           Heikki Helin, Heimo Laamanen, Mikko Laukkanen	
           Cellular Systems Development, FINLAND

1215-1400: Lunch

1400-1530: Open Forum Session

1530-1545: Break

1545-1700: Open Forum Session (continued)

PM: Banquet

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* 3 November, 2000

0900-1030: Session 5: Data Acccess, Display and Management

           A Three-tier Architecture for Ubiquitous Data Access
           Abdelsalam Helal, Joachim Hammer, Jinsuo Zhang, Abhinav Khushraj	
           University of Florida, USA

           A Remote WWW Display Environment using a Cellular Phone WWW Service
           Toshiaki Uemukai, Hiroaki Hagino, Takahiro Hara, Masahiko
Tsukamoto, Shojiro Nishio	
           Dept. of Information Systems Engineering; Graduate School of
Engineering, Osaka University, JAPAN

           Increasing Transaction Autonomy Using Adaptive Broadcasting
Schemes in Mobile DBMSs
           IlYoung Chung, Chong-Sun Hwang	
           Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Korea University, KOREA

1030-1045: Break

1045-1215: Session 6: User Mobility

           Evaluation of Methods for Transmission of Location-Dependent
Continuous Query Results
           Gokmen Gok, Ozgur Ulusoy	
           Bilkent University, TURKEY

           User Mobility Simulation by Travelling Demand Model in Mobile
Environments
           Joon-Min Gil, Chan Yeol Park, Youn-Hee Han, Chong-Sun Hwang	
           Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Korea University, KOREA

           Mr. G: Mobile Routing Method for Group Migration
           Hiroaki Haginao, Takahiro Hara, Masahiko Tsukamoto, Shojiro Nishio	
           Dept. of Information Systems Engineering; Graduate School of
Engineering, Osaka University, JAPAN

1215: Conference Close

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AMOC 2000
1st Asian International Mobile Computing Conference
31 October - 3 November, 2000 
Penang, Malaysia

* Registration deadline: 30 September, 2000

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Conference Registration Form
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Your details
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Title: _______ Surname: ____________________________________

Other names: _______________________________________________

Designation: _______________________________________________

Company Name/ Institution: _________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________

City: ____________________ Postcode: _______________________

State: ___________________ Country: ________________________

Office Telephone: __________________ Fax: __________________

E-mail address: ____________________________________________

Would you like to include your name in the list 
of attendees?                                     _ YES _ NO

Please specify if you have any special needs:

____________________________________________________________

Registration Fee (please tick as appropriate)
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* You can pay in Malaysian Ringgit (RM) or US Dollars (USD)

Students:    _ RM 400 or USD 100

Others:      _ RM 600 or USD 150

Note for student registrants:
In order to qualify for the discounted conference fee, please 
ask your Head of Department to certify that you are a student
here.

Head of Department's name: __________________________________

Head of Department's signature: _____________________________

Lunch is provided and a banquet will be held on 2 November.
(You do not need to pay extra for the banquet and lunches. 
The banquet may be cancelled if there is less than a minimum
number of attendees agree to turn up.)

Will you be attending the banquet?                _ YES _ NO

Are you a vegetarian?                             _ YES _ NO

Your signature: _____________________________ Date: ________

Payment Method
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Please make your crossed cheque / bank draft payable to
'BENDAHARI UNIVERSITI MALAYA' 
and mail it with this form to:

Asian International Mobile Computing Conference
Faculty of Computer Science & IT
University of  Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur                      Tel: +60-3-7969 6383
Malaysia                                Fax: +60-3-757 9249  
(Attn. Mr Mustaffa Kamal)

http://www.fsktm.um.edu.my/amoc
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/F.AbdulRahman/amoc
Enquiries: [email-masked]

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AMOC 2000
1st Asian International Mobile Computing Conference
31 October - 3 November, 2000 
Penang, Malaysia

* Registration deadline: 30 September, 2000

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Tutorial Registration Form
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Your details
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Title: _______ Surname: ____________________________________

Other names: _______________________________________________

Designation: _______________________________________________

Company Name/ Institution: _________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________

City: ____________________ Postcode: _______________________

State: ___________________ Country: ________________________

Office Telephone: __________________ Fax: __________________

E-mail address: ____________________________________________

Registration Fee (please tick as appropriate)
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* Price includes lunch and tutorial notes.
* You can pay in Malaysian Ringgit (RM) or US Dollars (USD)

1. Client/Server Computing in Mobile and   
   Wireless Environments (Full Day)                  _ RM 250 or USD 65

2. Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Networks (Half Day - AM)   _ RM 200 or USD 50

3. Java Based Mobile Computing -- 
   JINI, Mobile Objects and Agents (Half Day - PM)   _ RM 200 or USD 50

Are you a vegetarian?                             _ YES _ NO

Would you like to include your name in the list 
of attendees?                                     _ YES _ NO

Please specify if you have any special needs:

____________________________________________________________

Your signature: _____________________________ Date: ________

Payment Method
--------------

Please make your crossed cheque / bank draft payable to
'BENDAHARI UNIVERSITI MALAYA' 
and mail it with this form to:

Asian International Mobile Computing Conference
Faculty of Computer Science & IT
University of  Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur                      Tel: +60-3-7969 6383
Malaysia                                Fax: +60-3-757 9249  
(Attn. Mr Mustaffa Kamal)

http://www.fsktm.um.edu.my/amoc
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/F.AbdulRahman/amoc
Enquiries: [email-masked]

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AMOC 2000
1st Asian International Mobile Computing Conference
31 October - 3 November, 2000 
Penang, Malaysia

* Booking deadline: 1 October, 2000

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Room Booking at Penang Parkroyal Resort
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Your details
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Title: _______ Surname: ____________________________________

Other names: _______________________________________________

Designation: _______________________________________________

Company Name/ Institution: _________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________

City: ____________________ Postcode: _______________________

State: ___________________ Country: ________________________

Office Telephone: __________________ Fax: __________________

E-mail address: ____________________________________________

Booking Details
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Booking is from: _____________ to ______________ (__ nights)

Arrival date: ______________________________________________

Number of rooms: ___________________________________________

_ Single  _ Double

A confirmed booking must be guaranteed either with credit card 
details or one night pre-payment.

Payment Method
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The room rate is RM200 per night. If paying by a cheque/bank 
draft, pelase make it payable to ‘PENANG PARKROYAL RESORT’.

_ Cheque/bank draft enclosed

Credit card

_ Visa   _ MasterCard  _ American Express

Credit Card #: ____________________________________________

Expiry date: ______________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Date: _____________________________________________________

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Please mail/fax this form to:

Asian International Mobile Computing Conference
Faculty of Computer Science & IT
University of  Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur                      Tel: +60-3-7969 6383
Malaysia                                Fax: +60-3-757 9249  
(Attn. Mr Mustaffa Kamal)

http://www.fsktm.um.edu.my/amoc
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/F.AbdulRahman/amoc
Enquiries: [email-masked]

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Hotel booking info (not part of form above):

AMOC 2000 will be held at the Penang Parkroyal Resort in Penang Malaysia.
AMOC participants will have the special rate of RM200 per night. All
cheques / bank draft must be made payable to PENANG PARKROYAL RESORT. Hotel
bookings for Parkroyal Resort must be made through University Malaya
(details are at the bottom of the form). Please do not book through
Parkroyal itself or a travel agent as this may not entitle you to the
special conference rate. 

For more information about the hotel, please see their website
(http://www.sphc.com.au/), or contact them directly using the contact
details below. Please remember to book through the AMOC organisers to get
the special conference rate.

Penang Parkroyal Resort
Batu Ferringhi Beach, Batu Ferringhi 
Penang 11100, Malaysia. 

Phone: (604) 8811133 
Fax: (604) 8812233 
Email: [email-masked] 

There are alternative hotels and other types of accommodation along the
Baru Ferringhi beach where AMOC will be located. For a list of hotels you
can try the HotelStreet website
(http://www.hotelstreet.com.my/hotellist.asp?sCity=Penang) (they also
support online reservations) or consult your travel agent. When using the
website, please search for hotels in Penang and choose those that are
located in Batu Ferringhi or Tanjung Bungah areas. Be sure to enquire their
distance from AMOC's location as some of them may not be in convenient
walking distance.

Participants are adviced to book their accommodations early as AMOC will
coincide with the local school holiday season. This means that hotels are
likely to be fully booked.

+44 7939 610241
www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/F.AbdulRahman
Department of Computer Science, University College London