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                FIFTH COMMUNICATION THEORY
          MINI-CONFERENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH
                     GLOBECOM'96
London, UK                           18-22 November 1996
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A  Communication Theory  Mini-Conference (CTMC)  will be
held  in  parallel  and   co-located  with  GLOBECOM'96. 
It  will  hold   six   sessions  in   parallel  with the 
Technical   Program  of   GLOBECOM'96.  Participants are
required to register for GLOBECOM'96 as well as the CTMC.

Papers submitted for consideration to the mini-conference
should  focus  on  the   theoretical  aspects  of digital
communications. Examples of topics of interest   include:

* Wireless computer/communication networks
* Theoretical aspects of recording
* Mobile radio/wireless communications
* Simulation methods in communications
* Spread spectrum
* Multiple random access
* Coding and modulation
* Equalization and channel identification
* Speech and image coding

INSTRUCTIONS:   The  title  page   must  include  the author's
name,  complete   address,   telephone    and   fax   numbers, 
and   a   100-word  abstract.   Papers  with multiple  authors 
must clearly denote the  corresponding author.  The manuscript 
should not exceed 3000 words. Five double-spaced copies of the
manuscript, in English,  should be sent to the Mini-Conference
Technical   Program   Chairman  at  the   address given below.

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SCHEDULE:          Manuscript due:           March 1, 1996
                   Acceptance notification:   July 5, 1996 
                   Camera-ready paper due: August 23, 1995
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GENERAL CHAIR:
                                                                            
F. Marvasti
King's College, London
Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK
Tel: +44 171 8732858
fax: +44 171 8732664
e-mail: fam@orion.eee.kcl.ac.uk


TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR:

Ezio Biglieri
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
I-10129 Torino, Italy
Tel: +39 11 5644030
fax: +39 11 5644099
e-mail: biglieri@polito.it

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Sponsored by the Communication Theory Committee of the
  IEEE's COMSOC, and the Information Theory Society
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