Call for Industry Panels

As part of the Industry Program, GLOBECOM 2015 will be hosting a series of industry panels and invites the submission of such proposals. Industry panels should emphasize on current topics of particular interest to the industry targeting near-term implementations in communications and networking. Industry panels will be held in 105 minutes sessions and will take place on Monday-Wednesday of the conference (Dec. 7-9, 2015).

Proposal Deadline: April 20, 2015

Please address questions to Industry Forum Co-Chairs Upkar Dhaliwal (upkar@ieee.org) and Rasmus Nielsen (rhnielsen@ieee.org).

Industry Panel Proposal Format

Each panel proposal (maximum 5 pages) must include:
  1. Title of the panel
  2. Names, addresses, and a short biography (up to 200 words) of the organizers
  3. A brief description (1 page max) of the technical issues that the panel will address, emphasizing its timeliness
  4. Planned format of the panel, such as planned presenters, topics, etc.
  5. If appropriate, a description of past versions of the panel, including number of presentations, number of attendees, etc.
Panel presentation material will not be published in IEEE Xplore, but will be available through the GLOBECOM 2015 homepage.

Industry Panel Proposal Submission

Proposals should be submitted through EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gc2015ind.

On submission choose the Industry Panel track and fill in the organizers, title, abtract, keywords and select the relevant topics covered by the panel.

Industry Panel Preparation and Organization Timeline

  • Proposal Deadline: April 20, 2015
  • Notification of Selection: June 1, 2015
  • Final Program: August 1, 2015
  • Presentation Material Due: November 1, 2015