APCC 30th Anniversary Commemorative Session

This special session has been prepared to celebrate the 30th APCC and to reflect on its contributions to the communications research community. We are pleased to present the following program:

• Congratulatory Address (Video): IEEE ComSoc President
• Keynote & Messages
  • Reflection Speech 1: Prof. Byeong Gi Lee
  • Reflection Speech 2: Prof. Zhisheng Niu
  • Reflection Speech 3: Prof. Masahiro Umehira
• Panel Discussion
• Quiz Show
  • Special Prize: Three winners will each receive a JPY 12,000 gift card (sponsored by KICS).
  • Students are highly encouraged to join this session!

We look forward to welcoming many participants to this memorable session.

Session Chair: Prof. Dong S. Han (ASC Representative)
Time	Segment	Speaker/Activity	Duration
Opening Ceremony (15 min)
16:10-16:15	Opening Address	Opening & Introduction to VIP Guests by Prof. Chung G. Kang ASC Chair	5 min
16:15-16:20	Welcome Address	Prof. Takaya Yamazato, IEICE Director, APC Vice chair	5 min
16:20-16:25	Congratulatory Address	Video Congratulatory Message by IEEE ComSoC President	5 min
Keynote & Message (45 min)
Theme: “30 Years of APCC – Legacy and Lessons”
16:25-16:40	Reflection Speech 1	“Launching of APCC" by Prof. Byeong Gi Lee, KICS Honorary President & Former IEEE ComSoc President	15 min
16:40-16:55	Reflection Speech 2	"APCC as an Enabler of Regionalization" by Prof. Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, ASC Chair 2003-2004	15 min
16:55-17:10	Reflection Speech 3	"Back in the past and Way forward of APCC" by Prof. Masahiro Umehira, Professor Emeritus Ibaraki University	15 min
Panel Discussion: Planning the Future (25 min) Moderator: Prof. Takaya Yamazato
17:10-17:35	The Next 30 Years of APCC	Panelists: Open to all VIP guests (Prof. Daehyoung HONG, Prof. Hyung Jin CHOI, Prof. Byeong Gi LEE, Prof. Jae-Kyoon KIM, Prof. Yanchuan Zhang, Prof. Zhisheng Niu, Prof. Yang Yang, Prof. Tomonori Aoyama, Prof. Hideyoshi Tominaga, Prof. Tetsuya Miki, Prof. Masahiro Umehira)	25 min
Quiz Show (10 min)
17:35-17:45	Prize Draw	Quiz Show & Prize Giveaway for All Participants	10 min
Presentation of Appreciation Plaques (5 min)
17:45-17:50	Appreciation	Presentation of Appreciation Certificates to CIC, KICS, and IEICE; Group Photo Session with VIP Guests	5 min
Closing (10 min)
17:50-18:00	Closing Remarks & Announcement of Next APCC Venue (2026)	Prof. Chung G. Kang (ASC Chair)	5 min
	Group Photo	A commemorative photo with all dignitaries, staff, and participants.	5 min

VIP Participants

• Prof. Daehyoung HON, Sogang University, Korea
• Prof. Hyung Jin CHOI, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
• Prof. Byeong Gi LEE Korea Communications Commission/Seoul National University, Korea
• Prof. Jae-Kyoon KIM, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
• Prof. Yanchuan Zhang, Chinese Institute of Communications, China
• Prof. Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, China
• Prof. Yang Yang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
• Prof. Tomonori Aoyama, Keio University, Japan
• Prof. Hideyoshi Tominaga, Waseda University, Japan
• Prof. Tetsuya Miki, Univ. of Electro-Communications, Japan
• Prof. Masahiro Umehira, Ibaraki University
• Prof. Takuro Sato, Waseda University, Japan

Important Dates

Special Session Proposal Submission:	Apr. 1st, 2025
	May. 7th, 2025 (Extended)
Manuscript Submission:	Jun. 5th, 2025
	Jul. 15th, 2025 (Extended)
	Jul. 31st, 2025 (FIRM)
Tutorial Proposal Submission:	Jul. 31st, 2025
Notification of Acceptance:	Sep. 10th, 2025
Camera-ready Submission:	Oct. 15th, 2025
Conference Date:	Nov. 26th-28th, 2025

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