July 14 2006 Subject: [IEICE-CS Information<2006-09>Call for Paper:2006 Joint Conference on Satellite Communications (JC-SAT 2006) Call for Papers 2006 Joint Conference on Satellite Communications (JC-SAT 2006) October 19-20, 2006 Seogwipo KAL Hotel, Jeju-do, Korea Objective: This conference intends to provide a forum for researchers in satellite telecommunications field to discuss the current status, technical challenges, standards, fundamental issues, future services, and applications. Scope: This conference will cover technologies and system implementations of satellite communications as they relate to the areas of mobile, broadcasting and fixed satellite services. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following subject categories; * Key policy and regulatory issues for satellite communications * Broadband Service applications * Advanced communication systems and technologies * Earth station and onboard equipments technologies * Network control and management * Space application and services * Satellite bus technologies including propulsion, attitude control, navigation, power, and mechanical subsystems * Satellite payload technologies including remote sensing and various sensors * Mission analysis and design * IT-ST convergence technology * Orbital Mechanics Informations for Authors: Prospective authors are cordially requested to submit, by July 30, 2006 a 200-words abstract with the title of the paper, brief biography, affiliation, and contact information of mailing address, telephone/facsimile numbers, and e-mail address, to the secretaries of JC-SAT 2006(E-mail:kosst2@kornet.net). Japanese authors are also requested to register from IEICE Technical Group Conference Registration web page by July 30, 2006 For further detail informations, please visit the website at http://www.kosst.or.kr (Tel: 02-597-7396~8) Important Dates: Abstracts due: July 30, 2006 Notice of acceptance: Aug. 5, 2006 Final camera ready papers (A4-size 6 pages max.) due: September 10, 2006 Steering Committee: Organizing Chair: Dr. Jae Moung Kim (President of KOSST) Organizing Co-Chair: Dr. Masato Tanaka (Chairman of SAT, IEICE, Japan) Organized by: Korea Society of Space Technology, Korea (KOSST) Satellite Telecommunication Technical Group of IEICE, Japan Technically: MIC, IITA, ETRI, KARI, KT, SKT of Korea Co-Sponsored by: IEEE VTS Japan Chapter AIAA Japan Forum