August  2  2007

Subject: [IEICE-CS Information<2007-9>]Call for Papers 2007 Joint Conference on Satellite Communications (JC-SAT 2007)

Call for Papers
  2007 Joint Conference on Satellite Communications (JC-SAT 2007)
  November 1-2, 2007
  Okinawaken-Seinen-Kaikan, Okinawa, Japan (http://www.okinawakenseinenkaikan.or.jp)

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
* Mission analysis and design
* IT-ST convergence technology
* Orbital Mechanics
* Satellite payload technologies including remote sensing and various sensors

Instructions for Authors:
  Prospective authors are cordially requested to submit a 200-words abstract with the title of the paper, affiliation, and contact information of mailing address, telephone/facsimile numbers, and e-mail address, through the IEICE Technical Group Conference Registration System by August 10, 2007.
  http://www.ieice.org/ken/program/index.php?layout=&lang=eng

Registration Fee for Speakers:
  Members of IEICE, KOSST, IEEE and AIAA - Free
  Non-members   - \5,000 (on-site collection)

Important Dates:
  Abstracts due : August 10, 2007
  Final camera ready papers (A4-size 6 pages max.) due : October 1, 2007

Steering Committee:
  Organizing Chair      :  Prof. Masahiro Umehira (Ibaraki University)
  Organizing Co-Chair   :  Prof. Jae Myung Kim (Inha University)
  Secretaries :  Kiyoshi Kobayashi (NTT), Hiroyasu Ishikawa (KDDI R&D Labs.)

Organized by:
  Satellite Telecommunication Technical Group of IEICE, Japan
  Korea Society of Space Technology, Korea (KOSST)

Technically Co-Sponsored by
  IEEE VTS Japan Chapter, [AIAA Japan Forum on Satellite Communications (in coordination)],
  KARI, ETRI, KT, SKT, IITA of Korea