CALL FOR PAPERS

1. Important Due Dates Papers Submission : December 15, 1999 Acceptance Notification : December 30, 1999 Camera-ready Papers : January 20, 2000 CALL FOR PAPERS The 2nd International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT2000) February 16-18, 2000, Muju resort, Korea INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE Dr. Chu-Hwan Yim, ETRI, Korea (Chair) Dr. Hideyoshi Tominaga, Waseda Univ., Japan Dr. Aurel A. Lazar, Columbia Univ., USA Mr. Yang Zemin, MPT, China Dr. Byeong-Gi Lee, SNU, Korea Mr. Edgardo V. Cabarios, NTC, Philippines Dr. Khairuddin Ab. Hamid, UNIMS, Malaysia Mr. Yogi Pratomo W, PT Telkom, Indonesia Mr. Pipope Chooncharoen, PTD, Thailand Dr. Nguyen Kim Lan, PTIT, Vietnam Mr. Masasuke Matsumoto, AIC, Japan ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE Dr. Byeong-Nam Yoon, NCA, Korea (Chair) Mr. Atsushi Yano, NTT, Japan Mr. Minoru Jomori, KDD, Japan Dr. Nelu Mihai, AT&T, USA Dr. Hyeong-Ho Lee, ETRI, Korea Dr. Mazlan Abbas, Celcom, Malaysia Dr. Suk-Hyun Shin, KT, Korea Dr. Seong-Il Jin, CNU, Korea Dr. Sun-Moo Kang, ETRI, Korea Mr. Masatoshi Hattori, AIC, Japan Dr. Man-Seop Lee, ICU, Korea Dr. Chi-Jung Hwang, CNU, Korea Mr. P. H. Utomo, RisTI Telkom, Indonesia Dr. Jit Biswas, KRDL, Singapore TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Dr. Mun-Kee Choi, ICU, Korea (Chair) Dr. Hiroshi Kamada, Matsushita, Japan Dr. Bon-Chul Koo, KT, Korea Dr. Gil-Haeng Lee, ETRI, Korea Dr. Young-Jin Sim, KT, Korea Mr. Taihei Suzuki, Hitachi, Japan Ms. Gao Lan, MPT, China Dr. Min-Ho Kang, ICU, Korea Ms. Yang Xiumei, IOS, China Dr. Yong-Hee Jeon, CUTH , Korea Dr. Yoshiyori Urano, Waseda Univ., Japan Dr. Kwang-Hoon Kim, KU, Korea Mr. Young-Il Choi, ETRI, Korea LOCAL ARRANGEMENT& REGISTRATION Dr. Go-Bong Choi, ETRI, Korea (Chair) Mr. Woo-Seop Rhee, ETRI, Korea Mr. Chang-Shin Chung, ETRI, Korea Mr. Sung-Kee Noh, ETRI, Korea The second International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT2000) will be held on February 16-18, 2000, at Muju resort area in South Korea. ICACT2000 will provide an open forum for researchers, engineers, policy makers, network planners, and service providers in telecommunications. Extensive exchange of information will be provided on newly emerging systems, standards, regulations, services, and variety of applications in the area of telecommunications. Topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to:  Open Programmable Networks and Active Networks  Programmable Switch Technology and CTI Services  Narrowband & Broadband ISDN Technology and Services  Electronic Commerce  Multimedia & Internet Systems, Services and Standards  Wideband Wireless Communication Technology and Services  Advanced Intelligent Network Technology and Services  Network Management, Operation and Maintenance  Distributed Computing Technology & Services  System & Software Engineering Aspects  Network & Information Security Aspects  Telecommunication Marketing, Regulations and Policy Aspects  Digital Subscriber Line Technologies  Fiber Optical Transmission & Switching Technologies  Communication Network Topology & Planning Paper Submission : Authors are invited to submit original, previously unpublished papers. All manuscripts should be written in English but can be prepared in free style for the review. All submitted papers will be reviewed by the technical program committee. The title page should clearly include the name, the mailing address, the e-mail address, the fax number of the author(s) and the topic area(s) of the submitted paper(s). After acceptance notification, the author(s) will prepare the final camera-ready manuscript of maximum six(6) IEEE double-column formatted pages. For the review, electronic submission of papers in e-mail PostScript version is encouraged. If electronic submission is not possible, four copies of the full paper should be sent by post to the following address: Dr. Ki-Chul Kim, Dr. Hwa-Sung Kim ETRI, Yusong P.O.Box 106,Taejon 305-600, Korea Tel : +82-42-860-6406, 6473, Fax : +82-42-860-6342 E-mail : kckim@etri.re.kr, hwkim@etri.re.kr LOCATION Muju has seen phenomenal growth since opening in 1990 and is now one of Asia's top destination of ski resorts. The huge 742-bedroom Hotel Tirol complex, includes a grand ballroom capable of holding 700 people with a five-language simultaneous translation system in place. Muju also boasts the country's longest ski slope and greatest uplift. It hosted The Winter Universiade '97 Games and is located in an area of great historic significance and natural beauty. Temperatures fall below zero between November and April and snow normally falls for up to 120 days. Skiing takes place on two ski areas Mansonbong Peak and the new Solch'onbong Ski range, which opened in 1997. http://soft.etri.re.kr/icact2000 Sponsored by :  Asian ISDN Council  Korean Institute of Communication Sciences