IEEE ISPLC 2015March 29 – 31, 2015Austin, Texas USA

BrianEvans

UT Austin

NaofalAl-Dhahir

UT DallasAnandDabak

TexasInstruments

HaniphLatchman

Univ. ofFlorida

BridgetErlikh

IEEEComSoc

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ManagementRegistration

Venue• Downtown Austin

The University ofTexas at Austin

Blanton Art Museum Complex

Edgar A. Smith Building

Auditorium

History Museum

Art Museum(free w/ name badge)

State Capitol 250m away

200 E. MLK Blvd.

Texas State Capitol

• Made of pink granite, larger than US Capitol• Nice grounds with several monuments• Free tours and 250m from venue

Lady Bird Lake Trail

Jogging, running, walking 10+ km3 km from venue

Canoe and kayak rentals

Lady Bird Lake

Trail goes around both sides of lake

Zilker Park

• Huge park, playground, Umlauf sculpture garden, botanical garden

• About 5 km from venue

Conference Statistics• Technical papers – 68 papers received

15 invited, 33 Accepted, 20 Not Accepted• Country of registration for the 78 attendees

2 Australia 11 Germany 3 South Africa

3 Belgium 1 India 3 Spain

4 Brazil 1 Ireland 2 Taiwan

2 Canada 1 Israel 2 UK

2 China 3 Italy 28 USA

2 Finland 4 Japan

2 France 2 Korea (South)

Conference Logistics• Bus service– capmetro.org• Lunch– boxed lunches provided 12-1 pm• Parking in Brazos St. Parking Garage

$4 with Blanton Art Museum validation• Papers– available through EDAS system• Wi-Fi– attwifi password WPF2-TDiW-MU• Presenters

Check in 10 min. before session w/ session chair

Monday Flow• Keynote talk by Lutz Lampe, UBC

MIMO et al. in Power Line Communications• Two parallel tracks• Boxed lunches in mezzanine• Two parallel tracks• Panel moderated by Stefano Galli, ASSIA

Interference and Co-existence Issues in Home Networking and Smart Grid Communications

Monday in More Detail9:00 ‑ 9:20 Welcome Auditorium

9:20 ‑ 10:00 K1: Keynote on MIMO PLC Auditorium

10:00 ‑ 10:20 Coffee Break Mezzanine

10:20 ‑ 12:00 M1: Noise & Interference MitigationM2: Device Modelling & Measurements

AuditoriumSeminar Room

12:00 ‑ 13:00 Lunch (boxed lunches on second floor) Mezzanine

13:00 ‑ 14:40 M3: MIMO PLCM4: Network Performance & Simulators

AuditoriumSeminar Room

14:40 ‑ 15:00 Coffee Break Mezzanine

15:00 ‑ 16:40P: Panel Discussion on Interference and Coexistence

Auditorium

Map of Second Floor

Auditorium

SeminarRoom

Refreshments / Lunch

Tuesday Flow• Two parallel tracks• Keynote talk

Lutz Lampe, UBC• TC-PLC supper Monday• Banquet supper Tuesday

Abel’s on Lake Austin

5 km from venue

Paper SubmissionsYear Location Dates Submitted Accepted Attendees

2015 Austin, Texas USA Mar 29 – Apr 1 65 40 est. 50-60 est. (paid)

2014 Glasgow, Scotland Mar 30 – Apr 2 95 60 81 (paid)

2013 Johannesburg, South Africa

Mar 24 – 27 80 64 80 (inc. volunteers)

2012 Beijing, China Mar 27 – 30 156 70 106 + volunteers

2011 Udine, Italy Apr 3 – 6 135 88 190 (150 paid)

2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mar 28 – 31 109 61 170 (135 paid)

2009 Dresden, Germany Mar 29 – Apr 1 139 62 118 (111 paid)

2008 Jeju Island, Korea Apr 2 – 4 107 76 135 (111 paid)

2007 Pisa, Italy Mar 26 – 28 135 94 150 (inc. volunteers)

60% acceptance rate 2007-2014

ComSoc seeks 50% acceptance rate not including invited papers