<P>[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email]<BR>******************************************************<BR> CALL FOR PAPERS: MSN 2013 (IEEE sponsorship pending approval)</P>
<P> Workshop Proposal Submission Due: April 1, 2013 <BR> Workshop Acceptance Notification: April 15, 2013 <BR> Paper submission: August 31, 2013 <BR> Notification of Paper Acceptance: October 12, 2013<BR> Camera ready due: October 27, 2013<BR> Conference Registration: November 16, 2013<BR> Conference: December 11-13, 2013</P>
<P>******************************************************<BR>MSN 2013</P>
<P>The 9th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN-2013)<BR>Dalian, China<BR>December 11-13, 2013<BR><A href="http://ncc.dlut.edu.cn/msn2013/">http://ncc.dlut.edu.cn/msn2013/</A></P>
<P><BR>MSN 2013 provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange research results and share development experiences in the </P>
<P>field of mobile adhoc and sensor networks.Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas in mobile ad hoc </P>
<P>and sensor networks: </P>
<P> *Multi-hop Wireless Networks and Wireless Mesh Networks <BR> *Sensor and Actuator Networks <BR> *Vehicle Ad Hoc Networks <BR> *Mobile Social Network <BR> *Delay Tolerant Networks and Opportunistic Networking <BR> *Cyber-Physical Systems <BR> *Internet of Things (Protocols, Architectures & Novel Applications) <BR> *System Modeling and Performance Analysis <BR> *Routing and Network Protocols <BR> *Data Transport and Management in Mobile Networks <BR> *Resource Management and Wireless QoS Provisioning <BR> *Security and Privacy <BR> *Cross Layer Design and Optimization <BR> *Novel applications and Architectures<BR> <BR>Important dates</P>
<P> Paper submission: August 31, 2013 <BR> Notification of Paper Acceptance: October 12, 2013<BR> Camera ready due: October 27, 2013<BR> Conference Registration: October 27, 2013<BR> Conference: December 11-13, 2013</P>
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<P>Special Issues</P>
<P> Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience. <BR> Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks. <BR> International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. <BR> </P>
<P><BR>Organizing Committee </P>
<P>General Co-Chairs<BR>Keqiu Li, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><keqiu (at) dlut.edu.cn> <BR>Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada <BR><ivan (at) site.uottawa.ca> <BR>Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia <BR><albert.zomaya (at) SYDNEY.EDU.AU> </P>
<P>TPC Chairs<BR>Hongyi Wu, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA <BR><wu (at) cacs.louisiana.edu> <BR>Song Guo, University of Aizu, Japan <BR><sguo (at) u-aizu.ac.jp> <BR>Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece <BR><papavass (at) mail.ntua.gr> </P>
<P>Workshop Co-Chairs<BR>Stephan Olariu, Old Dominion University, USA <BR><olariu (at) cs.odu.edu> <BR>Xiaofei Liao, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China <BR><xfliao (at) hust.edu.cn> <BR>Yan Zhang, Simula Research Lab, Norway <BR><yanzhang (at) simula.no> </P>
<P>Publicity Co-Chairs<BR>Kui Wu, University of Victoria, Canada <BR><wkui (at) cs.uvic.ca> <BR>Jaime Lloret Mauri, Polytechnic University, Valencia, Spain <BR><jlloret (at) dcom.upv.es> <BR>Yanmin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China <BR><yzhu (at) cs.sjtu.edu.cn> </P>
<P>Publication Chairs<BR>Yang Xiang, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia <BR><yang.xiang (at) deakin.edu.au> <BR>Kai Lin, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><link (at) dlut.edu.cn> </P>
<P>Local Organization Chairs<BR>Yanming Shen, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><shen (at) dlut.edu.cn> <BR>Xin Yang, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><xinyang (at) dlut.edu.cn> </P>
<P>Finance Chair<BR>Heng Qi, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><qhclement (at) gmail.com> </P>
<P>Registration Chair<BR>Liping Suo, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><ncc (at) dlut.edu.cn> </P>
<P>Web Chairs<BR>Xiulong Liu, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><xiulongliudut (at) gmail.com> <BR>Liang Tang, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><tangliang2046 (at) sina.com> </P>
<P>Steering Committee Co-Chairs<BR>Xiaohua Jia, City University of Hong Kong, HK <BR><csjia (at) cityu.edu.hk> <BR>Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK <BR><csjcao (at) comp.polyu.edu.hk> <BR> <BR><A href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msn2013">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msn2013</A></P>
<P>Papers presenting original and unpublished work are invited and will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical </P>
<P>soundness, and clarity of exposition. Submitted papers should be in PDF format and uploaded on easychair. The submission website is </P>
<P><A href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msn2013">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msn2013</A>. The submitted paper should not exceed eight single-spaced, double-column pages </P>
<P>in IEEE style format. Detailed formatting and submission guidelines is available on the conference website. Submissions imply the </P>
<P>willingness of at least one author to register, attend the conference, and present the paper. There will be best paper awards to </P>
<P>recognize distinguished research. </P>
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