Call for Papers & Tutorials
2009 Symposium and Summer
School on Wireless Communications

June 3-5, 2009
Sponsored by:
Wireless at Virginia Tech, Continuing and Professional Education, and the following
Industrial Affiliate Companies:
ANALOG DEVICES • APPLIED SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY • DIGITAL RECEIVER TECHNOLOGY
DRS TECHNOLOGIES • EF JOHNSON • QUALCOMM • ROCKWELL COLLINS
SYRACUSE RESEARCH CORPORATION • THALES COMMUNICATIONS
TYCO ELECTRONICS • ZETA ASSOCIATES

On June 3-5, 2009, Wireless @ Virginia Tech will host its 19th annual symposium and summer school on wireless communi-
cations on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA. Both university and industry partners will present oral presentations,
poster sessions, and tutorials. Authors are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations and tutorials. Papers not
accepted as oral presentations may be accepted as poster presentations. Abstracts for oral presentations should describe
original work, and proposals for tutorials should include a descripton of the tutorial and material to be distributed to partici-
pants. The following topics or related areas will be considered for presentation:
Antennas
Position Location
Channel Measurements
Radio Resource Management
Channel Modeling
Reconfigurable Computing
Cognitive Radio/Networks
RF Circuit Design
Collaborative Radio
RF Material-Characterization
Cross Layer Optimization
RF Systems
Femtocell Deployment
Satellite Systems
Game Theory Analysis
Security
Hybrid Wireless/Fiber Optic/Powerline Systems
Sensor Networking
Interference Cancellation
Simulation Tools
Land Mobile Radio
Smart Antennas and Diversity Schemes
MEMS
Software Radio
MIMO
UWB
Network Protocol Design
VLSI Implementation
Networking
Wearable Computing and Communications


Abstracts and tutorial proposals should be limited to 500 words. They must be submitted electronically and must include the
title, author’s name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. Submit all materials to: Ms. Jenny Frank, Confer-
ence Coordinator, email: mprg@vt.edu. Additional questions should be directed to the conference coordinator via email, or
telephone at 540-231-2971. Symposium information, including the author’s kit, will be posted to the web site at www.wireless.vt.edu
as plans are finalized.

Important Deadlines
Abstracts & Tutorial proposals due - January 14, 2009
Notification of acceptance - February 16, 2009
Camera-ready manuscripts due - April 20, 2009
Author’s registration deadline - May 1, 2009

General Co-Chairs Technical Program Chair Tutorials Chair Conference Coordinator
Tamal Bose Allen MacKenzie Yaling Yang Jenny Frank
tbose@vt.edu mackenab@vt.edu yyang8@vt.edu mprg@vt.edu
Jeffrey Reed
reedjh@vt.edu