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General Chair
Lothar Pauly
Siemens Communications, Germany
 
Executive Chair
Werner Mohr
Siemens Communications, Germany
 
TPC Chair
K.C. Chua
National Univ. of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
 
TPC Vice-Chair (Phy/MAC)
Sumit Roy
Univ. of Washington, USA
 
TPC Vice-Chair (Networks)
Victor Leung
Univ. of British Columbia, Canada
 
TPC Vice-Chair (Services & Applications)
Abbas Jamalipour
Univ. of Sydney, Australia
 
TPC Vice-Chair (Tutorials)
T.J. Lim
Univ. of Toronto, Canada
 
TPC Vice-Chair (Technology / Business Applications Panels)
Vijay Varma
Telcordia Technologies, USA
 
Publications Chair
Charles Knutson
Brigham Young Univ., USA
 
Associate TPC Vice Chair (Phy/MAC)
Uday Desai
IIT - Bombay, India
 
Project Manager
Debora Kingston
IEEE Communications Society, USA
 
Treasurer
Bruce Worthman
IEEE Communications Society, USA
 
WCNC Steering Committee Chair
J. Roberto B. de Marca
PUC/Rio, Brazil


General Information
WCNC BADGES and TICKETS
WCNC Badges must be worn at all times and are necessary for admittance to all WCNC Sessions, shuttle buses, CTIA WIRELESS Keynotes, and the Exhibit Floor. You must wear your name badge at all times while in the Ernest Morial Convention Center. (Tickets and Badges are needed for entry to the Tutorials)

WCNC 2005 SESSIONS
All WCNC Sessions will take place on the second level of the Convention Center above Hall A

CTIA WIRELESS 2005 SESSIONS
CTIA Keynotes - Hall H Exhibit Floor - Halls A-H

WCNC REGISTRATION
Sunday 13 March - Wednesday 16 March
CTIA Registration Hall

On-site registration, badge pick-up and conference materials:
Sunday 13th 7:30 - 17:00
Monday 14th 7:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 15th 8:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 16th 8:00 - 15:00

Thursday 17 March
WCNC Session Area, 2nd floor above Hall A
7:30 - 3:00

SHUTTLE BUSES
WCNC/CTIA Shuttle Buses will depart from and return to the Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans and other official CTIA Hotels. Look for the CTIA WIRLESS Shuttle signs in the Lobby of your hotel for route and schedule information.

SCHEDULE
Sunday 13th No Shuttle Bus Service
Monday 14th 7:00 - 18:30
Tuesday 15th 7:00 - 18:30
Wednesday 16th 7:00 - 18:30
Thursday 17th 7:00 - 11:00 from the Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans Only.

If you have special access needs please stop by the WCNC office in room 214 or send an email to wcnc2005@comsoc.org

Buses for Welcome Reception
To the reception
17:30 - 18:00 meet by the IEEE Communications Society table in WCNC Session area. You will be walked in groups to the buses

From the Reception
19:00 - 20:30 buses will drop off at the Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans and at key spots for other hotels in the centeral business district and convention center area

SPEAKER'S BREAKFAST & LUNCH
Technical Session and Panels speakers with presentations on Monday afternoon should attend the speaker's luncheon on Monday from 12:30 - 13:30 in room 202 of the convention center. Speakers with presentations on Tuesday - Thursday should attend the speaker's breakfast on the morning of their presentation in the LaSalle C room of the Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans from 7:00 - 8:00. Please set with the session chair and authors of your session.

SPEAKER REHEARSAL ROOM
Room 216 of the Convention Center will be quipped with an LCD projector. Overhead Projector Screen and may be used to review or rehearse your presentations. The room will be open Monday - Thursday during the hours of the conference.

STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT CHECKS
You will receive a certificate honoring your grant at the Speakers Breakfast/Luncheon on the day of your presentation. You must check in at the speakers breakfast/luncheon on the day of your presentation in order to receive your grant.

WCNC NETWORKING AM/PM BREAKS
Networking AM/PM Breaks will be in the lobby of the WCNC Meeting Area.

WiFi ACCESS
Complimentary Wi-Fi Internet Access will be available to all attendees with Wi-Fi compatible devices in the Public Areas and Pre-Function Areas of the Convention Center. WiFi Acess will be available Monday - Thursday only.

RESTAURANTS AND REFRESHMENTS
Food Courts and Restaurants are conveniently located throughout the Convention Center. Concessions are available on the CTIA Exhibit Floor. In addition to the food court, the River Walk can easily be accessed outside of Hall A.

NEW ORLEANS INFORMATION AND RESTURANT RESERVATIONS
A representative of Convention Hospitality Services will be in the WCNC break area from 13:00 - 18:00 Monday - Wednesday to assist you with dinner and tour reservations and to answer your questions on New Orleans.

WCNC HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
Persons who need to talk to a specific IEEE staff person or who has questions should go to the WCNC headquarters Show Office located in Room 214

HEADQUARTERS HOTEL
Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans
444 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, 70130
(504) 581-6182

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
As in many large cities worldwide, please exercise caution, care and awareness of your physical surrounding as your participate in nightly activities.