C Q R   E VENTS

2007 International CQR Workshop
Community and Commerce 
May 15-17, 2007
Sanibel Harbor Resort
Fort Myers, Florida, USA

***NEW***
Editors' Notes  for Day 1 (May 15, 2007)

Editors' Notes  for Day 2 (May 16, 2007)

Editors' Notes  for Day 3 (May 17, 2007)


Editors' Notes for Executive Panel Discussion (May 15, 2007)


The organizing committee would like to thank Fiona Ham (BT) and Baljinder Gill of UK CPNI for the excellent summary of each session of the workshop.

***The opinions represented within these notes were captured by hand and should be assumed to be personal and not necessarily representative of  the views of the organisations they represent.***

Important Messages to Attendees

1) A registration and reception event has been scheduled as follows:

REGISTRATION: Monday, May 14, 2007, 2:00 PM (1400 hours)

RECEPTION: Monday, May 14, 2007, 6:00 PM (1800 hours)

      Refreshments compliments of
      Reef Point Systems
  Reefpoint Logo  and BT   BT Logo

2) Program At A Glance (Now with links to presentation material)

3) Evening Events:   Tuesday, May 15, Boat Cruise
                                        Wednesday, May 16, Dinner Banquet

4) Weather in Fort Myers, Florida


 

Program Highlight

Technical Program Co-chairs: 

Richard Krock, Alcatel-Lucent
Email: rkrock@alcatel-lucent.com
Peter Hoath,
BT
Email: peter.hoath@bt.com

The IEEE CQR International Workshop is held annually with the purpose of bringing together industry and academic experts to present and discuss communications quality, reliability and security issues as they relate to real world issues. The output from the workshops adds to the community’s body of knowledge and serves to inform opinion and to assist the development of best practice and relevant standards.

This year’s program allocates a day to each of three themes.  Additionally,  there are two segments spanning the three days which will address Network/Communications and Topical Technology aspects as they apply to the daily theme.  In particular, new security and privacy related technologies which can be applied to the areas of the three themes are to be emphasized. Regular or short paper submissions in IEEE format from presenters are encouraged. The three themes are:

  • Telecommunications is a Social Service too
  • e-Commerce; still a tricky business?
  • Communications Now!

A description of these themes is provided in the Workshop Statement and Call for Contributions.

All CQR delegates are required to actively participate in the delivery of the workshop objectives. In actual terms, this means that applications for attendance will only be considered from potential delegates who offer to speak and present on a topic that is relevant to the themes of the workshop and who have the professional credentials to address the topic. 

Keynote Speakers

The following leaders of  telecommunications technologies have accepted the invitations to be the CQR2007 Keynote Speakers:

For more information, please go to the Keynote Speakers page.

CQR2007 Chairman's Awards

The CQR2007 Chairman's Awards will be presented in the Workshop Banquet,  Wednesday, May 16.

Submission Instructions

  • For topics listed above, summarize your material  and send as a MS Word or Text File (1 - 2 pages, attach supporting documentation if necessary).
  • Please include Telephone and Fax numbers and E-mail address.
  • Please also submit a brief biography using the template posted on this website.
  • Send Abstract to:

Peter Hoath, BT
Email: peter.hoath@bt.com

Workshop Statement and Call for Contributions (v3, 2/16/07)

Speaker Submission Guidelines (v4)

Key Dates
  • Abstract submission: Feb. 16, 2007

  • Notification of acceptance: March 10, 2007

  • Registration Cut-off date: April 6, 2007

  • Final Presentation due: April 15, 2007

Hotel Information

Sanibel Harbor Resort
17260 Sanibel Harbour Pointe Drive
Fort Myers, Florida 33908
866-283-3273
239-466-4000

Registration Contact

Kevin Krantz, Nortel Networks
CQR2007 Treasurer
Tel:   +1 972-684-5862
Fax:  +1 630-979-8739
E-mail: kkrantz@nortel.com

Registration Fee
  • ComSoc members $ 945*

  • IEEE members     $ 995*

  • Non-members       $1095*

 Registration Form (v3)

* Includes Workshop access/materials, lodging, and meals/socials events for 3 days, beginning with Monday's Reception Dinner, Tuesday Night's Social Event and Wednesday night Banquet.

$100 discount if form is dated on or before March 16, 2007

Spouse:  $ 150 (covers 3 dinners)

Travel Information

Nearest Airport: Ft. Myers, FL

 

Segment Chairs

Social Services Segment (2 sessions on 5/15)
Francois Cosquer
Alcatel-Lucent
Email: francois.cosquer@alcatel.com
E-Commerce Segment (2 sessions on 5/16)
Bill Hitchcock

Sprint, USA
Email: William.L.Hitchcock@sprint.com 
Communications Now! Segment (2 sessions on 5/17)
Martin Guldberg

Verizon Wireless, USA
Email: Martin.Guldberg@VerizonWireless.com  
Network and Communications Segment (one session on each day)
Dave Harcourt,
BT, UK
Email: david.harcourt@bt.com
Topical Technology Segment (one session on each day)
Weider Yu, San Jose State University, California, USA
Email: Weider.Yu@sjsu.edu 

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