CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECIAL SESSION on Next Generation ICT for Consumer Applications



2012 IEEE Global High Tech Congress on Electronics
(GHTCE 2012)


November 18-20, 2012
Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China

IEEE Consumer Electronics Society

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2012 IEEE Global High Tech Congress on Electronics (GHTCE 2012) will be held at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center on November 18-20, 2012, in Shenzhen, China. In parallel with the 14th China Hi-Tech Fair (the largest technology show in China with typically over 500,000 attendees), the congress serves as a world-class forum for scientists and engineers to share the cutting-edge innovations in electronics, forecast the technology trends and opportunities, and enjoy an immersive experience of China's latest technology advances.

The congress program will feature paper sessions and workshops, industry summits and forums, demos, tutorials, and technical tours. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

1. Internet of Things
2. Smart Grid, Power Systems and Renewable Energy
3. Mobile Internet and Social Computing
4. Cloud Computing and Consumer Services
5. ICT and Electronics for Healthcare
6. Big Data, Analytics and Optimization
7. Human-Device Interaction
8. Entertainment & Services
9. Image & Video Processing
10. A/V Systems
11. RF & Wireless
12. Network Technology & Energy Management
13. Automotive Entertainment, Safety & Information
14. Enabling Technology

The GHTCE 2012 Special Session on Next Generation Information and Communications Technology for Consumer Applications is calling for papers.

Special Session Full Papers:
Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers (IEEE standard format, double column, 10-point font, 6 pages maximum with 2 additional pages allowed but at an extra charge) for presentation at the conference and publication in the Proceedings.

Special Session Digest Papers:
Authors are also invited to submit digest papers (IEEE standard format, double column, 10-point font, 2 pages) to showcase results recently obtained in industry or academia. Accepted digest papers will be presented at the conference and published in the Proceedings.

The IEEE templates in Microsoft Word and LaTeX format can be found at:
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html

Paper submission at:
http://edas.info/N13003

All submissions should be written in English, must be electronically submitted in PDF format, and will be peer-reviewed. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the GHTCE 2012 Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as major indexing services.

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Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline: Oct 25, 2012 (FINAL EXTENSION)
Notification of Acceptance: Nov 02, 2012
Final Manuscript Due: Nov 09, 2012
Conference Dates: Nov 18-20, 2012
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Note: To be published in the GHTCE 2012 Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore, an author of an accepted paper is required to register for the congress at the full (member or non-member) rate and the paper must be presented at the congress. Non-refundable registration fees must be paid prior to uploading the final IEEE formatted, publication-ready version of the paper. For authors with multiple accepted papers, one full registration is valid for up to 3 papers.