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--></style></head><body lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">The 9th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications</p><p class="MsoNormal">August 17-20, 2014</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Niagara Falls, Canada </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-14/">http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-14/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Future Networks and Communications (FNC) research effort will help achieving a major promise of the emerging technologies such as, ubiquitous access to broadband, supporting vital applications in our daily lives such as health, energy consumption, environment transport, entertainment or education. The scope of FNC is the development of energy-efficient future network infrastructures that support the convergence and interoperability of heterogeneous mobile, wired and wireless broadband network technologies as enablers of the future Internet. This includes but not limited to ubiquitous fast broadband access and ultra-high speed end-to-end optical connectivity, supporting open services and innovative ambient applications. Scope also embraces novel and evolutionary approaches to tackle network architectures, taking due consideration of users and societal needs for success.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">FNC research effort will help achieving a major promise of the emerging technologies such as, ubiquitous access to broadband, supporting vital applications in our daily lives such as health, energy consumption, environment transport, entertainment or education. The scope of FNC is the development of energy-efficient future network infrastructures that support the convergence and interoperability of heterogeneous mobile, wired and wireless broadband network technologies as enablers of the future Internet. This includes but not limited to ubiquitous fast broadband access and ultra-high speed end-to-end optical connectivity, supporting open services and innovative ambient applications. Scope also embraces novel and evolutionary approaches to tackle network architectures, taking due consideration of users and societal needs for success.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">All FNC 2014 accepted papers will be printed in the conference proceedings published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series (on-line). Procedia Computer Sciences is hosted on <a href="http://www.Elsevier.com">www.Elsevier.com</a> and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com">www.sciencedirect.com</a>), and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index <a href="http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/">http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/</a>. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. All accepted papers will also be indexed in DBLP (<a href="http://dblp.uni-trier.de/">http://dblp.uni-trier.de/</a>).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">IMPORTANT DATES</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">---------------------------</p><p class="MsoNormal">- Workshop Proposals : January 10, 2014 </p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">- Paper Submission Due : March 29, 2014 </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">- Acceptance Notification : May 24, 2014 </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">
- Final Manuscript Due : June 19, 2014 </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">COMMITTEES</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">-------------------</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">General Chairs</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Program Chairs</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada</p><p class="MsoNormal"> Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Advisory Committee</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Roch Glitho, Concordia University, Canada</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="NL-BE">Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL-BE"> Zygmunt J. Haas, Cornell University, USA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL-BE"> </span>Mohammad S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, USA</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="NL-BE">Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL-BE"> </span>Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada</p><p class="MsoNormal"> David Taniar, Monash University, Australia</p><p class="MsoNormal"> Mohamed Younis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Workshops Chairs</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Karim Djouani, UniversitŽ Paris-Est CrŽteil, France</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Zahoor Khan, Dalhouise University, Canada</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Local Arrangements Chairs</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">
Soumaya Cherkaoui, Sherbrooke University, Canada</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Ridha Khedri, McMaster University, Canada</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Ramiro Liscano, University of Ontario, Canada</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Publicity Chairs</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Ansar-Ul-Haque Yasar, IMOB Ð Hasselt University, Belgium</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Shibo He, Arizona State University, USA </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Steering Committee Chair</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">
Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada</p></div></body></html>