CQR TC Meeting Minutes at CQR Workshop 2007 atFlorida, USA

May16, 2007

Shigeo Shioda

1.Introduction

The meeting was held in Sanibel Harbor Resort,Fort Myers, Florida, USA, at 15:00-16:00, May16, 2007. The number of attendeeswas 23. The list of attendees is shown in Annex.

2.CQR Background and Activities

(1)KenichiMase, Chairman, briefly explained the CQR background and activities (history, fundamental role, CQR charter, committee meetings, and technical symposium, workshops). He reported that the CQR TC successfully passed the recertification by Comsoc in 2006.

(2)Kenichi introduced the current officers (2006-2007) of the CQR TC. He also announced the positions for election of the next-term (2008-2009) CQR officers. Current Chair Elect, Chi-Ming Chen will become the Chair for 2008-2009. Ballots for the election of the CQR officers are to be sent by email in the fall. Election results will be announced in the committee meeting in Globecom 2007.

3.Strategic and Technical Programs

(1)The CQR activities are composed ofthree aspects; strategic, technical and combined programs. Strategic programs include the annual international workshop and special hot topic workshops. Technical programs include technicalsymposia in ICCs and Globecoms. Combined programs may include publications in technical journals like JSAC or business application sessions in ICCs and Globecoms.

(2)Kenichi reported the hot topic workshops held in 2006 (workshops on availability and robustness of Europe’s future communication networks). The proceedings of these workshops were posted on the CQR website, and the report of the workshop was posted on the European Commission website. Kenichi expressed his appreciation to Karl who organized these workshops.

(3)Concerningthe CQR-TC symposium in ICC 2007, 255 papers were submitted and, among those, 102 papers were accepted. In Globecom 2007, Karl will serve as the General Vice Chair. Hiromi will be a symposium Co-Chair in ICC 2008 in Beijing (China) and ICC 2009 in Dresden (Germany). Professor Tsuboi will bea symposium Co-Chair in Globecom 2008. In Globecom 2009, Chi-Ming will be the Business Forums Chair. Kenichi expressed his special appreciation to Hiromi who has actively organized the technical symposiaas the symposium Co-Chair in recent ICCs and Globecoms.

  1. 2008 CQR Workshop

(1)Kenichi explained the current plan of the 2008 CQR Workshop. The 2008 CQR Workshop will be organized by a style slightly different from the traditional CQR workshops. There will be two programs: strategic program and technical program. The General Chair will be mainly in charge of the strategic program which will beorganized in the traditional style of the CQR workshops. Concerning the technical program, we will assign the TPC Chair, and the program will be organized on a selected paper basis. The call for paper will be issued and papers will be selected by peer reviews. We expect that this style wouldincrease new comers to the CQR workshop especially from academia.

(2)Richard and Peter have agreed to serve as the GeneralChair of the 2008 CQR Workshop. As for the TPCchair, Professor Masayuki Murata (OsakaUniversity) has agreed to undertake this role, and Professor Hasegawa (OsakaUniversity)will support his job. Concerning the place, we still have two options (Carefree Resort & Villas in Arizona and the WashingtonDC), and we should make the final decision soon. [Note: After the meeting, it has been decided that CQR2008 will be held at Carefree Resort & Villa, Arizona.]

(3)The call-for papers will be distributed in ICC 2007. Professor Hasegawa explained a draft of the call-for papers (introduction, scope, submission, important dates). Several details includingsubmission style (abstract based submission or full-paper based submission) have not reached an agreement and thus should be discussed further.

5.Others

(1)The membership upgrade is encouraged. Concerning the upgrade procedures, please see the URL

(2)The next committee meeting will be held in ICC 2007 in Glasgow, Wed. June 27, 12:00-14:00.

(3)Every CQR member is encouraged to cast the vote for the officer election.

Annex Attendance List

Kenichi Mase
Chair / NiigataUniversity / Japan /
Chi-Ming Chen
Chair Elect / AT&T Laboratories / USA /
Hiromi Ueda
Vice-chair-Operations / TokyoUniversity of Technology / Japan /
Anil Macwan
Vice-chair-Publications / Alcatel-Lucent / USA /
Shigeo Shioda
Treasure & Secretary / ChibaUniversity / Japan /
Karl F. Rauscher
Advisory Board Chair / Alcatel-Lucent / USA /
Koichi Asatani
Advisory Board Chair Emeritus / KogakuinUniversity / Japan /
Kelly Krick
Advisory Board / Nortel / USA /
Shigehiro Ano / KDDI R&D Laboratories / Japan /
Carol Davids / Illinois Institute of Technology / USA /
Masayoshi Ejiri / Fujitsu Ltd. / Japan /
Martin Guldberg / Verizon Wireless / USA /
David Harcourt / BT / UK /
Go Hasegawa / OsakaUniversity / Japan /
Toru Hasegawa / KDDI R&D Laboratories / Japan /
Peter Hoath / BT / UK /
Rick Krock / Alcatel-Lucent / USA /
Scott Poretsky / Reef Point Systems / USA /
Aleksei Resetko / Alcatel-Lucent / Germany /
Jim Runyon / Alcatel-Lucent / USA /
Michael Tortorella / Rutgers University / USA /
Toshinori Tsuboi / TokyoUniv. of Technology / USA /
Weider Yu / San JoseStateUniversity / USA /