ISITA 2008

The 2008 International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications, sponsored by the Society of Information Theory and its Applications (SITA) with the technical co-sponsorship of the IEEE Information Theory Society, will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from Sunday, December 7, through Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Error Control Coding Coding Theory and Practice Coded Modulation Data Compression and Source Coding Communication Systems Optical Communications Detection and Estimation Mobile Communications Spread Spectrum Systems Pattern Recognition and Learning Signal Processing Speech/Image Coding Rate-Distortion Theory Shannon Theory Stochastic Processes Cryptology and Data Security Data Networks Applications of Information Theory Multi-User Information Theory Quantum Information Processing

Papers will be selected on the basis of an extended summary (not exceeding 3 pages). The deadline for submission is 23:59, May 11, 2008, GMT. Notification of decisions will be made by the end of July 2008. The accepted papers will appear in the Proceedings.

Auckland, the City of Sails, is the gateway to New Zealand, one of the world's top outdoor paradises. It is located on both Tasman Sea and Pacific and boasts countless beaches, a vibrant cosmopolitan culture, and excellent cuisine and wines. It is connected to many major cities in Asia, Australia, South America and the USA by direct airline flights. At the time of ISITA2008, it will be late spring in Auckland and the pohutukawa (New Zealand Christmas Trees) should be in full crimson flower. Important Dates

Deadline for submission of extended summary	 	May 7, 2008 Notification of paper acceptance	 	late July, 2008 Deadline for final paper submission	 	Sept. 7, 2008

Enquiries on matters related to the Symposium should be addressed as follows:

General matters: 	 	Technical program matters: isita2008@sita.gr.jp	 	isita2008tpc@sita.gr.jp

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