A Century of Broadcasting histelcon 2010 The Second Region 8 IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications Madrid, Spain 3-5 November 2010 http://www.aeit.es/histelcon2010/ EXTENDED CALL FOR PAPERS Theme and Topics Year 2010 marks a series of historical milestones in relation to the Birth of Broadcasting a hundred years ago. To commemorate this remarkable anniversary, we invite submissions related to this theme in order to be presented as a paper. Other papers describing significant research contributions to the field of History of Information and Communication Technologies are also welcome. The official language of the conference will be English. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to, the following: • Pioneers of Broadcasting, • The Birth of the Broadcasting Business, • Stellar Moments in the History of Broadcasting, • A Century of Radio Regulations, • Radio & TV Standards, • Broadcasting as a Political Instrument, • Development of Radio & TV Technology. Poster and Special Sessions Submissions to organize a poster session on antique radio and radio museums or other related subject are very welcome. In addition, we are also seeking proposals for special sessions. Some suggestions come next: IEEE Life-Members and History Activities, Ham (Amateur) Radio, Pirate Radio, Satellite & Cable Broadcasting, Internet TV & Radio, Broadcasting as Entertainment. With the Sponsored by: collaboration of: A Century of Broadcasting histelcon 2010 The Second Region 8 IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications Madrid, Spain 3-5 November 2010 http://www.aeit.es/histelcon2010/ Abstract Submission Interested participants are invited to submit their abstracts for oral or poster presentations to the Conference Secretariat by electronically sending a 500 words abstract, written in English, with a title, the name of the author(s) and affiliation(s) in MS Word format. The abstract should clearly communicate the aim and content of the presentation. All abstracts will be reviewed for presentation by the Conference Scientific Committee. Presented papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings and in IEEE Explore. For each presented paper or poster, one presenter will have to fully register to the Conference. Guidelines for preparation of papers and posters will be provided in due time. Important Dates Extended Abstract Submission: 29 March 2010 Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 18 April 2010 Full paper deadline: 26 July 2010 Final program: 6 September 2010 Registration Deadline: 20 September 2010 Proposals for Poster and Special Sessions: Not later than 8 February 2010 Organization and Sponsorship HISTELCON’2010 is co-organized by the Spanish Association of Telecommunication Engineers (AEIT) and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM). It is sponsored by Telefonica, the leading telecommunications operator in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking world, and technically co-sponsored by the IEEE History Center, the IEEE Region 8 History Council, and the IEEE Spain Section. It has the collaboration of the IET. Organizing Committee • Chair: Olga Pérez Sanjuán, AEIT, Spain • Vice Chair: Jacob Baal-Schem, IEEE Region 8 History Coordinator, Israel • Secretary: Pilar Molina Gaudo, University of Zaragoza, Spain • Treasurer: José Manuel Huidobro, AEIT, Spain • Technical Program Chair: Antonio Pérez Yuste, UPM, Spain • Scientific Committee: Brian Bowers (UK) Javier Nadal (Spain) Eiju Matsumoto (Japan) Rik Nebeker (USA) José María Romeo (Spain) Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain) Jesús Sánchez Miñana (Spain) Manuel Sierra Pérez (Spain) Mischa Schwartz (USA). Conference Secretariat Paper abstracts, poster and special session proposals, and any suggestion related to the Conference have to be submitted to the Technical Program Chair, preferably by e-mail to: [email protected] With the Sponsored by: collaboration of: .