ISPLC 2008 – Jeju Island

ISPLC 2008, Committee Meeting

Jeju Island – April 2, 2008

Present (24):
1. Gerd Bumiller
2. Stefano Galli
3. Vincent Guillet
4. Abdel Haidine
5. Bahram Honary
6. James Hong
7. Andre Hirakawa
8. Hendrik Ferreira
9. Masaaki Katayama
10. Jin Young Kim
11. Seong-Cheol Kim
12. Haniph Latchman
13. Yong-Hwan Lee
14. Jaejin Lee
15. Ralf Lehnert
16. Moacjr Martucci
17. Niovi Pavlidou
18. Moises Ribeiro
19. Yoan Shin
20. Mauro Tucci
21. Daisuke Umehara
22. Daniele Veronesi
23. Han Vinck
24. Javad Yazdani

Online(1):
1. Andrea Tonello

Agenda

1) Welcome and introduction

2) Approval of previous meeting minutes – Available on-line, see
http://www.comsoc.org/bopl/ – Click on the “Meetings” tab.

3) Officers election results

4) Overview Right to Bare Legs on current activities
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- Conferences
- Awards and Nominations
- PLC document database
- Report Plaque Attack on IEEE ISPLC 2008
- Report on IEEE ISPLC 2009 (Dresden)

5) Report on standardization activities

6) Other issues brought up by members

7) Adjourn

Meeting Minutes.

1) Welcome and introduction

Welcome by Chairman Stefano Galli.

2) Approval of previous meeting minutes – Available on-line, see
Slim TS – Click on the “Meetings” tab.

Minutes approved with no opposition.

3) Officers election results

Nomination and election committee (N&EC) nominated 3 candidates.

Chairman: Stefan Galli
Vice-Chairman: Lutz affiliate marketing Lampe
Secretary: Gerd Bumiller

No further candidates were announced by any active member.
All three candidates were endorsed by 14 out of 21 active members.
Since 2/3rd of active members endorsed the candidates additional votes are not required.
N&EC announce the candidates as voted.
Vote is accepted by the present candidates.

4) Overview on current activities

- Conferences
Andrea Tonello reports activities about Globecom 2008. Andrea Tonello is co-chair of the
General Symposium on Selected Areas in Communications at IEEE GLOBECOM 08.

The symposium has tracks on Emerging Technologies for Access and Home Networks,
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Data Storage, Satellite Communications, Cognitive Radio. Andrea Tonello chairs the track
on Emerging Technologies for Atlanta bankruptcy attorney Access and Home Networks that includes PLC
technologies. The symposium received more than 200 submissions. The papers about PLC
are 19. The number is relatively small although showing an increase with respect to last
year. The number of papers should be Suzanne Somers diet sufficient to select papers for a high quality session.
Some papers are co-authored by new names in our community.

Masaaki Katayama reports activities about Globecom 2009 Proposal for a Track in the
General Symposium on Selected Areas in Communications. Proposal is appended.

- Awards and Nominations
Han Vinck was nominated and accepted as ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer.

- PLC document database
Live demonstration by Stefano Galli. New functions added by students of Lutz Lampe.
Many thanks to Lutz Lampe and his students from the technical committee.

- Report on IEEE ISPLC 2008
Technical committee thanks organization committee.

Statistics of the conference:

1. Contributed papers:

Region Submitted Accepted
Asia 47 31
America 17 12
Europa 36 30
Oceania 1 0
Africa 6 3

• Submitted 107 papers from 23 countries.
• Accepted Smoke Assist 76 papers from 17 countries / ratio: 71 %
o Oral: 64 papers
o Poster: 12 papers
• Pre-Registration: 135 (111 full) from Shake Weight 20 countries (until March 1, 2008)

- Report on IEEE ISPLC 2009 (Dresden)
Ralf Lehnert reports about ISPLC 2009 (slights appended).
Call for Papers is online.
The dates for “acceptance notification” and “camera ready paper due” have to be checked.
Call of paper should be offline during clarification.

- Report on ISPLC Workshop 2009
Niovi Pavlidou reports about the organisation of the vertical worskshop.
The workshop is hosted by the University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Date: 2-3.10.2009
Topic: Application and Standardisation
Fee: about 100 EUR.
Web-site will be established until 20.4.2008.
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- Proposal for ISPLC Workshop 2008 / 2009
Andrea Tonello reports about a proposal for a ISPLC workshop in Udine, Italy.
Short discussion about holding two workshops in one year.
The final agreement was that Max Burn holding two workshops in one year is not in the spirit of the
workshop. Proposal of Andrea Tonello is accepted for 2009.

5) Report on standardization activities
Stefano Galli referred to his detailed report during the panel session on the same day.

6) Other Issues brought up by members
None.

7) Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 pm.

Final Draft – Gerd Bumiller, TC-PLC Secretary

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MTV News spent hours interviewing artists and stars on the Grammy red carpet. After everyone was inside Los Angeles’ Staples Center, some of the news team made their way backstage while the rest made their way to their seats. Here are some observations that anyone watching from their couch would never have seen:

Pretty Please, More Pink: Inside Staples Center, they play highlights from past shows during commercial breaks. Pink’s performance of “Glitter in the Air” captivated the audience so much that when they cut back to the show, the entire crowd groaned.

Mother Monster’s Security Detail: Lady Gaga moved through the arena flanked by two bodyguards in order to make it safely to her seat in time for Recording Industry President Neil Portnoy’s speech. Gaga was also safer than the Beatle in the house. Sir Paul McCartney had no protection during his dual-performance night.

Get Up, Stand Up: The audience inside Staples Center seemed unsure of when to stand up and sit down all night. The minute Paul McCartney appeared onstage, all that uncertainty disappeared.

One Step Behind?: While Chris Brown’s footwork looked quite impressive on air, our source told us the vibe inside Staples was lukewarm after his physical performance.

Join the Band: Many audience members were given arm bands with a Coldplay logo on it and told to put them on during the band’s performance with Rihanna.

The Standing O You Missed: When Tony Bennett won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for his duet with Amy Winehouse during the pre-televised ceremony, the crowd rose to its feet. “We shouldn’t be here. Our darling daughter should be here,” Winehouse’s father Mitch said after embracing Bennett.

On the Bubble: The night’s big winner, Adele, was chewing gum backstage after her triumphant performance of “Rolling in the Deep.” That applause you heard on TV was no joke. The crowd inside Staples was blown away.

+Jennifer Hudson Channels Whitney Houston
Nicki Minaj Resurrects Spooky Roman Zolanski
+Adele Stages Thrilling Comeback

Stick with MTV News all for all the Grammy red-carpet fashion, Grammy winners and Grammy news until the hangover wears off!

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There are only two days left until the 2012 Academy Awards kick off, which means that the frantic last-minute Oscar predictions have begun. MTV Movies and our friends over at NextMovie have been putting our heads together to talk about who we expect to win big at this year’s ceremony, and today the last two videos for our informed guesses for Best Picture and Best Director have been revealed.

Unsurprisingly, it seems like “The Artist” is the front-runner in both categories. The little film that could has been both a critical darling and well-received by the public (at least for a black and white silent movie about a silent film star), and it seems fair to assume that it will take home the major Best Picture and Best Director statues as well.

But that’s not to say “The Artist” is the film that most deserves the Oscar gold. Click on after the jump to see what other films MTV Movies’ Josh Horowitz and NextMovie’s Kevin Polowy have to say about who got snubbed and who might be the dark horse winner.

Considering MTV Movies Blog has run a feature on the movies we think should have had that tenth Best Picture nomination, it should come as no surprise that there were a fair number of movies Horowitz and Polowy thought were snubbed this year. Where were “Drive,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Bridesmaids” when you need them?

As for the Best Director category, the one major snub that Horowitz and Polowy both agreed on was David Fincher for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” I still stand by the argument that he was the most deserving candidate for the Oscar last year, though he ultimately lost to “The King’s Speech’s” Tom Hooper, so to not even score a nom is a double slight against the master of suspense. And though the Best Director statuette seems like it’s Michael Hazanavicius’ to lose, the MTV duo predict that Martin Scorsese might not be ruled out of the race just yet for the amazing work he did on “Hugo.”

The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Stick with us for everything you need to know leading up to the awards show, and on Sunday, February 26, tune into MTV.com at 5:30 p.m. ET for our three-hour red-carpet live stream and updates on the night’s big winners.

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Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/02/24/nextmovies-oscar-picks-best-picture-and-director/

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There are only two days left until the 2012 Academy Awards kick off, which means that the frantic last-minute Oscar predictions have begun. MTV Movies and our friends over at NextMovie have been putting our heads together to talk about who we expect to win big at this year’s ceremony, and today the last two videos for our informed guesses for Best Picture and Best Director have been revealed.

Unsurprisingly, it seems like “The Artist” is the front-runner in both categories. The little film that could has been both a critical darling and well-received by the public (at least for a black and white silent movie about a silent film star), and it seems fair to assume that it will take home the major Best Picture and Best Director statues as well.

But that’s not to say “The Artist” is the film that most deserves the Oscar gold. Click on after the jump to see what other films MTV Movies’ Josh Horowitz and NextMovie’s Kevin Polowy have to say about who got snubbed and who might be the dark horse winner.

Considering MTV Movies Blog has run a feature on the movies we think should have had that tenth Best Picture nomination, it should come as no surprise that there were a fair number of movies Horowitz and Polowy thought were snubbed this year. Where were “Drive,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Bridesmaids” when you need them?

As for the Best Director category, the one major snub that Horowitz and Polowy both agreed on was David Fincher for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” I still stand by the argument that he was the most deserving candidate for the Oscar last year, though he ultimately lost to “The King’s Speech’s” Tom Hooper, so to not even score a nom is a double slight against the master of suspense. And though the Best Director statuette seems like it’s Michael Hazanavicius’ to lose, the MTV duo predict that Martin Scorsese might not be ruled out of the race just yet for the amazing work he did on “Hugo.”

The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Stick with us for everything you need to know leading up to the awards show, and on Sunday, February 26, tune into MTV.com at 5:30 p.m. ET for our three-hour red-carpet live stream and updates on the night’s big winners.

Tags Oscars 2012

Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/02/24/nextmovies-oscar-picks-best-picture-and-director/

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