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The author describes his growing involvement in Communications Society activities that had significant impact on his career. He describes his experience in presenting a paper at the 1982 IEEE International Conference on Communications in Philadelphia on the topic of how the Bell System would maintain its digital telecommunications network, which was then in its infancy. The Communications Society Board of Governors' recognition of the growing opportunities and challenges of conferences when it restructured the Board, with the new structure starting in 2008 is discussed.

Against a backdrop commonly considered one of the most wondrous locations in the world, thousands of global experts convened in the iconic "Harbour City" of Sydney, Australia from June 10 - 14 to participate in one of the industry's largest and most profound gatherings focused on the advancements rapidly transforming every area of life and business. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article provides information on the activities and achievements of the 2007 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) held from March 11 to 15, 2007 in Hong Kong, China. The theme of the conference was Wireless Gateway, given Hong Kong's special position within the fast growing vibrant economies and excitement of China and Asia. Hong Kong is well known for its advances in information and communications technology. Furthermore, WCNC 2007 was a resounding success. It broke every record there was to be broken. It had an overwhelming number of paper submissions, truly exceeding all expectations.

The article presents a technical report on the 12th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications, and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2004), which was held during October 10-13, 2004 on the cruise ship Marko Polo on the attractive route Split-Dubrovnik-Split-Venice-Split. The conference program featured a symposium dedicated to the most timely topics in the area of mobile and wireless communications. Two special sessions and 17 general conference sessions, a poster session, and two professional workshops were held too. Researchers and experts from industry, research institutes, and universities from more than 40 countries all around the world submitted in total 203 papers for presentation at Soft- COM 2004. Submitted papers were reviewed by more than 100 scientists from universities, institutes, and companies all over the world. All accepted papers were carefully selected based on their contribution, relevance, conceptual clarity, and overall quality. Nearly 69 percent of submitted papers were recommended for presentation within the technical program.

Themed "Communications: The Centrepoint of the Digital Economy," the next annual IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) will be held June 10 ? 14 in the dynamic cultural hub of Sydney, Australia. Known as the Harbour City, Sydney is also recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in the world with widespread amenities ranging from miles of ocean coastline and sandy surf beaches to structural icons such as the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information about some forthcoming events related to the computer industry. The Eleventh Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications will be held in Perth, Western Australia, during October 3-5, 2005. Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Bandwidth Management Workshop will be held in Whistler, British Columbia, during October 3-6, 2005. Second International Workshop on Mobility Aware Technologies and Applications will be held in Montreal, Quebec, during October 17-19, 2005. International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks will be held in San Diego, California, during October 17-19, 2005. IEEE International Siberian Conference on Control and Communications will be held in Tomsk, Russia, during October 21-22, 2005. Symposium on Architecture for Networking and Communications Systems will be held in Princeton, New Jersey, during October 26-28, 2005. First IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, during November 8-11, 2005.

Reports on the forum established by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that discusses the various aspects of the production, access, preservation and use of digitized multimedia on the global information highway. Overview of the keynote speeches; Main themes of the congress; Papers presented in the event.

Editorial. Comments on the digital communications industry OFC '03 conference and exhibition held in March 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia. Decrease in number of exhibitors; Increase in the number of technical paper submissions; Proceedings.

The article discusses the services provided by the U.S.-based Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Communications Society for its members. The organization will be introducing unified and standardized ways to run conferences. Keynote speeches, workshops and panel sessions will be added to its online offerings. On a trial run, the online facility will feature video feeds related to conference activities. Generic educational broadcasts on industry topics will be provided to society members.

The article presents information related to various meetings related to wireless communications. NGI 2005, the 1st Conference on Next Generation Internet Networks Traffic Engineering will be held on April 18-20, 2005 in Rome, Italy. WOCC 2005, 14th Annual Wireless and Optical Communications Conference will be held on April 22-23, 2005 in Newark, New Jersey. CQR 2005, IEEE Technical committee on Communications Quality and Reliability will be held on April 26-29, 2005 in Saint Pete Beach, Florida. WTS 2005, Wireless Telecommunications Symposium will be held on April 28-30, 2005 in Pomona, California. HPSR 2005, Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing meeting will be held on May 12-14, 2005 in Hong Kong, China. ICC 2005, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications will be held in May 16-20, 2005.

Information on the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council Asia-Pacific First Annual Conference held on July 11 to 14, 2006 at Makuhari, Japan is presented. The conference assessed the market potential of FTTH in the Asia-Pacific region. It featured exhibitions on broadband access services, live entertainment over FTTH, and remote education service.