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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Proposal Submission Deadline:<span style="COLOR: red"> May 31, 2010</span></span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Full Chapter Submission Deadline:<span style="COLOR: red"> August 1, 2010</span></span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><b><i><span style="COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Multimedia Services and Streaming for Mobile Devices: Challenges and Innovations</span></i></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">A book edited by<span style="COLOR: red"> Dr. Elsa Macias and Dr. Alvaro Suarez</span></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><span style="COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">University of Las Palmas de G.C., Spain</span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">To be published by IGI Global: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=828" target="_blank">http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=828</a></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Introduction</font></span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US">Multimedia services include the processing and communication of image, audio and text </span><span lang="EN-US">that must accomplish soft real time deadlines. Multimedia services are also the basis of prominent businesses. </span><span lang="EN-US">A mobile device (ultra-small-mobile-computer) allows its user to communicate multimedia information in any place and time. </span><span lang="EN-US">These devices currently represent the perfect vehicle for the convergence between Telecommunication and Computer Communication. </span><span lang="EN-US">This convergence </span><span lang="EN-US">leads to new rich multimedia interfaces for services like Videoconference, VoIP, Instant Messaging and Gaming.</span><span lang="EN-US"> It is easy to recognize the need for more research in this scenario. Therefore, there exists a need for an edited collection of articles in this area.</span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Objective of the Book</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3">This book will aim to provide new insights in this area of research to young and experimented researchers as well as technical company’s members. We want to collect tutorials, surveys, case descriptions and original contributions that address up-to-date research findings and business success cases in multimedia services and streaming for mobile devices. Another objective is to provide scholars and practitioners involved in this area with the most updated reference on a wide range of related topics. </font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Target Audience</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">The target audience of this book would be those interested in various aspects of multimedia services and streaming for mobile devices. This book is meant to be accessible to audiences including researchers, developers, engineers, and innovators working in multimedia services or mobile devices. The largest audience will be the academics, industry professionals and researchers who aspire to learn the recent progress and future trends of multimedia services and streaming for mobile devices. This book can also serve as a solid advanced-level supplement to media processing and communications courses for senior undergraduates and postgraduates. </span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:</span></b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-GB"></span></i></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Fundamentals of multimedia services and streaming media</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Fundamentals of mobile devices and multimedia operating systems</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Novel architectures and protocols for multimedia services and streaming media</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Media resource adaptation for multimedia services and streaming media</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Wireless/mobile multimedia services and media streaming</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Multimedia services and streaming media over heterogeneous networks</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Design and deployment of practical streaming media systems on mobile devices</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Commercial implementations of current and coming mobile telephones</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">QoS and QoE mechanisms</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Multimedia services and 4G</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Wireless sensors and mobile devices for multimedia services</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Location based multimedia services</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Descriptions of innovations in mobile devices for multimedia services and streaming</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Future trends and promising directions in multimedia services and streaming media</span></p>
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<h1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Submission Procedure</span></h1>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit <i>on or before <b><span style="COLOR: red">May 31, 2010</span></b></i>, a 2-3 pages chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by <b><i><span style="COLOR: red">June 15, 2010</span></i></b> about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by <b><i><span style="COLOR: red">December 15, 2010</span></i></b>. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Publisher</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” and “IGI Publishing” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.igi-pub.com/" target="_blank"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font color="#0000ff">www.igi-global.com</font></span></a></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">. This publication is anticipated to be released in <span style="COLOR: red">2011</span>.</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Important Dates:</span></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">May 31, 2010</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">:<span> </span><span> </span></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Proposal Submission Deadline<b></b></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">June 15, 2010</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">:<span> </span><span> </span></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Notification of Acceptance<b></b></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">August 1, 2010:<span> </span></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Full Chapter Submission<b></b></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">October 15, 2010:<span> </span></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Review Result Returned<b></b></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">December 15, 2010:<span> </span></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Final Chapter Submission<b></b></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">January 10, 2011:<span> </span></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Final Deadline</span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded <b>electronically</b> (Word document) or by <b>mail</b> to:</span></i></p>
<h5 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dr. Elsa Macias</span></h5>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span><font size="3">Campus Universitario de Tafira – </font></span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span><span><font size="3">-</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span><font size="3">Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria</font></span></p>
<h3 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><font size="3"> 35017 LAS PALMAS DE G.C. (SPAIN)</font></span></h3>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span lang="IT"><font size="3">E-mail: <a href="mailto:ChapSubmFORMobStreaming@gmail.com" target="_blank">ChapSubmFORMobStreaming@gmail.com</a></font></span></p>
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