1. IEEE ISPLC 2015 March 29 – 31, 2015 Austin, Texas USA Brian Evans UT Austin Naofal Al-Dhahir UT Dallas Anand Dabak Texas Instruments Haniph Latchman Univ. of Florida Bridget Erlikh IEEE ComSoc Technical Program Co-Chairs General Chair http://www.ieee-isplc.org/ Lauren Bringle UT Austin Local Arrangements Management Registration

2. Venue Downtown Austin The University of Texas at Austin Blanton Art Museum Complex Edgar A. Smith Building Auditorium History Museum Art Museum (free w/ name badge) State Capitol 250m away 200 E. MLK Blvd.

3. Texas State Capitol Made of pink granite, larger than US Capitol Nice grounds with several monuments Free tours and 250m from venue

4. Lady Bird Lake Trail Jogging, running, walking 10+ km 3 km from venue Canoe and kayak rentals Lady Bird Lake Trail goes around both sides of lake

5. Zilker Park Huge park, playground, Umlauf sculpture garden, botanical garden About 5 km from venue

6. Conference Statistics Technical papers – 68 papers received 15 invited, 33 Accepted, 20 Not Accepted Country of registration for the 78 attendees 2Australia11Germany3South Africa 3Belgium1India3Spain 4Brazil1Ireland2Taiwan 2Canada1Israel2UK 2China3Italy28USA 2Finland4Japan 2France2Korea (South)

7. Conference Logistics Bus service– capmetro.org Lunch– boxed lunches provided 12-1 pm Parking in Brazos St. Parking Garage $4 with Blanton Art Museum validation Papers– available through EDAS system Wi-Fi– attwifi password WPF2-TDiW-MU Presenters Check in 10 min. before session w/ session chair

8. Monday Flow Keynote talk by Lutz Lampe, UBC MIMO et al. in Power Line Communications Two parallel tracks Boxed lunches in mezzanine Two parallel tracks Panel moderated by Stefano Galli, ASSIA Interference and Co-existence Issues in Home Networking and Smart Grid Communications

9. Monday in More Detail 9:00 ‑ 9:20 WelcomeAuditorium 9:20 ‑ 10:00 K1: Keynote on MIMO PLCKeynote on MIMO PLCAuditorium 10:00 ‑ 10:20 Coffee BreakMezzanine 10:20 ‑ 12:00 M1: Noise & Interference Mitigation M2: Device Modelling & MeasurementsNoise & Interference MitigationDevice Modelling & Measurements Auditorium Seminar Room 12:00 ‑ 13:00 LunchLunch (boxed lunches on second floor)Mezzanine 13:00 ‑ 14:40 M3: MIMO PLC M4: Network Performance & SimulatorsMIMO PLCNetwork Performance & Simulators Auditorium Seminar Room 14:40 ‑ 15:00 Coffee BreakMezzanine 15:00 ‑ 16:40 P: Panel Discussion on Interference and CoexistencePanel Discussion on Interference and Coexistence Auditorium

10. Map of Second Floor Auditorium Seminar Room Refreshments / Lunch

12. Tuesday Flow Two parallel tracks Keynote talk Lutz Lampe, UBC TC-PLC supper Monday Banquet supper Tuesday Abel’s on Lake Austin 5 km from venue

13. Paper Submissions YearLocationDatesSubmittedAcceptedAttendees 2015Austin, Texas USAMar 29 – Apr 16540 est. 50-60 est. (paid) 2014Glasgow, ScotlandMar 30 – Apr 29560 81 (paid) 2013Johannesburg, South AfricaMar 24 – 278064 80 (inc. volunteers) 2012Beijing, ChinaMar 27 – 3015670106 + volunteers 2011Udine, ItalyApr 3 – 613588190 (150 paid) 2010Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMar 28 – 3110961170 (135 paid) 2009Dresden, GermanyMar 29 – Apr 113962118 (111 paid) 2008Jeju Island, KoreaApr 2 – 410776135 (111 paid) 2007Pisa, ItalyMar 26 – 2813594150 (inc. volunteers) 60% acceptance rate 2007-2014 ComSoc seeks 50% acceptance rate not including invited papers