1. Proposal to the BoG of the IT Society: IEEE Information Theory Workshop on Networking and Information Theory, June 10-12, 2008 in Volos, Greece

2. Full technical and financial sponsorship is requested from the IEEE IT Society. The proceedings will be included in IEEE Xplore.

3. A large, modern, dynamic city In one of the most attractive areas of Greece The city is also famed for its rich cultural life, for its archaeological museum and for the important Neolithic settlements at Dimini and Sesklo. Hosted 2004 Olympic events Will Host XVII Mediterranean Games along with Larisa Large University Near Mount Pilion and Meteora Why Volos, Greece?

4. Focus on Networks The title, IEEE Information Theory Workshop on Networking and Information Theory, indicates a technical focus on networks, without excluding other areas of information theory. We plan to engage researchers working on fundamentals of networks and related areas, many of whom would not ordinarily attend an information theory conference. Core network areas would include coding in networks, delay-distortion, network security, network algorithms, stability, peer-to-peer systems, cross- layer network optimization, game theory in networks, networks and information theory in biology. The technical focus will reduce competition with ISIT 2009, which will begin in Seoul two weeks and two days after the workshop ends.

5. Workshop Co-chairs - Bruce Hajek Univ of Illinois, USA - Leandros Tassiulas Univ. of Thessaly, Volos, Greece Organization

6. Technical Program Committee Co-chairs - Venkat Anantharam UC Berkeley USA -Yannis Kontoyannis Athens University of Economics and Business Hellas Volunteers for Organization Committee: Amir Banihashemi (Served Technical Program Co-Chairs for the ITW 2007), Christina Fragouli, Petros Elia, Olgica Milinkovic, Todd Coleman, SekharTatikonda, Christoforos Chadjicostis, Babos Charalabous, Costas Georghiades Technical Program

7. Proposed dates: June 10-12, 2009 Beautiful weather Availability Other dates are also possible Dates

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9. Location Athens Thessaloniki Volos

10. How to get there From Athens to Volos - by road: 324 Km, about 4h. - by train: Intercity, 4h 30 min. From Thessaloniki to Volos - by road: 216 Km, about 3h. - by train: 3 hours. From Athens to Skiathos by air: 35 min from Skiathos to Volos by Flying Dolphin: 1h 30 min by boat: 2h 30min. From abroad: international charter flights direct to the Nea Anchialos and Skiathos airports; alternatively one can fly to Athens or Thessaloniki and travel on to Volos by road or rail

11. Venue - University of Thessaly University of Thessaly

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14. Preliminary Budget ITEMAmount in USD Materials (pads, bags, CD proceedings etc)3840 Social events23630 Administrative+other10916 Total expenses41795 Registration/Extras48115 Projected surplus 6320

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