Student Travel Support for BroadNets 2006 Conference

第三届宽带通信、网络和系统国际会议（BroadNets 2006）将于2006年10月1日至5日在加州的圣何塞举行。BroadNets 2006是一个国际会议，重点是宽带通信，网络和系统，涵盖了下一代网络，通信系统，应用和服务的整个范围。该会议由IEEE通信协会（www.comsoc.org）和总部位于意大利的研究机构IEEE-Net（www.create-net.it）共同主办。会议包括三个专题讨论会，光通信，网络和系统专题讨论会，无线通信，网络和系统专题讨论会，一般专题讨论会以及几个研讨会。该奖项协助多达二十（20）美国的研究生参加会议。研究生参加BroadNets等会议为学生提供了宝贵的经验，使他们能够与高级研究人员互动，并使他们接触到更广泛的研究课题。拟议活动的智力价值包括受资助的研究生和参加BroadNets的其他研究人员之间的信息交流。将在技术会议、小组讨论、辅导、讲习班和主题演讲中提供知识交流的机会。通过参加这些活动，学生将能够从学术和行业的角度对宽带网络领域的各种主题和最新技术进行有价值的深入了解。宽带网络会议包括三个专题讨论会和几个讲习班，涵盖宽带网络的新趋势，预计将产生大量的兴趣和知识讨论。拟议活动的更广泛影响主要包括向受支助的学生提供宝贵的培训和学习经验。通过在技术会议上展示他们的工作，学生将获得宝贵的经验，教育别人对自己的研究。学生还将受益于他们与同行和其他机构的领先研究人员的互动，他们将能够发展自己的专业网络。这些经验将使研究生为自己的研究和教育事业做好准备。

The Third International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems (BroadNets 2006), will be held in San Jose, California from October 1-5, 2006. BroadNets 2006 is an international conference focusing on broadband communications, networks, and systems and covers the entire gamut of next generation networks, communications systems, applications and services. The conference is co-sponsored by IEEE Communications Society (www.comsoc.org) and Create-Net (www.create-net.it), a research institute based in Italy. The conference consists of three symposia, the Optical Communications, Networks and Systems Symposium, the Wireless Communications, Networks and Systems Symposium, and the General Symposium as well as several workshops. This award assists up to twenty (20) United States-based graduate students to attend the conference. Participation by graduate students in conferences such as BroadNets provides valuable experience for the students, enabling them to interact with senior researchers, as well as exposing them to a broader range of research topics. The intellectual merit of the proposed activity consists of the exchange of information between the supported graduate students and other researchers attending BroadNets. Opportunities for the intellectual exchange of information will be provided in technical sessions, panels, tutorials, workshops, and keynote talks. By attending such events, students will be able to gain valuable insight into various topics and the state-of-the-art in the field of broadband networking from both an academic as well as industry perspective. BroadNets conference with three symposia and several workshops covering emerging trends in broadband networking, is expected to generate a significant amount of interest and intellectual discussion. The broader impact of the proposed activity consists primarily of the valuable training and learning experience provided to the supported students. By presenting their work in technical sessions, students will gain valuable experience in educating others about their own research. The students will also benefit from their interaction with peers and leading researchers from other institutions, and they will be able to develop their own professional networks. Such experiences will enable the graduate students to prepare for their own careers in research and education.