AccessNets 2007 General Chair Message

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is my great pleasure to welcome you all The annual International Conference on Access Networks (AccessNets) aims at providing a forum that brings together scientists and researchers from academia as well as managers and engineers from the industry and government organizations to meet and exchange ideas and recent work on all aspects of access networks. As the second edition of this exciting event, AccessNets'07 will present you an exciting technical program consisting of keynote speeches, invited talks, technical sessions, panels, and workshops. The keynote speeches will be delivered by Dr. Hussein T. Mouftah and Dr. Raj Jain, worldwide renowned research leaders in the area of access networks, and the invited talks will be given by leading experts with different research backgrounds in the area. The technical sessions will present original research results while the workshops and panels will focus on development, application, and related business issues in this exciting area. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the organizing committee members for their enthusiastic and excellent job during the entire process of organizing this event. I am so grateful to all the TPC members and reviewers for their time and inputs in carefully reviewing all the papers and providing valuable review comments. Many thanks go to the steering committee, chaired by Dr. Imrich Chlamtac, for giving helpful advices in organizing the conference. I am also thankful to all the ICST staff, in particular, our conference coordinator, Zita Rozsa, for their active support and assistance during the entire process of organizing the event. In addition, I would like to acknowledge Create-Net, ICST, IEEE Communications Society, and IEEE Ottawa Section for their invaluable co-sponsorship for this event. Nestled on the banks of the majestic Ottawa, Rideau and Gatineau Rivers, Ottawa is one of the most beautiful capitals in the world. The city is not only a thriving international technology and business centre, but also rich in culture and heritage with its many national institutions, parklands, waterways and historic architecture. With a wide range of cultural and historical sites, Ottawa offers visitors a lot of attractions and sighting opportunities. I hope that you will enjoy our technical program and your time at the conference. I also hope that you will take the advantage to visit the city of Ottawa and have a pleasant and memorable stay.