Chairman's Welcome Message

The 13^th Annual Wireless & Optical Communications Conference (WOCC) welcomes both technical and business professionals around the globe to exchange their knowledge and ideas, as well as to network with each other. In line with the theme “Regrowing the Telecommunications Industry in the Twenty-First Century,” WOCC 2004 will offer around 60 invited talks and selected presentations covering both technical and business topics; in particular, business opportunities between North America and Asia/Pacific is a focal point.

     WOCC 2004 covers a regular two-day program (on March 8 and 9) at Taipei International Convention Center and a special program at National Cheng Kung University based in Tainan. The regular program covers three parallel tracks:

• Wireless Communications

• Optical Communications

• Multimedia Communications

The special program on the third day (March 10) offers invited talks in the morning and a tour to the Southern Taiwan Science Park in the afternoon.

      I would like to thank all the co-organizers and sponsors from ROC Taiwan government: National Science Council, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Transportation and Communications; R&D organizations: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Institute of Information Industry; five major universities: Central, Cheng Kung, Chiao Tung, Taiwan, and Tsing Hua; and other oversea and domestic organizations and companies listed in our sponsors’ page. Last but not the least, IEEE Communications Society grants technical sponsorship to WOCC for the first time.

     Please come and join this conference. I am sure you will find it both meaningful and enjoyable. With your support and participation, WOCC will continue its success for a long time.

Conference Chair
Dr. Bao-Shuh Paul Lin
Vice President of Industrial
Technology Research Institute,
General Director of CCL