THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRONICS, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS ICECS '94 December 19 - 22, 1994 The Nile Hilton Hotel Cairo, Egypt FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS ******************************************************************* The First International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS '94) will be held in Cairo, Egypt, December 19 - 22, 1994. It will include regular sessions on all aspects of the field of electronics including analog, digital, solid-state, power, high-speed, automotive, biomedical, military and consumer electronics. Special sessions, invited talks and tutorials on specific advanced topics will also be included in the program. Topics for the regular sessions include, but are not limited to: Analog/Digital VLSI Design Artificial Intelligence Artificial Neural Networks Communication Circuits and Systems Computer Aided Design Computer Networks Control Theory and Applications Custom and Semi-custom Integrated Circuits Device Characterization and Modeling Electrical Engineering Education Electronic Product Development Energy Conversion Image Processing Low Power, Low Voltage Design Microwave and Millimeter Wave Components Parallel and Distributed Processing Photovoltaic Cells Power Electronics Signal Processing Speech Analysis and Synthesis Transmission lines/microstrip Active Filters Authors are invited to submit 5 copies of an extended summary, not less than 5 pages, or the full paper, not more than 12 pages, double-spaced and typed on standard A4 paper. The title page should include author(s) name(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone, FAX and email. The author should indicate one or two of the above categories that best describes the topic of the paper. Papers and proposals for special sessions/tutorials should be submitted to: Conference Secretariat Electronic Research Institute National Research Center El_Tahrir Street, Dokki P.O. Box 12622 Cairo, EGYPT email: eri@frcu.eun.eg FAX: +202 711631 Deadline for submission: April 15, 1994 Notification of acceptance: June 15, 1994 Camera ready papers: August 15, 1994 In addition to the technical program, a great social program is planned for the participants and their families which includes, among other things, excursions to the Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx and to sights of both old and contemporary Cairo. It will be a great opportunity to meet friends, and enjoy the beautiful december weather of Cairo in the surroundings of the Nile. ICECS '94 is co-sponsored by the Electronics Research Institute, Cairo, the local IEEE chapter, the CAS society's Tech. Committee on Analog Signal Processing, The Ohio State University, and other local industries and organizations. ******************************************************************* General Chair: Dr. Esmat A. Abdallah Director Electronics Research Institute Co-Chair: Dr. Nadia H. Hegazi Deputy Director Electronics Research Institute Tech. Program Chair: Dr. Mohammed Ismail Dept. of Electrical Engr. The Ohio State University 2015 Neil Ave. Columbus,OH 43210-1272, USA tel. 614 292 0351 fax: 614 292 7596 email: m.ismail@ieee.org Tech. Program Co-Chair: Dr. Said Wahsh Electronics Research Institute Special Sessions Chair: Dr. Magdy A. Bayoumi Center for Adv. Computer Studies USL Box 44330, 2 Rex Street Lafayette, LA 70504 USA tel. 318 231 6853 fax: 318 231 5791 email: mab@cacs.usl.edu International Coordinator: Dr. Ahmed M. Soliman Electronics and Comm. Dept. Cairo University Giza, EGYPT Publications: Dr. Aziza M. Zaki Electronics Research Institute Finance, Registrations: Dr. Maissa Elewa Electronics Research Institute Exhibits: Dr. Samia Mashali Electronics Research Institute Local Arrangements: Dr. Mohamed El_Sherif Electronics Research Institute Committee members from the Electronics Research Institute can be reached at the address listed for the Conference Secretariat listed above in the main text.