Date: Sunday, December 9, 2018
Time: 17:30 – 18:30
Place: Capital Suit 7, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, UAE

Agenda

  1. Introductory remarks
  2. Summary of ETI activities since the last meeting
  3. Conference updates
  4. T-MBMC updates
  5. Open discussion
  6. Adjournment

Minutes

Attendees: 20
Call to order: 17:40

  1. Introductions (Tadashi Nakano, Osaka University, Japan)
    • Introduction to MBMC committee
    • What is ETI and ComSoc organization
    • History of MBMC
    • Membership
    • Activities:
      • SAC at ICC and Globecom
      • T-MBMC
      • NANOCOM
  2. Biannual review results (Tadashi Nakano, Osaka University, Japan)
    • Recommendation for TC
    • Subject to BoG approval
  3. Conference updates
    • ICC 2019: 30 submissions (Chair: Yifan Chen, Waikato University, NZ)
    • GC 2019 (Chair: Adam Noel, University of Warwick, UK)
  4. T-MBMC updates (Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea)
    • Prof. Chae to be appointed as the new editor-in-chief, Jan. 1
    • Latest issue is Sept 17
    • 2016 – 2017, only two issues
    • Publication rate declining
    • Review process is slow, 6 months from submission to publication
    • Planning special issues based on ICC/GC papers
    • Need to be SCI-indexed
    • Call for ideas to increase the submission rate
  5. Adjournment at 18:10