The second 1998 Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium (APNOMS'98) will be held September 16-18, 1998 in Sendai, Japan. The symposium is co-sponsored by IEICE TM (Japan) and KICS KNOM (Korea). The symposium will give valuable opportunities to researchers, developers and practitioners by learning and sharing their ideas, views, technologies and experiences on network operations and management.

The following topic areas are covered:

        * Experiences with TMN                             * Broadband Network Management
        * Models and Architectures                         * Multimedia Services Management
        * Management Platforms                             * Intelligent Network Management
        * Web-based Management                         * Internet/Intranet Management
        * CORBA-based Management                   * Quality of Service Management
        * Distributed Systems Management             * PCS/Mobility Management
        * Intelligent Agent Technology                     * Service Management
        * Human Factors and User Interfaces          * Security Management
        * Cooperative Control                                * Performance Management
        * Monitoring Event and Fault Handling        * Customer Care and Billing

Overview of Programs:
Tutorials: Sept. 16 AM /PM
- Designing Managed Objects with GDMO: Jock Embry (Opening Technologies, USA)
- Web-Based Management: James Won-Ki Hong (POSTECH, Korea)
- Operation Technologies for Next-Generation Communication Switching Systems:
Kazunori Ishikawa (NTT, Japan)
- Mobile Communications and Management: Takeshi Hattori (Sophia Univ. , Japan)
- ATM Management: Mehmet Toy (Fujitsu USA, USA.)
- Integrated Network Management: Salah Aidarous (NEC America, USA.)

Keynote Speeches: Sept. 17 AM and Sept. 18 AM
    Shri Goyal (GTE, USA)
    Beth Adams (NMF Managing Director, USA)
    Mario Campolargo (EC DGXIII, EU)
    Nobuo Fujii (NTT, Japan)
    Shoichi Noguchi (President of Aizu University, Japan)
    Hyun-Woo Kim (Vice President of Korea Telecom, Korea)
 
Technical Sessions: Sept. 17-18
Products Exhibit: Sept. 17-18
Poster Session: Sept. 17
Panel Discussion: Sept. 18
    Theme : How to Manage the New Paradigms?
    Chair : Jong-Tae Park (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
    Panelists: Veli Sahin (Samsung, USA), Mario Compolargo (EC DGXIII, EU), Al Vincent (NMF),
                    Young-Hyun Cho (KT, Korea), Masayoshi Ejiri (Fujitsu, Japan)

Banquet: Thursday 17 Evening

Organizing Committee:
General Chair Masayoshi Ejiri (Fujitsu Limited, Japan)
Vice Chair Young-Hyun Cho (Korea Telecom, Korea)
TPC Co-Chairs Yasuhiko Takei (NTT, Japan), Seong-Beom Kim (Korea Telecom, Korea)
Tutorial Co-Chairs Yoshiaki Tanaka (Waseda University, Japan), Baik-Sun Lee (Daewoo Telecom, Korea)
Finance Co-Chairs Noriyuki Ikeuchi (NTT, Japan), Young-Tak Kim (Yeungnam University, Korea)
Publication Chair Toshiaki Hirata (Hitachi Ltd. , Japan)
Publicity Co-Chairs Hisashi Tada (NEC Corporation, Japan), Kyung-Hyu Lee (ETRI, Korea)
Local Arrangement Chair Mitsuhiro Azuma (Fujitsu Limited, Japan)
Exhibit Chair Yasunobu Tsubakihara (KDD, Japan)
Secretary Hiroyuki Okaszaki (NEC Corporation, Japan), Young-Myoung Kim (Korea Telecom, Korea)

International Liaisons:
Latin America: Carlos Westphall (UFSC, Brazil)
North America: Salah Aidarous (NEC America, USA)
Europe: Roberto Saracco (CSELT, Italy)
Oceania: Graham Chen (CiTR, Australia)
Taiwan: Ronlon Tsai (CCL, Taiwan)
India: Amitava Roy (HSS, India)

Standing Committee: Masayoshi Ejiri (Fujitsu Limited, Japan)
                                Makoto Yoshida (NTT AT, Japan),
                                Jong-Tae Park (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea),
                                J. Wong-Ki Hong (POSTECH, Korea)

Hotel Accommodations:
The conference will be held in Sendai, Japan at the Sendai Tokyu Hotel, which is located in the downtown of Sendai and ten minutes by walk from Sendai Station. The hotel is also easily accessible via bus, or taxi from the station. Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel arrangements. To make a room reservation, simply call the hotel directly to +81-22-262-2411 or send a fax to +81-22-262-4109. Be sure to mention APNOMS'98 in order to receive the special rates listed below. Please note these rates are applicable until Sept. 5. After Sept. 5, the prevailing rate will be applied for each room.

Single Room 10,000 Yen, Twin Room 16,000 Yen, Twin (single use) 13,000 Yen

Hotel Address: Sendai Tokyu Hotel, 2-9-25, Ichi-ban-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai-city, Miyagi, 980-0811 Japan
Tel: +81-22-262-2411 Fax: +81-22-262-4109

Ground Transportation:
The hotel is located on the downtown in Sendai, 45 minutes by bus from Sendai Airport. Taxi is the easiest means of transportation to the hotel from Sendai Airport. The hotel is also accessible by Tohoku Shinkan-Sen via Tokyo Station from the Tokyo International Airport (Narita). It will take around 4 hours from Tokyo International Airport to Sendai Station.

For more information, please contact:

Tada Hisashi, Network Management Systems Development Division, NEC Corporation
22-12, shiba 2-chome, minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan
TEL:+81-03-3455-3626, FAX:+81-03-3455-3632, E-mail:tada@nmd.mt.nec.co.jp

Kyung-Hyu Lee, Network Technology Section Head(1120), ETRI
161 Kajoing-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon, 305-350, Korea
TEL: +82-42-860-6112, FAX: +82-42-860-5213, E-mail: khyulee@etri.re.kr

             APNOMS’98 Home Page: http://dpe.postech.ac.kr/knom/apnoms98/