The 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory will be held at COEX (Convention & Exhibition) in Seoul , Korea , from Sunday June 28 through Friday July 3, 2009. Seoul is a modern capital city and Korea is famous for five thousand years of tradition. It offers a wide spectrum of cultural, sports, recreation, and sightseeing opportunities.
Previously unpublished contributions across a broad range of topics in information theory are solicited, including (but not limited to) the following areas :



Channel and source coding
Coding theory and practice
Communication theory and systems
Cryptography and security
Data compression
Detection and estimation
Emerging applications of information theory


Information theory and statistics
Network and multi-user information theory
Pattern recognition and learning
Quantum information theory
Sequences and complexity
Signal processing



Submitted papers should be of sufficient detail for review by experts in the field. In addition to submitting new results in areas that form the core of information theory, researchers in related fields and researchers working on novel applications of information theory are encouraged to submit contributions. Final papers will be five pages in length. The submission deadline is January 7, 2009 . Detailed information on paper submission, technical program, tutorials, travel, social programs, and travel grants will be announced in the near future.