Call for Panel Proposals

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2026 plans to hold a number of Panel sessions, and invites the submission of Panel proposals. 

The IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) is a top-ranked, flagship conference of the IEEE Communications Society, bringing together researchers from all sectors, i.e., academia, industry and government.

Goal

A Panel, to be held in a conference time slot, aims at bringing together speakers from all areas, encompassing several sectors, to discuss a timely and relevant topic of interest to conference participants.

Proposal

The proposal for a Panel should follow the template, and be submitted via the Panel Submission Form, indicating the following information:

• Proposer information.
• Title, Motivation and Background.
• List of 5 questions to be discussed in the panel.
• Participants’ information. 

Structure

To allow enough time for discussion in the Panel, which is its main goal, the following structure should be followed:

• The Panel should not have more than 4 Participants, plus the Moderator.
• The Organiser is supposed to be the Moderator. There should be only 1 Moderator.
• The Organiser has to establish a few questions to be addressed by the Participants.
• The Panel occupies one time slot, i.e., 1h30.
• Panels will be held during the conference main programme, in parallel with other technical sessions, on 2026 April 14th to 16th.
• The Moderator gives a 10-minute presentation at the beginning of the Panel, to introduce the topic.
• Participants should address the questions posed, in a 10-minute presentation each (very strict time control!). Basically, the presentation should consist of 6 slides, i.e., the cover slide plus one per question.

Submission of Panel Proposals

Panel proposals should be submitted via the Panel Submission Form.

Please use the following guidelines while submitting your proposal.