Greetings fromtheGeneral Chair

_~~~~~It iswithgreat pleasure that I,onbehalf oftheVTC 2006-Spring Organising Committee, welcome youtoMelbourne andVTC2006Spring. Withthetechnology bust wellbehind usnow,thewireless industry is movingaheadagain atabreath-taking pace. Aswehaveall witnessed overthepast year, 3Gtechnology hasnowtruly taken offall theway across theworld andisrapidly changing thewaypeople communicate witheachother. Thishasinturndamatically feledteR& efor on3GandB3Gsystems, both byindustry andbyacademia. VTC2006-Spring will serveasanideal technical forumforthis fast evolving field atsuchanexciting time. Allthehottest issues and someoflatest R&D results willbereflected inthe615papers, 5 plenary speakers, and3 panelsessions atthisconference. Complementing all these arethe4high-quality tutorials onSunday 7May. VTChasalongandproud history. Overthepast 55years, VTChasestablished itself asoneofthe premier conferences intheworldonwireless communications. However, VTC2006-Spring -the 63rd VTC - ismaking history inits own right: itwill befirst everVTCtobeheld on theSouthern Hemisphere. AsIshowed manyofourcolleagues atVTC Stockholm andVTCDallas last year, Melbourne and thesurrounding regions havecountless fascinating attractions foryoutoexplore. Isincerely hope that youwill find sometimetoenjoy whatMelbourne, asoneofthemostlivable cities intheworld, hastooffer.