IEEE COMSOC is the Technical Co-sponsoror of the 2nd International Conference on Internet Multimedia Services Architecture and Applications (IMSAA-08). It is jointly organized by IEEE Bangalore Section and International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIIT-B). Like last year, IMSAA-08 has patrons from various MNCs working in the areas of Telecommunication and the Government of Karnataka. The focus of the conference, would be on IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) as conduit for next generation multimedia service. Bangalore as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ with more than 1500 IT companies all around is certainly the best venue to home 2nd edition of this International conference.

The IMS is a timely attempt to define a uniform services control layer for next-generation telecommunication networks, and is attracting increased interest from telecom providers and carriers across the world. In particular, IMS is core to the vision of converged services, and aims to provide multimedia services across a variety of access networks, such as 3G, cable and 802.11 hotspots, with appropriate charging and access control. IMS is also expected as the vehicle for offering a variety of exciting new services, such as IPTV, multimedia conferencing and multiplayer gaming, as well as a means to enable seamless communication across enterprise and provider networks through integration with other technologies (such as Web 2.0).

The IMSAA 2008 technical program committee is soliciting papers addressing the research challenges and advances towards a world of converged and intelligent services, based on novel applications and extensions to the IMS framework. Papers must present original and previously unpublished work, validated by experimentation, simulation, or analysis. Practical experiences and experimental efforts, including submissions from industry, including both telecom providers and device vendors, addressing both successes and limitations with IMS, are particularly welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to as mentioned on "Call for Paper" page.

Apart from Technical Session, the conference has “Demo Session” where demonstrations of innovative applications or creative services based on new products from any of the players are welcome. This conference is also recognized as annual symposium of IEEE Bangalore Section.