The 2026 IEEE 104th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2026-Fall) will be held in Boston, MA, USA, 6 - 9 September. This semi-annual flagship conference of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society will bring together individuals from academia, government, and industry to discuss and exchange ideas in the fields of wireless, mobile, and vehicular technology.

IEEE VTC2026-Fall provides an attractive Industry Program, which features Keynote Talks, panels, and special sessions, bringing speakers from industry and academia to discuss timely and relevant topics of interest to VTC participants.

Please prepare and submit your proposals with reference to the following guidelines.

GUIDELINES

The proposal for an Industry Panel/Special Session should include the following information:

Proposer’s information (name, affiliation, email address, telephone number)
Title, Motivation and Background
List of 5 questions to be discussed/answered in the panel
Names, affiliations, brief bios, and presentation titles of panelists (to the extent already available)
The proposal may be in .doc/.docx or .pdf format.

To submit a proposal, please see the form below.

STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY PANEL

The Panel should not have more than 4 participants, plus the moderator.
The organizer is supposed to be the moderator. There should be only 1 moderator.
The organizer should prepare in advance a few questions on the panel topic and give them in advance to the panelists.
The panel occupies one session time slot, i.e., 90 minutes, including time for addressing Q&A from the audience.
Panels will be held during the conference program, in parallel to other technical sessions.
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 with a small number of slides.
The Panel should allow time, i.e., 20-30 minutes, for addressing Q&A from the audience.

SOME TOPICS OF INTEREST

1. Airborne and Maritime Mobile Systems and Services
2. Antenna Systems, Propagation, and RF Design
3. Electric Vehicles, Vehicular Electronics, and Intelligent Transportation
4. Emerging technologies, 6G and beyond
5. Green Communications and Networks
6. IoV, IoT, M2M, Sensor Networks, and Ad-Hoc Networking
7. Machine Learning and AI for Communications
8. Multiple Antennas and Cooperative Communications
9. Positioning, Navigation, and Sensing
10. Signal Processing for Wireless Communications
11. Spectrum Management, Radio Access Technology, Services and Security
12. Vehicular Cooperation and Control, Assisted and Autonomous Driving

IMPORTANT DATES

Proposal submission deadline: 5 July 2026
Proposal acceptance notification: 19 July 2026
Final full information submission: 26 July 2026

Please feel free to contact the conference administrators if you have any questions. You can email Cerry Leffler at cerry@ou.edu, or Rodney Clint Keele at rckeele@ou.edu.