The 2026 IEEE 103rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2026-Spring) will be held in Nice, France,  9-12 June, 2026. 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 VTC2027-Spring 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: Antenna Systems, Propagation, and RF Design
2: Emerging Technologies, 6G and Beyond
3: IoT, M2M, Sensor Networks, and Ad-Hoc Networking
4: Machine Learning for Communications
5: Open, Virtual, and Interoperable Networks and Services
6: Protocol, Security and Services for Wireless Networks
7: Radio Access Technology and Heterogeneous Networks
8: Satellite Systems, Positioning Technologies, Localization and Navigation
9: Signal Processing for Wireless Communications, Cooperative Communication
10: Space, Non-terrestrial, Airborne, and Maritime Mobile Systems and Services
11: Spectrum Management, Spectrum Sharing and Green Communication
12: Transport Electrification, Vehicular Electronics, Intelligent Transport Systems
13: Vehicular Communication, Vehicular Telematics, Vehicular Cooperation, Autonomous Driving
14: Vehicular and Wireless Testbeds and Proof-of-Concepts

IMPORTANT DATES

Proposal submission deadline: 14 April 2026
Proposal acceptance notification: 3 May 2026
Final full information submission: 17 May 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.