The Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) is an annual international academic conference organised by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Communications Society. The first GLOBECOM was organised by the Communications Society's predecessor in 1957, with the full name of "National Symposium on Global Communications". The seventh GLOBECOM, in 1965 was called the "IEEE Communications Convention" and after that the conference was renamed as the International Conference on Communications (ICC) and GLOBECOM was no longer organised.
By 1982, the need for a second annual international conference on communications was apparent, and so the IEEE National Telecommunications Conference was re-organised to be international in scope, and renamed to the "Global Communications Conference", resurrecting the GLOBECOM acronym. GLOBECOM has been held annually since.
Recent GLOBECOMs have been attended by about 1,500 people. IEEE has more than 400,000 members in 150 countries.
Past and Upcoming Conferences
History of the GLOBECOM conference Year City Country (Region) Date 2029 Hong Kong China 2028 Hawaii United States of America 2027 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 6-10 December 2026 Macao China 7-11 December 2025 Taipei Taiwan 8-12 December 2024 Cape Town South Africa 8-12 December 2023 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 4-8 December 2022 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 4-8 December 2021 Madrid Spain 7-11 December 2020 Taipei Taiwan 7-11 December 2019 Waikoloa, Hawaii United States of America 9-13 December 2018 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 9-13 December 2017 Singapore Singapore 4-8 December 2016 Washington D.C. United States of America 4-8 December 2015 San Diego United States of America 6-10 December 2014 Austin United States of America 8-12 December 2013 Atlanta United States of America 9-13 December 2012 Anaheim United States of America 3-7 December 2011 Houston United States of America 5-9 December 2010 Miami United States of America 6-10 December 2009 Honolulu United States of America 30 November - 4 December 2008 New Orleans United States of America 30 November - 4 December 2007 Washington, D.C. United States of America 26-30 November 2006 San Francisco United States of America 27 November - 1 December 2005 St. Louis United States of America 28 November - 2 December 2004 Dallas United States of America 29 November - 3 December 2003 San Francisco United States of America 1-5 December 2002 Taipei Taiwan 17-21 November 2001 San Antonio United States of America 25-29 November 2000 San Francisco United States of America 27 November - 1 December 1999 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 5-9 December 1998 Sydney Australia 8-12 November 1997 Phoenix, Arizona United States of America 3-8 November 1996 London United Kingdom 18-22 November 1995 Singapore Singapore 14-16 November 1994 San Francisco United States of America 28 November - 2 December 1993 Houston United States of America 29 November - 2 December 1992 Orlando, Florida United States of America 6-9 December 1991 Phoenix, Arizona United States of America 2-5 November 1990 San Diego United States of America 2-5 December 1989 Dallas United States of America 27-30 November 1988 Hollywood, Florida United States of America 28 November - 1 December 1987 Tokyo Japan 15-18 November 1986 Houston United States of America 2-4 December 1985 New Orleans United States of America 2-5 December 1984 Atlanta United States of America 26-29 November 1983 San Diego United States of America 28 November - 1 December 1982 Miami United States of America 29 November - 2 December
See also 1912 London International Radiotelegraphic Convention Communications
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