KARACHI - Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology is organising the most prestigious 14th IEEE International Multiple Conference -2011 (INMIC) here from December 22 to 24. The 3-day conference, to be held with Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as co-sponsor, will be attended by some 300 delegates from abroad and home. The exhaustive arrangements being made for the forthcoming international moot were reviewed in depth at a meeting presided over by Chancellor ZA Nizami and attended, among others, by acting Vice-Chancellor Dr Jawed Rizvi, Registrar Shah Mehmood Hussain Syed, Dean Prof Dr Najib Ahmed, Chairman Computer Engineering Department, Director Planning and other concerned officials. It was informed that the conference is being held every year for the last 13 years alternatively at Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore and this year it is being held in Karachi with Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Pakistans largest private sector engineering institution. The meeting was told that besides opening session on December 22, the conference will have four parallel technical sessions, a Ph.D symposium with papers to be presented by Ph.Ds, four tutorial sessions besides talks by invited speakers. It was informed that so far a total of 372 submissions received out of which 163 screened out and 209 sent to national and international reviewers with each paper having been sent to three reviewers. The meeting was told that so far 86 papers have been accepted. Chancellor ZA Nizami directed that there should be no letup in the arrangements to be made for the forthcoming conference as the moot, because of its international importance, will send a positive image about Pakistan. He pointed out that the conference will provide a good opportunity for national and international researchers and practitioners to present the most advanced and future challenges in the fields of applied information technology, computer engineering, electronic, communication etc. Nizami said the symposium will provide an opportunity to Ph.Ds to present their Ph.D progress. He said that all available resources be employed to make the conference a grand success.