Message from the IWQoS 2008 chairs

Welcome to the University of Twente, to the 16 edition of the International Workshop on Quality of Service. Since 1994, IWQoS has served as the prime annual workshop on Quality of Service, providing an international forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting edge research in the field. Building on the success of previous workshops, the objective of the workshop is to bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners working in this area to discuss recent and innovative results, and to identify future directions and challenges in developing practical communication systems and services where predictable, controlled and robust performance and quality is a central requirement. IWQoS has a long standing tradition of being highly interactive, while maintaining highest standards of competitiveness and excellence.