Prof. Washizaki joined the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the IEEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (IEEE LCN Conference, General Chair: Florian Tschorsch, PC Chairs: Kanchana Thilakarathna and Dr. Gürkan Solmaz, honoring keynote speakers and guests incl. Grenville Armitage, Elaine Wong and Geoff Huston) in beautiful Sydney, marking a significant milestone of five decades of innovation, collaboration, and progress in the field of computer networking and related areas. Since its establishment, the IEEE Computer Society has proudly sponsored the conference through the great leadership and collective efforts of the CS Technical Community on Computer Communications (TCCC, chaired by Damla Turgut), with the support of experts, volunteers, and the broader community. Congratulations to all who have been part of the IEEE LCN journey, and let’s look forward to shaping the next 50 years together! Andreas Reinhardt Salil Kanhere Burkhard Stiller Nils Aschenbruck Matthias Wübbeling Matthias Frank Anura Jayasumana