CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI 2010)
May 23-26, 2010, The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
http://conferences.irmacs.sfu.ca/isi2010/

THEME:  Public Safety and Security
HOST: The IRMACS Centre, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia,
           Canada

Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) is an interdisciplinary
research field involving academic researchers in information
technologies, computer science, public policy, bioinformatics, medical
informatics, and social and behavior studies as well as local, state,
and federal law enforcement and intelligence experts, and information
technology industry consultants and practitioners to support
counterterrorism and homeland security missions of anticipation,
interdiction, prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist
acts. The annual IEEE International ISI Conference series
(http://www.isiconference.org) was started in 2003, and the first
seven meetings were held in Tucson, AZ (twice); Atlanta, GA; San
Diego, CA; New Brunswick, NJ; Taipei, Taiwan; and Dallas, TX.

ISI 2010 will be organized in four main streams focusing on
  - Information Sharing and Data/Text Mining
  - Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Responses
  - Terrorism Informatics, and
  - Computational Criminology

At the conference, 24 long papers, 14 short papers, and 9 posters will
be presented.  Contributing authors represent 14 countries and
regions.  The Proceedings of the IEEE ISI 2010, published by the IEEE
Press, also includes 11 papers accepted in the affiliated Workshop on
Current Issues in Predictive Approaches to Intelligence and Security
Analytics.

For complete conference program, social events, registration, and
local information, please visit
      http://conferences.irmacs.sfu.ca/isi2010/

HOTEL and LOCATION

Vancouver is a scenic destination, a dynamic and multicultural city
set in a spectacular natural environment where the Coast Mountain
range meets the Pacific Ocean. Majestic mountains, sparkling ocean and
a cosmopolitan flair make it a perfect meeting and convention
destination with exceptional cuisine, first-class hotels and
outstanding facilities, consistently rated as one of the top 10
meeting and convention destinations year after year. Special room
rates at The Fairmont Waterfront (for a limited number of rooms) will
be available for participants of ISI 2010.

HOSTS:
- The IRMACS Centre, Simon Fraser University
- The University of Arizona

MAJOR SPONSORS:
- IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
- The IRMACS Centre
- Simon Fraser University
- University of Arizona
- National Science Foundation


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