-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Call for Papers CSCWD 2006 Datum: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:55:44 +0100 Von: Kuo-Ming Chao csx240@coventry.ac.uk Firma: "OptimaNumerics" An: Computational Science Mailing List computational.science@lists.optimanumerics.com

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CALL FOR PAPERS The 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design May 3-5, 2006, Nanjing, P.R. China

Organized by Southeast University, P.R. China

Co-Sponsored by IEEE Beijing Section National Natural Science Foundation of China (pending) CIMS Committee, National Hi-Tech R&D Program of China (pending)

Committees

General Conference Chair: Prof. Guanqun Gu (Southeast University, China)

Conference Co-Chairs: Prof. Zhiyong Liu (NSFC, China) Prof. Mengqi Zhou (IEEE Beijing Section, China) Prof. Linfu Sun (CIMS, China) Prof. Ramana Reddy (WVU, USA)

Program Committee Chairs: Prof. Weiming Shen (NRC, Canada) Prof. Junzhou Luo (Southeast University, China) Prof. Zongkai Lin (CAS, China) Prof. Jean-Paul Barthès (UTC, France)

Organizing Committee Chairs: Prof. Jianming Deng (Southeast University, China)

Publicity Chairs: Dr. Xiaoping Li (Southeast University, China) Dr. Kuo-Ming Chao (Coventry University, UK) Dr. Jianming Yong (USQ, Australia) Dr. Qi Hao (NRC, Canada)

International Steering Committee Chair Prof. Zongkai Lin (China) Co-Chair Prof. Jean-Paul Barthès (France) Secretary Prof. Weiming Shen (Canada)

Members Prof. Jano Moreira de Souza (Brazil) Prof. Tangqiu Li (China) Prof. Susan Finger (USA) Dr. Anne James (UK) Prof. Junzhou Luo (China)

Scope of Conference * Techniques, methods, and tools for CSCW in design * Knowledge intensive cooperative design * Intelligent agents and multi-agent systems for cooperative design * Workflows for cooperative design * VR technologies for cooperative design * Internet/Web and CSCW in design * Grids, Web Services and Semantic Web for CSCW in Design * Cooperation in virtual enterprises and e-businesses * Distance learning/training related to design * Applications and testbeds * Other areas related to CSCW in Design

Submission of Papers Papers reporting original research results and experience are solicited. Each paper, written in English, should be no more than 6 pages (IEEE proceedings format), including references and Illustrations. Electronic submissions in PDF or Postscript format are strongly recommended. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will attend the conference to present the paper.

Publication All submitted papers will be reviewed by program committee members and selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE categorized conference proceedings (EI/ISTP). Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit revised and expanded version of their papers to be considered for publication in special issues of well-known international journals (SCI). Up to 35% of the submitted papers will be selected for publication in an LNCS Volume, Springer-Verlag (SCI Expanded) (subject to final approval).

Contacts Prof. Jianming Deng / Dr. Xiaoping Li Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, Southeast University Sipailou 2, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China Tel: +86 25 8379 5733, Fax: +86 25 8379 4838 Email: jmdeng@seu.edu.cn / xpli@seu.edu.cn

Prof. Weiming Shen Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute National Research Council Canada 800 Collip Circle, London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 4X8 Tel: +1 519 430-7134, Fax: +1 519 430-7064 E-mail: weiming.shen@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Important Dates November 30, 2005 Full paper submission due January 31, 2006 Notification of acceptance February 28, 2006 Final papers due