Forwarded message from [jfilipe@est.ips.pt (Joaquim Filipe)] sent originally on Sun, 9 Jan 2000 16:53:34 -0000: : Dear colleague, : : If your work is related to enterprise information systems and has some : applicational content I believe this is a useful opportunity to publish your : latest results. : : Best regards : Secretariat of ICEIS : : Please accept our appologies if you receive this message more than once. : 2nd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2000) : Stafford UK : 4-7 July 2000 : more information at: http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/iceis/ : +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ : IMPORTANT: : Call for Papers ----- deadline: 31-Jan-2000 : All accepted papers published in proceedings with ISBN (paper+cdrom) : BOOK: Selected papers will be published in a book by a world-wide : publisher. : >>> Submission deadline: 31st January 2000 <<< : Main Topic Areas: : 1. ENTERPRISE DATABASE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS : 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS : 3. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND SPECIFICATION : 4. INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE : +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ : This international conference is organised by the School of Computing at : Staffordshire University, UK and the Escola Superior de Tecnologia of the : Instituto Politecnico, Setubal, Portugal. : : --- SCOPE --- : The purpose of this 2nd International Conference on Enterprise Information : Systems (ICEIS) is to bring together researchers, engineers and : practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of : information systems. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering : different aspects of Enterprise Computing, including Enterprise Database : Applications, Artificial Intelligence Applications and Decision Support : Systems, Systems Analysis and Specification, and Internet and Electronic : Commerce. : : ICEIS focuses on real world applications therefore authors should highlight : the benefits of Information Technology for industry and services. Ideas on : how to solve business problems, using IT, will arise from the conference. : Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and : general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. : Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed : below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, : will be published in the Proceedings of ICEIS. Acceptance will be based on : quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster : sessions. : : Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as : well as technical tutorials, dedicated to technical/scientific topics, are : also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their : products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial are : invited to contact the conference secretariat. : : We are building on the success achieved by ICEIS'99 with more than 350 : delegates, 8 VIPs and a book published by Kluwer Academic Publishers (in : press). Please check http://www.est.ips.pt/iceis where you will find more : information concerning ICEIS'99. We also still have a few units of : proceedings in : CD-ROM to offer - if interested please email a request to iceis@est.ips.pt. : : --- TOPIC AREAS / CONFERENCE TRACKS --- : Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the list is not exhaustive. : Papers should address one or more of the listed topics, although authors : should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related topics are also : acceptable. : : 1. ENTERPRISE DATABASE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS : 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS : 3. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND SPECIFICATION : 4. INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE : : AREA 1: Enterprise Database Technology and its Applications : (a) Object-Oriented Database Systems : (b) Object-Oriented Database Systems : (c) Database Management : (d) Distributed Database Applications : (e) Performance Analysis : (f) Enterprise-Wide Client-Server Architecture : (g) Database Security and Transaction Support : (h) Internet-enabled Databases : (i) Query Processing and Optimisation : (j) Graphical User Interfaces : (k) Data Warehouses : (l) Statistical Applications and Data Mining : (m) Information Classification : (n) Multimedia Database Applications : : AREA 2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems : (a) Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence : (b) Expert Systems : (c) Advanced Applications of Fuzzy Logic : (d) Applications of Neural Networks, Neural Networks or Genetic Algorithms : (e) Natural Language Interfaces to Intelligent Systems : (f) Intelligent User Interfaces : (g) Applications of Pattern Recognition to Robotics and Vision Systems : (h) Bayesian Networks : (i) Decision Support Systems in E-Commerce : (j) Artificial Intelligence Programming Languages : (k) Agent-Oriented Programming : (l) Intelligent Social Agents and Distributed Artificial Intelligence : Applications : (m) Testbeds and Development Environments : (n) Intelligent Tutoring Systems : : AREA 3: Systems Analysis and Specification : (a) Systems Engineering Methodologies : (b) Information Engineering Methodologies : (c) Semiotics in Computing : (d) Requirements Analysis : (e) Modelling Formalisms, Languages, and Notations : (f) CASE Tools for System Development : (g) Modelling of Distributed Systems : (h) Systems Integration: Modelling Concepts and Information Integration : Tools : (i) Organisational Issues on Systems Integration : (j) Legacy Systems Integration : (k) Re-engineering : : AREA 4: Internet and Electronic Commerce : (a) Languages and Protocols : (b) Internet/ Intranet Distributed Computing : (c) CASE Tools for Internet Computing Systems : (d) Interactive and Multimedia Web Applications : (e) Network Implementation Choices (e.g.. SGML/SML) : (f) Internet/Intranet Based Systems for Business Processes and E-Commerce : (g) Object Orientation In Internet and Distributed Computing : (h) Internet and Collaborative Computing : (i) Software Agents: Agent-Based Modelling and Agent-Based Programming : (j) Agent-Based Systems for Business Applications and E-Commerce : (k) Process Design and Organisational Issues in E-Commerce : (l) Security, Privacy, Freedom of Information And Other Social and Ethical : Issues : : --- KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE --- : Professor A. Cheng, University of Houston, USA. : Professor T. Greene, MIT, USA. : Professor J. Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada. : Professor Ian C. Ritchie, President of British Computer Society, UK. : Professor R. Stamper, University of Twente, Netherlands. : Professor C. J. Theaker, Terrafix Ltd, UK. : : The papers will be reviewed by the International Programme Committee. : : --- INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE --- : A. Alderson (UK), K. Bennett (UK), P. Bernus (Australia), O. Bittel : (Germany), F. Boavida , Portugal), A. Bordetsky (USA), R. Carrasco (UK),J. : A. Carvalho (Portugal) ,R. J. Clarke (Australia),B. Coulette (France),A. : Cheng (USA),W. Cheng-Chung Chu (Taiwan),B. Chrisment (France),J. L. G. Dietz : (Netherlands),C. Dudley (UK),P. J. P. Ferreira (Portugal),A. Figueiredo : (Portugal),B. Finkelstein (UK),A. Flory(France),A. L. N. Fred (Portugal),M. : Fuchs (Australia),J. Gupta (USA),S. Hammoudi (France),K. Huang : (Netherlands),J. Kouloumdjian ,(France),K. Liu (UK),G. P. Lopes : (Portugal),P. Luker (UK),A. Machado (Portugal),E. R. M. Madeira (Brazil),H. : Madeira (Portugal),N. J. Mamede (Portugal),J. C. Meyer (Netherlands), : E. Monteiro (Portugal),C. L. de Mora (Spain),M. Munro (UK),R. Newton (UK),P. : Nugues (France), J. M. Pinon (France),M. Ramage (UK),M. Revenu (France),V. : van Reijswoud(Netherlands),H. Shah (UK),V. Shankararaman (UK),J. Shao : (UK),Z. Shi (China),R. Stamper (Netherlands),T. Stockman(UK),P. Stone : (USA),F. Stowell (UK),Z. Tari (Australia),C. Theaker (UK),A. Ultsch : (Germany),P. Veiga (Portugal),W. J. Walley (UK),C. Welty (Italy),H. Wang : (Honk Kong),D. W. Wilson (UK),T. Wood-Harper (UK),H. Yang (UK) : : --- SUBMISSION OF PAPERS --- : Authors should submit a paper in English of up to 5,000 words, both by : e-mail (attached file in an accepted format - see below) and surface mail (2 : printed copies) to the conference secretariat (see address below). Papers : received after the deadline may be returned unopened. The programme : committee will review all papers and the first author of each paper will be : notified of acceptance, by email. Each paper should clearly indicate the : nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains : or environments to which it is applicable. Authors must also indicate the : topic area to which the paper is submitted. : : Due to space limitations in the Proceedings, the maximum number of pages for : each paper is limited to 5 (five). If absolutely needed, it is possible to : increase the total number of pages up to 8 pages. However, for each page in : excess of 5 the authors must pay an additional fee of £50 for each excess : page. : : - Format of the paper: : Submitted papers should be formatted for A4 size paper, and must be written : in English, and carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling. Papers : should be submitted in a 2-column format; each column should be 7.5cm wide, : with a space of 0.8cm between the columns. The text should be in Times New : Roman, 11pt, justified and single spaced. There should be no headers/footers : and no page numbers. Margins requirements are as follows: : Top: 3.3 cm; Bottom: 4.2cm; Left 2.6cm; Right: 2.6cm. : : The title, author, affiliation(s), contact details, abstract and list of : keywords should be justified and single spaced in a single column across the : width of the printable area. : : The paper should include: : (a) The title: 14 pt bold type, centered over two columns, and in upper : case. : (b) Authors and affiliations (incl. full address and e-mail) should all be : 11 pt, centered, under the title. Authors (bold) and affiliation/contact : details (italic) should be centered. For multiple authors use a superscript : to indicate affiliation/contact details. : (c) Abstract: maximum 200 words, 11pt. : (d) Keywords: maximum of five, under abstract, separated by commas. : (e) Headings should be numbered and in mixed case 12 pt. bold text. : Generally two, and at most three levels of numbered headings should be used. : (f) Figures should be numbered sequentially, with a 10 pt. caption centered : immediately below. Figures should be placed in the main text, as close as : possible to their first reference, and centered in a column or across the : page if necessary. : (g) Bibliographical references should be listed alphabetically at the end of : the paper, before any appendices. Use 11 pt. single spaced text. References : within the text, should be in the Harvard referencing style. Examples are : given below: : White, R., 1988. Advertising: what it is and how to do it. 2nd ed. London: : McGraw Hill. : Greco, A.J. and Swayne, L.D., 1992. Sales response of elderly customers to : point-of-purchase advertising. Journal of Advertising Research, 32 (5), : 43-63. : Silver, K., 1989. Electronic mail: the new way to communicate. In: D.I. : Raitt, ed. 9th international online information meeting, London 3-5 December : 1988. Oxford: Learned Information, 323-330. : : For email submission, the only accepted formats are RTF, Postscript or PDF. : : - Multiple submission: : If a paper has been submitted to other conferences it may also be submitted : to ICEIS as long as (1) it is not published or presented at other : conferences, (2) the author clearly indicates on the paper the other places : where it has been submitted, and (3) the author notifies the programme chair : if he/she submits the paper to other conferences during the ICEIS review : process. : : --- SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL TUTORIALS, WORKSHOPS OR EXHIBITS : Any person interested in organising a tutorial, workshop, or exhibition : should submit a proposal to the secretariat by e-mail : (iceis-secretariat@staffs.ac.uk). These will be held on 3rd July 2000. : Proposals should specify the topic and scope of the tutorial, the background : knowledge expected of the participants, and a resumé of the instructor(s). : Companies interested in presenting their products, showing documentation : about them or demonstrating some application, are invited to contact the : secretariat and make a reservation for a booth at the conference site. : : --- PROCEEDINGS AND BOOK PUBLICATION --- : All accepted papers whose authors confirm participation at the conference : will be published in the ICEIS 2000 proceedings. A number of papers will be : selected for publication in book format. : : --- IMPORTANT DEADLINES --- : Paper Submissions - 31st January 2000 : Author Notification - 30th March 2000 : Final Submissions - 30th April 2000 : : --- SECRETARIAT --- : ICEIS 2000 Secretariat : Staffordshire University : School of Computing : Beaconside, Stafford ST18 0AD, UK : Fax: +44 1785 353561 : E-mail: iceis-secretariat@staffs.ac.uk : Web: http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/iceis/ : : --- PROGRAMME CO-CHAIRS: --- : Bernadette Sharp, Staffordshire University, School of Computing, : Beaconside, Stafford ST18 0AD, UK (B.Sharp@staffs.ac.uk) : Joaquim Filipe, Escola Superior de Tecnologia of the Instituto Politecnico, : Rua Vale de Chaves - Estefanilha , 2910 Setubal Portugal : (jfilipe@est.ips.pt) : : --- CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS: --- : Professor Neil Willis, Staffordshire University, School of Computing, : Beaconside, Stafford, UK : Professor Antonio Alves Vieira, Escola Superior de Tecnologia of the : Instituto Politécnico, Rua Vale de Chaves - Estefanilha , 2910 Setubal : Portugal

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