Call for Participation
MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE 20th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection (EnviroInfo-2006)
6-8 September 2006 Graz, Austria
Since its inception in 1986, the EnviroInfo conference series of the German Informatics Society developed into the leading European platform for experts in sustainability and environmental protection. In 2006, the series' 20th anniversary will be celebrated in Graz, Austria. The online registration form, preliminary program and list of accepted papers are now available online. EnviroInfo-2006 will continue the successful tradition of exchanging environmental knowledge among the scientific community, public administrations, non-governmental organizations, companies involved in environmental informatics, and the end-users of environmental information systems. EnviroInfo-2006 is hosted by the Know-Center and Graz University of Technology concurrently with the 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management (www.i-know.at). The program includes keynotes by a number of internationally renowned experts; please visit the conference Web site for the scheduled times and the keynoters' short biographies:
* Werner Pillmann, Austrian Health Institute (ÖBIG), AT Chairman of the German Computer Societys TC 4.6.1 Computer Science in Environmental Protection
* Franz Josef Radermacher, University of Ulm, GE Scientific Director, Research Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing (FAW)
* David Alan Stainforth, Oxford University, UK Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics Department Climateprediction.net Chief Scientist
* Bebo White, Stanford University, US Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) Fellow of the International WWW Institute
* Rosalie A. Zobel, European Commission, BE Director, DG INFSO G Components and Systems Directorate General, Information Society and Media
We look forward to welcoming you to Graz in September 2006!
Best regards,
Arno Scharl & Klaus Tochtermann Know-Center and Graz University of Technology, Knowledge Management Institute, Inffeldgasse 21a, A-8010 Graz, Austria www.know-center.at | kmi.tugraz.at | www.ecoresearch.net
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Arno Scharl