====================================================== Call for papers 2004 ACM SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED COMPUTING (SAC 2004) Track on Engineering e-Learning Systems (ELS) Nicosia, Cyprus, March 14 - 17, 2004 ======================================================

ACM SAC 2004 ------------

For the past eighteen years, the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing has been a primary gathering forum for applied computer scientists, computer engineers, software engineers, and application developers from around the world. SAC 2004 is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing, and is hosted by the University of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus. Its proceedings are published by ACM in both printed form and CD-ROM; they are also available on the web through ACM's Digital Library. More information about SIGAPP and past SACs can be found at http://www.acm.org/sigapp/. Please visit the SAC 2004 home page (http://www.acm.org/conferences/sac/sac2004/) for further information.

Special Track on Engineering e-Learning Systems (ELS) -----------------------------------------------------

The aim of the track is to bring together researchers and practitioners that work on systematic, disciplined, standardized ways for engineering e-Learning Systems. Rationale: e-Learning Systems are exponentially increasing and applied in virtually all aspects of Information Society. However, the engineering process of such systems is not an easy task, since they are complex systems that incorporate a variety of organizational, administrative, instructional and technological components. Therefore systematic, disciplined approaches must be devised in order to leverage the complexity and assortment of e-Learning Systems and achieve overall product quality within specific time and budget limits. It is an area that gathers specialists from many disciplines like: Software Engineering, Hypermedia and Web Engineering, Learning Technology Systems, HCI etc. Engineering of e-Learning Systems is considered today one of the 'hottest' subjects of Applied Computing.

Topics of the track include but are not limited to: * Architectures for Open e-Learning Systems * Analysis, Design or Architectural Patterns for e-Learning Systems * Implementations of Learning Technology Standards (e.g. IEEE LTSC, ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36, CEN/ISSS Learning Technologies Workshop, IMS Project etc.) * Interoperability of e-Learning Systems * Evaluation of e-Learning Systems * Collaborative e-Learning Systems * Usability issues of e-Learning Systems * Design Methods, Methodologies and Processes for e-Learning Systems * Adaptive e-Learning Systems

Please visit the following URL for further information on the track: http://www.softlab.ntua.gr/~pavger/sacels2004.htm

Track Program Chairs: ----------------------

Symeon Retalis University of Piraeus, Department of Technology Education and Digital Systems 80 Karaoli & Dimitriou str., 185 34 Piraeus, Greece Tel: +30210 4142168 E-mail: retal@softlab.ntua.gr

Paris Avgeriou University of Cyprus, Department of Computer Science P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia, Cyprus Tel: +357 22 892749 Fax: +357 22 892701 E-mail: pavger@ucy.ac.cy

Scientific committee ---------------------

L. Aroyo, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands A. Cristea, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands A. Tzanavari, University of Cyprus, Cyprus A. Papasalouros, National Technical University of Athens, Greece B. Simon, Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien, Austria C. Vrasidas, Intercollege, Cyprus D. Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece E. Duval, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium F. Ronteltap, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands F. Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy G. Vouros, University of the Aegean, Greece G. Rossi, University de la Plata, Argentina H. Haugen, Stord/Haugesund College, Norway H. Niegemann, Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Germany I. Cantoni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy J. Psaromiligos, TEI of Piraeus, Greece K. Papanikolaou, University of Athens, Greece C. Karagiannidis, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas V. Komis, University of Patras, Greece L. Olsina, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Argentina M. Gaedke, University of Karlsruhe, Germany N.M. Avouris, University of Patras, Greece N. Sgouros, University of Piraeus, Greece O. Pastor, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain P.Goodyear, University of Lancaster, UK P. Gewrgiakakis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece R.Baggetun, University of Bergen, Norway E. Rusman, Open University, the Netherlands S. Bartoluzzi, A Priori Limited, UK M. Speroni University of Italian Switzerland, Switzerland Y. Stamelos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece N. Tselios, University of Patras, Greece L. Uden, Staffordshire University, UK V. Vescoukis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece V. Perrone, Politecnico di Milano, Italy G. Houben, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands M. Petridis, University of Greenwich, UK D. Schwabe, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A. Karoulis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece D. Politis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece M. Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece A. Dimitracopoulou, University of the Aegean, Greece J.E.Whatley, University of Salford, UK V. Pelechano, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain Kinshuk, Massey University New Zealand D. Jones, Central Queensland University, Australia V. Wade, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland J. Quemada, Technical University of Madrid, Spain

Guidelines for Submission ---------------------------

Original papers from the above-mentioned or other related areas will be considered. This includes four categories of submissions: 1) original and unpublished research work; 2) reports of innovative computing applications; 3) reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains; 4) reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a blind review process by at least three referees. The accepted papers in all categories will be published in the ACM SAC 2004 proceedings. A selection of the accepted papers will be included after revision in a special issue of a journal in e-learning.

The author(s) name(s) and address(es) must not appear in the body of the paper, and self-reference should be in the third person. This is to facilitate blind review. The body of the paper should not exceed 5,000 words (approximately 15 pages, double-spaced). A separate cover sheet (this should be sent separately from the main paper) should show the title of the paper, the author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), and the address (including e-mail, telephone, and FAX) to which correspondence should be sent. Submit your paper electronically to pavger@ucy.ac.cy in pdf or postscript format. Fax submissions will not be accepted. All submissions must be received by September 6, 2003.

A set of selected papers, which did not get accepted as full papers, will be accepted as poster papers and will be published as extended 2-page abstracts in the symposium proceedings.

Important dates ----------------

September 6, 2003: Paper Submission October 18, 2003: Author Notification November 8, 2003: Camera-Ready Copy March 14-17, 2004: SAC 2004 takes place