-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [CECIIS] CECIIS 2013 - 2nd Call for Papers Datum: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:34:54 +0100 Von: CECIIS ceciis@foi.hr Organisation: FOI An: ceciis-foi@foi.hr

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*Subject*: 2nd Call for Papers - Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems CECIIS 2013

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Please forward this information to your colleagues who might be interested in *24th Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems* (http://ceciis.foi.hr) organized by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varazdin (http://www.foi.unizg.hr).

*IN COOPERATION WITH* University of Freiburg, Institute of Computer Science and Social Studies, Germany University of Graz, Institute for Information Science and Business Informatics, Austria University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Slovenia University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Slovenia University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Croatia

*The aim of the Conference* is to promote the interface of researchers involved in the development and application of methods and techniques in the field of information and intelligent systems.

*The Conference program* includes invited lectures by eminent international experts, contributed papers, poster sessions, special symposiums, workshops, roundtable discussions, hardware and software presentations and book exhibitions.

*TOPICS OF INTEREST*

* Data and Knowledge Bases * Education for Information Society * Information and Communication Technologies * Information Systems Security * Intelligent Information Systems * Intelligent Transport Systems * Software Engineering

*SPECIAL EMPHASIS*

* User-Centric Services

*IMPORTANT DATES*

* *Registration* forms, abstracts and full papers (camera-ready) due by: April 1st, 2013 * *Notification of acceptance* due by: May 27th, 2013 * *Final version* due by: June 10th, 2013 * Proposals for other Conference events (poster sessions, symposiums, workshops, roundtable discussions, hardware and software presentations, book exhibitions): April 30th, 2013 * *Registration fee payment* due by: September 5th, 2013 * *Conference*: September 18th - 20th, 2013

* REGISTRATION FEE* (VAT is included)

* *Early-bird* registration fee: EUR 280 (until June 25th, 2013) * *Regular* registration fee: EUR 330 (after June 25th, 2013) * *Late* registration fee: EUR 380 (after August 26th, 2013) * *Accompanying* *person* fee: EUR 140

/Special rates for full-time undergraduate and graduate students (all coauthors must be students)/

* *Reduced fee* (early-bird): EUR 180 (until June 24th, 2013) * *Reduced fee* (normal): EUR 230 (after June 24th, 2013)

* *Extra pages* (up to 4 pages): EUR 10 / page

/Registration fee covers:/

1. Participation at all sessions, workshops and additional symposiums 2. Conference materials with Book of Abstracts and e-Proceedings - except for accompanying persons 3. Welcome cocktail with dinner 4. All coffee breaks 5. Guided tour of Varazdin

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* *Printed Proceedings*: EUR 25 * Half-day *excursion with dinner* (September 19th ): EUR 35

*SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS*

Abstracts can be submitted via http://ceciis.foi.hr.

A camera-ready electronic version of a full paper, maximally 8 pages or approximately 20000 characters (extra pages: 10 EUR / page), including appendices and literature, should be prepared and submitted according to the* Instructions for Authors using the provided LaTeX, Word or OpenOffice templates* via http://ceciis.foi.hr/. Authors must also submit a *pdf version* of a paper.

The official Conference language is English.

All papers will be subjected to double-blind review process. Only papers that are submitted on time, formatted according to the provided templates and reviewed positively, for which the registration fee is paid, can be presented and published. The Conference Proceedings will be distributed at the Conference. Conference Proceedings will be sent for indexing in selected databases. Selected presented and extended papers will be sent to review for publishing in the international journal "Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences", published by the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varazdin (list of databases in which JIOS is indexed can be found at http://jios.foi.hr).

* BEST PAPER AWARD* One best presented paper will be awarded.

* VENUE* Varazdin is a charming and hospitable baroque town on the right bank of the Drava River in the north-west of Croatia, 79 km north-east of Zagreb. It has a population of over 40,000. You can visit the town's official website at http://www.varazdin.hr. The Faculty building, adjacent to the town Cathedral, used to be a monastery. The building overlooks the picturesque central square with the Town Hall, one of the historical buildings gathered around the square. The Town Hall, reconstructed in the 16th century, contains typical elements of both Gothic and Baroque architecture. A Faculty web camera enables a real-time view of Central Square (http://www.foi.unizg.hr/cro/(webcam)/ok).

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*TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION *All information can be found at http://ceciis.foi.hr . *

CONTACT* Conference Secretariat - CECIIS 2013 Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Pavlinska 2, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia

*Tel*: +385 42 390 868 +385 42 390 851 *Fax*: +385 42 213 413 *e-mail*: ceciis@foi.hr *URL*: http://ceciis.foi.hr/ *Facebook page*: http://www.facebook.com/ceciis.foi

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Best regards,

Sandra Lovrencic Chair of the Organizing Committee