-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [wkwi] Call for Papers - Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems CEC IIS 2008 Datum: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:54:45 +0100 (CET) Von: Moritz Strasser moritz.strasser@iig.uni-freiburg.de Antwort an: postmaster@idefix.buva.sowi.uni-bamberg.de An: undisclosed-recipients:;

Announcement and Call for Papers - Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems CEC IIS 2008

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Please forward this information to your colleagues who might be interested in 19th Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems organized by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varazdin.

www.foi.hr

IN COOPERATION WITH

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Informatik und Gesellschaft, Germany Bánki Donát Politechnic, Department of Information Technology Budapest, Hungary IEEE Croatia, Zagreb Karl-Franzens Universität Graz, Institut für Informationswissenschaft, Austria University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Science, Croatia University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Slovenia University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Slovenia

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 scientific program includes invited lectures by eminent international experts, contributed papers, as well as events such as poster sessions, workshops, roundtable discussions, hardware and software presentations and book exhibitions. Papers accepted by two independent reviewers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Selected papers will also be published in a special issue of the Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences (JOIS), an international publication issued by the Faculty of the Organization and Informatics at Varazdin.

TOPICS OF INTEREST (in alphabetic order):

Data and Knowledge Bases Education for Information Society ICT Management Information and Communications Technologies Information and Intelligent Systems Information Systems in Management and Decision Support Information Systems in Manufacturing Information Systems Security Intelligent Systems Techniques and Methods Intelligent Transport Systems Multimedia Systems Quality and Metrics in ICT Strategic Planning of Information Systems Software Engineering Modeling and Simulation Topic for Students (PhD, etc.)

SPECIAL TOPIC e-Government (international experts will be included)

IMPORTANT DATES:

Registration forms and abstracts due by: May 1st, 2008 Full papers (camera-ready) due by: June 1st, 2008 Notification of acceptance due by: July 1st, 2008 Final version due by: September 1st, 2008 Registration of other Conference events (presentations, exhibitions, workshops) due by: September 10th, 2008 Registration fee payment due by: September 10th, 2008 Conference: September 24th - 26th, 2008

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 northeast 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 (page http://www.foi.hr/vzcam/cam_f.htm).

REGISTRATION FEE

Scientific Program: EUR 250 Reduced fee (students, etc.): EUR 150

The fee covers all conference events, materials and refreshment during the conference.

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS

Abstracts should be submitted via http://www.ceciis.foi.hr/. A camera-ready electronic version of a full paper (MSWord document), maximally 8 pages or approximately 20000 characters (extra pages: 50 EUR / page), including appendices and literature - should be prepared and submitted according to the Instructions to Authors via http://www.ceciis.foi.hr/. All papers will be reviewed and the accepted ones published in the Conference Proceedings. Selected papers will be reviewed by two independent referees and also published in a special issue of the international journal Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences, published by the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varazdin. The Conference Proceedings will be distributed at the Conference. Only papers that are submitted on time and reviewed positively, for which the registration fee is paid, can be presented and published. The official Conference language is English.

SPECIAL AWARDS

Three best presented papers will be awarded. Other special awards include the Youngest Participant Award and the Conference's Most Regular Attendee Award.

CONTACT:

Conference Secretariat - IIS 2008 Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Pavlinska 2, 42 000 Varazdin, Croatia Tel: +385 42 390 814 +385 42 390 847 Fax: +385 42 213 413 e-mail: oo2008@foi.hr URL: http://www.ceciis.foi.hr/

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