-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CECIIS] 1st Announcement - Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems CECIIS 2012 Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:16:26 +0100 From: CECIIS ceciis@foi.hr Organization: FOI To: ceciis-foi@foi.hr

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Please forward this information to your colleagues who might be interested in *23rd 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* Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Informatik und Gesellschaft, Germany Karl-Franzens Universität Graz, Institut für Informationswissenschaft und Wirtschaftsinformatik, 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 TOPIC*

* Security and Privacy in the Networked World

*KEYNOTE SPEAKER*

Bruce Schneier - an internationally renowned security technologist and author of "Applied Cryptography", "Secrets and Lies", "Beyond Fear", "Schneier on Security", "Cryptography Engineering", ...

*IMPORTANT DATES*

* *Registration* forms and abstracts (not obligatory) due by: March 5th, 2012 * *Full papers* (camera-ready) due by: April 2nd, 2012 * Notification of acceptance due by: May 28th, 2012 * *Final version* due by: June 11th, 2012 * Proposals for other Conference events (poster sessions, symposiums, workshops, roundtable discussions, hardware and software presentations,book exhibitions): April 30th, 2012. * Registration fee payment due by: September 5th, 2012 * *Conference*: September 19th - 21st, 2012

*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. Selected presented papers will be sent to review for publishing in a special issue of 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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*CONTACT* Conference Secretariat - CECIIS 2012 Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Pavlinska 2, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia

*Tel*: +385 42 390 869 +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