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di.fct.unl.pt>Earlier I have sent this message with incomplete information regarding the mentioned URLS, that should be: http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/iceis/ and http://www.iceis.org/workshops.htm Sorry for the inconvenience. Best regards, Gabriel Pereira Lopes - ----------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS -------------------------- ICEIS-2001 3rd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems Setubal, PORTUGAL July 7-10, 2001 http://www.iceis.org and http://www.est.ips.pt/iceis Organised by the School of Technology of Setubal, Portugal. With the collaboration of AAAI and IEEE (ComSoc and EnNet TC). SCOPE The purpose of this 3rd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of information systems. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering different aspects of Enterprise Information Systems Applications, including Enterprise Database Technology, Systems Integration, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Information Systems Analysis and Specification, Internet Computing and Electronic Commerce. ICEIS focuses on real world applications; therefore authors should highlight the benefits of Information Technology for industry and services. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using IT, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of ICEIS. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both oral and poster sessions. Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as tutorials dedicated to technical/scientific topics are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat. Information concerning previous ICEIS editions (ICEIS'99 and ICEIS 2000) can be found at http://www.iceis.org and http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/iceis/ TOPIC AREAS / CONFERENCE TRACKS Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas: 1. Databases and Information Systems Integration 2. Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems 3. Information Systems Analysis and Specification 4. Internet Computing and Electronic Commerce AREA 1: Databases and Information Systems Integration * Coupling and Integrating Heterogeneous Data Sources * Information Systems Architectures * Inter- and Intra-organisational Processes * Enterprise Resource Planning * Middleware Integration * Legacy Systems * Organisational Issues on Systems Integration * Distributed Database Applications * Object-Oriented Database Systems * Enterprise-Wide Client-Server Architecture * Database Security and Transaction Support * Data Warehouses * Multimedia Database Applications AREA 2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems * Intelligent Agents * Industrial Applications of Artificial Intelligence * Strategic Decision Support Systems * Group Decision Support Systems * Applications of Expert Systems * Advanced Applications of Fuzzy Logic * Advanced Applications of Neural Network * Natural Language Interfaces to Intelligent Systems * Bayesian Networks * Evolutionary Programming * Agent-Oriented Programming * Coordination in Multi-Agent Systems * Intelligent Social Agents and Distributed Artificial Intelligence Applications * Intelligent Tutoring Systems * Software Agents: Agent-Based Modelling and Agent-Based Programming AREA 3: Information Systems Analysis and Specification * Systems Engineering Methodologies * Information Engineering Methodologies * Organisational Semiotics * Semiotics in Computing * Requirements Analysis * Ontology Engineering * Modelling Formalisms, Languages, and Notations (e.g. UML, ER variants) * CASE Tools for System Development * Modelling of Distributed Systems * Modelling Concepts and Information Integration Tools * Groupware and CSCW Systems Specification * Business Processes Re-engineering AREA 4: Internet Computing and Electronic Commerce * B2B and B2C Applications * Process Design and Organisational Issues in e-Commerce * E-Procurement and Web-based supply chain management * Market-spaces: market portals, hubs, auctions * Security, Privacy, Freedom of Information And Other Social and Ethical Issues * E-Learning and e-Teaching * Intranet and Extranet Business Applications * Agents for Internet Computing * Web Information Agents * Case studies on Electronic Commerce * Public sector applications of e-Commerce * Interactive and Multimedia Web Applications * Network Implementation Choices * Object Orientation in Internet and Distributed Computing * Internet and Collaborative Computing All papers will be reviewed by the International Programme Committee (see below). WORKSHOPS The following workshops are already confirmed. You can submit your papers to the workshops using the same guidelines as for the main conference. Deadlines are also the same unless explicitly stated otherwise. Please find further information about this subject on the workshops web page: http://www.iceis.org/workshops.htm . W1: Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information Systems (PRIS-2001) * W2: Workshop on New Developments on Digital Libraries (NDDL2001) W3: Workshop on Applications of JESS, the Java Expert System Shell (JESS-2001) W4: Workshop On Open Distributed Processing: Enterprise, Computation, Knowledge, Engineering, Realisation (WOODPECKER-2001) KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Professor Frank Dignum (University of Eindhoven / Holland) Dr. Tom Greene (MIT Laboratory for Computer Science / USA) Professor Anatol Holt (University of Milan / Italy) Professor Gio Wiederhold (Stanford University / USA) TUTORIALS Dr. Satya Chattopadhyay (University of Scranton / USA) - "Business Data Warehousing for Enterprise Management". Dr. Ulrich Reimer (Swiss Life Insurance / Switzerland) - "Organizational Memories for Capturing, Sharing, and Utilizing Knowledge". SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors should submit a paper in English of about 10 pages, up to 5.000 words, using the submission procedure indicated below. The programme committee will review all papers and the first author of each paper will be notified of the result, by email. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. Authors must also indicate the conference track to which the paper is submitted. Submitted papers should be formatted for A4 size paper, and must be written in English, and carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling. No restrictions are placed on the font size and style of the submitted papers. - Submission procedure A "blind" paper evaluation method will be used. To facilitate that, the authors are kindly requested to follow the indications below: * A paper's front-page must be provided, with: the title, author(s), affiliation(s), contact details, a list of keywords and an abstract. This page is to be provided as a separate file. * The full paper is to be provided as a separate file and MUST NOT have any reference to the authors. The manuscript must necessarily contain a title, an abstract and a list of keywords but NO NAMES OR CONTACT DETAILS WHATSOEVER are to be included. Postscript versions of the front-page and of the manuscript should be sent electronically, not compressed and not codified, to: secretariatMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
nflc.org>With apologies...please note that the deadline for abstracts is THIS December, 2000 for next April's conference. FINAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages Fourth Annual Conference Washington, D.C. April 6-8, 2001 Research and Development in the Less Commonly Taught Languages. The Fourth Annual Conference of the National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) is scheduled for metropolitan Washington, D.C. on April 6-8, 2001. The first day of the conference (April 6) will be held at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia. Proposals are solicited for individual papers, colloquia and poster sessions. The formats are described below. Each proposed presentation should address issues that clearly relate to more than just one particular language and should fall within one or more of the Conference theme of "Research and Development in the Less Commonly Taught Languages." Sessions might include: * Discussion of important research questions for the LCTLs; * Application of other research to important questions for the LCTLs; * Reports on empirical, ethnographic, linguistic, and/or classroom research; * Initiatives to develop programs in the LCTs for any customer base, including distance learning and heritage communities; * Inservice and/or pre-service teacher development initiatives; * Use of technology in instructional programs; * Innovative instructional materials or learning activities for an LCTL; and * Other topics related to the theme Individual papers are 20 minutes long. A paper should focus clearly on one or more issues related to the real world needs for language expertise in the less commonly taught languages. Papers may be based on research or practical experience. Colloquia are 90 minutes. A colloquium proposal should specify three or more presenters who will address one of the conference themes. Preference will be given to panels that cut across different languages or language groups. Poster and presentation sessions may focus on completed work or work in progress related to the teaching and/or learning of less commonly taught languages. They may be of either the traditional poster format (most often used for research-based presentations) or demonstrations of instructional or information technology; however, any proposal requiring technical support must specify the type of hardware and software needed in as much detail as possible. Proposals should indicate the relevant conference theme and kind of presentation (paper, colloquium or poster session) in the upper left-hand corner, and the name of the presenter and the presenter's primary language(s) in the upper right-hand corner. The proposed title should not exceed ten words. Proposals may not exceed one page in length. All proposals for the NCOLCTL Conference should be sent to the following address by hard copy or email: Frederick H. Jackson NCOLCTL Conference Program Chair School of Language Studies Foreign Service Institute 4000 Arlington Boulevard Arlington, VA 22207 Email: jacksonfhMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue