CFP: IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2008

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-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions: 25 February 2008 --

IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems
(MCCSIS 2008)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 27 July 2008
(http://www.mccsis.org)

* Keynote Speakers (confirmed – in alphabetical order):
Ananth Srinivasan, Director of the Centre for Digital Enterprise, The
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Axel Küpper, of the LMU Munich, Germany
Bernadette Sharp, Staffordshire University, UK
Constance Steinkuehler, University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA
David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, USA
James Hendler, Tetherless World Constellation Chair, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, USA
Jan van Dijk, University of Twente, Dep. of Media, Communication and
Organization, Netherlands
Jon Dron, Athabasca University, Canada
Juan M. Corchado, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Salamanca,
Spain
Lucia Rapanotti, Department of Computing, The Open University, UK
Margaret Tan, Deputy Director, Singapore Internet Research Centre,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Matthias Rauterberg, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
Michael Hann, Director of ULITA, Univeristy of Leeds, UK
Qusay H. Mahmoud, University of Guelph, Canada
Teun Velders, Saxion Universities of Applied Science, USA
Tom Gross, Faculty of Media, Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany
Ulrike Hugl, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Václav Snášel, Vice - Dean for Research and Science, University of
Ostrava, Czech Republic

* Conference background and goals
The IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems
2008 (MCCSIS
2008) aims to being a forum to gather researchers in the core areas of
both Computer
Science and Information Systems.

* Format of the Multi-Conference
The multi-conference will comprise of invited talks and oral
presentations. The
proceedings of the multi-conference will be published in the form of a
book and
CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital
Library
(http://www.iadis.net/dl/). The best paper authors will be invited to
publish extended
versions of their papers in the IADIS Journal on Computer Science and
Information
Systems (ISSN: 1646-3692) and also in other selected Journals.

* Types of submissions
Full and Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations,
Tutorials, Panels
and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind
refereeing process.

* Conferences part of the MCCSIS 2008 multi-conference:
e-Learning 2008 - EL2008
Intelligent Systems and Agents 2008 - ISA2008
Wireless Applications and Computing 2008 - WAC2008
Gaming 2008: Design for Engaging Experience and Social Interaction -
G2008
Visual Communication 2008: Creative Industries, Photography and
Culture - VC2008
ICT, Society and Human Beings 2008 - ICT2008
Web Based Communication 2008 - WBC2008
Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2008 - IHCI2008
Data Mining 2008 - DM2008
Telecommunications, Networks and Systems 2008 - TNS2008
Informatics 2008 - I2008
e-Commerce 2008 - EC2008
Computer Graphics and Visualization 2008 - CGV2008

* Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline: 25 February 2008
- Notification to Authors: Until 31 March 2008
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 21 April
2008
- Late Registration: After 21 April 2008
- Multi Conference: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 27 July 2008

* Postgraduate Summer School
The multi-conference will be organising a postgraduate summer school
aimed at PhDs
and Master Degree students. More details will be available soon.

* Multi-Conference Location
The multi-conference will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

* Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS MULTI CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS 2008
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: secre...@mccsis.org
Web site: http://www.mccsis.org/

* Program Committee

General MCCSIS Conference Co-Chairs:
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University),
Portugal
Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Program Chairs of the MCCSIS conferences (in alphabetical order):
Ajith P. Abraham, School of Computer Science, Chung-Ang University,
South Korea
Antonio Palma dos Reis, ISEG - Technical University of Lisbon,
Portugal
Eleonore ten Thij, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Gunilla Bradley, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Hans Weghorn, University of Cooperative Education, Germany
Jairo Gutiérrez, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Jörg Roth, University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg, Germany
Katherine Blashki, Deakin University, Australia
Maggie McPherson, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Miguel Baptista Nunes, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Yingcai Xiao, The University of Akron, USA