5th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM COMPUTER SCIENCE IN SPORT

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

The International Association of Computer Science in Sport (IACSS) and the
Croatian Association of Computer Science in Sport (CACSS) are delighted to
announce the 5th International Symposium Computer Science in Sport that will
take place in Hvar, Croatia, between 25 and 28 May, 2005. 

The Organizational Committee has decided to include ten plenary sessions,
covering key aspects of Computer Science in Sport. Each day will begin with
a plenary session
comprising keynote presentations from invited speakers. In order to promote
discussion and debate there will be respondents to each keynote
presentation. We have invited speakers of outstanding reputation, including
distinguished academics and professionals with extensive experience. Other
sessions throughout each day will comprise of free communications including
oral, poster and workshop presentations in parallel sessions. There will be
3 parallel sessions. Sessions will take place in the morning and afternoon.
The symposium will provide delegates with the unique opportunity to hear
international speakers reviewing their current research; to share in debates
that will inform on future research and practice; and to reflect on how the
future can promote and foster excellence, and engage the support of the
IACSS community. More detailed and updated information about the timetable
can be continuously retrieved via the official symposium-webpage at
http://www.iacss2005.hr.

SYMPOSIUM MAIN TOPICS ARE:
.       DATA ACQUISITION, DATABASES AND DATA ANALYSIS
.       MULTIMEDIA AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
.       INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAMMING
.       ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
.       MODELING, COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND SIMULATIONS

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
Authors should provide an abstract with sufficient information for readers
to fully assess the aims, methods, results and implications of the research
in question. Authors are requested to submit a complete, one page (300-500
words) abstract which may be printed in the Abstract Book for IACSS2005.
Please ensure that you read the instructions for authors before submitting
your abstract. Each abstract will be reviewed before acceptance.
Presentations are encouraged from all relevant areas of study and will be
grouped thematically in relation to invited lectures and Symposium main
topics at the discretion of the Program Committee. 

Notification of acceptance of abstracts will be sent to authors by 25
February 2005. Title, name(s) of author(s), city and country should be
included. Expressive titles are preferred to neutral ones. There are two
presentation categories: Oral (10 minutes in length followed by 5 minutes
for discussion) and Poster (will be on display during the symposium.

Please send the abstract via the submission form using www.iacss2005.hr, the
official website, or by email to: [log in to unmask] as attachment in: MS
Word, plain ACSII text or PDF format. Please check the appropriate box on
the abstract form indicating your preference (Oral or Poster) in your
submission. Please upload or email your final abstract(s) by 5 February
2005. The day/time of your presentation or poster session will be available
on the conference website in early May 2005, and will also be emailed
directly.

Please note: If your registration and full payment for your registration are
not received by 25 April 2005 your abstract will not be included in the
Abstract Book.

SYMPOSIUM
The symposium is organized under the auspices of: Ministry of science,
education and sport, Republic of Croatia, University of Zagreb, and Croatian
Olympic Committee, and supported by: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of
Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of
Zagreb, and University computing centre - SRCE, Zagreb.

ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE
Arnold Baca, Natalia Balagué, Emil Hofman, Vjekoslav Jerolimov, Ivan Marić,
Mladen Mauher, Leo Pavičić, Juergen Perl, Dragan Schwarz, Eduard Tomany,
Predrag Vujasinović, Dragan Vujović

INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Larry Katz, University of Calgary, Canada, Director, Sport Technology
Research Centre 
Maja Mataric, Computer Science Department and Neuroscience Program, Founding
Director USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, Director USC Robotics
Research Lab
Thomas Reilly, Liverpool John Moores University, Director, Research
Institute for Sport & Exercise science
Boris Sakac, CAOP (Zagreb), Head of the Olympic Results and Information
System - (ORIS)
Wolfgang Schoellhorn, University of Muenster, Germany, Chair of Training and
Movement Science
Otto Spaniol, University of Aachen, Germany.

IMPORTANT DATES/DEADLINES:
 5 February 2005        Submission of titles and abstracts ends
25 February 2005        Notification of acceptance
25 March 2005   Early registration ends
 5 May 2005     Official final program

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION
Registration fee before 25 March 2005
.       Full       215 Euro
.       Student 135 Euro
Registration fee after 25 March 2005
.       Full       255 Euro
.       Student 165 Euro

EXHIBITION
There will be a commercial exhibition at the symposium located in the main
symposium venue.

SPONSORS
We are looking for companies that may be able to contribute as sponsors to
IACSS2005.

WEBSITES
The symposium official website is available at: www.iacss2005.hr.
The website of IACSS can be found at www.iacss.org.

CONTACT
email: [log in to unmask]
tel.: +385 1 3756751, fax.: +385 1 3756752
postal address: Ilica 118, 10000 Zagreb Croatia