Dear colleagues,
- Sorry for multiple postings -
I would like to inform you about some news regarding the
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5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and
Management ISCRAM2008
May 4-7, 2008
The George Washington University
Washington, DC, USA
http://www.iscram.org
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ISCRAM2008 is an international conference focusing on Information Systems
and Information Technology related to disaster and emergency management. We
are inviting both - researchers AND practitioners - to share their
experiences, research results and future perspective in this important area.
We are offering several sessions relevant for this community. Just to name a
few:
- Intelligent Systems for Crisis and Disaster Management (focus on AI and
agents)
- Virtual Systems for Emergency Management Simulation & Training
- Adaptive Information Architectures for Interagency Crisis Management
- Visualization for Decision Making, Information Sharing, and Collaboration
I attach an updated Call for Papers with download links. For additional
details please visit www.iscram.org. If you have additional questions please
contact us at [log in to unmask]
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1. We extended the paper submission deadline to January 6, 2008. The updated
Call for Papers is attached to this Email. Paper Templates can be downloaded
from http://www.iscram.org
2. Gary Klein and Ben Shneiderman are two of our keynote speakers at
ISCRAM2008. Dr. Klein is well known for his work in naturalistic decision
making and for his field studies in the emergency management domain.
Professor Shneiderman is an influential pioneer in human computer
interaction. He is currently working on community response grids and other
topics relevant to the ISCRAM community.
3. Ph.D. Student Colloquium and Mike Meleshkin Best Ph.D. Student Paper
Award: The ISCRAM Ph.D. Student Colloquium and the Mike Meleshkin award for
the best Ph.D. student paper have always been an integral part of the ISCRAM
conferences. The ISCRAM2008 Ph.D. colloquium will be held on Sunday, May 4,
2008 at The George Washington University. For details on the application
procedures see http://www.iscram.org.
4. Registration for ISCRAM2008 is now open. Early registration deadline is
March 21, 2008. Further details and pricing information can be found on the
ISCRAM community web site.
Background
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The ISCRAM Community
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An active and international group of researchers, scholars, teachers,
students, practitioners and policy makers, the ISCRAM (Information Systems
for Crisis Response and Management) Community has evolved into a global R&D
community with an annual International ISCRAM Conference alternating between
Europe and the USA since 2004. The ISCRAM conferences attract researchers
and practitioners in Crisis Response and Management from Europe, North
America and the Pacific Region.
ISCRAM2008
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The upcoming ISCRAM2008 conference in DC provides an important networking
opportunity where the latest research on the design, development, use and
evaluation of information systems for crisis response and management are
presented and discussed. The conference will take place at the George
Washington University and is hosted by the Institute for Crisis, Disaster,
and Risk Management (ICDRM). The general theme of ISCRAM2008 is "Creating
Advanced Systems for Inter-organizational Information Sharing and
Collaboration".
For ISCRAM2008, no less than 28 special sessions are being proposed. In
addition to regular research sessions, several CFPs are focusing on
contributions from practitioners. For the first time ISCRAM2008 will also
offer a poster session.
The CFPs can be accessed from the www.iscram.org web site from the
ISCRAM2008 menu on the left. Research sessions accept full papers and
research in progress papers while practitioner sessions accept Powerpoint
presentations and short practitioner papers.
Important Dates
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- January 6, 2007: New extended paper submission deadline
- February 10, 2008: Notification of (conditional) acceptance
- March 1, 2008: Final camera-ready paper submission deadline
- March 21, 2008: Early registration deadline
ISCRAM2008 Thematic Areas
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The special sessions are grouped into the following main themes:
Theme 1: Organizations and Society
Theme 2: Systems and Technology
Theme 3: Humanitarian Action
Theme 4: Human-Computer Interaction
Theme 5: Intelligent Systems
Theme 6: Virtuality in Emergency Management
Theme 7: Methods and Modeling
Download the CFPs for specific sessions from http://www.iscram.org
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ISCRAM2008 Committee
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ISCRAM2008 Conference Chairs: Jack Harrald (GWU, USA) and Bartel Van de
Walle (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)
ISCRAM2008 Program Chair: Frank Fiedrich (GWU, USA)
ISCRAM2008 LOC Chair and Poster Chair: Theresa Jefferson (GWU, USA)
ISCRAM2008 Honorary Chair: Murray Turoff (NJIT, USA)
ISCRAM2008 Program Committee:
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. Yigal Arens (University of Southern California, California, USA)
. Paul Burghardt (DECIS Lab, the Netherlands)
. Benny Carle (SCK-CEN, Belgium)
. Louise Comfort (University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
. Chamindra de Silva (Lanka Software Foundation, Sri Lanka)
. Julie Dugdale (IMAG, France)
. Simon French (Manchester University, UK)
. Michael R. Grimaila (Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio, USA)
. Tim Grant (Netherlands Defense Academy, Breda, Netherlands)
. Sanjay Jain (The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA)
. Murray Jennex (San Diego State University, USA)
. Susanne Jul (Pacific Disaster Centre, Hawaii, USA)
. Jonas Landgren (Viktoria Institute, Sweden)
. David Mendonca (New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA)
. John Mitchiner (Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, USA)
. Kees Nieuwenhuis (DECIS Lab, the Netherlands)
. Stijn Oomes (TU Delft, the Netherlands)
. Bernard Pavard (GRIC, France)
. Dan Power (Univ. of Northern Iowa, USA)
. Sarvapali Ramchurn (University of Southampton, UK)
. Louiqa Rashid (University of Maryland, USA)
. Eric Rasmussen (InSTEDD, USA)
. Ramesh Rao (University of California San Diego, California, USA)
. Leon Rothkrantz (TU Delft, the Netherlands)
. Claire Rubin (JHSEM, USA)
. Yan Song (Harbin Engineering University, PR China)
. Peter Steenkiste (Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA)
. Laura Steinberg (Southern Methodist University, Texas, USA)
. David Woods (Ohio State University, Ohio, USA)
. Sisi Zlatanova (TU Delft, the Netherlands)
Best regards and Happy Holidays,
-- Frank Fiedrich
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Dr. Frank Fiedrich, Ph.D.
Assistant Prof. of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management
The George Washington University
1776 G Street, NW, Suite 123
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: +1 (202) 994 2379
Fax: +1 (202) 994 0245
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.gwu.edu/~icdrm/People/fiedrich.htm
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