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Although Assistive Technology could be discussed in many of the listed sub-conferences it is hard to see where it would be expected by participants. Any indications of which theme it would be promoted through? Jeff >>>> =========================================================== Jeff Hughes Chartered Information Technology Professional Chartered Scientist Chartered Educational Psychologist Special Needs Computing psychologist.co.uk Box42 Ltd E: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] W: www.box42.com =========================================================== >>>> Disclaimer: This e-mail, and attachments, are intended for the named recipient(s). All information contained here is privileged and confidential. If you receive this message in error, contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the message and all address information. Do not keep, copy or share this information unless you are certain you do so for legitimate reasons. Thank you for your co-operation. From computer at Box42 Ltd, St Helens. WA10 3BF Tel: 08453 700 442 Reg Office: WA10 3BJ39 UK Company No: 2904434 Vat: GB 643 7211 52 > CALL FOR PAPERS > and > Call For Workshop Proposals > WORLDCOMP'08 > The 2008 World Congress in Computer Science, > Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing > July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas, USA > (composed of 25 Joint Conferences) > ACADEMIC SPONSORS: Research labs at Harvard University, UCLA, > Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Texas at Austin, > University of Iowa, and others (see below). > You are invited to submit a paper (and/or a proposal to organize > a session/workshop). All accepted papers will be published in the > respective conference proceedings. > The 2008 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, > and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'08) is composed of the following > 25 conferences (all will be held simultaneously, same location > and dates: July 14-17, 2008, USA): > o BIOCOMP'08: The 2008 International Conference on Bioinformatics > and Computational Biology > o CDES'08: The 2008 International Conference on Computer Design > o CGVR'08: The 2008 International Conference on Computer Graphics > and Virtual Reality > o CIC'08: The 2008 International Conference on Communications in > Computing > o CSC'08: The 2008 International Conference on Scientific Computing > o DMIN'08: The 2008 International Conference on Data Mining > o EEE'08: The 2008 International Conference on e-Learning, > e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government > o ERSA'08: The 2008 International Conference on Engineering of > Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms > o ESA'08: The 2008 International Conference on Embedded Systems > and Applications > o FCS'08: The 2008 International Conference on Foundations of > Computer Science > o FECS'08: The 2008 International Conference on Frontiers in > Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering > o GCA'08: The 2008 International Conference on Grid Computing and > Applications > o GEM'08: The 2008 International Conference on Genetic and > Evolutionary Methods > o ICAI'08: The 2008 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence > o ICOMP'08: The 2008 International Conference on Internet Computing > o ICWN'08: The 2008 International Conference on Wireless Networks > o IKE'08: The 2008 International Conference on Information and > Knowledge Engineering > o IPCV'08: The 2008 International Conference on Image Processing, > Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition > o ITSL'08: The 2008 International Conference on Information Theory > and Statistical Learning > o MLMTA'08: The 2008 International Conference on Machine Learning; > Models, Technologies and Applications > o MSV'08: The 2008 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation > and Visualization Methods > o PDPTA'08: The 2008 International Conference on Parallel and > Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications > o SAM'08: The 2008 International Conference on Security and Management > o SERP'08: The 2008 International Conference on Software Engineering > Research and Practice > o SWWS'08: The 2008 International Conference on Semantic Web and > Web Services > (a link to each conference's URL can be found at > http://www.world-academy-of-science.org) > General Co-Chair and Coordinator: > H. R. Arabnia, PhD > Professor, Computer Science > Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer) > Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine > The University of Georgia > Department of Computer Science > 415 Graduate Studies Research Center > Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA > Tel: (706) 542-3480 > Fax: (706) 542-2966 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > PURPOSE / HISTORY: > This set of joint conferences is the largest annual gathering of > researchers in computer science, computer engineering and applied > computing. Many of the 25 joint conferences in WORLDCOMP are the > premier conferences for presentation of advances in their respective > fields. We anticipate to have 2,600 or more attendees from over 80 > countries participating in the 2008 joint conferences. > The motivation is to assemble a spectrum of affiliated research > conferences into a coordinated research meeting held in a common > place at a common time. The main goal is to provide a forum for > exchange of ideas in a number of research areas that interact. The > model used to form these annual conferences facilitates communication > among researchers from all over the world in different fields of > computer science, computer engineering and applied computing. Both > inward research (core areas of computer science and engineering) and > outward research (multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary, and > applications) will be covered during the conferences. > WORLCOMP'08 will be composed of research presentations, keynote > lectures, invited presentations, tutorials, panel discussions, and > poster presentations. In recent past, keynote and/or tutorial speakers > included: Prof. Michael J. Flynn (Stanford U.); Prof. John H. Holland > (U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor); Prof. H. J. Siegel (Colorado State U.); > Prof. Barry Vercoe (MIT); Prof. Ruzena Bajcsy (U. of California, > Berkeley); Prof. David Cheriton (Stanford U.), Prof. A. K. Dunker > (Indiana U. and Purdue U.); Prof. Jun Liu (Harvard U.); Dr. Jim Gettys > (developer of X Window, ...); Dr. Chris Rowen (President and CEO, > Tensilica, Inc.); and many other distinguished speakers. > SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: > Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft paper > (about 5 to 7 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12) to > H. R. Arabnia by Feb. 25, 2008. email submissions in MS document > or PDF formats are preferable (Fax or postal submissions are also > fine.) All reasonable typesetting formats are acceptable (later, > the authors of accepted papers will be asked to follow a particular > typesetting format to prepare their papers for publication.) > The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited > to 7 (IEEE style) pages. Papers must not have been previously > published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The > first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, > name, affiliation, postal address, email address, and telephone > number for each author. The first page should also identify the > name of the Contact Author and a maximum of 5 topical keywords that > would best represent the content of the paper. Finally, the name > of the conference that the paper is being submitted to must be > stated on the first page. > Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, > impact, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two experts > in the field who are independent of the conference program committee. > The referees' evaluations will then be reviewed by two members of > the program committee who will recommend a decision to the chair of > the track that the paper has been submitted to. The chair will make > the final decision. Lastly, the Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed > by one member of the program committee. > PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS: > Each session will have at least 6 paper presentations from > different authors (12 papers in the case of workshops). The > session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their > sessions; including, soliciting papers, reviewing, selecting, ... > The names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors in > the conference proceedings and on the cover of the books. > Proposals to organize sessions should include the following > information: name and address (+ email) of proposer, title of > session, a 100-word description of the topic of the session, > the name of the conference the session is submitted for > consideration, and a short description on how the session will > be advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers > from colleagues and researchers whose work is known to the > session proposer). email your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address > is given above). We would like to receive the proposals by > January 16, 2008. > IMPORTANT DATES: > Jan. 16, 2008: Proposals for organizing/chairing sessions/workshops > Feb. 25, 2008: Submission of papers (about 5 to 7 pages) > March 25, 2008: Notification of acceptance > April 25, 2008: Camera-Ready papers and Registration due > July 14-17, 2008: The 2008 World Congress in Computer Science, > Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing > (WORLDCOMP'08 - 25 joint conferences) > MEMBERS OF PROGRAM AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEES: > The Program Committee includes members of chapters of World Academy > of Science (chapters: supercomputing; scientific computing; AI; > imaging science; databases; simulation; software engineering; > embedded systems; internet and web technologies; communications; > computer security; and bioinformatics.) The Program Committee for > individual conferences is currently being formed. Those interested > in joining the Program Committee should email H. R. Arabnia > ([log in to unmask]) the following information: Name, affiliation > and position, complete mailing address, email address, a short > biography together with research interests and the name of the > conference offering to help with. > Many who have already joined the committees of individual tracks > are renowned leaders, scholars, researchers, scientists and > practitioners of the highest ranks; many are directors of research > laboratories, fellows of various societies, heads/chairs of > departments, deans and provosts. > LOCATION OF CONFERENCES: > The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo hotel, Las Vegas, > Nevada, USA (with any overflows at other near-by hotels). This is > a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3,000 > rooms. It is minutes from the airport with 24-hour shuttle > service to and from the airport. This hotel has many recreational > attractions, including: waterfalls, spa, pools, sunning decks, Easy > River, wave pool, lighted tennis courts, health spa, nightly shows, > a number of restaurants, ... The negotiated room rate for > conference attendees is very reasonable. The hotel is within > walking distance from most other attractions (recreational > destinations, Golf courses, ...) > SPONSORS: (this is a partial list) > Academic Co-sponsors include: > - Computational Biology and Functional Genomics Laboratory, > Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA > http://compbio.dfci.harvard.edu/ > - Horvath Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA > http://www.genetics.ucla.edu/labs/horvath/CoexpressionNetwork/ > - BioMedical Informatics & Bio-Imaging Laboratory, Georgia Institute > of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA > http://www.bio-miblab.org/ > - Intelligent Data Exploration and Analysis Laboratory, University of > Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA > http://www.ideal.ece.utexas.edu/ > - Center for the Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, > Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA > http://opal.biology.gatech.edu/GeneMark/ > - Hawkeye Radiology Informatics, Department of Radiology, > College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA > http://www.uiowa.edu/~hri/ > - Medical Image HPC & Informatics Lab (MiHi Lab), University of Iowa, > Iowa, USA > http://www.uiowa.edu/mihpclab/ > - The University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA > http://www.und.edu > - International Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine > http://www.isibm.org/ > - Institute for Informatics Problems of the Russian Academy of > Sciences, Moscow, Russia. > Other Co-sponsors: > - NIIT Technologies > http://www.niit-tech.com/ > - High Performance Computing for Nanotechnology (HPCNano) > http://www.hpcnano.org > - International Technology Institute (ITI) > http://www.itiworld.org/ > - GridToday > http://www.gridtoday.com/gridtoday.html > - HPCwire > http://www.hpcwire.com/ > - Hodges' Health (H2CM), UK > http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk > Future Announcements: If you do not wish to receive future announcements > about this event, please send an email to [log in to unmask] > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. 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