Call for Papers 2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04) July 21 - 25, 2004 - Orlando, Florida, USA http://www.confinf.org/pista04 PISTA '04 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original and unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking, problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). ICT researchers are invited to present their research results. Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study papers and innovative solutions. Corporations are invited to present political information systems and software based solutions. Public servers are invited to present case studies, information systems developed for specific purpose, and innovative ideas and designs. Political and social scientists are invited to present research or position papers on the impact and the future possibilities of ICT in Societal systems and political processes. Politician and political consultants are invited to present problems that might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions that might be improved by different approaches and design in ICT. All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel sessions with panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and political consultants or politicians are highly encouraged. Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must not be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed proceedings. You can find complete information about the conference in our web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04 PISTA '04 Organization General Chair: Prof. Jose Vicente Carrasquero Organizing Committee Chair: Prof. Angel Oropeza Organized by the IIIS: The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics Conference Areas · Informatics And Society · Informatics, Voting and Political Parties · Informatics And Government · Ethical and Legal Issues related to Informatics Abstracts and Paper Drafts Submission Form Papers might be submitted via web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/submission.asp, as extended abstracts (500-1500 words) or as full papers drafts (2000-5000 words). Reviews will be done for both kinds of submissions. Invited Sessions proposals can be done filling the form given in the web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/invitedsession/organizer.asp More information about Invited Sessions Organization could be found at the web http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/ISOrganization.asp Important Dates February 04th, 2003: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500) words or paper Drafts (2000-5000) words. February 04th, 2003: Invited session proposals. March 17th, 2004: Notifications of Acceptance. April 13th, 2004: Submission of final versions: hard copies and electronic versions. Some invited sessions might have a different timetable according to its organizer and chair Papers Reviewing And Publication Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not exceed six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and electronic proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright release form. The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics will publish, at least, the best 10% of the papers presented at the conference. -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org