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CALL FOR PAPERS
THE 6th WORLD MULTI CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMICS , CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS SCI 2002
July 14 - 18, 2002
Orlando , Florida, USA Sheraton World
Honorary Presidents: Bela Banathy, Stafford Beer and George Klir Program Committee Chair: William Lesso General Chair: Nagib Callaos Organizing Committee Chair: Belkis Sanchez
MAJOR THEMES
* Information Systems Development * Information Systems Management * Management Information Systems * Virtual Engineering * Mobile/Wireless Computing * Communication Systems and Networks * Emergent Computation * Image, Acoustic, Speech and Signal Processing * Computing Techniques * Human Information Systems * Education and Information Systems * Control Systems * Economic and Financial Systems * SCI in Biology and Medicine * SCI in Psychology, Cognition and Spirituality * Conceptual Infrastructure of SCI * Natural Resources * Human Resources * Globalization, Development and Emerging Economies * SCI in Art
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC CO-SPONSORS
· WOSC: World Organization on Systemics and Cybernetics (France) · The Center for Systems Studies (UK) · Systems Society of Poland · Society Applied Systems Research (Canada) · Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Society · Simon Bolivar University (Venezuela) · Polish System Society (Poland) · Italian Society of Systemics · ISSS: International Society for the Systems Sciences (USA) · ISI: The International Systems Institute (USA) · IFSR: International Federation of Systems Research (Austria/USA) · Cybernetics and Human Knowing: A Journal of Second Order Cybernetics and Cybersemiotics (Denmark) · CUST, Engineer Science Institute of the Blaise Pascal University (France) · Concurrency and Architecture Group, the Telematics Engineering Department of the Univesity of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Spain). · The Tunisian Scientific Society (Tunisia).
Technical Co - Sponsor
· IEEE, Computer Society (Chapter: Venezuela)
ORGANIZED BY THE IIIS
The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics.
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
Those interested in participating in: · The Organization of Invited Session(s) · The Organization of Focus Symposium · The Reviewing Process · The Conference Promotion · Recommending Scholars/Researchers in order to have an active participation and/or submit the papers. · Proposing Organizations/Institutes/Universities as Academic/Scientific Co-sponsors.
Please, enter to the conference web page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/, and fill the respective form. If by any reasons you are not able to access the page mentioned above, please, try the following page: http://www.iiisci.org/sci2002/.
If you have any problems linking to the conference web pages, or you need to send or receive additional information, contact the General Chair Professor Nagib Callaos to: ncallaos@ callaos.com
ncallaos@ aol.com
callaos@ telcel.net.ve
PARTICIPANTS
Participation of both, researchers and practitioners is strongly encouraged. Papers may be submitted on: research in science and engineering, case studies drawn on professional practice and consulting, and position papers based on large and rich experience gained through executive/managerial practices and decision-making. For this reason, the Program Committee is conformed according to the criteria given above.
TYPES OF SUBMISSION ACCEPTED
1. Papers · Research · Review · Position · Report 2. Panel Presentation, Workshop and/or Round Table Proposals 3. New Topics and Invited Sessions Proposals (which should include a minimum of 5 papers) 4. Focus Symposia (which should include a minimum of 15 papers)
EXTENDED ABSTRACTS AND PAPER DRAFTS SUBMISSION FORM
Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent taking into account the following Format:
1. Major theme of the paper, related to the major themes given above. 2. Paper title. 3. Extended abstract of 500 to 1500 words and/or paper drafts of 2000 to 5000 words, in English. 4. Authors and/or co-authors with names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.
Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent to the conference web page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/, filling the respective form and uploading the respective paper or extended abstract. If by any reasons you are not able to access the page mentioned above, please, try the following page: http://www.iiisci.org/sci2002/.
If the conference web pages are not accessible for you, you can also make your submission by e-mail, attaching it to the following e-mail addresses: nacallao@telcel.net.ve and WMSCI2001@aol.com.
DEADLINES
December 19, 2001: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500 words) or paper drafts (2000-5000 words).
December 19, 2001: Invited session proposals.
February 20, 2002: Acceptance notifications.
April 10, 2002: Submission of camera-ready papers: hard copies and electronic versions.
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.
Best papers will be selected for awards and might be recommended for journal publications.
Multiple author books will be published by IIIS based on, the best-invited sessions, the best focus symposia or the best mini-conferences and the topic of the papers.
INVITED SESSIONS
Based on past conferences experience, we suggest the following steps in order to organize an invited session:
1) Identify a special topic in the scope of SCI 2002, and the invited session title. Fill the invited session organization form, provided in the conference web page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/. If by any reasons you are not able to access the page mentioned above, please, try the following page: http://www.iiisci.org/sci2002/. If you don't have access to the web, contact the General Chair, via e-mail: ncallaos@callaos.com; ncallaos@aol.com; callaos@telcel.net.ve. 2) If the identified topic is suitable, the General Chair will accept the proposal, and you will receive an acceptation by e-mail, in a few days. This acceptation is not a final approval of the proposed session, but a pre-approval. The final approval will depend on identifying at least five papers for the proposed session and informing, at least, about their titles. With this acceptation: a) the proposed session will be included in the conference web page as well as its organizer and the chairs' name, and b) its organizer will be able to announce his/her invited session in the context of SCI 2002, by any media that he/she thinks appropriated, such as: Web page, hard copy call for papers, call for papers attached to e-mails, etc. 3) Contact researchers and/or practitioners in your field to see if they can contribute a paper to your proposed session and attend at SCI 2002. 4) Collect the extended abstracts or the paper drafts from each prospective participant. 5) Write a summary (1-2 page) with the main objectives, which must be related to the invited/selected papers. 6) As soon as you have 5 papers, you will complete the form regarding the invited session papers, provided in the conference web page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/. 7) Step 7 will take your invited session to the status of an approved one if the papers fulfil all the requirements (i.e. quality). All the approved invited sessions will be included in the SCI 2002 conference program.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Integrated by (197) prestigious scholars/researchers from 48 countries: Details can be found in the conference web page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/, or asked for a detailed Call For Papers, by e-mail.
Conference fees
The conference fees will be $340 before the deadline, and $390 after the deadline.
This fee will include exclusively:
* A CD-ROM version of the Proceedings * One volume of the hard copy version of the Conference Proceedings. (Other volumes will be available with a 40% of discount for participants) * Coffee breaks * Welcome Reception
Each registration fee might include a maximum of one paper, which presentation will be included in the conference program and published in the conference proceedings.
Any other expenses must be afforded/provided by the participants. The registration fee does not include any post-conference services. There will be additional shipping and handling costs for those registered authors who, for unforeseen reasons, could not go to the conference. Any post-conference administrative requirements will be charged $20 per staff hour required to elaborate such a requirement, with a minimum of $10. Post-conference requirements will have their own deadline, which in no case will be more than three months, after the last day of the conference.
Conference CONTACTS
Prof. Nagib Callaos (General Chair) E -mails: ncallaos@ usb.ve(Academic) ncallaos@ aol.com(Personal) ncallaos@ callaos.com(Business) callaos@ telcel.net.ve
USA Tel/Fax: +1 (407) 856-6274 Venezuela Tel/Fax (office): +58 (212) 962-1519
Conference Secretariat scio98@ cantv.net
Details can be found at the Conference web page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/. Answers to specific questions can also be requested by e-mail.
jeremy hunsinger on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.dromocracy.com