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Call For Papers & Sessions: 30 Joint CS & CE conferences in Las Vegas, June 20, 2005
by hra＠cs.uga.edu 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

Call For Papers and Call For Session Proposals The 2005 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (composed of 16 Joint Conferences) June 27-30, 2005, Las Vegas, USA & The 2005 World Congress in Applied Computing (composed of 14 Joint Conferences) June 20-23, 2005, Las Vegas, USA Dear Colleagues: You are invited to submit a paper (see instructions below) and/or a proposal to organize a technical session/workshop. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings. The names of technical session/workshop organizers/chairs will appear on the cover of the proceedings/books as Associate Editors. The world's largest gathering of researchers in computer science, computer engineering and applied computing will be held in June 2005. +++ The International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering is a major annual research event. It assembles a spectrum of affiliated research conferences into a coordinated research meeting held in a common place at a common time. See below for the list of 16 joint conferences that form the 2005 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. (Date of event: June 27-30, 2005) +++ The World Congress in Applied Computing is an annual research gathering. The main goal of this event is to provide a forum for exchange of ideas in a number of fields that interact. See below for the list of 14 joint conferences that form the 2005 World Congress in Applied Computing. (Date of event: June 20-23, 2005) The model used to form these annual conferences facilitates communication among researchers 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. The 2005 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering is composed of the following 16 conferences (all will be held simultaneously, same location and dates: June 27-30, 2005, Las Vegas, USA): 1. The 2005 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'05) 2. The 2005 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) 3. The 2005 International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'05) 4. The 2005 International Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP'05) 5. The 2005 International Conference on Computer Design (CDES'05) 6. The 2005 International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN'05) 7. The 2005 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Methods (MSV'05) 8. The 2005 International Conference on Foundations of Computer Science (FCS'05) 9. The 2005 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology: Computer Graphics (CISST'05) 10. The 2005 International Symposium on Web Services and Applications (ISWS'05) 11. The 2005 International Conference on Pervasive Systems and Computing (PSC'05) 12. The 2005 International Conference on Machine Learning; Models, Technologies and Applications (MLMTA'05) 13. The 2005 International Conference on Communications in Computing (CIC'05) 14. The 2005 International Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms (ERSA'05) 15. The 2005 International Conference on Programming Languages and Compilers (PLC'05) 16. The 2005 International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications (ESA'05) The 2005 World Congress in Applied Computing is composed of the following 14 conferences (all will be held simultaneously, same location and dates June 20-23, 2005, Las Vegas, USA): 1. The 2005 International Conference on Grid Computing and Applications (GCA'05) 2. The 2005 International Conference on e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, e-Government, and Outsourcing (EEE'05) 3. The 2005 International Conference on Biometric Authentication (BIOAU'05) 4. The 2005 International Conference on Computers for People with Special Needs (CPSN'05) 5. The 2005 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN'05) 6. The 2005 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI'05) 7. The 2005 International Conference on Computer Vision (VISION'05) 8. The 2005 International Conference on Scientific Computing (CSC'05) 9. The 2005 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering (IKE'05) 10. The 2005 International Conference on Security and Management (SAM'05) 11. The 2005 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences (METMBS'05) 12. The 2005 International Conference on Algorithmic Mathematics and Computer Science (AMCS'05) 13. The 2005 International Conference on Data Fusion - From Multi-Source Data to Information (FUS'05) 14. The 2005 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering (FECS'05) (a link to each conference's URL can be found at http://www.world-academy-of-science.org - currently under construction.) GENERAL CHAIR AND COORDINATOR: H. R. Arabnia, PhD The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. Tel: (706) 542-3480 Fax: (706) 542-2966 E-mail: hra(a)cs.uga.edu PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS: Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations (from different authors). 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 technical sessions should include the following information: name and address (+ E-mail) 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). Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is given above); E-mail submissions are preferred. We would like to receive the proposals as soon as possible (but no later than Feb. 1, 2005.) SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Please regard this as General Guidelines. Prospective authors are invited to submit their papers (about 5 to 10 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12) to H. R. Arabnia by Feb. 16, 2005. E-mail submissions in MS document or PDF formats are preferable (Fax or postal submissions are also acceptable.) The chair may be forwarding the papers to respective conference chairs/committees/Task Forces. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 (IEEE style) double-column pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, telephone number, & Fax number for each author. The first page should also include the name of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords. Also, the name of the conference that the paper is being submitted to must be mentioned on the first page. Papers will be evaluated and fully refereed for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two researchers in the topical area. The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one person. MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES: The Program Committee includes members of chapters of World Academy of Science (chapters: supercomputing; scientific computing; artificial intelligence; 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 (hra(a)cs.uga.edu) the following information: Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address, email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography together with research interests and the name of the conference offering to help with. LOCATION OF CONFERENCES: The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (with any overflows at other near-by hotels). The Monte Carlo Resort is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3,000 rooms. The hotel 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 & kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 hours a day & most are suitable for families & children. The negotiated room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable. The hotel is within walking distance from most other attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining & night clubs, free street shows, ...). IMPORTANT DATES: Feb. 16, 2005: Submission of papers March 21, 2005: Notification of acceptance April 20, 2005: Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due June 20-23, 2005: The 2005 World Congress in Applied Computing (WCAC'05) - 14 Joint Conferences. June 27-30, 2005: The 2005 International MultiConference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (IMCSE'05) - 16 Joint Conferences. TOPICAL SCOPE FOR EACH CONFERENCE: To receive the complete list of topics for each of the 30 conferences, send an email to hra(a)cs.uga.edu or wait for the conferences' URL's to be constructed.

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Gteetings
by Kiril Boyanov 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

Dear Friends, I wish to all your family and you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Best regards Kiril ======================================= acad. Kiril Boyanov BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Institute for Parallel Processing Director Sofia 1113, acad.G.Bonchev str.Bl.25A phone (+359 2)9796617, (+359 2) 8708494 (secretary) fax (+359 2) 8707273 E-Mail boyanov(a)acad.bg =======================================

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by Sarolta Dibuz (AS/EAB) 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

Dear all, I also wish all of you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Sarolta

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Santa.. and more
by Otto Spaniol 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

Dear colleagues, also from my side a merry Christmas 2004 and a prosperous 2005 ! After a heated copyright discussion in Bangkok things became a little bit more quiet now. But as a disturbing new I have to tell you that Springer has refused for the first time to publish an event of TC6, namely Ie§ (Oct.2005) in Cracow! See below. I attach for your distraction: 1. A (maybe old) story concerning the nonexistence of Santa Claus 2. Some slides of a Christmas lecture concerning Computer Science and Religion which I held yesterday under a pseudonym name (we call it Anagramm in Germany). Have fun. Best wishes Otto ---- The rejection message by LNCS follows: Dear Wojciech: Thanks for your reminder regarding the status of IFIP I3E 2005 for publication in LNCS. I had been out for a two week trip to China and could not sort out the matter before I left. So, I ask for your understanding that I am coming back only now. The main reason for the delay in coming to a decision at our side was that we had a controversial evaluation of your proposal going back and forth several times and that in this context we had to agree on a certain principled approach. I very much regret to have to inform you that we have decided not to accept IFIP I3E 2005 for publication in LNCS. We feel that, topicwise as well as regarding the people involved, the focus of I3E is rather on the applications of techniques from information systems, computer communications networking, etc. to business solutions than on advancing these techniques themselves or the related methodologies or foundations. We therefore feel that LNCS, with ist focus on serving the technical computer science R&D community is not the propper platform for publication of this proceedings. As said, I regret that the LNCS series editors could not agree on accepting I3E, however, I am sure that my colleague Jennifer Evans from Springer US/Norwell would be interested and happy to arrange with you for publication of I3E 2005 in the form KAP IFIP Proceedings publication style. Jennifer's email address is Jennifer.Evans(a)springer-sbm.com (Jennifer is my counterpart for the Springer CS publication program in America and she takes care of IFIP related proceedings (while Yana Lambert is out on illnee-leave)). I ask for your understanding of our decision and hope that another opportunity will occur for successful cooperation. Seasonal greetings and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Alfred PS: I am cc-ing Otto Spaniol as TC 6 chairman --- Alfred Hofmann Springer Heidelberg Editorial Director Computer Science --- Tiergartenstrasse 17 | 69121 Heidelberg | Germany tel +49 (0) 6221 / 487-85 99 fax +49 (0) 6221 / 487-85 88 alfred.hofmann(a)springer-sbm.com www.springeronline.com/lncs ---

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PF 2005
by Jan Slavik 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

Dear All, I wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Best regards, Jan

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Merry Christmas
by Ramon Puigjaner 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

Dear friends, I wish you and your families a MERRY CHRISTMAS and I have the hope that 2005 will bring to our world the so needed peace. Best regards Ramon Puigjaner ========================================================================= Ramon Puigjaner Universitat de les Illes Balears Departament de Ciencies Matematiques i Informatica 07122 PALMA (Spain) Phone: +34-971173288 Fax: +34-971173003 e-mail: putxi(a)uib.es =========================================================================

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CFP: IEEE WirelessCom Symposium on Mobile Computing 2005
by Moustafa Youssef 22 Dec '04

22 Dec '04

(Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP) ------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers Symposium on Mobile Computing http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~younis/WC_MobCom05.htm as part of IEEE WirelessCom 2005 Sheraton Maui Resort, Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA http://www.ece.queensu.ca/hpages/faculty/safwat/wirelesscom/05/ June 13-16, 2005 Technical Sponsorship: IEEE TCCC, TCPC, and SSCTC Recent years have witnessed an enormous growth in the development and applications of mobile computing environments and devices. Many practitioners envision a future empowered with context and location aware computation and communication infrastructure that allow users to access data and receive service at any place and any time. Compared to conventional platforms, the mobility of computing nodes introduces many challenges to the design of almost all systems components. This symposium will foster a forum for discussing and presenting recent research results on mobile computer systems. Original papers are invited in the broader area of mobile computing. Papers must report high-quality and previously unpublished work. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Architecture and infrastructure support - Middleware and operating systems services - Development platforms and environments - Adaptive resource management schemes - Pervasive and Context-aware Computing - Performance metrics and studies - Power aware computation and communication - Data consistency and synchronization protocols - Fault-tolerant architectural and operation models - Wearable computing devices and systems - Time constrained mobile systems - Robust ad-hoc networking techniques - Efficient localization techniques - Wireless sensor networks - Mobile peer to peer systems - Quality of service provisioning - Context-conscious computing - Web caching and services - Emerging applications and systems - Mobile agents - Mobile commerce - Security and privacy issues Submission Guidelines --------------------- Prospective authors should submit their paper electronically to younis(a)csee.umbc.edu. All papers are limited to 6 pages in MS-Word, PS or PDF using standard IEEE double-column format. The first page should include title, authors' contact information, an abstract and five keywords. Authors should attach the paper abstract to their message. Important Dates --------------- Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2005 Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2005 Camera-Ready Papers: May 1, 2005 Symposium Co-Chairs ------------------- Mohamed Younis Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland Baltimore County, E-mail: younis(a)csee.umbc.edu Hesham El-Rewini Department of Computer Science and Engineering Southern Methodist University E-mail: rewini(a)engr.smu.edu Publicity Chair ---------------- Moustafa Youssef Department of Computer Science University of Maryland at College Park, E-mail: moustafa(a)cs.umd.edu

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to everybody...
by Radford, Peter 22 Dec '04

22 Dec '04

A Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! Peter Peter Radford UK Representative to TC6 E: <mailto:Peter.Radford@LogicaCMG.com> Peter.Radford(a)LogicaCMG.com T: +44 20 7446 1281 (O) T: +44 1245 262328 (H) This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.

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CfP: Mobile Commerce 2005 (WMCS 05)
by Claudia Linnhoff-Popien 22 Dec '04

22 Dec '04

[Sincere apologies for possible multiple copies of this message] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Mobile Commerce and Services July 18-19, 2005, Munich, Germany in conjunction with the IEEE International Conference on Electronic Commerce (IEEE CEC 2005) http://www.wmcs2005.org/ Paper submission deadline: February 14, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------- While wired E-Commerce has been accepted and used widely in recent years and become significantly important in our daily life, mobile commerce (M-commerce) is still an emerging discipline that is currently experiencing massive growth rates. The success of M-Commerce is basically dependent on the development and acceptance of new wireless technologies over 3G and 4G networks as well as intelligent service platforms on mobile devices. However, to fully exploit the high growth potentials of M-commerce there is a strong need to adopt existing E-commerce approaches for wireless networks and to develop new sophisticated mobile applications to meet the needs of mobile subscribers, for example in the areas of financial transactions, mobile marketing and gaming, as well as location and context-aware services. Compared with the traditional wired E-commerce, wireless networks and mobile devices impose additional constraints, challenges, and requirements on building M-commerce platforms and applications, for example content adaptation, security and privacy issues, and mobile payment mechanisms. The Second IEEE International Workshop on Mobile Commerce and Services (WMCS) brings together researchers, scientists, software architects, and industry professionals with the aim of discussing and exchanging innovative ideas and research work in M-commerce and services. The topics for submissions include but are not limited to the following fields: - Novel M-commerce applications and services - Location and context-aware M-commerce services - Service platforms for supporting M-commerce (mobile web enterprise) - Brokerage and service discovery mechanisms - Middleware, mobile components, and agent technologies supporting M-commerce - Platforms for client applications in mobile devices (J2ME, Symbian) - Digital Rights Management - Wireless security problems & solutions, and mobile privacy - Mobile payment solutions, systems and platforms - New wireless multimedia technologies and platforms for M-commerce (e.g., DVB-H) - Inter-organizational service provisioning (business models and their realization) - Wireless advertising solutions, systems and platforms - Mobile entertainment applications, services and platforms for digital mu-sic, videos and games - Case-studies and experiences (experience reports) Submissions ----------- Authors are invited to submit original and significant research contributions in the aforementioned areas. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the members of the international program committee. It is planned to publish the proceedings in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science ( http://www.springeronline.de). In addition, a selection of the best papers will be published in a special issue of "Electronic Commerce Research and Applications". Full papers must not exceed 16 pages and conform to the LNCS style. We accept papers in PDF and PS format. Authors should submit a full paper via EDAS, see http://www.wmcs2005.org/ and http://edas.info/home.cgi?c=4440 for details. Important Dates --------------- Paper submission: February 14, 2005 Paper notification: March 31, 2005 Camera-ready papers: April 30, 2005 Workshop Date: July 18-19, 2005 Workshop Chairs --------------- Claudia Linnhoff-Popien (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany) Axel Küpper (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany) Jerry Gao (San José State University, USA) Program Committee ----------------- Uwe Baumgarten (Technical University of Munich, Germany) Michael Berger (Siemens Corporate Technology, Germany) Bernard Burg (Hewlett Packard Laboratories, USA) Monique Calisti (Whitestein Technologies AG, Switzerland) Heikki Helin (TeliaSonera, Finland) Thomas Hess (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany) Winfried Lamersdorf (Hamburg University, Germany) Jonathan C.L. Liu (University of Florida, USA) Seng Loke (Monash University, Australia) Tom Pfeifer (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland) Norman M. Sadeh (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Simon Shim (San Jose State University, USA) John Shepherdson (BT Group, UK) Burkhard Stiller (University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Swit-zerland) Thomas Strang (German Aerospace Center) Reima Suomi (Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland) Upkar Varshney (Georgia State University, USA) Ron Vetter (University of North Carolina, USA) Contact ------- Axel Küpper Mobile and Distributed Systems Group Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Oettingenstr. 67 D-80538 Munich, Germany Tel.:+49-89-2180-9421 Fax.:+49-89-2180-9147 info(a)wmcs2005.org http://www.wmcs2005.org

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IEEE WirelessCom 2005
by Safwat, Ahmed M. 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

Dear Colleagues: Attached, please find the CFP for IEEE WirelessCom 2005. WirelessCom 2005 is the World's Premier International Conference on Wireless Networks, Communications, and Mobile Computing. WirelessCom 2005 covers timely as well as emerging topics pertaining to wireless networks, communications, and mobile computing. Join this cutting-edge event and contribute to shaping the future of wireless networks, communications, and mobile computing! In addition to the attached CFP, further details about WirelessCom 2005 are found at: http://www.ece.queensu.ca/hpages/faculty/safwat/wirelesscom/05/ IEEE WirelessCom 2005 will be held in the spectacular Sheraton Maui Resort, Maui, Hawaii, June 13-16, 2005. Maui has been voted 11 times in a row as the "Best Island in the World". The spectacular Sheraton Maui Resort with its 23 oceanfront acres is a favorite tourist, family, and honeymoon attraction. Please check out the Sheraton Maui Resort's live Web cam at http://hawaiilive.sheraton-hawaii.com/sm-cam.cfm We look forward to meeting you in Maui. Best regards, Ahmed M. Safwat and Mohsen Guizani

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