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AICCSA-05 CALL FOR PAPER: SECOND REMIDER
by hella kaffel ben ayed 15 Apr '04

15 Apr '04

Dear Colleagues Apologies for any cross-postings AICCSA-05 CALL FOR PAPERS The 3rd ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications January 3-6, 2005, Cairo, Egypt American University in Cairo (AUC) www.engr.smu.edu/cse/AICCSA-05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The third ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) will be held in beautiful Cairo in January 2005. This is the perfect time to be in Egypt! AICCSA is the premier Computer Science Conference in the Middle East. Authors are invited to submit papers describing new advances in computer systems and their applications. We welcome papers that may be theoretical, conceptual, descriptive in nature, or a survey of the state of the art. Papers selected for presentation will appear in the Conference Proceedings, which are published by the IEEE Computer Society. Papers are solicited in the following areas: * Algorithms and Theory * Database and Data Mining * Networking and Wireless Technology * Security and Information Assurance * Software and Applications Important Dates * Proposals for Workshops, Tutorials, Panels: April 15, 2004 * Paper submission: May 18, 2004 * Poster submissions: June 1, 2004 * Notification of acceptance: August 10, 2004 * Camera ready copy due: September 15, 2004 * Author Registration: September 20, 2004 Submission Guidelines Regular Papers Each paper must be submitted electronically by May 18, 2004 (5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time) using the conference management tool. Papers will reviewed by three members of the program committee, and will be accepted based on their originality, significance, and clarity. Papers must not exceed 6,000 words or 20 pages double spaced 12 point font. Research papers will be judged according to their category, so authors should give careful consideration to placing their papers appropriately. Papers must not be published or under consideration to be published elsewhere. Authors will be notified of the results by August 10, 2004. Short Papers Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but could not be accepted as regular papers will be included as short papers. Posters and Doctoral Symposium Research still in early stages and doctoral research proposals can be submitted as extended abstracts that must not exceed 750 words. Accepted abstracts will be included in a special poster session dedicated to doctoral research proposals and other related research. Abstracts should be submitted by June 1, 2004 directly to the PC Chair. Workshops Workshops will be held on the first day of the Conference (January 3, 2005). Proposals for workshops must be submitted directly to the workshops chair no later than April 15, 2004. Tutorials and Panels Proposals for panels and tutorials must be submitted directly to the tutorials and panels chair no later than April 15, 2004. Organizing Committee General Chair: Hesham El-Rewini, SMU, USA rewini(a)engr.smu.edu Program Chair: Margaret Dunham, SMU, USA mhd(a)engr.smu.edu Track Chairs: * Algorithms and Theory: Michael Langston, University of Tennessee, USA * Database and Data Mining: Margaret Dunham, SMU, USA * Networking and Wireless Technology: Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA * Security and Information Assurance: Suku Nair, SMU, USA * Software and Applications: Behrooz Shirazi, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Panels and Tutorials Chair: Sumi Helal, University of Florida, USA helal(a)cise.ufl.edu Workshops Chair: Vijay Kumar, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA kumarv(a)umkc.edu Local Arrangements Chair: Amir Zeid, AUC, Egypt Publicity Chairs: Hella Ben Ayed, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia Emad Mohamed, UAE University, UAE Zaitun Abu-Bakar, University of Malaya, Malaysia Best regards Hella Kaffel Ben ayed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty of Science of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Senior Researcher CRISTAL Labortory National School of Computer Sciences University of Manouba Tunisia

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2dn CFP: INTELLCOMM'04
by Finn Arve Aagesen 14 Apr '04

14 Apr '04

Dear TC6 friends Can you please distribute the below call for papers for INTELLCOMM'04 to appropriate distribution lists. Thank you very much! Best regards from Finn Arve... ===================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS INTELLCOMM'04 IFIPs Conference on Intelligence in Communication Systems 23 - 26 November 2004, Bangkok, Thailand http://intellcomm2004.ait.ac.th/ Main classes of topics: - Architectures for Adaptable Networks and Services - Semantic Web and Web Service Technologies - Applications, Information Management and Security - Intelligent Service Application Interface and Intelligent Human Interaction The Conference Proceedings will be published in the LNCS series, Springer Verlag. Selected INTELLCOMM'04 papers will be expanded and revised for inclusion in Computer Networks Journal, A Special Issues on Intelligence in Communication Systems by Elsevier. =====================================================

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Call for Papers: Special Track "Smart cards and e-Government" within e-Smart 2004 (22-24 September 2004, Sophia Antipolis, France)
by Roland Traunmüller 10 Apr '04

10 Apr '04

RE: Special Track "Smart cards and e-Government" within e-Smart 2004; 22-24 September 2004, Sophia Antipolis (near Cannes), France e-Smart has been established as an annual Forum of the industry and application experts to present and discuss the state of Art, the challenges faced and the opportunities opening. More on the e-Smart line of events is given on http://www.strategiestm.com/conferences/esmart/04/ In e-Smart 2004 a Special Track "Smart cards and eGovernment" is being organised. Relevant topics include: defining demands from the governmental area, capabilities of the smart card in administrative tasks, presentation of relevant projects, and concerns of usage particular to the administrative realm. Authors are invited to submit until 22 April an abstract of one page (including title, author's name(s) and affiliation(s))to the Chair: Prof. Dr. Roland Traunmüller Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria email: traunm(a)ifs.uni-linz.ac.at -------------- Apologies for multiple postings --------------------

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SIG Bioinformatics
by gjo＠daimlerchrysler.com 08 Apr '04

08 Apr '04

Dear Colleagues: As you may recall during our meeting in Cape Town, you supported TC5 in establishing the Special Interest Group on Bioinformatics. You also directed me to send my presentation to you electronically for possible dissemination of this information to your Working Groups. Some of you felt there maybe some interest from WG members to join this Bioinformatics effort. The following attachments represent the Aims and Scopes, the Steering Committee Members, as well as the current membership. Please review the information and share with me and the Chairman, Prof. Hasan Jamil, any comments you may have. If any of your WG members wish to join, I suggest they contact the SIG Chairman, Prof. Jamil directly. Regards, Gustav J. Olling TC5 Chair (See attached file: IFIP.zip) (Embedded image moved to file: pic57430.jpg)

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Carry Owls to Athens
by Otto Spaniol 08 Apr '04

08 Apr '04

Dear (almost) all. "Almost all" since Ioannis has been banned from this list just for this message! Meeting 1/2004 is approaching and of course we will have a TC6 dinner on Friday, May 14. After the special tombola ceremony in Lisbon (Oct. 2002) the following idea came to my mind: We might give some small presents to our local host Ioannis Stavrakakis. (At least I suppose that Ioannis will be the concrete host since our still offical Greek TC6 delegate is invisible, inhearable and in-email-able since the end of 1998). My proposal is based on the following: There is a German saying which reads "Eulen nach Athen tragen", i.e. "carry owls to Athens" and which characterizes the most superfluous actions. The British equivalent of this saying is "carry coal to newcastle" (or to Coventry). Now my suggestion is: Wouldn't it be nice to bring owls to the TC6 dinner in Athens? Owls of different species: as wodden toys, as pictures, as stuffed animals, as book-end, as ... (I found already one version at a flea market which is not mentioned in that list). The only kinds of owls which would be not allowed are: - living owls (which would probably create problems at the immigration department of Athens airport) - the Greek EURO coin which displays an owl at its back side (since that would just be too easy; nevertheless it just how common owls are in Athens). Perhaps we could give a special premium to the owl which would be selected as the most original one. Thus: Have fun when doing the search for owls. Best wishes Otto

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IEEE PerCom2005 Call for Workshops Proposals
by Marco Conti 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** OUR SINCERE APOLOGIES IF YOU RECEIVE MULTIPLE COPIES OF THIS CFP *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR WORKSHOPS PROPOSALS Third IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications PerCom 2005 (http//www.percom.org) Hawaii, March 8-11, 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Workshop Proposals Deadline --- May 15, 2004 **** Sponsored by The IEEE Computer Society and The University of Texas at Arlington Co-sponsored by the IEEE TCCC and the IEEE TCPP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE PerCom 2005 will be the third annual conference on the emerging area of pervasive computing and communications aimed at providing an exciting platform and paradigm for all the time, everywhere services. The PerCom2005 Organizing Committee invites proposals for one-day workshops affiliated with the conference. The workshops will be held prior to, or after, the main conference. The purpose of these workshops is to provide a platform for presenting novel ideas in a less formal and possibly more focused way than at the conference itself. Workshops Proposals are solicited in all areas and topics pertaining to pervasive computing and communications research and applications. ------------------------------- Proposal Submission Guidelines: ------------------------------- Each workshop proposal must include: 1. The name of the workshop. 2. The names, addresses, and a short bio (up to 200 words) of the organizers (up to three). 3. A brief description (up to 1 page) of the technical issues that the workshop will address, and the reasons why the workshop is of interest this time. 4. The names of potential participants, such as program committee members 5. If appropriate, a description of past versions of the workshop, including: number of submitted and accepted papers, and number of attendees. 6. A description of the publicity plans. 7. A call for papers 8. The workshop URL Workshop proposals should be submitted, no later than May 15 2004, by e-mail (pdf or text format) with "PerCom2005 Workshop Proposal" in the subject, to both PerCom 2005 Workshop Chairs: Marco Conti Istituto Informatica e Telematica (IIT) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa - Italy marco.conti(a)iit.cnr.it and Ali R Hurson Computer Science and Engineering Dept. The Pennsylvania State University 111 IST Building, University Park, PA 16802 hurson(a)cse.psu.edu ---------------- IMPORTANT DATES: ---------------- Proposals submission deadline: May 15, 2004 Acceptance notification: June 1, 2004 Papers due by September 15, 2004 Paper selections due by November 15, 2004 Final papers due to IEEE: December 18, 2004

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Bioinformatics - Industry Impact and Outlook
by Lorraine Lescure 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

> Bioinformatics 2004 > - Industry Impact and Outlook - > 26th & 27th May 2004, Marriott Kensington, London > > Effective use of bioinformatic systems can drastically > reduce drug discovery and development timescales > * By using information technology and software tools > to analyse gene sequences, genotypes that correspond > to certain medical conditions may be identified. > * Informatics can then lead to the discovery of potential > molecular targets and subsequently the development > and design of drugs far more rapidly than previously possible. > Bioinformatics 2004 will provide a unique overview of > the technologies available and in development: > > Key themes will include: > * In depth analysis and strategies to improve information-flow > * Tactics for knowledge management and evolution of innovative informatic solutions > * Finding the best ways to handle e-clinical data and upcoming opportunities in this market > * Data analysis and integration: pointers on data mining, in silico research and use of informatic tools > * Case studies of informatic systems: learn from leaders in the industry > * Current market and outlook: genomics, proteomics and pharmacogenomics > > Industry Leading speakers confirmed at this event: > * Dr. Mark Swindells, Chief Scientific Officer, Inpharmatica > * Dr. Charlie Hodgman, Chair of Bioinformatics, Uni. Nottingham & Midlands Centre for Integrative Biology & Senior Informatics Leader, GSK > * Dr Luca Casareto, Director Bioinformatic Solutions, Invitrogen Bioinformatics (Informax) > * Robin Clark, Managing Consultant, IBM Business Consulting Services > * Dr. Krister Kristianson, Director of Clinical Research, Merck > * Hani Kamel, Quality and Security Advisor, Novo Nordisk > * Dr. Richard Scott, Director of Technology Development, De Novo Pharmaceuticals > * Kevin Wandryk, VP Marketing & Business Development, Silicon Genetics > * Dr. Ulrich Meier, Industry Marketing Manager Life Sciences, Sun Microsystems > * Dr. Kal Ramnarayan, Vice President and CSO, Cengent Therapeutics > * Thure Etzold, Senior VP Bioinformatics, LION Bioscience > * David Lovell, Reader in Medical Statistics, University of Surrey & Associate Director, European Head of Statistical Support to Clinical Pharmacology, Pfizer > > Who Should attend? 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Nottingham and Directorship of the Midlands Centre > for Integrative Biology > > 11:00 Morning Coffee > > 11:20 Pointers for Choosing the Best Partnership for You > *> Licensing out products following pre-clinical development > *> How to identifying the correct product to license in > *> Gaining or giving access to technologies, which will be the best for > you? > *> Recommendations on which route to take: comparison of different > agreements > Panel Discussion and Questions > > KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT > > 12:00 Procedures in Driving Data Workflow Integration for > Effective Information Management > *> How to alleviate the bottlenecks in the life science pipeline > - better investment in tools and applications > *> Can better integration techniques ease the burden of delivering > faster processes? > *> Large bioinformatic systems versus integrated discrete solutions > *> Informax bioinformatics solutions for workflow optimisation and > pipeline integration > Dr Luca Casareto > Director > Bioinformatic Solutions > Invitrogen Bioinformatics (Informax) > > 12:40 Lunch > > DATA ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION > > 14:00 In silico Research: Bridging the gap between Drug Discovery and Development > *> How to use in silico tools for rational chemical design > *> Advantages of in silico drug discovery > *> Potential enhancement of the overall R&D productivity > *> Challenges of in silico biology technology for tomorrow > *> The future of simulation - Systems Biology? > Dr. Richard Scott > Director of Technology Development > De Novo Pharmaceuticals > > 14:40 Informatics Software Market: Breaking Constraints and > Handling Competition > *> Area sectors: specialising in software packages for visualising, > interpreting and analysing data > *> How to overcome constraints of this niche market > - limited number of customers > - diverse informatic needs of clients > *> How to handle direct competition > - free or publicly available software and tools > - direct competition from academic institutions > - small startups v large companies > Kevin Wandryk > VP Marketing & Business Development > Silicon Genetics > > 15:20 Afternoon Tea > > HANDLING E-CLINICAL DATA > > 15:40 Strategies for Reducing the Time and Cost of Running Trials, > whilst increasing the Quality of Data > *> Difficulties faced in drug development > *> Turning challenges to opportunities > *> How to simplify and automate trial processes, for example: > - by transforming trial management > - taking EDC to the next level > - implementing an efficient archival strategy > *> A holistic approach to clinical data > Robin Clark > Managing Consultant > IBM Business Consulting Services > > 16:20 Questions and Discussion > > 16:40 Close of Day One > > DAY 2 Thursday 27th May 2004 > > Conference Chairman > David Lovell > Reader in Medical Statistic > University of Surrey > > 9:00 Registration and Coffee > > 9:30 Opening remarks from the chair > > 9:40 Electronic Medical Records or e-source: how to cut your > monitoring cost in half by no more SDV, no more data entry > no missed data > *> EMR's - a challenge to the conduct of clinical trials > *> How to deal with its rapid entry into the hospital and medical > records > *> Increased complications in the access to the source: security and > privacy of the hospital system > *> How to use opportunities in the market > Dr. Krister Kristianson > Director of Clinical Research > Merck > > 10:20 Data Standards and the FDA: Overcoming the Challenges > Associated with E-Clinical Trials > *> Evaluating FDA acceptance of new technologies in clinical trials > *> Implementation of e-signatures > *> Reconciliation with HL7 standards > *> Using clinical data interchange standards for the development of > e-clinical trials > Charles Jaffe > Director of Medical Informatics > AstraZeneca > > 11:00 Morning Coffee > > 11:20 Key Tactics to Enhance Global Data Security > *> Meeting universal requirements: what regulatory problems could > arise? 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Re: TC6 + Tibor
by Farouk Kamoun 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

Dear Otto I do support the nomination of Tubor as honorary member farouk spaniol(a)informatik.rwth-aachen.de a écrit : > Dear colleagues, > > thank you very much for the overwhelming support of the "honorary > membership" for Tibor Szentivanyi. Indeed, practically all delegates > who have ever participated in the email correspondence have given a > very positive reaction - the few missing statements are probably due to > holiday periods. > > May I suggest an additional idea to those of you who will attend the > meeting: > Tibor is an enthousiastic collector of every kind of puzzles. He is on > position five or so on a worldwide basis with respect to the number of > collected different puzzles and he still wants to improve his ranking. > If you happen to have a nice small puzzle or if you can find one which > looks interesting then it would be the best surprise for Tibor if you > would give him such a small present personally at the evening event > when Tibor will be awarded with the honorary membership. > > Best wishes and see you soon > Otto

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Meeting 2004/1 invitation
by Otto Spaniol 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

To: TC6 national delegates; WG 6.xx chairpersons Dear all, hereby I invite you to IFIP TC 6 meeting 2004/1 in Athens, Greece (May 14+15, 2004). The meeting is held in conjunction with the TC6 conference Networking 2004 (also in Athens, May 9-13). Please check <http://www.ece.ntua.gr/ networking2004> for details about the conference. We hope that many delegates will attend both the conference and the meeting. The meeting will be held at the Old University building of the University of Athens in Plaka (Old Athens), below the Acropolis. Its address is: Tholou 5, Plaka, Athens. The meeting will probably start Friday morning at 9.30 a.m. and continue until 6.30 p.m. or so. We should try to finish Saturday at noon. Friday evening we will have the traditional TC6 dinner. Ioannis Stavrakakis <ioannis(a)di.uoa.gr> will provide information about meeting logistics. His first meesage dates march 11; please tellme whether you have received it. Moreover, he will write a formal invitation letter. If you need a paper/fax version of that letter or if you need special arrangements for your stay: please contact Ioannis. The preliminary agenda for the TC6 meeting will be sent by mid of April. Please communicate agenda topics to me before that date. Your participation at the meeting (and also at the conference) is very important. IFIP's rule is that a national delegate should automatically be expelled if he/she has failed to participate in three consecutive meetings. I look forward to seeing you in Greece. Please inform me (and Ioannis) about your attendance; see below. Best regards Otto Spaniol ------------------------------------------------------------ TC6 meeting 2004/1 in Athens (Greece); May 14+15, 2004 Name: O I'll attend O Sorry, I cannot be there (please tick one) ------------------------------------------------------------

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ATPN 2004 -- call for participation
by Roberto Gorrieri 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 25th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLICATION AND THEORY OF PETRI NETS Bologna, Italy, June 21-25, 2004 The registration page for ICATPN'04 is now open! You can register at the web page http://www.cs.unibo.it/atpn2004 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME -------------------- ICATPN 2004 will feature invited talks of G. Ciardo (University of California at Riverside), B. Sanders (University of Illinois), T. Henzinger (University of California at Berkeley), R. Gorrieri (University of Bologna), W. Penczek (Institute of Computer Science PAS of Warsaw), L. Pomello (University of Milano-Bicocca). See http://www.cs.unibo.it/atpn2004 for the programme of the conference. SATELLITE EVENTS: ---------------- June 21: - Workshop on Petri Nets and Coordination (PNC'04) - Advanced Tutorial by S.Miyano on "How to Model and Simulate Biological Pathway with Petri Nets" - Advanced Tutorial by R.Heckel on "What's new in UML 2?" - Introductory Tutorials - part I June 22: - Workshop on Token-based Computing (ToBaCo'04) - Advanced Tutorial by S.Lafrotune on "Discrete Event Simulation" - Introductory Tutorials - part II June 26: - Workshop on Security Issues with Petri Nets and Other Computational Models (WISP'04) - Workshop on Definition, Implementation and Application of a Standard Interchange Format for Petri Nets GRANTS ------ A limited amount of grants are available for NIS and INTAS participants who intend to attend, besides the main conference, also the satellite events WISP'04. The grant may cover fees, accommodation and travel expenses. Prospective applicants should fill in the form at the link GRANT on the conference homepage, by April 25, 2004 indicating also: - period of stay in Bologna - events of interest - declaration of the cost of the ticket(s) EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 30, 2004 --------------------------- HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE: May 10, 2004 --------------------------

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