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CFP: Workshop on Location Based Services for Health Care (LOCARE'06)
by Carlos Lisboa Bento 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

============================================================================ With apologies for multiple postings/Please forward to interested colleagues ============================================================================ 2ND CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION First Workshop on Location Based Services for Health Care http://www.locare.org <http://www.locare.org/> part of the Pervasive Healthcare Conference 2006 Innsbruck, Austria 28th November, 2006 IMPORTANT DATES Papers due: July 21, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: August 25, 2006 Camera-ready Manuscripts due: September 14, 2006 Workshop Date: November 28, 2006 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Location is an important contextual dimension for ubiquitous computing, and it is central to the development of many ubiquitous systems. The problem of location in opened places is well addressed by Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies, while inference of places from locations is an opened issue with various interesting approaches being developed. Indoor location is also a demanding problem and various approaches are being studied nowadays. Development of solutions for these issues, showing good precision, accuracy, and adequacy is of central interest for Location Based Services (LBS). The area of Health Care is a main target for progress in this area. This workshop will bring an exciting environment for discussion and presentation of late breaking developments on all these subjects with emphasis on Health Care applications. It will comprise the presentations and discussion of scientific papers, a keynote speech, and a panel session. Original contributions are solicited in all areas related to LBS and Healthcare, including but not limited to: * Technologies and infrastructures for location. * Inference of place from position. * Design, implementation and evaluation of location based services. * Location based services for Health Care scenarios * Privacy, security and trust issues. SUBMISSION DETAILS Ten to fifteen participants will be invited based on a position paper submitted prior to the workshop. Each position paper should be two to five pages in length and consist of the author's current research on location systems and/or location based services for healthcare. Paper submissions should attach a short text on author's current research activities, expectations towards the workshop, and a short bio. Position papers should follow IEEE's conference style two-column format including figures and references. CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT TOOL: http://cocus.create-net.it:8080/confsys Important Dates Papers due: July 21, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: August 25, 2006 Camera-ready Manuscripts due: September 14, 2006 Workshop Date: November 28, 2006 CONFERENCE DETAILS The workshop is part of the Pervasive Healthcare Conference 2006, the website for which is here: http://www.pervasivehealth.org/ WORKSHOP ORGANISERS Carlos Bento (University of Coimbra, Portugal) [bento [at] dei.uc.pt] Francisco C. Pereira (University of Coimbra, Portugal) [camara [at] dei.uc.pt] Jorge Miranda Dias (Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, ISR, Portugal) [jorge [at] isr.uc.pt] WORKSHOP PROGRAMME COMMITTEE Aaron Quigley, (UCD, Ireland) Anthony LaMarca (Intel Research, Seattle, USA) Axel Kueper (Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany) Bill Karakostas (City University London, UK) Christian Becker (IPDS, University of Stuttgart, Germany) Christos Panayiotou (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Jadwiga Indulska, (University of Queensland, Australia) Jeffrey Hightower (Intel Research, Seattle, USA) John Flannagan (Nokia Research, Finland) Paulo Carvalho (Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal) Rui José (Universidade do Minho, Portugal) ============================================================================

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FMICS06 - Call for Participation
by Martin Leucker 16 Jul '06

16 Jul '06

FMICS 2006 - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Please visit: http://fmics06.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/ ************************************************** * 11th International Workshop on * * Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems * * FMICS 2006 * * 26th-27th of August 2006, Bonn, Germany * ************************************************** - FMICS 2006 is co-located with Concur 2006. - EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS ON 18th of JULY 2006 SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP --------------------- The aim of the FMICS workshops is to provide a forum for researchers who are interested in the development and application of formal methods in industry. In particular, these workshops should bring together scientists that are active in the area of formal methods and interested in exchanging their experiences in the industrial usage of these methods. They also aim at the promotion of research and development for the improvement of formal methods and tools for industrial applications. INVITED SPEAKERS ---------------- Anna Slobodova, Intel: Challenges for Formal Verification in Industrial Setting Edward A. Lee, Berkeley: Making Concurrency Mainstream PROGRAM & REGISTRATION ---------------------- consult http://fmics06.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/

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*****SPAM***** FINAL NOTIFICATION (CONGRATULATION ON YOUR WINNING IN EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY EMAIL PROGRAMME AWARD)
by EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL CALLE MOSTOLES 23C PISO 6G 28923 MADRID ESPANA. FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD... REFERENCE: 67/55/IBL BATCH: EGGS-541-444-081 DATE:13TH,JULY.2006 RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you of the long awaitedrecently released result of theEuro million Lottery International programs held on the 22nd of March,2006 in commemoration of theEURO MILLION DAY DAY CELEBRATION IN SPAIN. YOUR EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to ticket number:712-430-11-18 with serial number IV 241872.drew lucky numbers ,which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 5.500,000.00 Euros.( FIVE MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY)already insured in your favour. This is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft wares and to enlighten and promote the wide spread usage of the internet within the global world,under the able sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard Bill Gates,Sultan of Brunei,together with the USA,AUSTRALIA& a few members of the EUROPEAN ECONOMIC STATES, This is our second and last reminder to you with every believe that you received the last notification sent to you via the same email address last month asthe management will not continue to send youanother notice/reminder over your winning if you do not respond immediately to yourclaims. CONGRATULATIONS!!! We strongly advise that you strictly keep your winning information confidential due to mix up of some numbers and names until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol and diversed new measures to avoid the duplicating and unwarrantedabuse of this program by some participants and unscrupulous personals/ establishment. Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and frequently questions that you may likely ask (HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST??? HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS??? HOW DID I WIN???). Please note that all email address/names registered with different and various websites/pages in the internet were selected through a computerized ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over 100, 000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00 (INDIVIDUALSPRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the world,where your own EMAIL ADDRESShappens to have been luckily selected under the second category(B) to have attracted this winnings. This promotional program takes place once in every three years in conjunction with international governmental policies under very strict regulatory laws within the world lottery association in the bid to strive towards a world withoutpoverty in which every person can exercise his or her right to a life of dignity and to equally establish themselves and help create room for useful and gainful employment through the fund/prize you are been awarded. We hope that you will equally ultilise your prize winnings fund in an innovation, support, promote, meaningfully and gainfully reputation scheme in your lifes,government and people. To file in and collect your claims for this prize winning award, please quicklycontact only and directly our nominated fiducial/accreditedagent,who is to personally act as your TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT: DR.RICHARD EDWARD (MAPFRE SECURITYCOMPANY) www.mapfre.es TEL:0034-690-260-767 . Email:Email:mapfreagent@mixmail.com/ mapfresecurity(a)myway.com Remember, all winning must be claimed before and not later than two week from the day this notification was recived. After this date all unclaimed funds stands the risk of being retrieved back into the treasury andperhaps included in the next stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications always remember to quote your REFERENCE&BATCH NUMBERS in all correspondence to your nominated and acredited trustees claims agent and ensure to comply with every detailed directives.Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a luckywinner in our international promotions program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18is automatically disqualified. Sincerely yours, MAG ALICE WILLIAMS(Mrs). RegionalPresident/Lottery Coordinator. CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only for the addressee of the email address holder who is to immediately report directly and only to the claims agent.Any unauthorized use or disclosure is strictly prohibited.Disclosure of this e-mail to anyone other than the intended addressee does notconstitute waiver of privilege. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete this. Thank you for your cooperation

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FINAL NOTIFICATION (CONGRATULATION ON YOUR WINNING IN EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY EMAIL PROGRAMME AWARD)
by EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL CALLE MOSTOLES 23C PISO 6G 28923 MADRID ESPANA. FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD... REFERENCE: 67/55/IBL BATCH: EGGS-541-444-081 DATE:13TH,JULY.2006 RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you of the long awaitedrecently released result of theEuro million Lottery International programs held on the 22nd of March,2006 in commemoration of theEURO MILLION DAY DAY CELEBRATION IN SPAIN. YOUR EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to ticket number:712-430-11-18 with serial number IV 241872.drew lucky numbers ,which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 5.500,000.00 Euros.( FIVE MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY)already insured in your favour. This is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft wares and to enlighten and promote the wide spread usage of the internet within the global world,under the able sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard Bill Gates,Sultan of Brunei,together with the USA,AUSTRALIA& a few members of the EUROPEAN ECONOMIC STATES, This is our second and last reminder to you with every believe that you received the last notification sent to you via the same email address last month asthe management will not continue to send youanother notice/reminder over your winning if you do not respond immediately to yourclaims. CONGRATULATIONS!!! We strongly advise that you strictly keep your winning information confidential due to mix up of some numbers and names until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol and diversed new measures to avoid the duplicating and unwarrantedabuse of this program by some participants and unscrupulous personals/ establishment. Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and frequently questions that you may likely ask (HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST??? HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS??? HOW DID I WIN???). Please note that all email address/names registered with different and various websites/pages in the internet were selected through a computerized ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over 100, 000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00 (INDIVIDUALSPRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the world,where your own EMAIL ADDRESShappens to have been luckily selected under the second category(B) to have attracted this winnings. This promotional program takes place once in every three years in conjunction with international governmental policies under very strict regulatory laws within the world lottery association in the bid to strive towards a world withoutpoverty in which every person can exercise his or her right to a life of dignity and to equally establish themselves and help create room for useful and gainful employment through the fund/prize you are been awarded. We hope that you will equally ultilise your prize winnings fund in an innovation, support, promote, meaningfully and gainfully reputation scheme in your lifes,government and people. To file in and collect your claims for this prize winning award, please quicklycontact only and directly our nominated fiducial/accreditedagent,who is to personally act as your TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT: DR.RICHARD EDWARD (MAPFRE SECURITYCOMPANY) www.mapfre.es TEL:0034-690-260-767 . Email:Email:mapfreagent@mixmail.com/ mapfresecurity(a)myway.com Remember, all winning must be claimed before and not later than two week from the day this notification was recived. After this date all unclaimed funds stands the risk of being retrieved back into the treasury andperhaps included in the next stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications always remember to quote your REFERENCE&BATCH NUMBERS in all correspondence to your nominated and acredited trustees claims agent and ensure to comply with every detailed directives.Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a luckywinner in our international promotions program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18is automatically disqualified. Sincerely yours, MAG ALICE WILLIAMS(Mrs). RegionalPresident/Lottery Coordinator. CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only for the addressee of the email address holder who is to immediately report directly and only to the claims agent.Any unauthorized use or disclosure is strictly prohibited.Disclosure of this e-mail to anyone other than the intended addressee does notconstitute waiver of privilege. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete this. Thank you for your cooperation

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Kein Betreff
by Otto Spaniol 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Dear all, the following message was received from Basie von Solms (see below). In TC6, too, we have spoken about electronic publishing and about electronic journal - free for all! To my knowledge, the business plan (i.e. who would cover the cost) and the management (i.e. who would run the journal reliably and for a long time) were much less concrete or nonexisting. Could I get input from the protagonists of our dreams about how we might do that (running the system by Google, micropayment,...), please. Best regards Otto ----------- Message received from Basie von Solms: Dear TCChairs At a recent EB meeting, EB requested the following from TC Chairs : 1 A number of TC's have indicated that they intend to start free electronic journals. EB requests every TC who wants to start such a free electronic journal to submit a brief bussiness paln on how the journal will run and managed. EB is not against such initiatives, but just wants some insight in how the TC intends to handle the whole issue. I therefore request any TC who intends to go this route, to submit such a plan to Eduard for submission to EB. I appreciate your coopertion on this issue. 2. On The IFIP Website there is a section on experts. Please visit and add relevant info from your TC as appropriate. 3. As you know, IFIP is creating an archive of all possible material available. If you have any old info on previous conferences (proceedings etc) please send that to Eduard. Thanks BASIE

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AICCSA-07 Call for Papers
by Pere Vilà 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ==================================================================== * Call for Papers * * * * AICCSA-07 * * 2007 ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and * * Applications, AICCSA .2007 * * May 13-16, 2007, Amman, Jordan * * Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, Arab Computer Society, and * * Philadelphia University, Jordan * * * * http://www.philadelphia.edu.jo/aiccsa2007 * * * ==================================================================== The fifth ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-07) will be held in Amman, Jordan in May 2007. This is an ideal time to be in Jordan and the Middle East. AICCSA is the premier Computer Science and Engineering Conference in the Middle East and North Africa. Authors are invited to submit papers describing new advances in computer systems and their applications. We welcome papers that are theoretical, conceptual, descriptive in nature, or a survey of the state of the art Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ================================================== Algorithms and Bioinformatics Database and Data Mining Embedded Systems and Applications e-Learning GIS/GNSS Methodologies and Applications Modeling and Simulation Multimedia and Digital Watermarking Networking and Wireless Technology Neural Networks and Adaptive Learning Parallel and Distributed Systems Pattern Recognition and Image Processing Performance Evaluation Security and Information Assurance Software Engineering and Applications VLSI Circuits and Systems Important Dates Paper and Poster Submissions: September 30, 2006 Workshop, Tutorial, Panel Submissions: September 30, 2006 Notification of acceptance: December 4, 2006 Camera ready copy due: January 16, 2007 Author Registration: January 16, 2007 Proceedings =========== Papers selected for presentation will appear in the Conference Proceedings, which will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and be available at IEEE XploreTM. Extended versions of selected papers will be considered for possible publication in scholarly journals. Submission Guidelines Regular Papers ==================================== Papers must be submitted electronically by September 30, 2006. Each paper will be evaluated by at least three reviewers, and will be accepted based on its originality, significance and clarity. Papers must not exceed 6,000 words or 20 pages double spaced 10-12-point font. Papers must not be published or under consideration to be published elsewhere. Short Papers ============ Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers. Posters and Doctoral Symposium ============================== Research still in early stages and doctoral research proposals may 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 related research. Extended abstracts should be submitted directly to the Posters Chairs. Workshop, Tutorial and Panel Submissions ======================================== Proposals for workshops, tutorials and panels should be submitted directly to the appropriate chair. Travel Note ============ Quen Alia International Airport in Amman is about 20 miles from the center of Amman. We are negotiating with airlines for special rates for conferences participants. General Chair ============= Mohammad S. Obaidat: Monmouth University, NJ, USA Vice General Chair ================== Mohamed Bettaz: Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan Program Chairs ============== Krys Pawlikowski: University of Canterbury,New Zealand Pascal Lorenz: University of Haute Alsace, France Jose Marzo: University of Girona, Spain Tutorials and Panels Chair ========================== Franco Davoli: University of Genoa, Italy Workshops Chair =============== Vojislav Misic: University of Manitoba, Canada Posters Chairs ============== Imad Mahgoub: Florida Atlantic University, USA Richard Green: University of Canterbury, New Zealand Conference Secretariat ====================== Raed Abu Zitar: Philadelphia University, Jordan (Director) Hala Mahfoodh: Philadelphia University, Jordan Rawan Abu Lail: Philadelphia University, Jordan International Program Committee =============================== H. Al-Ahmad, Etisalat University College, UAE A. Aimeur, University of Montreal, Canada K. Al-Tawil, NIC, Saudi Arabia A. Altintas, Bilkant University, Turkey W. Aref, Purdue University, USA M. Bettayeb, University of Sharjah, UAE N. Boudriga, Crathage University, Tunisia H. Cam, Arizona State University, USA V. Devedzic, University of Belgrade, Serbia J. Filipe, Polytechnic Institute of Setbal, Portugal M. Freire, University of Beira Interior, Portugal E. Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK S. Habib, Kuwait University, Kuwait J. Harju, Tampere University of Technology, Finland H. Hassanein, Queens University, Canada M. Ismail, Ohio State University, USA A. Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia M. Kappes, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany H. Karatza, Aristotle University, Greece J. Konorski, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland P. Krishnan, Bond University, Australia J-S Li, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan J. Luis Sevillano, University of Seville, Spain Kia Makki, Florida International University, USA Kami Makki, University of Toledo, USA D. Magoni, University of Strasbourg, France M. Marchese, University of Genoa, Italy J. Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada T. Mitrovic, University of Canterbury, New Zealand H. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada B. Mukherjee, University of California-Davis, USA J. Oommen, Carleton University, Canada M. Ould-Khaoua, University of Glasgow, UK G. Papadimitriou, Aristotle University, Greece J. Polgar, Monash University, Australia V. Rego, Purdue University, USA B. Sadoun, Al-Balqa. Applied University, Jordan H. Sarbazi-Azad, Sahrif Univeristy, Iran N. Shilov, NIIS, Russia H. Szczerbicka, Univeristy of Hannover, Germany H. Tode, Osaka University, Japan A. Uhrmacher, University of Rostock, Germany Steering Committee ================== H. Ammar, West Virginia University, USA S. Hariri, University of Arizona, USA (Chair) N. Mansour, Lebanese American University, Lebanon A. Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia H. El-Rewini SMU, USA International Publicity Committee ================================= Guoping Zeng (Chair), Nortel Networks, USA Pere Vila, University of Girona, Spain Su Tang, Auckland University, New Zealand Rachid E. Khayari, UNIBW-Munich, Germany Mohammed Al-Mualla, Etisalat University College, UAE Essia H. Elhafsi, University of California-Riverside, USA Ali Al-Dahoud, Al-Zaytoona University, Jordan Ahmad Dalal'ah, JUST, Jordan Industry Liaisons ================= Mazen Jumah, Philadelphia University, Jordan Adnan Sharif, Philadelphia University, Jordan Webmaster ========= Waleed Jayyousi, Philadelphia University, Jordan -- Mr. Pere Vila Publicity Committee pere.vila(a)udg.es

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Call for Participation ISWCS 2006, Valencia, Spain, 5 - 8 Sep 3006
by Boon Sain Yeo 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Apologies for multiple copies received Dear All, Please find this year program for ISWCS 2006 to be held in Valencia, Spain from 5 - 8 Sep 2006 at http://www.iswcs.org/iswcs2006/preliminary_program.php?menu=program&section…. Delgate and student registrations are now opened and registration come with free tutorial(s), lunches and gala dinner. Please find more info below. In order to enjoy reduced registration, please do so before 1 August 2006. Delegate Registration includes attendance at all conference sessions and exhibits on 6 September through 8 September 2006; Conference Lunches and coffee break on those days; the Welcome Reception on 6 September 2006; one bag and a copy of the CD-ROM Conference Proceedings; and one ticket for the conference gala dinner. Conference registration includes one free Tutorial*. Additional tickets for the Conference gala dinner and additional copies of the Conference Proceedings are available at additional cost. Student registration: attendance registration is available for full-time students. You must show proof of full-time student status such as a photocopy of your student ID card when registering for the conference. The student registration includes Conference Lunches, and coffee break on those days; the Welcome Reception on 6 September 2006; one bag and a copy of the CD-ROM Conference Proceedings; and one ticket for the conference gala dinner. Conference registration includes two free Tutorial tutorial. On behalf of the organizing committee, we look forward to welcoming you to Valencia. Best regards, Boon

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CFP: ICQNM 2007 || ICDS 2007 || Guadeloupe, January 2-7, 2007.
by iaria - announce 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

======================================= Apologies for multiple copies and cross-posting CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Place: Guadeloupe, French Caribbean Date: January 2-7, 2007 Important deadlines: Paper submission August 15, 2006 Notification September 10, 2006 Registration September 30, 2006 ICQNM 2007, TheFirst International Conference on Quantum, Nano, and Micro Technologies General: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2007/ICQNM07.html CFP: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2007/CfPICQNM07.html January 2-4, 2007, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean includes NBR 2007: The First International Workshop on Nano and Bio Robotics CFP: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2007/NBR.html includes QSEC 2007: The First International Workshop on Quantum Security CFP: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2007/QSEC.html ICDS 2007, The First International Conference on the Digital Society General: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2007/ICDS07.html CFP: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2007/CfPICDS07.html January 5-7, 2007, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean includes EKNOW 2007: The First International Workshop on Information and Knowledge Management CFP: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2007/EKNOW.html includes TELEMED 2007: The First International Workshop on Telemedicine CFP: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2007/TELEMED.html Proceedings are published by the IEEE Computer Society Press and on-line via IEEE XPlore Digital Library. The papers are indexed by major indexes. see: http://www.iaria.org/conferences.html, window "Accessing Papers on-line" Submissions could be regular papers, position papers, tutorials, and panels. see: http://www.iaria.org/conferences.html, window "Selection Process, Policies, and Instructions" For details on topics, see the CFP for the appropriate event. Looking for your contributions, ICQNM 2007 and ICDS 2007 Organizing Committees

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TC6 budget for 2007
by Otto Spaniol 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

Dear all, please find enclosed a budget planning and a financial estimate for IFIP TC6 in 2007. These numbers had to be given to IFIP before July 7 in order to include them in the general financial planning which will be discussed at IFIP General Assembly in Santiago de Chile. With respect to event proceeds and royalties I'm rather pessimistic: More and more event are co-organised by IFIP (in such cases IEEE becomes the main sponsor very often) and royalties from sold books will disappear very soon. The TC6 funded expenses (best paper awards, student travel grants, tutorials in developing countries) are very similar to the respective cost in recent years. You will see that we will end up in a deficit if all conferences really ask for their BPA's etc. Please check the calculation and inform me if some items have been forgotten or if some entries might be cancelled. The budget will have to be discussed and hopefully approved at our next meeting in Paris (Sept. 29+30, 2006). Best regards Otto

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SECON 2006 Student Travel Grant-- Application Deadline August 1
by Wendi Heinzelman 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

_________________________________________________________________ IEEE SECON 2006 Student Travel Grant Opportunity Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Application Deadline: August 1, 2006 Decision Notification Date: August 15, 2006 URL: http://www.ieee-secon.org/2006/travelgrants.html _________________________________________________________________ The IEEE SECON 2006 organizing committee is pleased to announce the availability of Student Travel Grants, sponsored by the IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) and National Science Foundation (NSF). Applications are invited from qualified graduate students studying outside and in U.S. institutions. Around fifteen to twenty awards are expected. 1. From IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc-STG): About 4-5 Student and Discretionary Travel Grants are expected: * Who is eligible: ONLY Student Authors or Co-Authors from outside U.S. * Deadline for Grant Submission: August 1, 2006 * Decision Notification: August 15, 2006 * Grant Amount: Maximum of US $1,000 2. Sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF-STG): About 10-15 Student Travel Awards are expected: * Who is eligible: Only Bonafide Graduate Students, currently enrolled in a Graduate Program in the United States. Priority will be given to student authors or co-authors. Students from under-represented groups (including women and minorities) are strongly encouraged to apply. * Deadline for Grant Submission: August 1, 2006 * Decision Notification: August 15, 2006 * Grant Amount: Maximum of US $1,000 How to Apply: 1. Registration at EDAS: go to http://edas.info and click "Travel grants" and select one of SECON 2006. 2. Send an application to Prof. Wenye Wang at wwang(a)eos.ncsu.edu. An application should include a. A letter from the student The letter from the student should include: a brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date; a description of areas reflected in the SECON 2006 program that would impact the student's research, and why the conference attendance is important to the student. b. An application form c. The student's vita d. Supporting letter from the student's graduate advisor The student's advisor's recommendation letter to the committee should include: degree program of the student; confirmation that the student is qualified applicant for either ComSoc-STG or NSF-STG; the suitability of the SECON 2006 program material to the student's research area; ways this particular student would benefit from attendance at the conference; and the strengths and potential contributions of the student. What Does NSF-STG Provide: For students who are more than two hours driving distance (non-local), the grant will cover the following expenses (up to a maximum of US $1000): * Economy airfare, on a US-based carrier, up to $450 * lodging for up to three nights (up to $160 per night) * per-diem ($46 per day for up to 3 days) For students who are less than two hours driving distance (local), the grant will cover the following expenses (up to a maximum of US $450): * lodging for up to two nights (up to $160 per night) * mileage reimbursement at standard established rates * per-diem ($46 per day for up to 3 days) What Are Allowable Expenses: All payments for travel awards covered by this grant must be reimbursement only after the conference is over. All expenses must have an original receipt. For the airfare, a US Flag Carrier must be used and the original ticket stub included with the request (e-tickets can obtain a receipt at check-in), otherwise the expense is unallowable and unreimbursable. In addition, expenses for alcoholic beverages are unallowable. For NSF-STG, a completed W-9 form is required (available at http://www.ece.ncsu.edu/netwis/W9-Form.doc).

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