I would be most grateful if you would consider sharing this announcement (Conference Call For Papers) with your contacts. The extended deadline for submission of papers is March 7, 2006. With kind regards,

H. R. Arabnia, PhD. Coordinator, worldcomp'06 Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer) ----------

Last Call For Papers Extended Paper Submission Deadline: March 7, 2006

WORLDCOMP'06 The 2006 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing June 26-29, 2006, Las Vegas, USA http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp06/ws

You are invited to submit a paper for consideration (refer to the submission information below.) All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings (proceedings will be sent to DBLP, Ei, Thomson Scientific, IEE INSPEC, DoPP, and others, for indexing procedures.)

Featured events include: keynote by Prof. Barry Vercoe (founding member of MIT Media Lab); tutorial by Prof. H. J. Siegel (Director, Colorado State University, ISTeC Center); discussion session with Jim Gettys (primary developer of X Window System, xhost, ...), keynote by Dr. Chris Rowen (CEO of Tensilica, Inc.) and others.

The 2006 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'06) is composed of the following tracks (will be held simultaneously, same location and dates: June 26-29, 2006, USA).

o The 2006 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Scientific Computing (CSC'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Grid Computing and Applications (GCA'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Security and Management (SAM'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Machine Learning; Models, Technologies and Applications (MLMTA'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Programming Languages and Compilers (PLC'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Semantic Web and Web Services (SWWS'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Computer Design (CDES'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCOMP'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications (ESA'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Pervasive Systems and Computing (PSC'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition (IPCV'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality (CGVR'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Methods (MSV'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Computer Games Development (CGD'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering (FECS'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Foundations of Computer Science (FCS'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on e-Learning, e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, e-Government, and Outsourcing (EEE'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering (IKE'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BIOCOMP'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Computing in Nanotechnology (CNAN'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms (ERSA'06)

o The 2006 International Conference on Communications in Computing (CIC'6)

(a link to each conference's URL can be found at http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp06/ws under construction.)

General Chair/Coordinator:

Prof. H. R. Arabnia The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA

E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu

Purpose / History:

This set of joint conferences is the largest annual gathering of researchers in computer science, computer engineering and applied computing. There will be a number of workshops, tutorials, and discussion sessions. The motivation is to assemble a spectrum of affiliated research conferences into a coordinated research meeting held in a common place at a common time. The main goal is to provide a forum for exchange of ideas in a number of research areas that interact. 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.

Submission of Papers:

Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft paper (about 5 to 8 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12) to H. R. Arabnia by March 7, 2006. email submissions in MS document or PDF formats are preferable (Fax or postal submissions are also fine.) All reasonable typesetting formats are acceptable (later, the authors of accepted papers will be asked to follow a particular typesetting format to prepare their papers for publication.)

The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 (IEEE style) pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, email address, telephone number, and 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 for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two researchers in field.

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 and 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 and most are suitable for families and 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, street shows, ...)

Important Dates:

March 7, 2006: Extended deadline: Submission of papers (about 5 to 8 pages) March 31, 2006: Notification of acceptance April 20, 2006: Camera-Ready papers and Prereg. due June 26-29, 2006: The 2006 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'06)

Future Announcements:

If you do not wish to receive future announcements about this event, please send an email to hra@cs.uga.edu.