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CALL FOR PAPERS

I2TS'2003 - International Information and Telecommunication Technologies Symposium Florianopolis, SC, Brasil - November 26-29, 2003 http://www.inf.barddal.br/i2ts

IMPORTANT DATES 01 October 2003 Electronic Paper Submission ***** Extended Deadline ***** 30 October 2003 Acceptance/Rejection Notification 26-29 November 2003 Symposium in Florianopolis SC Brasil

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES *IEEE Pending Approval The International Information and Telecommunication Technologies Symposium (I2TS'2003) will take place at Barddal University, at Santa Catarina Island, South Brasil. I2TS'2003 serves as a forum for people from academia, industry and research labs, for presenting recent research results in Information Technology Applications. I2TS'2003 includes Technical Sessions, Tool Sessions, Poster Sessions, Panels, Tutorials, MiniCourses and Workshops.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors are encouraged to submit both theoretical and practical results of significance. Demonstration of new tools/applications is very desirable. The scope of the symposium includes, but is not limited to: . Information Technology . Distributed Information Technology . Parallel and Distributed Systems . Retrieval Information Technology . Optical Networks . Computer Networks . Software Telecommunication . Wireless and Mobile Networking, Computing and Telecommunication . Broadband and Telecommunication Networks and Software . BioInformatic Technology and Biological Inspired Techniques . Software Agent Technology and its Applications . Real-Time and Multimedia Systems . Modeling and Simulation . Security and Privacy . Web-Based Systems and their Applications . Formal Methods and Validation Techniques . Applications and Case Studies

Authors of both regular and tool papers are strongly encouraged to submit their papers in electronic form (PDF or PostScript). Papers should be written in English or Portuguese and should not exceed 8 pages (see 'Instruction for Authors' in the web page). Each submission, must be sent to i2ts@barddal.br and accompanied by the following information: (i) title of the paper; (ii) authors - names, affiliations, postal and e-mail addresses; and (iii) abstract. (i.e., the paper first page in ascii, in the email body) The proceedings will be published in hard copy and CD-ROM - both with the same ISBN number.

WORKSHOPS . III CBComp Best Papers - anita@cttmar.univali.br . WWS' 2003 - I Workshop em Computação Distribuída com Serviços Web - www@inf.ufsc.br . I GCHA Grid Computing and High-Availability - mario@inf.ufsc.br The workshop papers will be published in the conference proceedings in a dedicated workshops session.

TOOL SESSIONS and POSTER SESSIONS The tools and poster (abstract) papers will undergo a regular review process and will be published in the conference proceedings in a dedicated tool and poster sessions, respectively. Authors are encouraged to submit papers describing tools suitable for on-line demonstration. Standard microcomputers will be available for tool sessions. Required poster size is 1,2 x 0,8 m for the poster sessions.

TUTORIALS and MINI-COURSES Proposals for half-day or full-day Tutorials/MiniCourses are solicited on timely topics related to the above areas. The proposal must include description and biographies.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE Cláudia Barenco Abbas, UnB University, Brasil Mohammed Almulla, Kuwait University, Kuwait Regina Borges de Araújo, UFSCar University, Brasil Karina Acosta Barbosa, Barddal University, Brasil Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti Correa, USP University, Brasil Teresa Dahlberg, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA Mario Dantas, UFSC University, Brasil Júlio César Hernandez, University Carlos III, Spain José Antônio Jardini, USP University, Brasil Helen Karatza, Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, Greece Mohamed M. Ould-Khaoua, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK Sotiris Nikoletseas, Patras University, Greece Jeimy José Cano Martinez, University de los Andes, Colômbia Joberto Sérgio Barbosa Martins, Unifacs University, Brasil Jaime Velasco Medina, University Del Valle, Colômbia Alba Cristina Magalhaes Alves de Melo, UnB University, Brasil Michela Meo, University Politecnico di Torino, Italy Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare, Barddal University, Brasil Manoel Camillo de Oliveira Penna Neto, PUC-PR University, Brasil Bernardo Goncalves Riso, UFSC University, Brasil João Bosco Mangueira Sobral, UFSC University, Brasil Luis Javier García Villalba, Univ Complutense de Madrid, Spain Arceloni Volpato, Barddal University, Brasil Albert Y. Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Austrália

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Co-Chairs Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare, Barddal Program Co-Chairs Bernardo Goncalves Riso, UFSC Manoel Camillo de Oliveira Penna Neto, PUC-PR Workshops Co-Chairs Anita Maria da Rocha Fernandes, Univali Joao Bosco Mangueira Sobral, UFSC Mário Dantas, UFSC Tools Co-Chairs Raphael Winckler de Bettio, Barddal Valter Oliveira, Barddal Panels Co-Chairs Eduardo Rezende, BrasilTelecom Lourdes Alves, Barddal Posters Co-Chairs Patricia Fisch, Barddal Saulo Popov Zambiasi, Barddal MiniCourses Co-Chairs Anderson Luiz Fernandes Perez, Barddal Maurício Fiorese, Barddal Tutorials Co-Chairs Karina Acosta Barbosa, Barddal Yara Lemr, Barddal Publication Co-Chairs Arceloni Volpato, Barddal Jacir Casagrande, Barddal Rogério dos Santos Silva, Barddal Publicity Co-Chairs Cristiano Maciel, Unirondon Marcia Cristina Schiavi Dazzi, Barddal Nelson Abu Samra Rahal, Barddal Nelson Segoshi, IEEE Sul Brasil Rudimar Luís Scaranto Dazzi, Univali Registration Co-Chairs Donaldo Pinheiro Jr, Barddal Janaína Zandoná Deitos, Barddal Márcia Kuhn Arroyo, Barddal Local Arrangement Co-Chairs Francisco Tadeu Negreiros, Barddal Ivete Rossato, Barddal Jose Newton Perão, Barddal Mauricí Dutra, Barddal Finance Co-Chairs Dascomb Barddal, Barddal José Carlos Matos, Barddal

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