Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 15:06:48 -0500 (EST) From: Hamid Arabnia To: helwig@cg.tuwien.ac.at Subject: Call For Papers: Int'l Conf, Las Vegas, June 26-29,2000: PDPTA + CISST + IC-AI + ... Conferences location and dates: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 26-29, 2000 Dear Colleagues: I would be most grateful if you could distribute this announcement for the 2000 International MultiConference (Call For Papers + ...) to your colleagues who might be interested. This will be a major international gathering in year 2000. It is anticipated that this international event will attract about 1500 participants. This MultiConference is composed of seven (planned) international conferences that will be held simultaneously (same dates and location). Attendees will have full access to all seven conferences. Any help in distributing this announcement would be most appreciated. Those interested in organizing technical sessions for any of the seven conferences need to submit a proposal to hra@cs.uga.edu (see below for submission guideline.) The names of session organizers will appear as Associate Editors on the cover of the conference proceedings. Those who would like to become a member of the international Program Committee for any of the seven conferences are requested to email their short biography to hra@cs.uga.edu. The seven conferences are: 1. The 2000 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'2000: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 26-29, 2000) URL: http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta Deadline for Call For Papers: February 28, 2000 2. The 2000 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST'2000: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 26-29, 2000) URL: http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta Deadline for Call For Papers: February 28, 2000 3. The 2000 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI'2000: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 26-29, 2000) URL: http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta Deadline for Call For Papers: February 28, 2000 4. The 2000 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences (METMBS'2000: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 26-29, 2000) URL: http://www.cns.bu.edu/metmbs Deadline for Call For Papers: February 28, 2000 5. International Conference on Internet Computing 2000 (IC'2000: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 26-29, 2000) URL: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~iwic Deadline for Call For Papers: February 14, 2000 6. International Conference on Communications in Computing (CIC'2000: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 26-29, 2000) URL: http://www.cs.uakron.edu/~cic2000 Deadline for Call For Papers: February 28, 2000 7. First Conference on Distributed Objects in Computational Science (DOCS'2000: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 26-29, 2000) URL: http://www.jhpc.cs.depaul.edu/conferences/docs2000 Deadline for Call For Papers: March 6, 2000 Papers can be mailed (or emailed) to me (see address below) by the deadlines (I would then forward them to appropriate chairs for evaluation). Attached to this email, you will find relevant information (such as, submission guidelines for draft papers and proposals, more about the location of the conferences, and deadlines). Kindest regards, Hamid ps. If you have no interest in these conferences and would like your email address be removed from the conference email lists, then please send me a note so that I could have your email removed. ---------------- Hamid R. Arabnia Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Kluwer) Associate Editor, International Journal of Parallel & Distributed Systems & Networks 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 email: hra@cs.uga.edu ---------------- *********************************************************************** Submission Guidelines: ====================== Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their draft paper (4 to 6 pages) to H. R. Arabnia (address is given above) OR to the program chair of the conference the paper is being submitted to. E-mail and Fax submissions are also acceptable. Authors of draft papers can use any reasonable typing instructions (single spaced lines, 10 to 12 font size, ...) - there is no set Typing Instructions for the preparation of the draft papers. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 typeset pages. The Typing Instructions for the preparation of the camera-ready papers will be sent to authors of accepted papers. 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, E-mail 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. Proposal for Organizing Technical Sessions: =========================================== Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations. 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/books. After the conference, some sessions will be considered for publication in appropriate journals as Special Issues with the session proposer as the Guest Editor of the journal. 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, 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 (hra@cs.uga.edu). After approval of the proposal, each session chair is expected to email hra@cs.uga.edu a list containing information about the accepted papers in the following format (or similar): Paper 1: Title of Paper: Author(s): Contact Author's Name: Complete mailing address of Contact Author: E-mail address of Contact Author: Paper 2: Title of Paper: Author(s): Contact Author's Name: Complete mailing address of Contact Author: E-mail address of Contact Author: and so on. The above information must be received by April 3, 2000 (Monday). As soon as we receive this list, we will send the necessary information to Contact Authors (such as, typing instructions for the preparation of Camera-Ready papers, copyright forms, hotel information, conference registration form, ...) Location of Conferences: ======================== The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many vacation and recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, casino, 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 and most are suitable for families and children. The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge for double occupancy) for the duration of the conference. The hotel is within walking distance from most other Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street shows, ...). For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ... Important Dates: ================ See the URL's: Draft papers (about 4 to 6 pages) due April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance May 1, 2000 (Monday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due June 26 - 29, 2000: The 2000 MultiConference (7 conferences) Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as soon as possible. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings; authors of papers are expected to present their papers at the conference. Conferences' Contact: ===================== Hamid R. Arabnia 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@cs.uga.edu