Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 13:54:15 -0400 To: helwig@cg.tuwien.ac.at From: Nagib Callaos Subject: SCI'2001 CALL FOR PAPERS THE 5TH WORLD MULTICONFERENCE ON SYSTEMICS, CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS SCI'2001 July, 22-25, 2001 Orlando, Florida(USA) Sheraton World http://www.iiis.org/sci/ Honorary Presidents: Bela Banathy, Stafford Beer and George Klir Program Committee Chair: William Lesso General Chair: Nagib Callaos Organizing Committee Chair: Belkis Sanchez MAJOR THEMES * Information Systems Development * Information Systems Management * Management Information Systems * Virtual Engineering * Mobile/Wireless Computing * Communication Systems and Networks * Emergent Computation * Image,Acoustic,Speech and Signal Processing * Computing Techniques * Human Information Systems * Education and Information Systems * Control Systems * Economic and Financial Systems * SCI in Biology and Medicine * SCI in Psychology, Cognition and Spirituality * Conceptual Infrastructure of SCI * Natural Resources * Human Resources * Globalization, Development and Emerging Economies * SCI in Art ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC CO-SPONSORS · WOSC: World Organization on Systemics and Cybernetics (France) · The Center for Systems Studies (UK) · Systems Society of Poland · Society Applied Systems Research (Canada) · Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Society · Simon Bolivar University (Venezuela) · Polish System Society (Poland) · Italian Society of Systemics · ISSS: International Society for the Systems Sciences (USA) · ISI: The International Systems Institute (USA) · IFSR: International Federation of Systems Research (Austria/USA) · IEEE / Latinamerica · Cybernetics and Human Knowing: A Journal of Second Order Cybernetics and Cybersemiotics (Denmark) · CUST, Engineer Science Institute of the Blaise Pascal University (France) · Concurrency and Architecture Group, the Telematics Engineering Department of The Univesity of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Spain). · The Tunisian Scientific Society (Tunisia). ORGANIZED BY THE IIIS The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION Those interested in participating in: · the Organization of Invited Session(s) · the Organization of a Focus Symposium · the Reviewing Process · the Conference Promotion · Recommending Scholars/Researchers in order to have an active participation and/or submit the papers. · Proposing Organizations/Institutes/Universities as Academic/Scientific Co-sponsors. Please enter to the conference web site (http://www.iiis.org/sci/) and fill the respective form.If you have any problems linking to the conference web site, or you need to send or receive additional information, contact the General Chair Professor Nagib Callaos: ncallaos@callaos.com ncallaos@callaos.com ncallaos@aol.com ncallaos@aol.com callaos@telcel.net.ve PARTICIPANTS Participation of both researchers and practitioners is strongly encouraged. Papers may be submitted on: research in science and engineering, case studies drawn on professional practice and consulting, and position papers based on large and rich experience gained through executive/managerial practices and decision-making. For this reason, the Program Committee is conformed according to the criteria given above. TYPES OF SUBMISSION ACCEPTED 1.Papers * Research * Review * Position * Report 2.Panel Presentation, Workshop and/or Round Table Proposals 3.New Topics and Invited Sessions Proposals(which should include a minimum of 5 papers) 4.Focus Symposia(which should include a minimum of 15 papers) EXTENDED ABSTRACTS AND PAPER DRAFTS SUBMISSION FORM Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent taking into account the following format: 1. Major theme of the paper, related to the major themes given above. 2. Paper title. 3. Extended abstract of 500 to 1500 words and/or paper drafts of 2000 to 5000 words, in English. 4. Author or co-authors with names, addresses, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address. Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent to the conference web site (http://www.iiis.org/sci/),filling the respective form and uploading the respective paper or extended abstract.If the conference web site is not accessible for you, you can also make your submission by internet, or attach it to the folowing address nacallao@telcel.net.ve and WMSCI2001@aol.com. Exceptionally, three copies of extended abstracts or paper drafts might be sent to the following postal mail address and/or faxed to the following numbers: IIIS SCI '2001 7525 Karlov Avenue Skokie, Illinois 60076 Fax Numbers: 1-407-8566274 (Orlando, USA) 58-2-9621519 (Caracas, Venezuela) DEADLINES December 15,2000 Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500 words)or paper draft(2000-2500 words) February 16, 2001 Acceptance notifications April 13, 2001 Submission of camera/ready papers: hard copies and electronic versions PAPERS REVIEWING AND PUBLICATION Submitted papers will be checked. Accepted papers, which should not exceed six single- spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and electronic proceedings. The Papers should be sent by internet and by means of diskette and photoready hard copies of artwork. Best papers will be selected for awards and recommended for journal publications. Multiple author books will be published by iiis, based on the best-invited sessions, the best focus symposia or best mini-conferences. INVITED SESSIONS Based on past conferences experience we suggest the following steps in order to organize an invited session: 1) Identify a special topic in the scope of SCI 2001, and the invited session title. 2) Fill the invited session organization form, provided in the conference web page. If you don't have access to the web, contact the General Chair, via e-mail, ncallaos@callaos.com ncallaos@aol.com callaos@telcel.net.ve 3) If the identified topic is suitable, the General Chair will accept the proposal, and you will receive an acceptation by e-mail, in few days. This acceptation is not a final approval of the proposed session, but a pre-approval. Final approval will depend on identifying at least five papers for the proposed session and informing, at least, about their titles. With this acceptation a) the proposed session will be included in the conference web page as well as its organizer and chair name: and b) its organizer will be able to announce his/her invited session in the context of SCI 2001, by any media that he/she thinks appropriated, such as: Web page, hard copy call for papers, call for papers attached to e-mails, etc. 4) Contact researchers and/or practitioners in your field to see if they can contribute a paper to your proposed session and attend at SCI 2001. 5) Collect the extended abstracts or the paper drafts from each prospective participant. 6) Write a summary (1-2 page) with the main objectives, which must be related to the invited/selected papers. 7) As soon as you have 5 papers, you will complete the form in regard to the invited session papers, provided in the conference web site. 8) Step 7 will take your invited session to the status of an approved one, if the papers fulfil all the requirements (papers quality, etc). All the approved invited sessions will be included in the SCI 2001 conference program. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Integrated by (210) prestigious scholars/researchers from 54 countries. Details can be found in the conference web page (http://www.iiis.org/sci/) or asked for a detailed Call For Papers, by e-mail. CONFERENCE FEES The conference fees will be $330 before April 13, 2001 and $380 after April 13, 2001.This fee will include: * A CD-ROM version of the Proccedings * One volumen of the hard copy version of the Conference Proceeding. (Other volumes will be available with a 30% of discount for participants) * Coffee breaks * Welcome Reception CONFERENCE CONTACTS Prof. Nagib Callaos (General Chair) E -mails: ncallaos@ usb.ve(Academic) ncallaos@ aol.com(Personal) ncallaos@ Callaos.com(Business) callaos@ telcel.net.ve USA Phone: +1 USA Fax: +1 (407) 856-6274 Venezuela Tel/Fax (office): +58 (2) 962-1519 Venezuela Fax (office): +58 (2) 272-2832 Conference Secretariat scio98@cantv.net Other contacts and More details can be found at the Conference web page (http://www.iiis.org/sci/). Answers to specific questions can also be requested by e-mail.