[Acpc-l] Worldcomp'07: Call For Papers/Sessions - conferences in computer science and engineering, USA

Wolfgang Schreiner hra@cs.uga.edu
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:40:23 +0100


                   Call  For  Papers
                         and
               Call For Session Proposals

      The 2007 World Congress in Computer Science,
      Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing
                     WORLDCOMP'07
          (composed of 24 Joint Conferences)
           June 25-28, 2007, Las Vegas, USA

Dear Colleagues:

You are invited to submit a draft/full paper and/or a proposal to organize
a session/workshop.  All accepted papers will be published in the
respective conference proceedings.  The Academic Co-sponsors of
WORLDCOMP'07 include: MIT Media Lab, MIT; Harvard University's
Statistical Genomics and Computational Biology Lab; Texas Advanced
Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin; Statistical and
Computational Intelligence Lab of Purdue University; University of
Iowa's Medical Imaging HPC Lab., and Institute for Informatics Problems
of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.  A more complete
list of sponsors can be found below.

The 2007 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering,
and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'07) is composed of the following
24 conferences (all will be held simultaneously, same location
and dates: June 25-28, 2007, USA).

o The 2007 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
   Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Grid Computing and
   Applications (GCA'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Computer Design (CDES'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Scientific Computing (CSC'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
   (ICAI'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary
   Methods (GEM'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Bioinformatics and
   Computational Biology (BIOCOMP'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Software Engineering Research
   and Practice (SERP'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer
   Vision, and Pattern Recognition (IPCV'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and
   Visualization Methods (MSV'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Computer Graphics and Virtual
   Reality (CGVR'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Multimedia Systems and
   Applications (MSA'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Semantic Web and Web Services
   (SWWS'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Security and Management (SAM'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Information and Knowledge
   Engineering (IKE'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on e-Learning, e-Business,
   Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government (EEE'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Embedded Systems and
   Applications (ESA'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer
   Science and Computer Engineering (FECS'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Foundations of Computer
   Science (FCS'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable
   Systems and Algorithms (ERSA'07)

o The 2007 International Conference on Communications in Computing
   (CIC'7)

(a link to each conference's URL can be found at
http://www.worldacademyofscience.org/worldcomp07)

General Chair:

    H. R. Arabnia, PhD
    Professor, Computer Science
    Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer)
    The University of Georgia
    Department of Computer Science
    415 Graduate Studies Research Center
    Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA
    email: 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.  Many of the 24 joint conferences in WORLDCOMP are the
    premier conferences for presentation of advances in their respective
    fields.  Most of these conferences have been evaluated and determined
    to be top tier research conferences
    (see http://www.cs-conference-ranking.org/index.html for an example).
    We anticipate to have 2000 or more attendees from over 75 countries
    participating in the 2007 joint conferences.

    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 from all over the world 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.

Proposal for Organizing Sessions/Workshops:

    Each session will have at least 6 paper presentations from different
    authors (12 papers in the case of workshops).  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
    and on the cover of the books.

    Proposals to organize sessions should include the following information:
    name and address (+ email) of proposer, title of session, a 100-word
    description of the topic of the session, the name of the conference the
    session is submitted for consideration, 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).  E-mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is
    given above).  We would like to receive the proposals by December 29, 2006.

Submission of Papers:

    Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft/full paper
    (about 5 to 8 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12) to
    H. R. Arabnia by Feb. 20, 2007. E-mail 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, and telephone number for each author.
    The first page should also identify the name of the author who will
    be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 topical
    keywords that would best represent the content of the paper.  Finally,
    the name of the conference that the paper is being submitted to must be
    stated on the first page.

    Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, impact,
    and soundness.  Each paper will be refereed by two experts in the field
    who are independent of the conference program committee.  The referees'
    evaluations will then be reviewed by two members of the program
    committee who will recommend a decision to the chair of the track that
    the paper has been submitted to.  The chair will make the final decision.
    Lastly, the Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one member of the
    program committee.

Members of Program and Organizing Committees:

    The Program Committee includes members of chapters of World Academy
    of Science (chapters: supercomputing; scientific computing; artificial
    intelligence; imaging science; databases; simulation; software
    engineering; embedded systems; internet and web technologies;
    communications; computer security; and bioinformatics.) The Program
    Committee for individual conferences is currently being compiled. Those
    interested in joining the Program Committee should email H. R. Arabnia
    (hra@cs.uga.edu) the following information: Name, affiliation and
    position, complete mailing address, email address, tel/fax numbers,
    a short biography together with research interests and the name of
    the conference offering to help with.

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, sunning
    decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool, lighted tennis courts,
    health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...),
    nightly shows, snack bars, many 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, night clubs, free
    street shows, Golf courses, ...).

Co-Sponsors (this is a partial list):

    Academic Co-Sponsors of WORLDCOMP'07 include:
      - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Laboratory,
        MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
      - Statistical Genomics and Computational Biology Laboratory,
        Department of Statistics, Harvard University (Cambridge,
        Massachusetts)
      - Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at
        Austin (Austin, Texas)
      - Statistical and Computational Intelligence Laboratory of
        Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana)
      - University of Iowa's Medical Imaging HPC Lab (Iowa City, Iowa)
      - Institute for Informatics Problems of the Russian Academy of
        Sciences, Moscow, Russia);
    Other Co-sponsors include:
      - HPCwire
      - GRIDtoday
      - STEM Education Society
      - HPCSoft, HPC Software Inc.
      - International Technology Institute (ITI)
      - H2cM - Hodges' Health, UK

Important Dates:

    Dec.  29, 2006:    Proposals for organizing/chairing sessions
    Feb.  20, 2007:    Submission of full/draft papers (about 5 to 8 pages)
    March 20, 2007:    Notification of acceptance
    April 20, 2007:    Camera-Ready papers and Registration due
    June 25-28, 2007:  The 2007 World Congress in Computer Science,
                       Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing
                       (WORLDCOMP'07 - 24 joint conferences)