Subject: Call for papers SCI' 2001

From: ahmed elhakeem <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:56:56 -0500

Sorry if you have received multiple copies of the call for papers  for
the interdiscplinary Conference below.
Thanks for submitting a 300 words paper abstract by March 1st to the
following

invited session :
Clustering and Routing Techniques for Wireless lANs
Organizer: Professor A.K. Elhakeem ,
Concordia University , Montreal, Canada, H3G 1M8
Tel: 514 848 3087
Fax: 514 848 2802
email : [email-masked]
Please consult the SCI 2001 web page for further information.
Please dont broadcast for any unintentional typos...etc.
cheers

>>
>>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:
>>[email-masked]
>>
>>[email-masked]
>>
>>[email-masked]
>>
>>[email-masked]
>>
>>[email-masked]
>>
>>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
>>[email-masked]  and [email-masked].
>>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, [email-masked] [email-masked]
[email-masked]
>>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
>>[email-masked]
>>
>>