+++++++ ICEIS'99 - 1st International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems +++++++ Setúbal, PORTUGAL Extended Abstract (1000-1500 words) Submission Deadline: November 6, 1998 Please see details in: http://www.est.ips.pt/iceis
MAIN TOPIC AREAS / CONFERENCE THREADS 1. Database Technology and its Applications 2. Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems 3. Systems Analysis and Specification 4. Internet and Intranet Computing
BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD An award of US$1,000 (one thousand US dollars) will be given to the best paper presented by a student (M.Sc or Ph.D). The organising committee will decide, based on the feedback provided by the program committee. To qualify for the best student paper award, the student, besides being one of the authors, must present the paper at the conference site.
SCOPE The International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS) aims at becoming a major point of contact between research scientists, engineers and practitioners on the area of business applications of information systems. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering all different aspects related to enterprise computing, including database applications, artificial intelligence applications, decision support systems, systems analysis and specification, software engineering, methodologies to address information and knowledge sharing issues and Internet/Intranet computing. ICEIS focuses on real world applications therefore authors should highlight the benefits of Information Technology for industry and services. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using IT, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of ICEIS. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions. English will be the conference official language.
INVITED SPEAKERS Invited speakers, experts in their fields, either from academia or from industry, belonging to internationally recognized institutions, will present key lectures at the opening of each conference track. At the moment it is already confirmed the presence of Professor Mark Fox and Professor Ronald Stamper.
LOCATION The conference will be held in Setubal, a town 50-km south of Lisboa, the Portuguese capital.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS Authors should submit a 1000 to 1500 word extended abstract, by email (attached file in an accepted format - see below) or surface mail (5 printed copies) to the conference secretariat (see address below), before October 21, 1998. Abstracts received after the deadline may be returned unopened. The program committee will review all abstracts, and authors will be notified of acceptance, by email, before December 15, 1998. Each abstract should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. Authors must also indicate the topic area to which the abstract is submitted.
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Inquiries concerning hotel reservation and touristic aspects can be directed to the ICEIS secretariat. A local specialised travel agency will make all arrangements. A shuttle will provide connection from the Lisboa international airport to the hotel in Setubal, for all participants that make reservations through this travel agency. Local touristic circuits, for accompaniments are also made available through the agency. The conference site will be approximately 5 km away from the town center, therefore free transportation between a number of hotels and the conference site will be provided by the conference organization, during the conference days. Coffee breaks and lunch meals will be provided at the conference site, for conference participants.
IMPORTANT DATES Extended abstract submission: November 6, 1998. Acceptance notification: December 15, 1998. Early registration deadline: January 1, 1999. Full paper camera-ready version: January 20, 1999. Event date: March 27-30, 1999.
SECRETARIAT This conference is organized by the School of Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, in association with the Portuguese Association for Informatics. Any inquiries should be addressed to the secretariat below, preferably by email. ICEIS Secretariat Escola Superior de Tecnologia / IPS Rua Vale Chaves - Estefanilha, 2910 Setubal PORTUGAL Tel.: +351 65 79 00 00 Fax: +351 65 721 869 Email: iceis@est.ips.pt Web site: http://www.est.ips.pt/iceis
SPONSORS IBM CAIXA GERAL DE DEPÓSITOS COSTA AZUL INAPA ICEP AUTOEUROPA E.S.C.E.
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