Subject: [Fwd: call for papers SCI'2000]

From: "Dr. Ibrahim H. Osman" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:50:13 +0200

Dear Colleagues:

If anyone is interested in participating or organising a
session on metaheuristics for the SCI2000/ISAS2000 conference,
July 23-26, 2000, Orlando, USA, would please contact me or
the conference chairman.

	Thanks and best regards

Ibrahim.

Nagib Callaos wrote:
> 
> Dear Dr. Ibrahim H. Osman:
> 
> On behalf of the SCI2000/ISAS2000 Organizing Committee I would like to
> invite you to participate in the joint meeting of the 4th World
> Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI2000) and
> the 6th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and
> Synthesis (ISAS2000), to be held in Orlando, USA, in July 23-26, 2000.
> Consequently, I am sending you the respective Call for Papers.
> 
> We are trying to impulse the area of Artificial Intelligence, especially
> Intelligent Systems which corresponds to your domain of expertise.
> 
> If you think you could play an active role organizing an Invited
> Session(s), please let me
> know about it.
> 
> Could you please distribute and/or post the Call for Papers I am sending you?
> 
> If you need a detailed Call for Papers don't hesitate in asking us for it.
> 
> Let me inform you that we extended the deadlines, because we achieved an
> agreement with our proceedings printing shop that allows us to do it.
> 
> The extended deadlines are the following:
> 
> · May 17, 2000 ~ Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500 words) or paper
>   Drafts (2000-5000 words)
> · May 31, 2000 ~ Acceptance notifications
> · June 19, 2000  ~ Submission of camera ready papers: hard copies and
> electronic     versions
> These are the deadlines and not those in the conference web page.
> 
> If the deadlines are tight for you and you need more time, let me know
> about a suitable
> timing for you and I will soon inform you if your timing is feasible for us.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Professor Nagib Callaos.
> General Chair SCI'2000
> IEEE/Computer Society (Chapter: Venezuela) Chair
> 
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> 
> THE 4TH WORLD MULTICONFERENCE ON
> SYSTEMICS, CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS
> SCI'2000
> and
> THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
> INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS
> ISAS'2000
> 
> July, 23-26, 2000
> 
> Orlando, Florida(USA)
> Sheraton World
> 
> http://www.iiis.org/isas/
> 
> 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 Centre 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
> Departament 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)
> · Organization of a Focus Symposium
> · Reviewing Process
> · Conference Promotion
> · Recommending Scholars/Researchers for Active Participation and/or for
> Papers Submissions.
> · Proposing Organizations/Institutes/Universities as Academic/Scientific
> Co-sponsors.
> Please contact the General Chair Professor Nagib Callaos: [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 Proposal(which should include a minimum
> of 5 papers)
>  4.Focus Sympsia(which should include a minimum of 15 papers)
> 
> EXTENDED ABSTRACTS AND PAPER DRAFTS SUBMISSION FORM
> 
> Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent according the following
> format:
> 
> 1. Major theme of the paper, according 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 via Internet, as
> attachments to e-mails addressed
> to [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 '2000
> 7525 Karlov Avenue
> Skokie, Illinois 60076
> 
> Fax Numbers:
> 
> 1-407-8566274 (Orlando, USA)
> 58-2-9621519 (Caracas, Venezuela)
> 
> DEADLINES
> 
> May 17,2000  Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500 words)or paper
>                     draft(2000-2500 words)
> May 31, 2000   Acceptance notifications
> June 19, 2000   Submission of camera/ready papers: hard copies and
> electronic versions
> 
> PAPERS REVIEWING AND PUBLICATION
> 
> Submitted papers will be refereed. Accepted papers, which should not exceed
> six single-
> spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and electronic
> proceedings. The
> full paper should be sent via Internet and by means of diskette and
> photoready
> hard copies of artwork, not later than April 20, 2000.
> 
> Best papers will be selected for awards and recommended for journal
> publications.
> 
> Multiple author books will be published by iiis, based on best-invited
> sessions, best focus
> symposia or best mini-conferences.
> 
> INVITED SESSIONS
> 
> To organize an invited session for SCI'2000, the following steps are
> suggested:
> 
> 1) Identify a special topic is in the scope of SCI'2000. You may contact the
> General chair,the Program Chair or other program committee members, on the
> suitability of the topic, if
> it is not included in the Conference Program.
> 2) Contact the General Chair for the invited session acceptation
> 3) Contact researchers or practitioners in your field to see if they can
> contribute a paper to your proposed session and attend SCI'2000.
> 4) Collect the extended abstracts or the paper drafts from each perspective
> invitee.
> 5) Write a summary (1-2 page) on the session's significance and coherence of
> the invited/selected papers.
> 
> Mail the invited session proposal including a summary and a copy of all
> abstracts before,
> May 29,2000 to Professor Nagib Callaos, the General Chair.
> 
> PROGRAM COMMITTEE
> 
> Integrated by (210) prestigious scholars/researchers from 54 countries.
> Details can be found in the conference web (http://www.iiis.org/isas/) page
> or asking for a detailed Call For Papers, via e-mail.
> 
> CONFERENCE FEES
> 
> The conference fees will be $330 before June 19, 2000 and $380 after June
> 19, 2000.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)
>           ncallaos@ IIIS.com(IIIS)
> 
> 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/isas/). Answers to
> specific questions can be requested also by e-mail.

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Dr Ibrahim H. Osman
Associate Professor of Management Science,
Graduate School of Business,
American University of Beirut,
P.O. Box 11-0236
Beirut,
Lebanon.
Tel direct:    00961-1-352700 	Tel Mobile:  00961-3-771152
Fax:           00961-1-744461	Email: [email-masked]
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