CFP: e-Society 2005

["Huhns, Michael" <huhns@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions: 28 February 2005 --
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE =
e-SOCIETY 2005=20
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2005 - Qawra, MALTA=20
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(http://www.iadis.org/es2005)=20

* Co-organised by University of Malta
* Conference Background and Goals

The IADIS e-Society 2005 conference aims to address the main issues of =
concern within the Information Society. This conference covers both the =
technical as well as the non-technical aspects of the Information =
Society. Broad areas of interest are eGovernment / eGovernance, =
eBusiness / eCommerce, eLearning, eHealth, Information Systems, and =
Information Management. These broad areas are divided into more detailed =
areas (see below). However innovative contributes that don't fit into =
these areas will also be considered since they might be of benefit to =
conference attendees.

* Conference theme
e-Society 2005: How is the use of ICT in all its forms changing =
practices and behaviours in the digital age?

* Format of the Conference=20
The conference will comprise invited talks and oral presentations.=A0 =
The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a =
book. The best paper authors will be invited to publish extended =
versions of their papers in selected Journals.=20

* Types of Submissions=20
Full and Short Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and =
Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing =
process.=20

* Topics related to e-Society are of interest. These include best =
practice, case studies, strategies and tendencies in the following =
areas:
eGovernment / eGovernance=20
May include issues relating to:
Accessibility
Democracy and the Citizen
Digital Economies
Digital Regions
eAdministration
eGovernment Management
eProcurement
Global Trends
National and International Economies
Social Inclusion
eBusiness / eCommerce=20
May include issues relating to:
Business Ontologies and Models
Digital Goods and Services
eBusiness Models
eCommerce Application Fields
eCommerce Economics
eCommerce Services
Electronic Service Delivery
eMarketing
Languages for Describing Goods and Services
Online Auctions and Technologies
Virtual Organisations and Teleworking
eLearning=20
May include issues relating to:
Collaborative Learning
Curriculum Content Design & Development
Delivery Systems and Environments
Educational Systems Design
eLearning Organisational Issues
Evaluation and Assessment
Virtual Learning Environments and Issues
Web-based Learning Communities
eHealth=20
May include issues relating to:
Data Security Issues
eHealth Policy and Practice
eHealthcare Strategies and Provision
Legal Issues
Medical Research Ethics
Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
Information Systems=20
May include issues relating to:
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Intelligent Agents
Intelligent Systems
IS Security Issues
Mobile Applications
Multimedia Applications
Payment Systems
Protocols and Standards
Software Requirements and IS Architectures
Storage Issues
Strategies and Tendencies
System Architectures
Telework Technologies
Ubiquitous Computing
Virtual Reality
Wireless Communications
Information Management=20
May include issues relating to:
Computer-Mediated Communication
Content Development
Cyber law and Intellectual Property
Data Mining
ePublishing and Digital Libraries
Human Computer Interaction
Information Search and Retrieval
Knowledge Management
Policy Issues
Privacy Issues
Social and Organizational Aspects
Virtual Communities
XML and Other Extensible Languages

* Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline (2nd CFP): 28 February 2005
- Notification to Authors: 8 April 2005
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 29 April =
2005
- Late Registration: After 29 April 2005
- Conference: Qawra - Malta, 27 to 30 June 2005=20

* Conference Location=20
The conference will be held in Qawra, Malta.=20

* Secretariat=20
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE e-SOCIETY 2005=20
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3=20
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal=20
es2005@xxxxxxxxx=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
http://www.iadis.org/es2005

* Scientific Committee=20
Conference Co-Chairs
Pedro Isaas, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Program Chair
Maggie McPherson, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
for the full Committee Members list please access =
http://www.iadis.org/es2005/committees.asp

* Co-located event
Please also check the co-located event Mobile Learning 2005 =
(http://www.iadis.org/ml2005/) - 28 to 30 June 2005

* Check the PhD Summer School on "Educational Technology in a Cultural =
Context" (http://www.educ.um.edu.mt/etcc/)