Call for papers

International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2007)

October 7–11, 2007, Merrillville, Indiana, USA

The conference deadline has been extended to 31 July 2007.

Technical In-cooperation pending with CS and TCEC

Theme

The International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2007) is a global knowledge-enriched collaborative effort that has its roots from both academia and industry. The conference covers a wide spectrum of topics that relate to information society, which includes technical and non-technical research areas.

The mission of i-Society 2007 conference is to provide opportunities for collaboration of professionals and researchers to share existing and generate new knowledge in the field of information society.

The conference encapsulates the concept of interdisciplinary science that studies the societal and technological dimensions of knowledge evolution in digital society. The i-Society bridges the gap between academia and industry with regards to research collaboration and awareness of current development in secure information management in the digital society.

Topics of interest

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

e-Society

Global Trends
Social Inclusion
Intellectual property rights
Social infonomics
Computer-Mediated Communication
Social and Organisational Aspects
Globalisation and developmental IT
Social software

e-Governance

Democracy and the Citizen
eAdministration
Policy Issues
Virtual Communities

e-Business

Digital Economies
Knowledge economy
eProcurement
National and International Economies
eBusiness Ontologies and Models
Digital Goods and Services
eCommerce Application Fields
eCommerce Economics
eCommerce Services
Electronic Service Delivery
eMarketing
Online Auctions and Technologies
Virtual Organisations
Teleworking
Applied e-Business
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Research in progress

Ongoing research from undergraduates, graduates/postgraduates and professionals

e-Learning

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
e-Learning Tools
e-Education

e-Health

Data Security Issues
eHealth Policy and Practice
eHealthcare Strategies and Provision
Medical Research Ethics
Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
e-Medicine

e-Art

Legal Issues
Patents
Enabling technologies and tools

e-Science

Natural sciences in digital society
Biometrics
Bioinformatics
Collaborative research

Industrial developments

Trends in learning
Applied research
Cutting-edge technologies

Secure Technologies

Internet security
Web services and performance
Secure transactions
Cryptography
Payment systems
Secure Protocols
e-Privacy
e-Trust
e-Risk
Cyber law
Forensics
Information assurance

New enabling technologies

Internet technologies
Wireless applications
Mobile Applications
Multimedia Applications
Protocols and Standards
Ubiquitous Computing
Virtual Reality
Human Computer Interaction
Geographic information systems
e-Manufacturing

Intelligent data management

Intelligent Agents
Intelligent Systems
Intelligent Organisations
Content Development
Data Mining
ePublishing and Digital Libraries
Information Search and Retrieval
Knowledge Management
e-Intelligence
Knowledge networks

Proceedings

All papers accepted for the conference, including special sessions papers, will be published in the proceedings. The Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2006) will be published in a book (CD) with ISBN 0-9546628-1-4.

Extended versions of the selected papers will be published as special issues in the following journals:

International Journal for Infonomics (IJI) , ISSN 1742-4712 (print), 1742-4720 (online)
International Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (IJITST), ISSN 1748-569X (print), 1748-5703 (online)

Important dates

Paper submissions

31 July 2007 – paper submission
10 August 2007 – notification of acceptance
20 August 2007 – final paper submission

Poster submissions

31 July 2007 – poster submission
10 August 2007 – notification of acceptance
20 August 2007 – final poster submission

Proposals for special sessions are invited from both industry and academia. If you would like to organise a special session with the i-Society 2007, please read our ‘Call for sessions’.

Conference venue

Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, Merrillville, Indiana, USA