FW: Inviting you to participate in EISTA 2004

[James Bryce Clark <jamie.clark@oasis-open.org>]

     Dear Education TC members:

     Please be advised of the following solicitation of proposals we 
received for the International Conference on Education and Information Systems:
Technologies and Applications EISTA 2004, which will be held in Orlando,
Florida, USA, in July 21 - 25, 2004.

     Regards  Jamie Clark

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Freddy Malpica [mailto:eista04@confinf.org]
>Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:32 AM
>To: patrick.gannon@oasis-open.org
>Subject: Inviting you to participate in EISTA 2004
>
>Dear Dr. Patrick Gannon:
>
>We are sorry to take a bit of your valuable time, however, we think it would
>be very important for you to be informed that we have extended both the
>paper submission and the acceptance notification deadlines for EISTA 2004.
>Consequently, we are sending you once again the invitation to participate in
>EISTA 2004 and the respective Call for Papers, as follows.
>
>On behalf of the Inter-American Organization of Higher Education IOHE
>http://www.oui-iohe.qc.ca , which includes about 400 universities, and
>EISTA's Organizing Committee, I would like to invite you to participate in
>the International Conference on Education and Information Systems:
>Technologies and Applications EISTA 2004, which will be held in Orlando,
>Florida, USA, in July 21 - 25, 2004.
>
>The main objective of EISTA '04 is to provide a forum for the presentation
>of both: solutions and problems of the applications of Information
>Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education and Training.
>
>Therefore, we invite you to submit your original and unpublished works,
>research results, case studies, information systems developed for specific
>purposes, and innovative ideas and designs in the fields of
>Education/Training and Information/Communication Technologies (ICT) that
>might be improved by different approaches and design in ICT.
>
>I would also like you to consider the possibility of organizing an invited
>session related to the topic of your research interest in this field. If you
>are interested in doing so, please, fill the respective form provided in the
>conference web page: http://www.confinf.org/eista04 .
>
>The best 10% of the papers will be published in the Journal of Systemics,
>Cybernetics and Informatics (http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI/Home.asp),
>the hard copy version of which will be ready in about one month, and it will
>be sent to the largest university libraries.
>
>Herein, we include the respective Call for Papers, could you please deliver
>them to your colleagues?
>
>Would you consider the possibility of helping us in the reviewing process?.
>If so please, fill the form provided for reviewers in our web page.
>
>You can find more information about the conference, in our web page
>http://www.confinf.org/eista04 .
>
>If the deadlines are tight and you need more time, let me know about a
>suitable timing for you and I will inform you if it is feasible for us.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Prof.Freddy Malpica
>President of the Inter-American Organization of Higher Education and General
>Chair EISTA 2004
>
>CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>EISTA '04
>International Conference on Education and Information Systems: 
>Technologies and Applications July 21 - 25, 2004 Orlando, Florida, USA
>
>http://www.confinf.org/eista04
>
>EISTA '04 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original and
>unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking, 
>problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., in 
>the fields of Education/Training and Information/Communication 
>Technologies (ICT). ICT researchers are invited to present their research 
>results. Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study 
>papers and innovative solutions. Corporations are invited to present 
>education/training information systems and software based solutions. 
>Teachers and University professors are invited to present case studies, 
>information systems developed for specific purposes, and innovative ideas 
>and designs. Educational scientists and technologists are invited to 
>present research or position papers on the impact and the future 
>possibilities of ICT in educational systems and training processes and 
>methodologies. Manager of educational organizations and training 
>consultants are invited to present problems that might be solved by means 
>of ICT, or solutions that might be improved by different approaches and 
>design in ICT.
>
>All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel sessions with
>panelists coming from both: ICT researchers/practitioners and
>teachers/professors.
>
>Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must 
>not be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed proceedings.
>
>You can find complete information about the conference in our web page
>http://www.confinf.org/eista04
>
>
>* EISTA '04 ORGANIZATION
>
>General Chair: Professor Freddy Malpica
>Organizing Committee Chair: Professor Andres Tremante
>
>Organized by the IIIS: The International Institute of Informatics and
>Systemics
>
>* CONFERENCE AREAS AND TOPICS
>
>. Education and Training Systems and Technologies
>. Applications of Information and Communication Technologies in Education
>and Training . Application of Education Technologies
>
>* ABSTRACTS AND PAPER DRAFTS SUBMISSION FORM
>
>Papers might be submitted via web page:
>http://www.confinf.org/eista04/WebSite/Submission.asp as extended abstracts
>(500-1500 words) or as full papers drafts (2000-5000 words).
>
>Reviews will be done for both kinds of submissions.
>
>Invited Sessions proposals can be done filling the form given in the web
>page http://www.confinf.org/eista04/InvitedSession/organizer.asp
>
>More information about Invited Sessions Organization could be found at the
>http://www.confinf.org/eista04/WebSite/ISOrganization.asp
>
>
>* IMPORTANT DATES
>
>February 11th, 2004: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500) words or
>paper drafts (2000-5000) words.
>February 11th, 2004: Invited session proposals.
>March 24th, 2004: Notifications of Acceptance.
>May 05th, 2004: Submission of final versions: hard copies and electronic
>versions.
>
>Some invited sessions might have a different timetable according to its
>organizer and chair
>
>* PAPERS REVIEWING AND PUBLICATION
>
>Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not exceed
>six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and
>electronic proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright
>release form.
>
>The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics will publish, at
>least, the best 10% of the papers presented at the conference.

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