[AISWorld] Last Call for Doctoral Symposium of CISTI'2012

[Alvaro Rocha]

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7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies
                  Doctoral Symposium
          June 20 - 23, 2012, Madrid, Spain             
    http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2012/index.php?lang=en                     
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DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM
The purpose of CISTI'2012’s Doctoral Symposium ( http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2012/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=68&lang=en ) is to provide graduate students a setting where they can, informally, expose and discuss their work, collecting valuable expert opinions and sharing new ideas, methods and applications. The Doctoral Symposium is an excellent opportunity for PhD students to present and discuss their work in a Workshop format. Each presentation will be evaluated by a panel composed by at least three Information Systems and Technologies experts.

CONTRIBUTIONS SUBMISSIOM
The Doctoral Symposium is opened to PhD students whose research area includes the themes proposed for this Conference. Submissions must include an extended abstract (maximum 4 pages), following the Conference style guide. All selected contributions will be handed out along with the Conference Proceedings, in CD with an ISBN. These contributions will be made available and indexed by EBSCO.
Submissions must include the field, the PhD institution and the number of months devoted to the development of the work. Additionally, they should include in a clear and succinct manner:

    •    The problem approached and its significance or relevance
    •    The research objectives and related investigation topics
    •    A brief display of what is already known
    •    A proposed solution methodology for the problem
    •    Expected results

IMPORTANT DATES
    •    Proposal submission deadline: 16th of February 2012
    •    Acceptance notification: 30th of March 2012
    •    Final submission deadline: 13th of April 2012
    •    Registration payment, to ensure the inclusion of the accepted contribution in the Conference Proceedings: 13th of April 2012

SCIENTIFIC AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Manuel Pérez Cota, Universidad de Vigo (Chair)
Alberto J. Bugarín Diz, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Álvaro Rocha, Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Ana Maria Ramalho Correia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, ISEGI
António Pereira, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
Arturo Mendez Penín, Universidade de Vigo
Feliz Gouveia, Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Fernando Moreira, Universidade Portucalense
Filomena Lopes, Universidade Portucalense
Francisco Restivo, Universidade Católica de Braga
Guilhermina Miranda, Universidade de Lisboa
Gonzalo Cuevas Agustín, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
João Barroso, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
José Bulas Cruz, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Juan Manuel Cueva Lovelle, Universidad de Oviedo
María José Lado Touriño, Universidade de Vigo
Marco Painho, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, ISEGI
Nuno Ribeiro, Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Pilar Mareca, Universidade Politécnica de Madrid
Ramiro Gonçalves, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Vicente Alcober, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 


Kind regards, 

Doctoral Symposium / CISTI'2012 Team
http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2012/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=68&lang=en


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Álvaro Rocha
Associate Professor
University Fernando Pessoa
Porto - Portugal
http://www.ufp.pt