[AISWorld] Deadline Extension: ITU Kaleidoscope 2013 - Building Sustainable Communities - Call for Papers - Deadline 24 Sept 2012 extended

Wed Sep 5 06:30:37 EDT 2012

*****with apologies fro cross-posting*******

Dear All,

The Kaleidoscope conferences offer a great opportunity to learn about -
and contribute to - advances in telecommunications, whether from the
technical, application-oriented, or socio-economic perspective.

Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings and be accessible
through IEEE Xplore. And - attendance is free!

Hope to see you in Kyoto.

Cheers,
Kai.

-----------------------------------------------------

             The 5th ITU Kaleidoscope academic conference
                   Building Sustainable Communities

                    22-24 April 2013, Kyoto, Japan

                           Call for Papers

                ****New Deadline: 24 September 2012****

Kaleidoscope 2013 - Building Sustainable Communities - is the fifth in a
series of peer-reviewed academic conferences organized by ITU that
brings together a wide range of views from universities, industry and
research institutions of different fields. The aim of Kaleidoscope
conferences is to identify emerging developments in Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) at an early stage to generate
successful products and services through the development of
international and open standards.

Future technologies should be designed to enhance the quality of human
life. Kaleidoscope 2013 will, therefore, highlight multidisciplinary
aspects of future ICTs including future services and applications demand
as well as socio-economic, cultural, ethical, legal, and sustainable
development policy aspects of communities of the future.

ICTs can be used as a catalyst for transforming life to meet the
challenges of the new millennium, including global economic and
financial crises, high unemployment rates, accessibility issues, global
diseases, food availability and distribution, climate change,
environmental disasters, energy consumption, transport systems, safety,
security, and welfare.

Sustainable communities will combine human-oriented technologies and
human values. Besides technical issues, building sustainable communities
also raises ethical concerns such as responsibility for future
generations and for the environment, as well as for data and information
privacy. Therefore, an improved understanding of technology, its
suitable application, and a high consideration of its potential
consequences are necessary.

To address these issues, and for a co-evolution of technology and
sustainable communities, standards are indispensable. Developing these
standards will require concerted global efforts by inter-sectoral
stakeholders. This conference will help to further such collaborations.

Building Sustainable Communities is calling for original academic papers
offering innovative and bold approaches in research and development to
build smart, ethical, and sustainable communities.

Audience
--------
Kaleidoscope 2013 is targeted at all specialists with a role in the
field, including researchers, academics, students, engineers, policy-
makers and regulators, innovators and futurists from all
over the world.

Date and venue
--------------
22-24 April 2013, Kyoto, Japan

Submission of papers
--------------------
Prospective authors, from countries that are members of ITU, are invited
to submit complete, original papers with a maximum length of 4,500 words
within eight pages including summary and references, using the template
available on the event website. All papers will be reviewed through a
double-blind, peer-review process and handled electronically; see http://
itu-kaleidoscope.org/2013 for the online submission (EDAS). Paper
proposals will be evaluated according to content, originality, clarity,
relevance to the conference's theme and in particular significance to
future standards.

Deadlines
---------
Submission of full paper proposals: Mon 24 Sept 2012 extended
Notification of paper acceptance: Mon 12 Nov 2012
Submission of camera-ready accepted papers: Mon 3 Dec 2012

Publication and presentation
----------------------------
Accepted papers will be presented during the event and published in the
proceedings and in IEEE Xplore. The best papers will be evaluated for
potential publication in IEEE Communications Magazine. In addition,
selected papers will be considered for publication in the International
Journal of Technology Marketing or the International Journal of IT
Standards & Standardization Research.

Awards
------
Awards of USD 5k, 3k and 2k will be granted to selected best papers, as
judged by the Steering and Technical Programme Committees. In addition,
young authors presenting accepted papers will receive a Young Author
Recognition certificate.

Steering Committee
· Christoph Dosch (ITU-R Study Group 6 Chairman; IRT GmbH, DE)
· Kai Jakobs (RWTH Aachen University, DE) 
· Mostafa Hashem Sherif (AT&T, US)
· Alfredo Terzoli (Rhodes University, ZA)

Host Committee
Chairman: Tatsuro Takahashi (Kyoto University, JP)
· Tohru Asami (University of Tokyo, JP)
· Yoshikazu Ikeda (Otani University, JP)
· Yasuyuki Koga (NICT, Japan)
· Yoichi Maeda (TTC, JP)
· Mitsuji Matsumoto (Waseda University, JP)
· Tetsutaro Uehara (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, JP)

Technical Programme Committee
-----------------------------
Chairman: Kai Jakobs (RWTH Aachen University, DE)
The Programme Committee is composed of over 100 subject matter experts
worldwide. Details are available at http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/uni/
kaleidoscope/2013/progcom.html

Keywords
--------
Information and communication technologies (ICTs), human-oriented
technologies, technological innovation, standardization, ambient
intelligence, ubiquitous networks, internet of things, M2M, e-
applications, information society, ethics, sustainability, environment.

For additional information
--------------------------
Additional information is available on the conference website: http://
itu-kaleidoscope.org/2013
Inquiries should be addressed to kaleidoscope at itu.int

Suggested (non-exclusive) list of topics

Track 1: Technology and architecture evolution
? Long distance and ultra-high-speed transmission network systems
(terabit, exabit)
? Disaster relief systems, network resilience and recovery
? Wireless sensor networks
? Optical wireless communication
? Human-centric, cognitive and context-aware systems
? Machine-to-machine communication and Internet of Things
? Body-area networks
? Near-field communications
? Environmental and biometric actuators and sensors
? Security and privacy-enhancing technologies
? Pervasive and trusted network and service infrastructure
? Mobility and nomadicity
? Adaptive antenna techniques

Track 2: ICT applications and services for sustainable communities
? e-government and e-democracy
? e-learning and e-science
? e-agriculture
? e-health and telemedicine
? Ageing and ambient assistive living
? Smart cities: utilities, transport, buildings and homes
? Innovative applications and content delivery (IPTV, games, etc.)
? Mobile payment and money transfer
? Augmented reality and technology intelligence
? Location-based services
? Service layer requirements
? XaaS (Anything as a Service)
? QoS for differentiated source
? Location services

Track 3: Social, economic and policy aspects of ICT in sustainable communities
? Digital rights and identity management
? Societal impact
? Legislative and regulatory frameworks
? Security, confidentiality and privacy
? Accessibility and usability
? Business models (including accounting, billing and charging)
? Standardization models
? Network neutrality
? Inclusiveness, affordability and equal access
? Internationalization and localization
? Environmental sustainability
? Ethical issues
? Regulation (for QoS, network sharing, etc.)
? Standardization and innovation management
? Stakeholder perceptions in standards
? Standards in healthcare services

________________________________________________________________

Kai Jakobs

RWTH Aachen University
Computer Science Department
Informatik 4 (Communication and Distributed Systems)
Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
Tel.: +49-241-80-21405
Fax:  +49-241-80-22222
Kai.Jakobs at comsys.rwth-aachen.de 
<http://www.comsys.rwth-aachen.de/team/kai-jakobs/>

EURAS - The European Academy for Standardization. 
<http://www.euras.org>

The International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research. 
<http://www.igi-global.com/ijitsr>

The 'Advances in Information Technology Standards and Standardization
Research' book series.
<http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=37142>