[AISWorld] CFP--Doctoral Consortium at IEEE Intl Conf on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI)

[Kang Zhao]

*Call for participation—ICHI 2016 Doctoral Consortium*

*Deadline extended and travel award information updated!*

*SCOPE AND FORMAT OF THE DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM*

We cordially invite doctoral students to submit extended abstracts to the
Doctoral Consortium (DC) of the IEEE Conference on Healthcare Informatics
(ICHI 2016).

The doctoral consortium offers a supportive learning opportunity for
doctoral students who pursue research on health informatics problems.
Participants will discuss their work in progress and receive feedback and
guidance from the ICHI Doctoral Consortium mentors. To ensure that all
participants have the opportunity to present their work, all doctoral
students whose extended abstract is accepted will be scheduled for a
rapid-fire talk where each participant has 5 minutes, with auto-advancing
slides, to present a synopsis of their work. These rapid overviews will be
followed by a poster session where participants and mentors can discuss
research in greater details. Selected participants may also be invited to
give a longer oral presentation. The consortium will close with a panel or
round-table discussion on topics relevant to doctoral students (e.g.,
dissertation proposal, dissertation execution, job search, and grant
seeking).

All topics described in the Call for Papers are eligible for extended
abstract submissions.

The DC highly encourages students from under-represented groups to
participate, such as female students and ethnically minority students.

*SUBMISSION PROCESS*

To be considered for the Doctoral Consortium, students are requested to
submit the following items using the Precision Conference submission site
for the conference (https://precisionconference.com/~ichi/):

1.    A 1-page cover letter justifying what the students hope to gain by
attending the DC; and,

2.    A 1-page abstract of a research project (ongoing or planned) in the
IEEE format.

Please follow the instructions in the submission page, to submit your
abstracts.

All aspects of the submission and notification process will be handled
electronically. Submissions must adhere to the following formatting
instructions:

·       Submissions must adhere to the IEEE Proceedings Format available
for LaTex and Word. Changing the template’s font size, margins,
inter-column spacing, or line spacing is prohibited. Each extended abstract
must be submitted as a single PDF file, formatted for 8.5″ x 11″ paper.

·       Submissions should not list keywords, general terms, and categories
and subject descriptions. In addition, submissions should not have the
copyright notice located at the bottom of the left column of the first page
of the IEEE Proceedings template.

All extended abstract submissions for the doctoral consortium will be
formally reviewed by the ICHI Program Committee to ensure every accepted
submission is appropriate for ICHI.

The conference organizers will work on ensuring that the doctoral
consortium is well-attended and has a vibrant discussion environment.

*TRAVEL AWARD*

IEEE ICHI 2016 will support a number of graduate students from U.S.
institutions to participate in the Conference. All Doctoral Consortium
participants from U.S. institutions are eligible to apply for the travel
award. High priorities will be given to those from under-represented
groups. Details on how to apply for this award will be available after July
31st.

*IMPORTANT DATES*

·       Doctoral consortium submission deadline: June 30, 2016

·       Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2016

·       Camera-ready copy due: July 22, 2016

·       Doctoral Consortium event date: October 4-7, 2016 (the exact date
of presentations TBA)

Your participation is essential to making this conference a success and we
are looking forward to it! If you are a faculty and interested in serving
as a mentor, please email us at the addresses listed below.

Kang Zhao, The University of Iowa (kang-zhao at uiowa.edu)

ICHI 2016 Doctoral Consortium Chair

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Kang Zhao, Ph.D.
Tippie College of Business
The University of Iowa

Website: http://www.kangzhao.net