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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"><font size="3">Call for Papers:
</font></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">The Fifth International Conference on e-learning "Cognitively informed-technology"
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Dear Colleagues
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">The conference aims to address the management and quality within e-Learning. This conference covers both technical as well as the non-technical aspects of e-Learning. Main topics are
identified (see below). Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance and quality of contribution.<br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left; margin:0.6pt 3pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:10pt">Organizational Strategy and Management Issues</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Higher and Further Education</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Primary and Secondary Education</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Workplace Learning</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Vocational Training</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Home Schooling</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Distance Learning</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Blended Learning</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Change Management</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Educational Management</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Continuous Professional Development (CPD<a></a><a></a>) for Educational and Training Staff</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Return on e-Learning Investments (ROI<a></a><a></a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 2.4pt 10pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">E-Learning Curriculum Development Issues</span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Philosophies and Epistemologies for e-learning</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Learning Theories and Approaches for e-learning</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">e-Learning Models</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Conceptual Representations</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Pedagogical Models</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">e-Learning Pedagogical Strategies</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">e-Learning Tactics</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Developing e-Learning for Specific Subject Domains</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 2.4pt 10pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Technological Issues</span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Learning Management Systems (LMS<a></a><a></a>)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Managed Learning Environments (MLEs<a></a><a></a>)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs<a></a><a></a>)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Tools</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Social Support Software</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Architecture of Educational Information Systems Infrastructure</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Security and Data Protection</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Learning Objects</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">XML Schemas and the Semantic Web</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Web 2.0 Applications</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Designing e-Learning Settings</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Developing e-Learning Pilots and Prototypes</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Creating e-Learning Courses</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size:13.5pt">:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Designing e-Learning Tasks</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size:13.5pt">:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">E-learning Activities</span><span lang="EN-GB" style=""></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Online Group work<a></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style=""></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:10pt">E-Learning Delivery Issues</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">e-Delivery in Different Contexts:</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Higher and Further Education</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Primary and Secondary Schools</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Workplace Learning</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Vocational Training</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Distance Learning</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Online Assessment</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Innovations in e-Assessment</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">e-Moderating</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">e-Tutoring</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">e-Facilitating</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Leadership in e-Learning Delivery</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Networked Information and</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Communication Literacy Skills</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Participation and Motivation in e-Learning</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 2.4pt 10pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">E-Skills and Information Literacy for Learning</span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Teaching Information Literacy</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Electronic Library and Information Search Skills</span></p>
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Skills Education</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size:13.5pt">:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">in Schools and Colleges</span><span lang="EN-GB" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">for Business, Industry and the Public Sector</span><span lang="EN-GB" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">in Adult, Community, Home and Prison Education</span><span lang="EN-GB" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Informal Methods (peer Groups, Family)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style=""></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Education for Computer-mediated</span></p>
<ul type="disc">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Digital Media Studies </span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Communication skills:</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Netiquette</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Online Safety for Children and Vulnerable Users</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Cybercrime Awareness and Personal Prevention</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Student Production of Online Media:</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Courier New'; font-size:10pt">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:7pt">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Web Design</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">- Digital Storytelling</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">- Web 2.0 Tools</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">- etc.</span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:10pt">BRAIN: Brain information processing and informatics</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Cognitive and computation models</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Human reasoning mechanisms</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Modeling brain information processing mechanisms</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Brain learning mechanisms</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Human cognitive functions and their relationships</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Modeling human multi-perception mechanisms and visual, auditory, and tactile information processing</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Neural structures and neurobiological process</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Cognitive architectures</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Brain information storage, collection, and processing</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Formal conceptual models of human brain data</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Knowledge representation and discovery in neuroimaging<a></a><a></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Brain-computer interface</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">Cognition-inspired complex systems</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 1.2pt 10pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:10pt">COGNITION: Artificial intelligence and cognition
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Expert systems, knowledge representation and reasoning</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Reasoning techniques, constraint satisfaction and machine learning</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Logic programming, fuzzy logic, neural networks, and uncertainty</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">State space search, ontologies<a></a><a></a> and data mining</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Games, planning and scheduling</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Natural languages processing and advanced user interfaces</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Cognitive, reactive and proactive systems</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Ambient intelligence, perception and vision</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Pattern recognition</span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Information -Technology special Track (Alla<a></a><a></a> Adeen<a></a><a></a> & Wael<a></a><a></a> el madani<a></a><a></a>)</span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Business data communications</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Diffusion of innovation models</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Distributed databases and networks</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">DSS</span></span><a></a></span><a></a>/EIS<a></a><a></a>/ES
in international settings</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Electronic Commerce</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Electronic data interchange</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">ERP</span></span><a></a></span><a></a></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">E-Services</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Evaluation of MIS</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Frameworks and models for international management innovation systems (IMIS<a></a><a></a>) system development</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Graphics and Web design</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Information Resources Management</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Information Security</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Internet related issues</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">IS applications and case studies</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Issues in accounting information systems</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">IT and economic development</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">IT and human resource issues</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">IT diffusion in developing countries (eg<a></a><a></a> Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">IT in developing countries</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Management Information Systems</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Network Security</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Networking</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Organizational and management system structures</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Performance analysis</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">System analysis</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Technology Acceptance</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Telecommunications</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; color:#333333; font-size:10pt">Web technology</span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Electronic Banking and e-commerce special Track (Nikhil Agarwal<a></a><a></a> )<span style="color:#333333"></span></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Profitable business architecture for eCommerce<a></a><a></a>, eFinance<a></a><a></a>, transactional governance, supply chain management, ERP<a></a><a></a>,
CRM, and outsourcing solutions</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Globalization and localization of eCommerce<a></a><a></a> solutions</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Changing role of executive accountability in eCommerce<a></a><a></a>, eFinance<a></a><a></a> and eGovernance<a></a><a></a> service delivery</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Managing successful eBusiness<a></a><a></a>, eBanking<a></a><a></a> and eGovernment<a></a><a></a> organizations</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Essential role of the Corporate Treasury in transactional process innovations of globally connected financial services and in managing credit risk</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Regulatory roles of central banks, governments and intergovernmental organizations in eCommerce<a></a><a></a> and eFinance<a></a><a></a></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Role of new regulatory environments in improving eCommerce<a></a><a></a> effectiveness, profitability and accountability (SarbOx<a></a><a></a>, Pioneer
Act, Anti-Money Laundering, etc.)</font></span></p>
<p class="just" style="text-indent:0in; margin:auto 0in auto 28.35pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol; font-size:10pt"><span style="">·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Global competitiveness and eCommerce<a></a><a></a> viability</font></span></p>
<p class="just" style="text-indent:0in; margin:auto 0in auto 28.35pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol; font-size:10pt"><span style="">·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Supporting new business innovation versus traditional government R&D policies</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Improving investment climate for eCommerce<a></a><a></a> innovation and ensuring success of eCommerce<a></a><a></a> ventures</font></span></p>
<p class="just" style="text-indent:0in; margin:auto 0in auto 28.35pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol; font-size:10pt"><span style="">·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">eCommerce</font></span></font></span><a></a></font></span><a></a>
taxation</font></span></p>
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solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME<a></a><a></a>)</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Critical role of ecommerce in the new economies and developing countries</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Structuring RFPs<a></a><a></a>, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), Alternative Service Delivery (ASD<a></a><a></a>), vendor selection and teaming agreements
for government online</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Effectiveness of eCommerce<a></a><a></a> Marketing</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Building and sustaining Extranet Business Communities</font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt"><font face="Arial">Improving academic research and education in the areas of eCommerce<a></a><a></a> effectiveness and profitability</font></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">The Conference will be composed of several types of contributions:</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Full Papers –</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"> These include mainly accomplished research results and have 8 pages at the maximum (5,000
words).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Short Papers –</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"> These are mostly composed of work in progress reports or fresh developments and have
4 pages at maximum (2,500 words).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Reflection Papers –
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">These might review recent research literature pertaining to a particular problem or approach, indicate what the findings suggest, and/or provide a suggestion - with rationale
and justification - for a different approach or perspective on that problem. Reflection papers might also analyze general trends or discuss important issues in topics related to the conference. These have 4 pages at maximum (2,500 words).</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Posters / Demonstrations –</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"> These contain implementation information or work-in-progress and have two
pages at maximum (1,250 words) besides the poster itself (or demonstration) that will be exposed at the conference.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Tutorials –</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"> Tutorials can be proposed by scholars or company representatives. A proposal of maximum
250 words is expected.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Invited Talks –</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"> These will be made of contributions from well-known scholars and company representatives.
An abstract will be included in the conference proceedings.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Panels –</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"> Discussions on selected topics will be held. A proposal of maximum 250 words is expected.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt">Corporate Showcases & Exhibitions –</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt"> The former enables companies to present recent developments and
applications, inform a large and qualified audience of your future directions and showcase company’s noteworthy products and services. There will be a time slot for companies to make their presentation in a room. <br>
The latter enables companies the opportunity to display its latest offerings of hardware, software, tools, services and books, through an exhibit booth. For further details please contact us on<span style="">
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:8pt"><font color="#0000ff"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:8pt"><font color="#0000ff"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:8pt"><font color="#0000ff"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:8pt"><a href="mailto:azolait@uob.edu.bh"><font color="#0000ff">azolait@uob.edu.bh</font></a></span></font></span><a></a></font></span><a></a></font></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:10pt">This is a blind peer-reviewed conference.</span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:10pt">From 30 June</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:10pt">Notification of acceptance of full papers and short papers
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General Chair<br>
Dr. Eshaa Mohammed Hamad<a></a><a></a> Al-khalif<a></a><a></a></font></span></p>
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Dr. Ali Zolait<a></a><a></a></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Prof. Józef<a></a><a></a> Modelski<a></a><a></a>, IEEE Division IV Director-Elect</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Prof. Dr. Minna<a></a><a></a> Mattila<a></a><a></a> ,Laurea<a></a><a></a> University of Applied Sciences, Finland</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Prof. Dr. Craig Standing, Edith Cowan University, Australia</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Prof. Dr. Agostino<a></a><a></a> Marengo, University of Bari, Italy</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Dr. Gillian Ragsdell<a></a><a></a>, Loughborough<a></a><a></a> University, UK</font></span></p>
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