CFP : 8th IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications IMSA 2004

CFP : 8th IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications IMSA 2004
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CALL FOR PAPERS 8th IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA 2004) August 16 - 18, 2004 Kauai, Hawaii, USA SPONSORS International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) * Technical Committee on the Web, The Internet, and Multimedia PURPOSE The International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications is a major contact venue for research scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest research, ideas, developments, and applications in this field. IMSA 2004 will include keynote addresses, contributed papers, and tutorials on a wide range of topics. The full papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Paper acceptance will be based on quality, relevance, and originality. IMSA 2004 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on Computer Graphics and Imaging (CGIM 2004), Computers in Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2004) and Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization (MSO 2004). LOCATION IMSA 2004 will take place at the Sheraton Kauai Resort. This beautiful resort hotel is situated on the white sand of Poipu Beach on the sunny, southern coast of the island. Kauai, known as the "Garden Island", was both the first of the volcanic Hawaiian islands to be formed, and the first to be charted by European explorers. The greenest of all the islands, Kauai remains virtually untouched by commercial development, with most of the island divided between agriculture and conservation. In addition to swimming and water sports off the Pacific coast, Kaua'i offers many other recreational and tourist activities. Among these attractions are Waimea Canyon - the 'Grand Canyon of the Pacific,' Kokee State Park, Na Pali Coast, and the National Tropical Botanical Gardens. SCOPE This conference covers all aspects of Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications including: Web and Internet Systems and Tools Internet Architectures Web and Internet Tools Web Design Internet Search Technologies Optimization Techniques Protection and Security Privacy Fault Tolerance Internet Computing Parallel and Distributed Processing Java based Applications for Web Software Agents Expert Systems Knowledge based Systems Computer Vision Multimedia Information Systems Multimedia Tools and Architectures Multimedia Broadcasting Systems on the Web Operating System Support for Multimedia Multimedia Communication Systems Multimedia Networking Distributed Multimedia Systems Content based Multimedia Retrieval Multimedia Performance and Management Mobile Multimedia Video-on-Demand Digital Video Broadcasting IP based Networks ATM Networks Transport Protocols Routing Protocols Quality of Service Scheduling Resource Management Networked Multiplayer Games Multimedia Technologies and Games Game Architecture and Development Graphics and Virtual Worlds Internet-based Multiplayer Games Data Management Database Management Systems Databases and the Web Intelligent Databases Multimedia Databases Digital Libraries Data Modelling Data Warehousing Data Mining Database Ontology Coding and Compression Digital Watermarking Video Storage Servers Information Retrieval Collaborative Systems and Distance Learning Distance Learning Educational Multimedia Distributed Learning Collaborative Learning Collaborative Systems and Applications Virtual Reality Video Conferencing Computer Animation Human-Computer Interfaces Modelling and Simulation Applications Electronic Commerce Mobile Commerce Internet Banking Business Medicine Engineering Education Entertainment Others INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE K.C. Almeroth - U of California, USA A.C. Boucouvalas - Bournemouth University, UK S. Chalasani - University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA K. Cheng - Leeds Metropolitan University, UK C. Djeraba - University of Nantes, France Y.F. Dong - University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA Z. Duan - Florida State University, USA S. Erich - University of Vienna, Austria A. Eskicioglu - Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, USA S. Guan - National University of Singapore, Singapore N.M. Guimaraes - University of Lisbon, Portugal W.A. Halang - University of Hagen, Germany W.S. Hsieh - National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan I. Kamel - Panasonic Information and Networking Technologies Laboratory, USA C. Kim - Tongmyung University of Information Technology, Korea R. Lai - La Trobe University, Australia W. Lee - Korea University, Korea P. Lorenz - University of Haute Alsace, France C.E. Palau - Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain A. Prodan - Iuliu Hatieganu University, Romania I. Radev - William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA M. Roccetti - University of Bologna, Italy N. Sharda - Victoria University, Australia T.K. Shih - Tamkang University, Taiwan S.R. Subramanya - University of Missouri - Rolla, USA A.H. Sung - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA W.T. Sung - National Central University, Taiwan C. Tadj - Superior Technology School, Canada P. Vuorimaa - Helsinki University of Technology, Finland C. Xu - The University of Sydney, Australia S. Yoon - Soong Eui Women's College, Korea SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Initial Paper Submit your paper via our website at: http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/hawaii/submit-427.htm All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Postscript (.ps), or MS Word (.doc) format. The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by February 15, 2004. Do not send hard copies of your paper. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by e-mail. Complete the online Paper Submission Form to designate a principal author, submit your initial paper, and provide four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. One of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope. On the paper, provide the full names, affiliations, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of all authors. Initial paper submissions should be approximately six pages. Formatting instructions are available at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial.htm. Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail on April 15, 2003. Final manuscripts are due by May 15, 2003. Registration and final payment is due by June 1, 2003. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings. Final Paper Send your final manuscripts via e-mail to: finalpapers@iasted.org. The subject line for the final manuscript submission must include the six-digit paper number. The formatting instructions can be found on the web at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final.htm and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is six pages (single-spaced, double-column, 10 point Times New Roman font). Only one paper of up to six pages is included in the regular registration fee. The additional page and paper charge is USD $75.00 per page. TUTORIALS Proposals for half-day tutorials (three hours) should be submitted online by February 15, 2004. Tutorials are to be submitted via the following website address: http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/hawaii/tutorialsubmit-427.htm A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s). SPECIAL SESSIONS Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal via e-mail to: calgary@iasted.org by Febrary 15, 2004. Proposals should include a minimum of five papers, a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s). The name of the session organizer will appear in the program and proceedings provided five or more papers are presented. More information on special sessions is available online at the following website address: http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/hawaii/sessionsubmit-427.htm IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submissions due February 15, 2003 Notification of acceptance April 15, 2003 Final manuscript due May 15, 2003 Registration and full payment June 1, 2003 For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact: IASTED Secretariat - IMSA 2004 #80, 4500 - 16th Avenue N.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada T3B 0M6 Tel: 403-288-1195 Fax: 403-247-6851 E-mail: calgary@iasted.org Website: http://www.iasted.org

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CALL FOR PAPERS

8th IASTED International Conference on
Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA 2004)
August 16 - 18, 2004
Kauai, Hawaii, USA


SPONSORS
International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)
* Technical Committee on the Web, The Internet, and Multimedia 


PURPOSE
The International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and
Applications is a major contact venue for research scientists, engineers,
and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest research,
ideas, developments, and applications in this field.  IMSA 2004 will include
keynote addresses, contributed papers, and tutorials on a wide range of
topics.  The full papers will be published in the conference proceedings. 
Paper acceptance will be based on quality, relevance, and originality.

IMSA 2004 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International
Conferences on Computer Graphics and Imaging (CGIM 2004), Computers in
Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2004) and Modeling, Simulation, and
Optimization (MSO 2004).


LOCATION
IMSA 2004 will take place at the Sheraton Kauai Resort. This beautiful
resort hotel is situated on the white sand of Poipu Beach on the sunny,
southern coast of the island. Kauai, known as the "Garden Island", was both
the first of the volcanic Hawaiian islands to be formed, and the first to be
charted by European explorers. The greenest of all the islands, Kauai
remains virtually untouched by commercial development, with most of the
island divided between agriculture and conservation.  In addition to
swimming and water sports off the Pacific coast, Kaua'i offers many other
recreational and tourist activities. Among these attractions are Waimea
Canyon - the 'Grand Canyon of the Pacific,' Kokee State Park, Na Pali Coast,
and the National Tropical Botanical Gardens. SCOPE This conference covers
all aspects of Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications including:


Web and Internet Systems and Tools
Internet Architectures
Web and Internet Tools 
Web Design
Internet Search Technologies
Optimization Techniques
Protection and Security
Privacy
Fault Tolerance
Internet Computing
Parallel and Distributed Processing
Java based Applications for Web
Software Agents
Expert Systems
Knowledge based Systems
Computer Vision
Multimedia Information Systems
Multimedia Tools and Architectures
Multimedia Broadcasting Systems on the Web
Operating System Support for Multimedia
Multimedia Communication Systems
Multimedia Networking
Distributed Multimedia Systems
Content based Multimedia Retrieval
Multimedia Performance and Management
Mobile Multimedia
Video-on-Demand
Digital Video Broadcasting
IP based Networks
ATM Networks
Transport Protocols
Routing Protocols
Quality of Service
Scheduling
Resource Management
Networked Multiplayer Games
Multimedia Technologies and Games
Game Architecture and Development
Graphics and Virtual Worlds
Internet-based Multiplayer Games 
Data Management
Database Management Systems
Databases and the Web
Intelligent Databases
Multimedia Databases
Digital Libraries
Data Modelling
Data Warehousing
Data Mining
Database Ontology
Coding and Compression
Digital Watermarking
Video Storage Servers
Information Retrieval
Collaborative Systems and Distance Learning
Distance Learning
Educational Multimedia
Distributed Learning
Collaborative Learning 
Collaborative Systems and Applications
Virtual Reality
Video Conferencing
Computer Animation
Human-Computer Interfaces
Modelling and Simulation

Applications 
Electronic Commerce
Mobile Commerce
Internet Banking
Business
Medicine
Engineering
Education
Entertainment 
Others

			

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE 
K.C. Almeroth - U of California, USA
A.C. Boucouvalas - Bournemouth University, UK
S. Chalasani - University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA
K. Cheng - Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
C. Djeraba - University of Nantes, France
Y.F. Dong - University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
Z. Duan - Florida State University, USA
S. Erich - University of Vienna, Austria
A. Eskicioglu - Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, USA
S. Guan - National University of Singapore, Singapore
N.M. Guimaraes - University of Lisbon, Portugal
W.A. Halang - University of Hagen, Germany
W.S. Hsieh - National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
I. Kamel - Panasonic Information and Networking Technologies Laboratory, USA
C. Kim - Tongmyung University of Information Technology, Korea
R. Lai - La Trobe University, Australia
W. Lee - Korea University, Korea
P. Lorenz - University of Haute Alsace, France
C.E. Palau - Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
A. Prodan - Iuliu Hatieganu University, Romania
I. Radev - William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA
M. Roccetti - University of Bologna, Italy
N. Sharda - Victoria University, Australia
T.K. Shih - Tamkang University, Taiwan
S.R. Subramanya - University of Missouri - Rolla, USA
A.H. Sung - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA
W.T. Sung - National Central University, Taiwan
C. Tadj - Superior Technology School, Canada
P. Vuorimaa - Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
C. Xu - The University of Sydney, Australia
S. Yoon - Soong Eui Women's College, Korea

			

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Initial Paper
Submit your paper via our website at: 
http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/hawaii/submit-427.htm 
All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Postscript (.ps), or MS
Word (.doc) format. The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by
February 15, 2004. Do not send hard copies of your paper.  Receipt of paper
submission will be confirmed by e-mail.

Complete the online Paper Submission Form to designate a principal author,
submit your initial paper, and provide four key words to indicate the
subject area of your paper.  One of the key words must be taken from the
list of topics provided under Scope.  On the paper, provide the full names,
affiliations, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of
all authors.

Initial paper submissions should be approximately six pages.  Formatting
instructions are available at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial.htm.

Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail on April 15, 2003.  Final
manuscripts are due by May 15, 2003.  Registration and final payment is due
by June 1, 2003.  Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in
the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings.

Final Paper
Send your final manuscripts via e-mail to: finalpapers@iasted.org.  The
subject line for the final manuscript submission must include the six-digit
paper number.  The formatting instructions can be found on the web at:
http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final.htm and must be strictly followed. 
The page limit for final papers is six pages (single-spaced, double-column,
10 point Times New Roman font).  Only one paper of up to six pages is
included in the regular registration fee.  The additional page and paper
charge is USD $75.00 per page.


TUTORIALS
Proposals for half-day tutorials (three hours) should be submitted online by
February 15, 2004.  Tutorials are to be submitted via the following website
address: http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/hawaii/tutorialsubmit-427.htm

A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge
expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major
course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s).

SPECIAL SESSIONS
Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal via
e-mail to: calgary@iasted.org by Febrary 15, 2004.  Proposals should include
a minimum of five papers, a session title, a list of the topics covered, and
the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s). The name
of the session organizer will appear in the program and proceedings provided
five or more papers are presented.  More information on special sessions is
available online at the following website address:
http://iasted.org/conferences/2004/hawaii/sessionsubmit-427.htm


IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Submissions due						February 15, 2003 
Notification of acceptance				April 15, 2003
Final manuscript due					May 15, 2003
Registration and full payment				June 1, 2003


For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:
IASTED Secretariat - IMSA 2004
#80, 4500 - 16th Avenue N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T3B 0M6
Tel: 403-288-1195
Fax: 403-247-6851
E-mail: calgary@iasted.org
Website: http://www.iasted.org