[WSIS CS-Plenary] FW: [WSIS-CT] Inviting you to participate in PISTA 2004

[Bahiyyih Chaffers]

PISTA 2004 conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and
Applications:

>> The Organizing Committee of the 2nd International Conference on Politics
>> and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA '04), is
>> pleased to invite you to participate in this international event
>that will be held in July 21-25, 2004, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
>>
>> Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are transforming our
>> societies, therefore papers about research results, solutions
>and problems of the applications of ICT in Politics and Society are highly
encouraged.
>>
>> You are also invited to organize a panel or an invited session. Panel
>> sessions with panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners
and
>> political consultants or politicians are highly encouraged.
>>
>> You can find more information about Pista '04, in our web site:
>> http://www.confinf.org/Pista04
>>
>> The best 10% of the papers will be published in the Journal of Systemics,
>> Cybernetics and Informatics (http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI/Home.asp),
>> the hard copy version of which will be ready in about one month, and it
>> will be sent to the largest university libraries.
>>
>> Could you please deliver the Call for Papers I am including herein, to
>your
>> colleagues?
>>
>> If you consider that the deadlines are tight and you need more time,
>> please, let me know about a suitable timing for you and I will inform you
>> if it is feasible for us.
>>
>> This deadline is exclusively for the people who are being invited through
>> these letters hence, this deadline won't be published in our web site.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Professor Jose Vicente Carrasquero
>> General Chair PISTA 2004
>>
>> Call for Papers
>>
>>
>> 2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems:
>> Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04)
>> July 21 - 25, 2004 - Orlando, Florida, USA
>>
>>
>> http://www.confinf.org/pista04
>>
>>
>>
>> PISTA '04 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original
>and unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking,
>> problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., in
>> the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
>> ICT researchers are invited to present their research results.
>> Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study
>papers and
>> innovative solutions. Corporations are invited to present political
>> information systems and software based solutions. Public servers are
>> invited to present case studies, information systems developed for
>specific
>> purpose, and innovative ideas and designs. Political and social
>scientists
>> are invited to present research or position papers on the impact and the
>> future possibilities of ICT in Societal systems and political processes.
>> Politician and political consultants are invited to present problems that
>> might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions that might be improved by
>> different approaches and  design in ICT.
>>
>> All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel
>sessions with
>> panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and political
>> consultants or politicians are highly encouraged.
>>
>> Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must
>not
>> be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed
>proceedings.
>>
>> You can find complete information about the conference in our web page
>> http://www.confinf.org/pista04
>>
>> PISTA '04 Organization
>> General Chair: Prof. Jose Vicente Carrasquero
>> Organizing Committee Chair: Prof. Angel Oropeza
>>
>>
>> Organized by the IIIS: The International Institute of Informatics and
>> Systemics
>>
>> Conference Areas
>> · Informatics And Society
>> · Informatics, Voting and Political Parties
>> · Informatics And Government
>> · Ethical and Legal Issues related to Informatics
>>
>> Abstracts and Paper Drafts Submission Form
>>
>> Papers might be submitted via web page
>> http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/submission.asp, as extended
>> abstracts (500-1500 words) or as full papers drafts (2000-5000 words).
>>
>> Reviews will be done for both kinds of submissions.
>>
>> Invited Sessions proposals can be done filling the form given in the web
>> page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/invitedsession/organizer.asp
>>
>> More information about Invited Sessions Organization could be
>found at the
>> web http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/ISOrganization.asp
>>
>> Important Dates
>> February  04th, 2003: Submission of extended abstracts
>(500-1500) words or
>> paper Drafts (2000-5000) words.
>>
>> February  04th, 2003: Invited session proposals.
>>
>> March  17th, 2004: Notifications of Acceptance.
>>
>> April  13th, 2004: Submission of final versions: hard copies and
>electronic
>> versions.
>>
>>
>> Some invited sessions might have a different timetable according to its
>> organizer and chair
>>
>> Papers Reviewing And Publication
>> Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not
>exceed
>> six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and
>> electronic proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright
>> release form.
>>
>> The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics will publish, at
>> least, the best 10% of the papers presented at the conference.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

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