Call For Papers

The 2001 International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2001) is an international conference that will act as a forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, ideas, developments, applications, and results in all areas of information technology.  The conference will include presentations to accepted papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Tutorials on specialized topics and panel sessions on current issues related to information technology in Jordan and Arab countries will be organized.

LOCATION
ACIT'2000 will be held at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). JUST islocated in Irbid, the third largest city in Jordan. It is about 80 Km from the capital city Amman, the old Philadelphia. Jordan is a young country dense with history and a  well-traveled bridge between sea and desert, east and west. Jordan provides monuments from every age of the humanity, crowned by the rosy rock-carved city of Petra, a World Heritage Site. Petra and other Jordanian cities offer visitors beautiful holly and tourist sites such as Jerash, Madaba, Karak, Dead Sea, Rum valley, river of Jordan, Maeen hot springs, and others. This strategic area was settled or crossed by restless cast of characters including Ammonites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Umayyads, and Crusaders.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Track1:
- AI & Expert Systems
- Database Systems
- Software Systems
- Parallel & Distributed System
- Internet & the Web
- Multimedia & Visual Programming
- Computer Simulation
- Neural Networks
- Software Engineering
- Distance Learning
- Algorithms & Applications
- Image Processing
- Arabic Language Processing
- IT & Society
- GIS

Track2:
- ATM Networks
- Wireless Networks
- Optical Communications & Learning
- Computer Networks
- Fuzzy Systems
- Real-Time Systems
- Telecommunications
- VLSI Systems
- Pattern Recognition
- Reliability and Fault Tolerance
- E-Commerce
- Internet-Based Applications
- Computer Architecture
- Optimization
- Others 

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Interested authors should submit3 copies of a full paper describing their work, maximum of 15 double spaced pages including all illustrations. Papers are to be numbered starting from page one. The cover sheet should include the paper title, author name, affiliation, postal address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail. Include the article title, a brief abstract, a set of key words, and text as page two. Authors are recommended to specify the area of the paper in the covering letter based on the list of topics provided above. Electronic submission of papers in Word's form at via e-mail directly to the program chair is recommended. A final preparation format will be available upon notification of acceptance. All papers will be fully refereed by a minimum of two reviewers with background in the area of the reported work. All referees' comments need to be incorporated prior to final acceptance. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings

EVALUATION PROCESS
All papers submitted will be evaluated based on the contribution to the area of research, relevance to the focus of the conference, technical merit, novelty of the approach, soundness of results, and clarity of presentation.

ORGANIZATION

General Chair
Adnan Shaout, Michigan University/Dearborn, USA

General Vice Chair
Omar Al-Jarrah, JUST, Jordan

Program Chair & Steering Committee Representative
Ahmad Dalal'ah, JUST, Jordan

Program Vice Chair
M. Al-Rousan, JUST, Jordan

Program Committee
- Abdel Elah Al-Ayyoub
- Amer Badarneh
- Abdoul Rjoub
- Abdullah Tubaisht

Organization Committee
- Rehab Al-Dwairi, Chair
- Ali Shatnawi
- Abdoul Rjoub
- Raghda Al-Zu'bi

Steering Committee
- Abdulhamid Abdullah, Qatar University, Qatar
- Adnan Shaout, Michigan Derborn University, USA
- Ahmad Dalal'ah, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
- Amer Al-Rawas, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Ayman Al-Nsour, Al-Isra Private University, Jordan
- Badie Sartawi, AlQuds University, Palestine
- Basman Mahjob, AlHadba University, Iraq
- Emad Abuelrub, Zarqa Private University, Jordan
- Gasm Ibrahim, International African University, Sudan
- Helmi Mahran, Suez University, Egypt
- Ismail Saleh, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
- Kamal Araj, Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
- Khaldoun Batiha, Irbid University, Jordan
- Khalid Al-Tawil, King Fahd University for Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
- Mohammad AlHaj Hassan, Zarqa Private University, Jordan
- Mohammad AlSharbeeni, Assiut University, Egypt
- Mohammad S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, USA
- Muntasser Khater, AlQuds Open University, Palestine
- Musbah Aqel, Applied Science University, Jordan
- Nabeel Kaghed, Babylon University, Iraq
- Nooreddin AlRabeei, Federation of Arab Research Councils, Iraq
- Obada Sarhan, Halawan University, Egypt
- Omar Al-Jarrah, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
- Raed Qadi, An-Najah National University, Palestine
- Salah Al-Rawi, Al-Anbar University, Iraq
- Suleiman Mustafa, Yarmouk University, Jordan
- Thiab Taha, University of Georgia, USA


Technical Committee
- Abbas Abdulkader, University of  Technology, Iraq
- AbdelElah AlAyyoub, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
- Abdullah Al-Garni, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
- AbdulFattah Yahia, Zaytoonah University, Jordan
- Abdurrazag AbuRas, Zarqa Private University, Jordan
- Ahmad AlJaber, Jordan University, Jordan
- Ahmad AlTaani, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Ahmad Meddahi, ENIC, France
- Ala'a AlHamami, Rafidain University, Iraq
- Ali Al-Daoud, Zaytoonah University, Jordan
- Ali AlRabei, Hashemite University, Jordan
- Asraf Elnagar, University of Sharjah, UAE
- Basel Mahafza, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
- Ehab AlShaer, DePaul University, USA
- Eyas Qawasmeh, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
- Fawaz Mesoud, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Fawzi Al-Balooshi, Bahrain University, Bahrain
- Fuad Chedid, Notre Dame University, Lebanon
- Ghassan Issa, Applied Science University, Jordan
- Hilal M. AlBayati, Rafidain University, Iraq
- Hoda Maalouf, Notre Dame University, Lebanon
- Husain Oweid, Philadelphia University, Jordan
- Husain ZainAlDeen, October University, Egypt
- Hussien Ibrahim, Omdurman University, Sudan
- Husa AlJaber, Qatar University, Qatar
- Ismail Hmeidi, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
- Issa Khaleel, AlQuds Open University, Palestine
- Jalal Autom, Princess Sumaia College, Jordan
- Kadhim  Breesam, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan
- Kamel  Rahouma, Research Institute for Software Technology., Austria
- Kasim AlUbaydi, Philadelphia University, Jordan
- Khaldoun Bteeha, Irbid University, Jordan
- Khaled Day, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Khalid AlZayat, AlAhliyya Amman University, Jordan
- Khalil AlHindi, Jordan University, Jordan
- Khalil Shihab, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Khamis Omar, Princess Sumaia College, Jordan
- Labeeb Arafa, AlQuds Open University, Palestine
- Lamia' Hafiz, Baghdad University, Iraq
- Lami Kaya, Sharjah University, UAE
- Mahir S. Ali, University of Central Arkansas, USA
- Mohamad AbdelGhafour, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Mohamad Abdullah, Adan University, Yemen
- Mohamad AlSaoud, Qatar University, Qatar
- Mohamad Bayomi, Minia University, Egypt
- Mohamad Khladi, Constantine University, Algeria
- Mohamad Kraisat, Mu'tah University, Jordan
- Mohamad Mahafza, Mu'tah University, Jordan
- Mohamad Qatawneh, Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan
- Muhsen Husain, AlBa'th University, Syria
- Muneeb Qtaishat, Jordan University, Jordan
- Muntasser Khater, AlQuds Open University, Palestine
- Musbah Aqel, Applied Science University, Jordan
- Najib Kofahi, King Fahd University for Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
- Nameer Nadhem, Philadelphia University, Jordan
- Nezar Said, AlIsra Private University, Jordan
- Odwan Abdulfattah, Zarqa Private University, Jordan
- Raed AbuZoeter, AlIsra Private University, Jordan
- Ra'd Olwan, Philadelphia University, Jordan
- Rashed AlAzzeh, Zarqa Private University, Jordan
- Rehab Dwairi, Jordan University for Science and Technology, Jordan.
- Sabah AlSamawi, Basrah University, Iraq
- Saeed Al-Dobai, Sana'a University, Yemen
- Saleh AbuSoud, Princess Sumaia College, Jordan
- Saleh AlOqaili, Yarmouk University, Jordan
- Sami Hindawi, October University, Egypt
- Samir Al-Imamy, Qatar University, Qatar
- Sarmad Burhan-AlDein, Applied Science University, Jordan
- Talib Sarie, Jordan University, Jordan
- Tariq AlTayee, Sur College of Education, Oman
- Yahia AlHalabi, Jordan University, Jordan
- Ya'qob Asher, Bahrain University, Bahrain
- Zain Saqaf, Adan University, Yemen
- Zuhoor AlKhanjari, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Zoubair Hamici, AlAhliyya Amman University, Jordan

Sponsors
The conference is sponsored by:
- Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
- AlHadba University College, Iraq
- Al-Isra  Private University, Jordan
- Al-Neelain University, Sudan
- An-Najah National University, Palestine
- AlQuds Open University, Palestine
- AlQuds University, Palestine
- Applied Science University, Jordan
- Arabia Online, Jordan
- Association of Arab Universities
- Asyout University, Egypt
- Baath University, Syria
- Babylon University, Iraq
- Colleges of Computer & Information Society
- Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils
- Institute of Higher Studies for Computers & Information, Iraq
- Irbid Private University, Jordan
- Jordan Telecommunications Company, Jordan
- Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
- Menoufia University, Egypt
- Mintouri University, Algeria
- Nestle Company, Jordan
- Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
- Shoman Foundation, Jordan
- Thamar University, Yemen
- Yarmouk University, Jordan
- Zarqa Private University, Jordan
- Others, the complete list will be available later.

Important Dates
Submission of papers: July 1st,2000
Notification of acceptance: August 15th, 2001
Camera-ready submission: September 30th, 2001
Conference period: November 13th - 15th, 2001


Correspondence
Direct all submissions to:
Ahmad Dalal'ah
Program Chair, ACIT'2001
Dept. of Computer Science & Information Systems, JUST
P.O.Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Phone  + 962-2-7095111 Ext 23591
Cell + 962-77-307591
Fax +962-2-7095018
E-mail: dalalah@just.edu.jo

For further information, visit our web site or contact ACIT'2001 Secretariat: Miss Stella Ayoub
Secretariat, ACIT'2001
Michigan Derborn University at JUST
P.O.Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Phone +962-2-7095220
Fax +962-2-7095009
E-mail :stella@just.edu.jo
Web site: www.acit2k.org