Call for Papers

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ACIT'2009

The International Arab Conference on Information Technology

University of Science and Technology, Yemen

December 15-17, 2009

Deadline Extention

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2009) is a forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of information technology. ACIT’2009 will include presentations to contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Tutorials on current issues and panel sessions on new trends related to information technology and software industry could be organized. This conference is considered the official scientific conference for the Colleges of Computing and Information Society, stemming from the Association of Arab Universities. The permanent General Secretariat of ACIT is hosted by Zarqa Private University, Jordan.

LOCATION

ACIT'2009 will be organized mainly by Computer Science and Information Technology Department in collaboration with Electronic Engineering at Faculty of Science and Engineering and Information System Department at Faculty of Business Sciences, all at University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen. ACIT'2009 will be held at Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. Old City of Sana'a is situated in a mountain valley at an altitude of 2200 m; Sana’a has been inhabited for more than 2500 years. In the 7th and 8th centuries, the city became a major centre for the propagation of Islam. This religious and political heritage can be seen in the 103 mosques, 14 hammams, and over 6,000 houses; all built before the 11th century. The tower-houses of Sana'a built of rammed earth add to the beauty of the site.

TOPICS

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

AI & Expert Systems

Algorithms & Applications

Arabic Language Processing

Bioinformatics

Computer Architecture

Computer Ethics

Computer Graphics

Computer Networks

Computer Simulation

Database Systems

Decision Support Systems

Digital Telecommunications

E-Commerce

E-Learning

Geographic Information Systems

Human Computer Interaction

Information Security

Information Systems

IT & Society

Machine Learning

Multimedia & Image Processing

Neural Networks

Parallel & Distributed Systems

Pattern Recognition

Pervasive & Adaptative Systems

Reliability & Fault-Tolerance

Remote Sensing

Software Engineering

Virtual Reality Systems

Web semantics

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Researchers should submit a full paper describing their work, maximum of 8 single-spaced double column pages that also include illustrations. Papers are to be numbered starting from page one. The first page should include the paper title, a brief abstract, a set of keywords, and text. Be sure not to include the authors' names in your paper. The abstract should be concise and not longer than 250 words. Immediately following the abstract, no more than six keywords are to be supplied for subject indexing. Keywords should not simply be taken from the title of the paper, but should be representative of the content of the whole paper and characteristic of the terminology used within the particular field of study. The introduction of the paper must be clearly written and should explain the nature of the problem, previous work, purpose and the contribution of the paper. The introduction is assigned number “1”, and following sections are assigned numbers as needed. A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations, possible applications, and future work. The references section is not assigned a number. References should be numbered in alphabetical order by the first author’s last name. Citations in the text should be by number and enclosed in square brackets, e.g. [1]. Electronic submission of papers as Microsoft’s Word document or PDF via ACIT OpenConf is a must. ACIT OpenConf is a conference management system that automates the paper submission and the whole reviewing process. It can be accessed via ACIT web site at www.acit2k.org. Any question regarding submission or the reviewing process should be directed to acit2k@zpu.edu.jo. A final preparation format is available in the conference web site. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered and the paper must be formatted according to ACIT camera-ready instructions that are provided in the conference web site. Accepted papers for authors who complete registration will be published in the conference proceedings. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version for publication in special issues in the International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT) and the International Arab Journal of e-Technology (IAJeT).

EVALUATION PROCESS

The evaluation of submitted papers is based on the importance and usefulness of the research topic. Technical merits, novelty of the approach, soundness of results, and clarity of presentation are also considered as factors of the evaluation process. Each article will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of papers: July 15, 2009 August 15, 2009

Notification of acceptance: September 15, 2009 September 30, 2009

Camera-ready submission & registration: Oct. 15, 2009

Conference period: December 15-17, 2009

PROPOSALS FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS

Submission of proposals: May 1, 2009

Notification of acceptance: May 31, 2009

CORRESPONDENCE

Direct all correspondence to:

Ammar Zahary, Head of Computer Science and IT Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering,

University of Science and Technology

Postal address: P. O. Box 13064,

Sana'a, Yemen

Telephone (Mob): (+967) 711159311

Fax: (+9671) 384734

E-mail: a.zahary@ust.edu.ye

or alzahary@hotmail.com

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Visit ACIT official website at www.acit2k.org

or contact ACIT'2009 Secretariat:

Abdussalam Al-Hazmi,

Computer Science and IT Department,

Faculty of Science and Engineering,