The International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2006) 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’2006 will include presentations to contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Tutorials on current issues and panel sessions on the new trends related to information technology and software industry could be organized. This conference is considered the official scientific conference for the Colleges of Computer 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'2006 will be held at Yarmouk University, located 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
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 in Education
Computer Networks
Computer Simulation
Database Systems
Digital Telecommunications
E-Commerce
E-Learning
Geographic Information Systems

 Human Computer Interaction
Image Processing
Information Security
Information Systems
Internet &the Web
IT & Society
Machine Learning
Multimedia
Neural Networks
Parallel & Distributed Systems
Pattern Recognition
Reliability & Fault-Tolerance
Remote Sensing
Software Engineering
Virtual Reality Systems

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 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.

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.

ORGANIZATION
General Chair
Mashhoor Al-Refai, Yarmouk University, Jordan
General Vice Chair
Suleiman H. Mustafa, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Program Chair
Suleiman H. Mustafa, Yarmouk University, Jordan

LOCAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Najib A. Kofahi, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Mohammad Hamdan, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Mohammad El-Kabi, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Emad Abu-Shanab, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Qasem El-Radaideh Yarmouk University, Jordan

STEERING COMMITTEE
Adnan Shaout, The University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Ahmad Dalal'ah, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
Ayman Al-Nsour, Al-Isra Private University, Jordan
Badie Sartawi, Al-Quds University, Palestine
Emad Abuelrub, Zarqa Private University, Jordan
Gasm ElSeed Ibrahim, International University of Africa, Sudan
Hamed Al-Fawareh, Zarqa Private University, Jordan 
Mohammed Ababneh, Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
Mohammad AlHaj Hassan, Jordan University of Higher Studies, Jordan
Mohammad El-Sherbiny, Assiut University, Egypt
Mohammed Helmi Mahran, Suez University, Egypt
Mohamed-Khireddine Kholladi, Univ. Mentouri of Constantine, Algeria
Mohammed Odeh, University of the West of England, UK
Osama Badawy, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt
Salah Al-Rawi, Al-Anbar University, Iraq
Samir Bataineh, Jordan Univ. of Science & Technology, Jordan
Thiab Taha, University of Georgia, USA
Yousry ElGamal, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt
Zuhoor AlKhanjari, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of papers: June 29, 2006
Notification of acceptance: September 17, 2006
Camera-ready submission & registration: October 15, 2006
Conference period: December 19-21, 2006

* Note: The deadline for Camera-Ready and Registration is extended one week. The
   new deadline is October 22nd, 2006.

CORRESPONDENCE
Direct all correspondence to:
Suleiman H. Mustafa, ACIT’2006 Program Chair
Yarmouk University
P.O.Box 566
Postal Code: Yarmouk University Post Office 63-211, Irbid, Jordan
Telephone: +962-2-7211111/ ext. 2633 or 2632
Mobile 0776701171
Fax: +962-2-7211128
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Visit ACIT official website or contact ACIT'2006 Secretariat:
Osamah Abu-Abbas
Yarmouk University
P.O.Box 566
Postal Code: Yarmouk University Post Office 63-211, Irbid, Jordan
Telephone: +962-2-7211111/  ext. 2476, +962 0795503036
Fax: +962-2-7211128
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Conference Web Site:www.acit2k.org