Department of Information Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

ORGANISES

3rd International Conference
The Future of Information Sciences (INFuture)

INFuture2011: “Information Sciences and e-Society”

Zagreb, 9-11 November 2011
http://infoz.ffzg.hr/INFuture


CALL FOR PAPERS

INFuture 2011: Information Sciences and e-Society is the third in a series of INFuture conferences focusing on creation, usage and sharing of digital solutions for advancement of
e-society. The objective of the conference is to provide a platform for discussing both theoretical and practical issues.

TOPICS (include but not limited to):
• E-SOCIETY
• E-SERVICES, E-GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
• E-LEARNING
• VISUAL COMMUNICATION
• COMMUNICATING HERITAGE
• NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
• LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES
• DIGITAL PRESERVATION
• SPECIAL SESSION: DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM
(doctoral candidates present their research interests)

We also encourage papers on human-computer interaction, multimedia solutions, social networks research, advanced solutions for mobile cultural heritage services, virtual learning environments, cultural heritage management, research and application of natural language processing techniques, solutions for digital lexicography, document and record management, digitization of cultural heritage materials, long-term preservation of digital materials, repositories. We welcome best practices and business applications in digital archives, libraries etc., and other related domains.

Official language of the conference is English.

All submitted papers will be under peer review and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and on DVD.


Important dates:
Deadline for expression of interest (200-300 words, not reviewed) - optional
Deadline extended: 31 May 2011
Deadline for camera-ready papers (reviewed): 1 July 2011
Paper reviews no later than: 15 July 2011
Submission of corrected papers: 15 August 2011
Conference: 9-11 November 2011


All papers should be written according to the conference submission guidelines and uploaded through the conference online submission system (http://www.ffzg.hr/infuture).

Every paper must be registered prior to publication in the proceedings (up to two papers per author) and must be presented at the conference.


Registration rates (VAT included):
Early Registration
(Up to 31 August)
or 1 day registration
(anytime) Standard Registration
(From 1 September to 31 October) Late Registration
(From 1 November to 8 November)
Full rate 250 € 300 € 350 €
Student* 75 € 100 € 125 €
Accompanying
(not co-author) 50 € 75 € 100 €
Members of Heritage Professional Associations** 150 € 200 € 250 €

* Discounted Rate for Students
To qualify for discounted registration rates, include a copy of a valid full-time student identification card with the registration form.
Student registration does not include a hardcopy of the Proceedings volume. Instead, a DVD copy will be provided.
** Heritage Professional Associations’ Members Fees
To qualify for discounted fee, include a copy of a valid Association’s identification with the registration form.


Information on previous INFuture2009 and INFuture2007 conferences can be found on http://infoz.ffzg.hr/INFuture/