May be of interest Sherri ______________________
Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical and Health Informatics School of Medicine and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics University of Washington BOX 35-4812 Seattle, Washington 98105 206-221-7444 206-491-6380 (mobile) 206-616-5249 (FAX) sfuller at u.washington.edu -----Original Message----- From: eHEALTH+ [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Simon French Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:26 AM To: EHEALTHPLUS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: CfP: ISCRAM2011. This conference may be of interest to those concerned with emergency planning and response in healthcare systems, particularly aspects relating to developments in ICT ***Just announced for ISCRAM 2011*** Deadlines for all submission types have been extended, and we are also now accepting submissions for posters. :: ISCRAM 2011 :: The 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management "From early-warning systems to preparedness and training" 8-11 May 2011 National Civil Engineering Laboratory Lisbon, Portugal http://www.iscram.org/iscram2011/ Each year, ISCRAM brings together top researchers and practitioners working in the area of information systems and crisis management. The conference provides an excellent opportunity to exchange information and knowledge on new research and best practices with a diverse group of colleagues. In 2011, ISCRAM will be held in the vibrant city of Lisbon, Portugal. :: PROGRAM :: ISCRAM 2011 will include pre-conference workshops, keynote addresses, presentations of papers and posters, and ongoing demonstrations of leading-edge technologies. Doctoral students are encouraged to consider participating in the Doctoral Colloquium. Prizes are given for best conference paper and best student-led paper. :: SUBMISSIONS :: *Papers and Posters ISCRAM 2011 welcomes submissions covering all aspects of information systems for crisis response and management. Specific tracks include the following: ??? Early warning and alert systems ??? Planning and foresight ??? Education and training ??? Analytical Information systems ??? Advanced research methods and unconventional results ??? Social media and collaborative systems ??? Standards, ontologies and interoperability ??? Intelligent technologies, including rescue robotics ??? Decision analysis and decision technologies ??? Geographic information science and crisis management ??? Humanitarian action ??? Command and control studies ??? Emergency management and its impact on health systems ??? An Open track is also available for submissions that do not fit into the above tracks. All submissions must be uploaded to the conference's online submission system: https://www.conftool.com/iscram2011/index.php *Types of submissions Full papers on completed work Work-in-progress papers Practitioner papers Demonstrations Posters (added December, 2010) Guidelines on preparation of all types of submissions are available on the conference web site (http://www.iscram.org/iscram2011). :: KEY DATES :: 01 December 2010 NOW 5th January! (extended due to requests) ??? Deadline for submission of full research papers, work in progress and practitioner papers. 15 January 2011 - Submission of proposals for demonstrations and posters 01 February 2011 - Submission of applications for Doctoral Colloquium 23rd February 2011 - Notification of acceptance for all categories (full research papers, work-in-progress, practitioner papers, demonstrations and posters). 14th March 2011 - Submission of revised, camera-ready full research papers, work-in-progress papers, and practitioner papers; notification of acceptance for Doctoral Colloquium and demonstrations 18 March 2011 - Deadline for early registration :: PROCEEDINGS :: All submissions will be peer reviewed. A digital copy of the proceedings will be included with conference registration. :: FURTHER INFORMATION :: Instructions for preparing and submitting contributions to the conference, as well as further information on the conference itself, can be found on the conference website: http://iscram2011.lnec.pt Questions should be directed to either of the Program Committee Co-chairs (David Mendonca and Julie Dugdale) at the addresses below. :: ORGANIZING COMMITTEE :: Maria A. Santos (Conference Chair), National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Portugal Julie Dugdale (Program Co-chair), Grenoble University, France (dugdale at imag.fr) David Mendonca (Program Co-chair), Rensselaer Polytechnic University (mendod at rpi.edu)
