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First World Congress on Information Technology in Environmental Engineering ITEE 2003, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland, June 24 - 27, 2003. http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/itee2003/index.html Acquisition, storage and processing of environmental information are becoming vital to preserving the quality of human life. Potentially dangerous changes are happening in the atmosphere, oceans, animal habitats and places where hazardous materials are used, or have been discarded without adequate environmental protections. In recent years, information technology has become significant to all scientific groups and fields involved in environment engineering. Knowledge based systems which enable the study of environmental changes have been developed, are being extended to manage those environments. New paradigms for designing objects to enable easy disassembly and recovery of components contribute to reuse. Developments in exploiting alternative energy sources are reducing dependence on non-renewable resources. Surveillance techniques enable tracking of persons likely to threaten the lives of persons or their environment. The ITEE 2003 conference will provide a forum for exchanging information among pollution engineers, knowledge engineers and scientists. Some of the objectives include discussion of projects for long-term storage of data, data update and validation, and the consistency of data. Research topics and funding opportunities discussed at the conference will be of interest to all researchers. Another objective is to discuss means of assessing the potential of individual teams in implementation and modelling of large-scale systems. CONGRESS TOPICS Topics of Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering (ITEE'2003) 1. Tools and measurement techniques � Water and air pollution measuring � Continuous monitoring of gaseous and particulate pollutants using state-of-the-art monitoring equipment � Monitoring of meteorological parameters, dust, wet and dry deposition 2. Formal methods and data processing techniques � Pollution engineering and management � Air quality management � Environmental and water resource engineering � Process studies � Chemistry of air pollution � Urban and suburban transport emissions � Data assimilation and sensitivity analysis � Data management � Data access via the Internet � Coupling of models and databases � Updating of model calculation during run-time � Data visualisation � Data interchange formats and standards � Geographic information systems � Comparison of modelling with experiments � Data analysis and observation � Data processing and verification, including database management � Data security - data mining � Management and Distribution of Electrical Energy � Power Distribution Systems 3. Modelling and simulation problems � Modelling of atmospheric chemical kinetics (gas and aqueous phases) � Chemical transformation modelling � Aerosol modelling � Mesoscale meteorology � Urban scale meteorology � Emission models � Coupling with radiative effects � Numerical simulation of transport � Numerical simulation of atmospheric chemical kinetics � Inverse modelling � Ground water pollution modelling � Water pollution modelling and prediction � Urban pollution modelling � Models for ground water (groundwater), surface water, storm water � Risk and environmental modelling � Soft modelling 4. Information systems � System management � Agent-based systems � Planning for environmental engineering (EE) � Intelligent systems for environmental engineering (EE) � Artificial intelligence and expert systems for environmental engineering (EE) � Architectures for building the systems � Knowledge based integration � Distributed computing environments � WWW-based for EE systems � Decision support systems - distributed systems 5. Practical applications and experiences � Practical solutions � Systematic guide-lines � Case studies, pilot projects and experiments � Applications in the cities � Application in agriculture SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM: Confirmed Plenary Speeches: Stanislaw R. Massel: 'Measurements, Data Processing and Modelling in the Modern Marine Studies' Jozef M. Pacyna: 'THE DPSIR Framework as a Scientific Support for Policy Response and Management Options in the Coastal Zone' Confirmed Keynote Speech: A. Sydow: 'Simulation Software for Air pollution Management' Confirmed Tutorials: Peter G. Anderson: 'Genetic Algorithms' Kurt Fedra: 'Urban Environmental Management: towards the City of Tomorrow' CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS The organization of invited sessions is encouraged. Prospective organizers are requested to send a session proposal - consisting of 4-5 invited papers - to the general chair and respective area co-chair. Invited sessions should preferably start with the title and the purpose of the session and a tutorial paper. The registration fee of the session organizer will be waived, if at least 4 authors of invited papers register to the conference. CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS Several workshops/tutorials are planned for ITEE 2003. Each workshop will focus on a particular topic, and consist of several presentations and open discussions. The proposal for a workshop should include the title, topics covered, proposed speakers, targeted audiences, and estimated length (hours) of the workshop. The proposal should be submitted to the general chair and respective area co-chair by September 30, 2002, and the NAISO Planning department: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Submission of papers can be done through our web site http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/itee2003/indexsub.html IMPORTANT DATES Submission Deadline September 30, 2002 Notification of Acceptance December 31, 2002 Delivery of Manuscripts February 28, 2003 Early bird-registration February 28, 2003 Registration March 31, 2003 Conference June 24 - 27, 2003 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Achim Sydow (Honorary General Chair) Cezary Orlowski Ph.D (General Chair) TU Gdansk Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Edward Szczerbicki (Co-Chair) University of Newcastle, Australia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONGRESS ORGANIZER NAISO The Netherlands (Operating Division) P.O. 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