i-Society 2012 - 2012 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society)

The International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2012) is Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter. The i-Society 2012 is a global knowledge-enriched collaborative effort that has its roots from both academia and industry. The conference covers a wide spectrum of topics that relate to information society, which includes technical and non-technical research areas.

The mission of i-Society 2012 conference is to provide opportunities for collaboration of professionals and researchers to share existing and generate new knowledge in the field of information society. The conference encapsulates the concept of interdisciplinary science that studies the societal and technological dimensions of knowledge evolution in digital society. The i-Society bridges the gap between academia and industry with regards to research collaboration and awareness of current development in secure information management in the digital society.

The topics in i-Society 2012 include but are not confined to the following areas:

New Enabling Technologies
Internet technologies
Wireless applications
Mobile Applications
Multimedia Applications
Protocols and Standards
Ubiquitous Computing
Virtual Reality
Human Computer Interaction
Geographic information systems
e-Manufacturing
Computational Linguistics
Intelligent Data Management
Intelligent Agents
Intelligent Systems
Intelligent Organisations
Content Development
Data Mining
e-Publishing and Digital Libraries
Information Search and Retrieval
Knowledge Management
e-Intelligence
Knowledge networks
Secure Technologies
Internet security
Web services and performance
Secure transactions
Cryptography
Payment systems
Secure Protocols
e-Privacy
e-Trust
e-Risk
Cyber law
Forensics
Information assurance
Mobile social networks
Peer-to-peer social networks
Sensor networks and social sensing
Cloud Computing

Architectural cloud models
Programming cloud models
Provisioning/pricing cloud models
Data storage and computation in cloud computing
Resource and large-scale job scheduling in cloud computing
Case studies of green cloud computing
e-Learning

Collaborative Learning
Curriculum Content Design and Development
Delivery Systems and Environments
Educational Systems Design
e-Learning Organisational Issues
Evaluation and Assessment
Virtual Learning Environments and Issues
Web-based Learning Communities
e-Learning Tools
e-Education
e-Health

Data Security Issues
e-Health Policy and Practice
e-Healthcare Strategies and Provision
Medical Research Ethics
Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
e-Medicine
e-Art

Legal Issues
Patents
Enabling technologies and tools
e-Science

Natural sciences in digital society
Biometrics
Bioinformatics
Collaborative research
Industrial Developments

Trends in learning
Applied research
Cutting-edge technologies
Application of Choatic Computing

Chaos-Based Data Security
Resource virtualisation

Monitoring and auditing in cloud
Scalable and elastic cloud services
Social computing and impacts on the cloud
Innovative HCI and touch-screen models and technologies to cloud
Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets on cloud
Teleworking, Tele-conferences and Virtual meeting
e-Society

Global Trends
Social Inclusion
Intellectual Property Rights
Social Infonomics
Computer-Mediated Communication
Social and Organisational Aspects
Globalisation and developmental IT
Social Software
e-Governance

Democracy and the Citizen
e-Administration
Policy Issues
Virtual Communities
e-Business

Digital Economies
Knowledge economy
eProcurement
National and International Economies
e-Business Ontologies and Models
Digital Goods and Services
e-Commerce Application Fields
e-Commerce Economics
e-Commerce Services
Electronic Service Delivery
e-Marketing
Online Auctions and Technologies
Virtual Organisations
Teleworking
Applied e-Business
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Green Computing:

Advanced IT energy-aware technologies
Green Computing, Geo-energy, E-Cycling
E-Inclusion, Electronic waste
Energy Efficient Ethernet
IT energy management
Power-aware networking and software
Power-efficient architectures and chip designs
Smart Grids applications
Technology as Green Enablers (Grid, Cloud, Data Centers, Virtualization)
Research in Progress

Ongoing research from undergraduates, graduates/postgraduates and professionals
Projects
Collaborative Research
Panel Discussion

Proposals from those who would like to facilitate a panel discussion are welcomed. The proposals may address any of the topics falling within the scope of the conference themes.

Panel Discussions provide an opportunity for public discussion amongst a selected group of panelists. Central to the success of a panel discussion is the choice of a good topic as the focus for discussion and panellists who bring differing perspectives and are confident in making clear arguments in a live situation. Panels should comprise of three to five scholars who present their arguments; a discussant offers critical comment on the arguments made and the discussion is opened up to the participating audience.

The proposal must include:

Title
Panel Chair(s) (if necessary)
Speakers Name, Affiliation and Email
Scope
Objective and motivation
The i-Society 2012 will set aside space for those who wish to pursue discussion of a particular topic or issue. Interested individuals should submit a proposal not more than 400 words, on or before January 31, 2012. In addition, the proposal should indicate the duration of the panel discussion (preferred duration is 90 minutes).

All accepted Panel Discussion proposal will be published in the Conference Proceedings. If you are interested in organising Panel Discussion for the i-Society 2012, please email your proposal to the pandis-AT-i-society.eu. Submissions should be in MS Word format.

Virtual Presentation (Video Conferencing)

We understand that some presenters will not be able to make the trip to the United Kingdom to present their research paper, case study, work in progress and report, mainly due to financial and/or political restrictions on travel. The i-Society 2012 has therefore instituted a virtual presentation system to allow the authors of accepted papers the same publication opportunities as regular presenters. A research works submitted without the participant attending the Conference in person, but presented via video conferencing are refereed and published (if accepted) in the conference proceedings.

You can submit a research paper, case study, work in progress and report for virtual presentation under the open call for papers via email to papers-AT-i-society.eu

All the accepted papers will appear in the proceedings and modified version of selected papers will be published in special issues peer reviewed journals.