KGCM 2010 - The 4th International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management: KGCM 2010 SUMMER event

The 4th International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management: KGCM 2010

in the context of
The 14th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2010

June 29th - July 2nd, 2010 ? Orlando, Florida, USA

http://www.iiis2010.org/kgcm/

Honorary President: William Lesso
Program Committee Chairs: William Lesso and C. Dale Zinn
General Chair: Nagib Callaos

Conference’s Major Themes
? Knowledge Communication
? Knowledge Generation
? Knowledge Management.
? Knowledge Engineering
? Knowledge Representation
? Relationships between Knowledge Communication and Knowledge Generation
? Relationships between Knowledge Communications and Knowledge Management
? Relationships between Knowledge Generation and Knowledge Management
? Means and methods for Knowledge Generation and Communication
? Knowledge Communication and Conferences
? Knowledge verification and validation
? Peer Reviewing
? Scientific and Technical Publishing
? Electronic Publishing
? Electronic Libraries
? Additional Topics, suggested by the members of Program Committee for KGCM 2010
? Different Purposes or Objectives in Knowledge Communication Processes: Education, Technological Transference, Communicating Research Results, Interaction with Peer in a Learning/Discovery Process, Networking, etc.
? Different Means in Knowledge Communication and their adequacy or efficacy to the different purposes or objectives that might be sought in processes of Communication Knowledge. From a Systemic Perspective, a means should be adequate to the purpose and obje
? Strength and Weaknesses of Peer reviewing
? Possible Solutions to Peer Reviewing Weaknesses
? Alternative Publishing Models Based on the New Information and Communications Technologies.
? Knowledge Communication via New Information and Communication Technologies. New Publishing Models, Processes and Systems
? Non Peer-Reviewed Publications. Advantages and Disadvantages. Tradeoffs.
? Applications of Systemic and/or Cybernetic Concepts and Methodologies in Different Kinds of Knowledge Communication
? Objectives and Means of Knowledge Communication
? Impact of Informatics Knowledge Communication Means and Models
? Scientific Research Communication
? Communication of Engineering Research and Development
? Interdisciplinary Communication
? Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge Communication
? Scientific Education and Education Science: Differences with Engineering Education
? Knowledge Communication Technologies
? Engineering Education: Differences with Scientific Education
? Scientific/Engineering Communication to the Public and to the Decision Makers
? Strategies for the Communication of Scientific or Engineering Knowledge
? Science Journalism. Engineering Journalism
? Knowledge and Technological Transfer
? Knowledge Communication in Conferences as a Generator of Technological Innovations and Business Opportunities

Program Committee

The Program Committee has about 180 members, who are complemented by about 408 reviewers. The names, affiliations and countries of the PC’s members as well as the additional reviewers could be found at the Conference’s web site, or more specifically at
www.iiis2010.org/kgcm/PCommitte.asp. The Program Committee is mostly formed by 1) the authors of the sessions' best papers of KGCM 2009; 2) its effective invited session organizers who also were co-editors of the conference proceedings; and 3) some members of past KGCM Conferences, who were also authors of best papers. (Those who manifested no interest in participating in the Program Committee have been removed).

Virtual Participation
Given the Global Recession, and thinking of those scholars, researchers and professionals related with the conference topics but unable to attend it personally (usually due to insufficient funding for the traveling costs) a Virtual Participation mode has been established, with the same peer reviewing and validity than face-to-face ones.
Submissions made for Virtual Participation would go through the same reviewing processes of the regular papers (double-blind, non-blind, and participative peer reviewing) and, if accepted (according to the same acceptance policy), they will be included in the proceedings and will be eligible for journal publication, with no additional cost, if they are, according to their reviewers, among the best 10%-20% of those physically and virtually presented at the conference.

Each regular session, included in the conference program, will be associated to a corresponding virtual session where all final versions of the articles to be presented will be displayed and authors can comment them via electronic forums. Registered authors of virtual participations will have access to all conference program sessions (and papers). Their article will be displayed as the regular ones. Virtual authors also have the option of sending, besides the final version of their article in a PDF document, an electronic presentation (PowerPoint, flash, etc. and/or a 15-20 minutes video)

After paying the respective shipping and handling costs, registered authors of virtual participation, who have paid their registration fee, can get delivered the same conference material that the regular attendees receive at the registration desk.

Ways of Participation and Support

Participation in the conference could be done by means of one or several of the following activities:
? The submission of a paper/abstract.
? The organization of Invited Session(s)
? Tutorial proposals
? The organization of Focus Symposium.
? The reviewing process.
? The conference promotion.
? Recommending scholars/researchers in order to have an active participation and/or submit the papers.
? Panel Presentation.
? Proposing Organizations/Institutes/Universities as Academic/Scientific Co-Sponsors.

Kinds of Participants
Participation of both, researchers and practitioners is strongly encouraged. Papers may be submitted on: research in science and engineering, case studies drawn on professional practice and consulting, and position papers based on large and rich experience gained through executive/managerial practices and decision-making. Hence, the Program Committee has been conformed according to the criteria given above.

Deadlines
October 14th, 2009: Submission of draft papers (2000-5000), extended abstracts (400-2000) and abstracts for inter-disciplinary communication (200-600 words)
October 14th, 2009: Invited Sessions proposals. Acceptance of invited session proposals will be done in about one week of its proposal via the respective conference web form, and final approval will be done after the inclusion of at least five papers in the respective session
November 30th, 2009: Notifications of acceptance.
February 10th, 2010: Submission of camera-ready or final versions of the accepted papers.
June 29th, 2010: Conference Starts
July 2nd, 2010: Conference Ends