eChallenges e-2009
Conference and Exhibition

Welcome

The eChallenges e-2009 Conference takes place in the beautiful city of Istanbul . This is the nineteenth in a series of Annual Conferences supported by the European Commission, which regularly attracts over 650 delegates from leading commercial, government and research organisations around the world to share knowledge and experience, lessons learnt and good practice in the areas of ICT for Networked Enterprise & RFID, eGovernment & eDemocracy, eHealth, Collaborative Working Environments, Living Labs, Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills, Knowledge and Content Technologies, Security and Identity Management, GRID and Mobility.

The goal of e-2009 is to stimulate rapid take-up of Research and Technology Development (RTD) results by industry and in particular SMEs, and help open up the European Research Area (ERA) to the rest of the world.

The Call for Papers for eChallenges e-2009 is published with a deadline of 27th February 2009 for paper and workshop submissions. Online submission will open in mid January .

Major Sponsors confirmed to date include TUBITAK and TuR&Bo ppp.

Supported by the European Commission and Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE, eChallenges provides a prestigious, international forum to share success stories and lessons learnt from applied Information and Communications Technology (ICT) related research at European level (FP6 & FP7) as well as Regional, National and Commercial initiatives. International cooperation and discussion of commercialisation, exploitation & interoperability issues are key aspects of the programme.

The programme will combine strategic keynote presentations, technical, legal and policy papers, business and government case studies, workshops and tutorials. e-2009 will also feature an Exhibition and an attractive Social Programme for partners, presenters, delegates and exhibitors, to enhance networking opportunities both during and after the Conference.

We are now inviting extended abstracts (1,200 - 1,500 words) for technical papers, visionary papers, business and government case studies. Proposals to arrange workshop sessions are also welcome. Related themes and suggestions for papers and sessions are outlined in the Call for Papers www.echallenges.org/e2009/default.asp?page=c4p

eChallenges e-2009 will focus on Applied ICT research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges. The programme will combine strategic keynote presentations, technical and policy papers, case studies, workshops, an exhibition and social activities. The programme will showcase results from projects funded at national and regional level as well as those funded by European Commission Research Programmes.

Call for Papers

Important Deadlines
Submission deadline for Extended Abstracts: 27 February 2009
Acceptance decision: 31 March 2009

Submission of full paper: 30 April 2009

The scientific programme for eChallenges e-2009 is based on an open Call for Papers and the conference language is English.

All abstracts ( www.echallenges.org/e2009/default.asp?page=submission ) must be submitted online by 27 February for double blind peer review by the International Programme Committee.

Papers should focus on a research or eAdoption topic on which a case study, initial or final results can be published. General project descriptions are not appropriate. All papers must highlight the level of innovation and actual or expected impact.

Please bear in mind that the extended abstracts submitted are double blind peer reviewed so they should not provide contact details within the text of the extended abstract submitted. All extended abstracts are submitted as text via a form - tables and diagrams can be submitted as part of the full paper submission in April.

Extended abstracts should provide a good overview of your full paper and cover the following headings:

- Introduction - Issues to be addressed
- Objectives of your paper
- Methodology Used
- Technology or Business Case Description
- Conclusions and Summary Recommendations

Workshop proposals must also be registered by 27 February 2009 www.echallenges.org/e2009/default.asp?page=submission-ws    Each workshop proposal should be supported by a minimum of two papers per workshop session. Authors submit abstracts via Abstract Submission process, as these will be double blind peer reviewed by the IPC.

Core Thematic Priorities for eChallenges e-2009
- ICT for Networked Enterprise & RFID
- eGovernment & eDemocracy
- eHealth - Services to Citizens
- Collaborative Working Environments
- Living Labs
- Digital Libraries and Cultural Heritage
- Intelligent Content and Semantics
- High Performance Computing
- eInfrastructures
- Networked, Smart and Virtual Organisations
- Mobility
- Security and Identity Management
- Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills

Related Themes
Related themes include but are not restricted to:
- i2010 and ICT take-up by SMEs
- Digital Content & Digital Rights Management - issues, applications & technologies
- eVoting, eParticipation
- eInclusion and eAccessibility
- eTourism
- Future Emerging Technologies
- Knowledge management and technologies
- Interoperability and Standardisation
- Open Source Technologies and Applications

More information is available at www.echallenges.org/e2009/default.asp?page=themes

Support Organisations
Support organisations confirmed to date include
- DG Information Society & Media of the European Commission

Sponsors
Sponsors confirmed to date include
- TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey )

- TuR&Bo ppp

Technical Co-Sponsors
Technical Co-Sponsors confirmed to date include IEEE Region 8; IEEE Turkey Section; IEEE Turkey Computer Chapter; IEEE Turkey Communications Chapter; IEEE UKRI Computer Chapter.

We kindly ask you to forward this Call for Papers to your colleagues in research, government or business interested in these topics.

We look forward to receiving your extended abstracts and workshop submissions by 27 February .

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eChallenges e-2009 Organising Committee
Email: secretariat@eChallenges.org
www.eChallenges.org

Miriam Cunningham
IIMC International Information Management Corporation Ltd
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353-1-8170606 (F)
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www.eChallenges.org