WEBIST 2012

Conference name: 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST)

Venue: Porto, Portugal

Event Date: 18-21 April, 2012

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The purpose of the 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the technological advances and business applications of web-based information systems. The conference has five main tracks, covering different aspects of Web Information Systems, including Internet Technology, Web Interfaces and Applications, Society, e-Communities, e-Business, Web Intelligence and Web Security.

WEBIST focuses on real world applications; therefore authors should highlight the benefits of Web Information Systems and Technologies for industry and services, in addition to academic applications. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using web based information systems and technologies, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Both technological and social-oriented papers are accepted. All papers must describe original work, not previously published or submitted to another conference. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of WEBIST. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both oral and poster sessions.

Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as tutorials dedicated to technical/scientific topics are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial, workshop or special session are invited to contact the conference secretariat or visit the conference website.

Conference Areas

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas: 1. INTERNET TECHNOLOGY 2. WEB INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS 3. SOCIETY, E-BUSINESS AND E-GOVERNMENT 4. WEB INTELLIGENCE 5. MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

AREA 1: INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

Web Services and Web Engineering Web Programming XML and data management Web Security and Privacy Authentication and Access Control System Integration Databases and Datawarehouses Distributed and Parallel Applications Protocols and Standards

AREA 2: WEB INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS

Searching and Browsing Web Geographical Information Systems Ontology and the Semantic Web Metadata and Metamodeling User Modeling Personalized Web Sites and Services Multimedia and User interfaces Accessibility issues and Technology Usability and Ergonomics Portal strategies

AREA 3: SOCIETY, E-BUSINESS AND E-GOVERNMENT

e-Business and e-Commerce Knowledge Management Web 2.0 and Social Networking Controls Social Networks and Organizational Culture Communities of practice Communities of interest Social and Legal Issues e-Government B2B, B2C and C2C e-Payment

AREA 4: WEB INTELLIGENCE

Web Information Filtering and Retrieval Data Mining Learning User Profiles Web Site Classification Meta-Knowledge Discovery and Representation Computational Intelligence on the Web Web Site Navigation Support Systems User-Centric Systems Privacy and Confidentiality

AREA 5: MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Mobile Navigation and Assistance Context Aware Media Tagging Context Awareness Context Detection Indoor Navigation and Assistance Mobile Social Network Interaction Mobile Social Network Streaming Social Network Awareness Mobile Media Sharing Systems Mobile Instant Messaging

IMPORTANT DATES

Conference Date: 18 - 21 April, 2012

Regular Paper Submission: November 24, 2011 Authors Notification (regular papers): January 27, 2012 Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: February 16, 2012

Contacts:

WEBIST Secretariat Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.            2910-595 Setúbal - Setúbal Portugal

Tel.: +351 265 520 184 Fax: +44 203 014 8817

e-mail: webist.secretariat@insticc.org Web: http://www.webist.org/