IMCL 2009

=About= The 4th International Conference on Interactive Mobile and Computer Aided Learning, IMCL2009, is part of an international initiative to promote technology-enhanced learning and online engineering world-wide. The IMCL2009 conference will cover all aspects of mobile learning, mobile business, mobile government, mobile society as well as the emergence of mobile technologies, services, implementation and implications for education, business, governments and society. The IMCL2009 actually aims to promote the development of Mobile Learning in the Middle East, provide a forum for education and knowledge transfer, expose students to latest ICT technologies and encourage the study and implementation of mobile applications in teaching and learning. The conference will also present an opportunity for educators to develop new skills and to stimulate critical debate on theories, approaches, principles and applications of m-learning, hence facilitate dialogue, sharing and networking between diverse cultures with regard to the optimal use of emerging technologies.


 * April 22-24, 2009* http://www.imcl-conference.org/
 * organization::Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman-Jordan

Conference Scope
The IMCL2009 conference will cover all aspects of mobile learning, mobile business, mobile government, mobile society as well as the emergence of mobile technologies, services, implementation and implications for education, business, governments and society.

IMCL 2009 Topics:


 * mLearning Topics:
 * mLearning strategies in educational institutions, corporations and government
 * mLearning: theory and pedagogy
 * Design and development of course content
 * Instructional design, learning objects, development tools and metadata for ** Learning
 * Emerging mobile technologies, hardware and software
 * mLearning applications
 * Mobile technology support for educator and student
 * Mobile web and video conferencing
 * mLearning standards
 * Life-long mLearning
 * Emerging mobile technologies
 * Emerging hardware and software for mLearning
 * Creating interactive and collaborative mLearning environments
 * Informal learning using mobile devices
 * Open and distance mLearning
 * Next mLearning generation
 * Future trends in mLearning
 * Implementation, evaluation and social implications of mLearning
 * Personalization and socialization
 * Quality in mLearning
 * Case studies in mLearning
 * Cost effective management of mLearning processes
 * mLearning and mTraining
 * mLearning management systems (mLMSs)
 * Web and computer-based learning
 * Tools for interactive learning and teaching
 * Platforms and authoring tools
 * Applications of the Semantic Web
 * Adaptive learning environments
 * Virtual campus and eLearning
 * Mobile Remote and virtual laboratories


 * mBusiness Topics:
 * Mobile business models
 * Mobile consumer services
 * Mobile financial services
 * M-payment applications, bill, loan, fine charges
 * Usability and adoption
 * Privacy and security
 * Social and economic impact
 * Context-aware and location-based services
 * Mobile healthcare
 * Mobile enterprise and workforce support
 * RFID and mobile supply chain management
 * mLearning and commerce in the Middle East and developing countries
 * Service providers for mobile networks


 * mGovernment Topics:
 * The transition from eGovernment to mGovernment
 * eGovernment and mGovernment integration
 * Public and social pressures leading to mGovernment
 * mGovernment impact on government organizations
 * mGovernment and transforming public administration
 * Technological pressures leading to mGovernment
 * Evaluation of mGovernment in the context of eGovernment
 * mGovernment technologies and infrastructure
 * Mobile device penetration
 * Evolution of mobile internet technologies
 * Mobile standards and protocols
 * mGovernment portals
 * Inter/intra government applications data exchange
 * mGovernment applications and services
 * Information/communication applications
 * Participation applications
 * mGovernment field force
 * mEnforcement
 * Context-aware and location-based Services
 * Adoption of mobile internet applications and services
 * mGovernment best practices
 * mGovernment business Models
 * mG2C, mG2G and mG2B models
 * The future and the potential of mGovernment


 * mSociety Topics:
 * Impact of mLearning on social change
 * Security and privacy
 * Legal issues and mGovernment
 * Policy and regulation
 * mPolitics; mDemocracy and mVoting
 * mGovernment and development
 * mGovernment and city cases, mCities
 * mCountry cases

Submission Details
Please use the Submission/Registration Server for paper submissions for the IMCL2009 conference. The full paper submission deadline is 15 October 2008. Papers should be submitted using the Electronic Submission Page. All full paper submissions will be reviewed by the International Program Committee. Please use the IMCL2009 Template for your submission.

Instructions for Authors
Please upload the camera ready copy of your papers via the Electronic Submission Page by 15 February 2009. Please follow the format instruction:


 * DOC, RTF or PDF-file
 * Orientation: portrait (A4)
 * Two-column
 * Single spaced
 * Figures included
 * Page numbers beginning with one

Your papers will be published in the proceedings CD of the IMCL2009 conference and possibly in one of the following Supporting Journals:


 * International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technology,
 * International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organization,
 * IEEE Multidisciplinary Engineering Education Magazine (MEEM),
 * Journal of Educational Technology and Society,
 * International Journal of Engineering Education,
 * Advances in Human-Computer Interaction,
 * International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning,
 * International Journal for Online Engineering,
 * International Journal of Computing and Information Sciences.

Important Dates

 * First Call for Papers:	15 June 2008
 * Second Call for Papers: 15 August 2008
 * Third Call for Papers: 15 September 2008
 * Submission of Full Paper: 22 November 2008 (Extended)
 * Submission of Short Paper: 30 November	2008 (Extended)
 * Notification of Acceptance: 15 December 2008
 * Author Registration Deadline: 15 January 2009
 * Camera-Ready Papers: 15 February 2009
 * IMCL2009 Conference Begins: 22	April 2009
 * IMCL2009 Conference Ends: 24 April 2009

International Program Comittee

 * has PC member::Abdel-Badeeh Salem
 * has PC member::Aiman Turani
 * has PC member::Ahmad Sharieh
 * has PC member::Alexandros Vasiliou
 * has PC member::Ali Aldahoud
 * has PC member::Ammar Assoum
 * has PC member::Amr Ibrahim
 * has PC member::Ananda Gunawardena
 * has PC member::Armands Strazds
 * has PC member::Andrew Litchfield
 * has PC member::Andrew Thatcher
 * has PC member::Arthur Edwards Block
 * has PC member::Bachira Tomeh
 * has PC member::Barbara Kerr
 * has PC member::Bertrand David
 * has PC member::Björn Hedin
 * has PC member::Brendan Riordan
 * has PC member::Chady El Moucary
 * has PC member::Ching-Jung Liao
 * has PC member::Christopher R. Merlan
 * has PC member::Christos N. Moridis
 * has PC member::David Guralnick
 * has PC member::Denis Gillet
 * has PC member::Dogan Ibrahim
 * has PC member::Domenico Ponta
 * has PC member::Doru Ursutiu
 * has PC member::Elias Michel Choueiri
 * has PC member::Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
 * has PC member::Mohamad Adnan Al-Alaoui
 * has PC member::Ezz Hattab
 * has PC member::Faruq Al-Omari
 * has PC member::Frances H. Cornelius
 * has PC member::Isshami Ismail
 * has PC member::Gale Tenen Spak
 * has PC member::Gary Evans Scudder
 * has PC member::George Ioannidis
 * has PC member::Gerald Friedland
 * has PC member::Gregory Patrick Garvey
 * has PC member::Hans L. Cycon
 * has PC member::Howie Southworth
 * has PC member::Jacques Wallet
 * has PC member::Jamil Itmazi
 * has PC member::Jane Chu Prey
 * has PC member::Jean-Claude Thomassian
 * has PC member::Jehah Mohamad Al-Jaam
 * has PC member::Joao L Serras Pereira
 * has PC member::Jose Manuel Martins Ferreira
 * has PC member::Joseph Tront
 * has PC member::Kalogiannakis Michail
 * has PC member::Karen E. Smith
 * has PC member::Karsten Henke
 * has PC member::Khalid Khawaja
 * has PC member::Kholoud ALnajjar
 * has PC member::Galina Georgievna Artyushina
 * has PC member::Golberi S. Ferreira
 * has PC member::Hassina Seridi
 * has PC member::Lars Knipping
 * has PC member::Liz Burd
 * has PC member::Luis Manuel Barreto
 * has PC member::Manuel Castro
 * has PC member::Mathew James Constantine
 * has PC member::Marga Franco i Casamitjana
 * has PC member::Marguerite Koole
 * has PC member::Marianne Amir Azer
 * has PC member::Mario Zagar
 * has PC member::Mark Vella
 * has PC member::Mihael Kukec
 * has PC member::Míldred Guinart Orpinell
 * has PC member::Mohamed Jemni
 * has PC member::Mohammad Afshari
 * has PC member::Mohammed Ali Akour
 * has PC member::Mohammed Otair
 * has PC member::Mona Laroussi
 * has PC member::Mustafa Yassen
 * has PC member::Nasim Abdulwahab Matar
 * has PC member::Nawar Alawan
 * has PC member::Nancy Elisabeth Kiplinger
 * has PC member::Olivier Pfeiffer
 * has PC member::Omar Zia
 * has PC member::Osama Alshara
 * has PC member::Oscar Martinez Bonastre
 * has PC member::Philippos Pouyioutas
 * has PC member::Pieter Kubben
 * has PC member::Qusay H. Mahmoud
 * has PC member::Reiner Dumke
 * has PC member::Rhena Delport
 * has PC member::Salam Abdallah
 * has PC member::Sarma Cakula
 * has PC member::Siu-hing Ling
 * has PC member::Syed Faizan
 * has PC member::Tamás Heckenast
 * has PC member::Taner Altun
 * has PC member::Tomas Zimmer
 * has PC member::Tsung-Min Yang
 * has PC member::Paola Monachesi
 * has PC member::Percy Kwok
 * has PC member::Wallace Hannum
 * has PC member::Wolfram Laaser
 * has PC member::Yili Liu
 * has PC member::Yvan Peter
 * has PC member::Zohreh Eslami

IMCL 2009 Organization

 * General Chair: has general chair::A. Y. Al-Zoubi
 * International Program Comittee Chair: has program chair::Michael E. Auer