:: ISCRAM 2011 ::
The 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis
Response and Management
"From early-warning systems to preparedness and training"
8-11 May 2011
National Civil Engineering Laboratory
Lisbon, Portugal
www.iscram.org/iscram2011

Each year, ISCRAM brings together top researchers and practitioners
working in the area of information systems and crisis management. The
conference provides an excellent opportunity to exchange information and
knowledge on new research and best practices with a diverse group of
colleagues. In 2011, ISCRAM will be held in the vibrant city of Lisbon,
Portugal.

:: SUBMISSIONS ::
*Papers
ISCRAM 2011 welcomes papers covering all aspects of information systems
for crisis response and management. Representative areas include the
following:
- Early warning and alert systems
- Planning and foresight
- Education and training
- Risk perception, analysis and management
- Analytical Information systems
- Advanced Research Methods and Unconventional Results
- Social media and Collaborative Systems
- Human-computer interaction
- Standards, ontologies and interoperability
- Intelligent technologies, including rescue robotics
- Decision analysis and decision technologies
- Geographic information science and crisis management
- Humanitarian action

*Other types of submissions
We welcome proposals for workshops (pre-conference) and panels, for
sessions that highlight collaborations between industry and academia,
and for sessions that encourage creative forms of interaction between
session participants and attendees. There are also be opportunities for
submitting work-in-progress papers, practitioner papers, and demonstrations.

*Volunteering
If you are interested in helping to organize a track in one of the above
areas (or wish to propose a track in a different area), please contact
either of the program co-chairs at the address below.

:: KEY DATES ::
01 October 2010 - Submission of proposals for panels and other special
sessions
01 November - Notification of acceptance for panels and other special
sessions

15 November 2010 - Submission of full research papers
15 December 2010 - Submission of work-in-progress papers and
practitioner papers

Mid January 2011 - Notification of acceptance for full research papers
End January 2011 - Notification of acceptance for work-in-progress and
practitioner papers

15 January 2011 - Submission of proposals for demonstrations
01 February 2011 - Submission of applications for Doctoral Colloquium

End February 2011 - Submission of revised, camera-ready full research
papers; notification of acceptance for Doctoral Colloquium and
demonstrations

18 March 2011 - Deadline for early registration

:: PROGRAM ::
ISCRAM 2011 will include pre-conference workshops, keynote addresses,
presentations of papers, and ongoing demonstrations of leading-edge
technologies. Doctoral students are encouraged to consider participating
in the Doctoral Colloquium. Prizes are given for best conference paper
and best student-led paper.

:: PROCEEDINGS ::
All submissions will be peer reviewed. A digital copy of the proceedings
will be included with conference registration.

:: FURTHER INFORMATION ::
Instructions for preparing and submitting contributions to the
conference, as well as further information on the conference itself, can
be found on the conference website:

http://www.iscram.org/iscram2011

Questions should be directed to either of the program committee
co-chairs at the addresses below.

:: ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ::
Maria A. Santos (Conference Chair), National Civil Engineering
Laboratory, Portugal
Julie Dugdale (Program Co-chair), Grenoble University, France
(dugdale@imag.fr)
David Mendonca (Program Co-chair), New Jersey Institute of Technology,
USA (mendonca@njit.edu)