23rd Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (http://ceciis.foi.hr) organized by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varazdin (http://www.foi.unizg.hr)

IN COOPERATION WITH
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Informatik und Gesellschaft, Germany
Karl-Franzens Universität Graz, Institut für Informationswissenschaft und Wirtschaftsinformatik, Austria
University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Slovenia
University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Slovenia
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Croatia

The aim of the Conference is to promote the interface of researchers involved in the development and application of methods and techniques in the field of information and intelligent systems.
The Conference program includes invited lectures by eminent international experts, contributed papers, poster sessions, special symposiums, workshops, roundtable discussions, hardware and software presentations and book exhibitions.

TOPICS OF INTEREST
Data and Knowledge Bases
Education for Information Society
Information and Communication Technologies
Information Systems Security
Intelligent Information Systems
Intelligent Transport Systems
Software Engineering

SPECIAL TOPIC
Security and Privacy in the Networked World

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Bruce Schneier - an internationally renowned security technologist and author of "Applied Cryptography", "Secrets and Lies", "Beyond Fear", "Schneier on Security", "Cryptography Engineering", "Liars and Outliers"...

ALL CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS
Bruce Schneier, Chief Security Technology Officer of BT
Günter Müller, full professor at the University of Freiburg, Germany
Matjaz B. Juric, full professor at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jan Paralic, professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University Kosice, Slovakia

IMPORTANT DATES
Registration forms and abstracts (not obligatory) due by: April 16th, 2012
Full papers (camera-ready) due by: April 16th, 2012
Notification of acceptance due by: May 28th, 2012
Final version due by: June 11th, 2012
Proposals for other Conference events (poster sessions, symposiums, workshops, roundtable discussions, hardware and software presentations,book exhibitions): April 30th, 2012.
Registration fee payment due by: September 5th, 2012
Conference: September 19th - 21st, 2012

REGISTRATION FEE (VAT is included)
Early-bird registration fee: EUR 280 (until June 30th, 2012)
Regular registration fee: EUR 330 (after June 30th, 2012)
Late registration: EUR 380 (after August 31st, 2012)
Reduced fee for students (early-bird): EUR 180 (until June 30th, 2012)
Reduced fee for students (normal): EUR 230 (after June30th, 2012)
Accompanying person fee: EUR 140
Registration fee covers:
- Participation at all sessions, workshops and additional symposiums
- Conference materials with Proceedings (USB card) - except for accompanying persons
- Welcome cocktail with dinner
- All coffee breaks
- Guided tour of Varazdin
OPTIONAL
Printed Proceedings: EUR 20
Half-day excursion with dinner (September 20th, 2012): EUR 30


SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS
Abstracts can be submitted via http://ceciis.foi.hr/.
A camera-ready electronic version of a full paper, maximally 8 pages or approximately 20000 characters (extra pages: 10 EUR / page), including appendices and literature, should be prepared and submitted according to the Instructions for Authors using the provided LaTeX, Word or OpenOffice templates via http://ceciis.foi.hr/. Authors must also submit a pdf version of a paper.
The official Conference language is English.

All papers will be subjected to double-blind review process. Only papers that are submitted on time, formatted according to the provided templates and reviewed positively, for which the registration fee is paid, can be presented and published. The Conference Proceedings will be distributed at the Conference.
Selected presented papers will be sent to review for publishing in a special issue of the international journal "Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences", published by the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varazdin (list of databases in which JIOS is indexed can be found at http://jios.foi.hr).
Conference Proceedings will be sent for indexing in the following databeses: Inspec, Scopus, CSA-LISA and CSA - Computer and Information Systems Abstracts.

BEST PAPER AWARD
One best presented paper will be awarded.

VENUE
Varazdin is a charming and hospitable baroque town on the right bank of the Drava River in the north-west of Croatia, 79 km north-east of Zagreb. It has a population of over 40,000. You can visit the town's official website at http://www.varazdin.hr. The Faculty building, adjacent to the town Cathedral, used to be a monastery. The building overlooks the picturesque central square with the Town Hall, one of the historical buildings gathered around the square. The Town Hall, reconstructed in the 16th century, contains typical elements of both Gothic and Baroque architecture. A Faculty web camera enables a real-time view of Central Square (http://www.foi.unizg.hr/cro/(webcam)/ok).

CONTACT
Conference Secretariat - CECIIS 2012
Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Pavlinska 2, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia
Tel: +385 42 390 869
+385 42 390 851
Fax: +385 42 213 413
e-mail: ceciis@foi.hr
URL: http://ceciis.foi.hr/
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ceciis.foi

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