Dear colleagues,

Please kindly forward this e-mail to your colleagues or students who may be interested.

ICT INNOVATIONS 2013 First Call for Papers
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(Springer Conference Proceedings Series)

ICT INNOVATIONS 2013 in short
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5th International Conference covering topics in ICT Innovations
Conference venue: Ohrid, R. Macedonia
Conference dates: 12-15 September 2013
Submission of papers: April 15, 2013

The special conference topic: “ICT Innovations and Education”
Accepted full papers will be published in Springer Proceedings.
Short papers will be published in local web proceedings.
Additional Information is available at
http://ict-act.org

ICT INNOVATIONS Previous Conferences
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In the last five years, the ICT Innovations conference has established itself as the fundamental summit where participants can share best practices and experiences in academic research and practical applications in the pleasant and motivating environment.
The fourth ICT Innovations conference gathered submissions from authors from 20 different countries. The international program committee consisted of more than 80 well renowned scientists and researchers from 19 countries.
In total, 171 papers were submitted to the conference. The selected 37 papers, along with the four keynote papers, were published in Springer conference proceedings. The conference proceedings acceptance ratio was 22%.
In addition, 54 short papers were published in the conference web proceedings.


ICT INNOVATIONS Conference Aims and Scope
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The aim of the ICT Innovations conference is to promote the publication of scientific results of the international community related to innovative fundamental and applied research in ICT. The conference will gather academics, professionals and practitioners willing to report valuable experiences in developing solutions and systems in the industrial and business arena. This include but not limits to: innovative research, commercial implementations, novel applications of technology, and experience in applying recent research advances to practical problems, in different ICT areas.

ICT INNOVATIONS 2013 Topics
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The special conference topic this year is “ICT Innovations and Education”. It covers research and application areas concerning a variety of ICT fields and their relation to education.
Authors are invited to submit original works in relevant fields, including, but not restricted to:
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics & Biomedical Engineering
Computer Games, Computer Graphics & Virtual Reality
Computer Networks
Data Mining & Information Retrieval
Database & Information Systems
Digital Signal & Image Processing
Digital System, Logic Design & Embedded Systems
Distributed & Parallel Processing
E-commerce & E-governance
Human Computer Interaction
Internet, & Web Applications
Multimedia Tools & Applications
Natural Language Processing
Numerical & Symbolic Computation
Pattern Recognition
Robotics & Automation
Security & Cryptography
Social Networking
Software Engineering
Theoretical Computer Science
Ubiquitous & Mobile Applications
Visualization
Wireless Communication & Mobile Computing



ICT INNOVATIONS 2013 Workshops and Special Sessions
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Confirmed special sessions:
- Balkan Crypt

Confirmed Workshops
- Enhancing the Quality of Distance Learning at Western Balkan Higher Education Institutions
- Open Educational Resources
- Free/Libre Open Source Software, Open Hardware and Open Data for Learning by Doing

- Large-scale Distance Education Systems
If you are interested to propose special session or workshop, please send your proposal to Vladimir.Trajkovik@finki.ukim.mk

ICT INNOVATIONS 2013 Publications
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All accepted full papers will be included in the main ICT Innovations 2013 Proceedings published by Springer Publishing house.

Accepted short papers will be published in local web proceedings.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS
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Submissions are done using EasyChair Conference Management System. The submission link is given below:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ict20133
Authors are invited to submit full papers (10 pages, Springer LNCS style. For more information, refer to
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0.S
The review process will be double-blind peer review.
Papers must be based on unpublished, mature and original work and must be submitted to “ICT Innovations 13” only.

At least one author of each accepted contribution is required to register (registration with conference proceedings) for the Conference. The maximum number of accepted papers per author is two.



CONFERENCE FEE
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Early Registration Fee without proceedings - 60 EUR (includes: attendance to all Conference sessions, Conference materials, Conference Dinner, and Conference Cocktail).
Early Registration Fee - 250 EUR (includes: attendance to all Conference sessions, Conference materials, Conference Proceedings, Conference Dinner and Conference Cocktail). Valid if paid before September 1th 2013.
On-site Registration Fee - 300 EUR (includes: attendance to all Conference sessions, Conference materials, Conference Proceedings, Conference Dinner and Conference Cocktail).
On-site Registration Fee without Proceedings - 100 EUR (includes: attendance to all Conference sessions, Conference materials, Conference Dinner and Conference Cocktail).
Fee for accompanying person is 30 EUR (early registration) and 50 EUR (on-site registration) and includes attendance to the Conference Dinner Cocktail and Conference Events.

ICT INNOVATIONS 2013 CONFERENCE VENUE
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Conference will be held in Ohrid, R. Macedonia, the city of great historical and natural value and significance. Let its legacy stimulate your innovations as it has been through the centuries. The logistic details will soon be provided on the Conference web site.
More information about Ohrid can be found at:
http://travel2macedonia.com.mk/destinations/ohrid
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/99
http://www.ohrid.com.mk/

ICT INNOVATIONS 2013 Important Dates and Indicative Deadlines
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Submission of papers due to: April 15, 2013
Notification of acceptance due to: May 20, 2013
Camera-ready papers due to: June 17, 2013
Conference: September 12, 2013

Kind regards,

Prof. d-r Vladimir Trajkovik
Prof. d-r Anastas Mishev

ICT Innovations 2013 Conference Chairmen