******* CALL FOR PAPERS **********
XLII Latin American Computing Conference (CLEI 2016)
10-14 October 2016, Valparaíso, Chile
http://www.clei2016.cl/

** PURPOSE AND SCOPE

CLEI is the main yearly Latin American informatics and computer science
forum for exchanging ideas, experiences and research results among
researchers, practitioners, and students. CLEI 2016 will consist of
nine (9) thematic symposia and several keynotes, workshops, tutorials,
and panels.

CLEI 2016 calls for papers reporting results of a theoretical nature
and/or practice that advance the state of the art or present relevant
applications or cases in the areas of interest of the symposia or
associated events. It aims for a mixed academic and industrial audience.

** IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission deadline: May 15, 2016
Notification of acceptance: July 12, 2015
Final version submission: August 16, 2015

** INFORMATION FOR PAPER SUBMISSION

Articles can be written in Spanish, Portuguese or English, and should be
sent in PDF format prior to May 15, 2016 through the CLEI 2016 website
(www.clei.org/clei2016) using the EasyChair platform.

* Submitted papers must present original research results or relevant
experience reports, and should not be published or under evaluation for
other conferences and/or journals. An article can be sent to only one
symposium or associated event. Submitting the same article to several
symposia or associated events will be basis for rejection.

* Submissions should not exceed 12 pages in some official language of
CLEI 2016 (English, Spanish, or Portuguese), including figures,
references and an abstract of 150 words. All submissions must have an
abstract in English, and be formatted according to the IEEE standard
referenced in the CLEI 2016 website.

* Submitted papers must be substantial intellectual contributions of the
authors, and follow anti-plagiarism practices set out in the CLEI
Authors Behavior Code (Código de Conducta de Autores de CLEI).

* The final program and the proceedings will only include papers with at
least one author registered in the AUTHOR category of the conference
before final version submission deadline.

* A selection of the best papers presented at the CLEI 2016 symposia
will be fast-tracked for publication in selected journals, including the
CLEI Electronic Journal (www.clei.org/cleiej) and Electronic Notes in
Theoretical Computer Science (www.entcs.org); the journals list is
growing as of this time. Authors of invited articles must submit a
version, in English and improved and expanded (at least 30%), to undergo
the journal evaluation process.

* Articles accepted and presented at the symposia of CLEI 2016 will be
indexed and published by IEEE Xplorer digital library (pending).
No-shows will not be published; presentation by non-authors must be
authorizes case-by-case by the general program chairs.

** INFORMATION FOR TUTORIALS’ PROPOSALS

CLEI 2016 invites the submissions of proposal for half-day or full-day
tutorials, to comprehensively introduce or present state-of-the-art for
a particular topic, for an industrial, academic or mixed audience.

The tutorial proposal should be sent in PDF format, through the
EasyChair platform, including the following information:
- Title of the Tutorial
- Content summary
- Duration
- Target Audience
- Brief CVs of the presenters
- Language of instruction (English, Portuguese or Spanish)

** CLEI 2016 SIMPOSIA and CHAIRS

* Lat.Am.Symp. on Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, and Image Processing
- Miguel Carrasco (UAI, Chile)
- Esteban Clua (UFF, Brasil)

* Lat.Am.Symp. on Computing and Society
- Carla Taramasco (UV, Chile)
- Álvaro Fernández (ULS, Perú)

* Lat.Am.Symp. on Infrastructure, Hardware and Software
- Luciano Ahumada (UDP, Chile)
- Yván Tupac (UCSP, Perú)

* Lat.Am.Symp. on Software Engineering
- Ricardo Gacitúa (UFRO, Chile)
- Nelly Condori-Fernández (Netherlands)

* Lat.Am.Symp. on Operation Research & Artificial Intelligence
- Ricardo Soto (PUCV, Chile)
- Diego Pinto (UNA, Paraguay)

* Lat.Am.Symp. on Large Scale Information Systems
- Alfonso Gutiérrez (UBB, Chile)
- Andrea Delgado (UdelaR, Uruguay)

* Lat.Am.Symp. on Data Management Systems
- Marcelo Mendoza (UTFSM, Chile)
- Daniel Gayo-Avello (U.Oviedo, España)

* Lat.Am.Symp. on Theory of Computation
- Rafael Paredes (U.Talca, Chile)
- Cristian López (ULaSalle, Perú)

* XXIV Simposio Educación Superior en Computación (SIESC)
- Héctor Allende-Cid (PUCV, Chile)
- Tony Clear (AUC, New Zealand)

ASSOCIATED EVENTS

* II Latin American Contest of Doctoral Thesis (CLTD)
- Sergio Ochoa (U.Chile)
- Rodrigo Santos (UNS, Argentina)

* XXIII Latin American Contest of Master Thesis (CLTM)
- Romina Torres (UNAB, Chile)
- Andre Carvalho (USP, Brasil)

* VIII Latin American Women in Computing Congress(LAWCC)
- Marcela Varas (U.Concepción, Chile)
- Gabriela Marín (UCR, Costa Rica)

* V Workshop in Accreditation and Nomenclature of Computing Programs
(WNAPC)
- Yadran Eterovic (PUC, Chile)
- Ariel Sabaguero (UdelaR, Uruguay)

* IV Simposio de Historia de la Informática de América Latina y el
Caribe (SHIALC)
- Luis Salinas (UTFSM, Chile)
- Juan Álvarez (U.Chile, Chile)

** ORGANIZERS
General Program Chairs:
- Hernán Astudillo, Chile [hernan.astudillo@usm.cl]
- Alex Cuadros-Vargas, Perú [alex@ucsp.pe]

General Chair:
- Claudio Cubillos, Chile [claudio.cubillos@ucv.cl]

** VENUE

CLEI 2016 will be held in Valparaíso, Chile, on 10-14 October. It is
jointly organized by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
(PUCV.cl) and Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM.cl).
Additional information can be found in www.clei2016.cl.