Conference name: 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST)
Venue: Porto, Portugal
Event Date: 18-21 April, 2012
SCOPE
The purpose of the 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the technological advances and business applications of web-based information systems. The conference has five main tracks, covering different aspects of Web Information Systems, including Internet Technology, Web Interfaces and Applications, Society, e-Communities, e-Business, Web Intelligence and Web Security.
WEBIST focuses on real world applications; therefore authors should highlight the benefits of Web Information Systems and Technologies for industry and services, in addition to academic applications. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using web based information systems and technologies, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Both technological and social-oriented papers are accepted. All papers must describe original work, not previously published or submitted to another conference. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of WEBIST. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both oral and poster sessions.
Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as tutorials dedicated to technical/scientific topics are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial, workshop or special session are invited to contact the conference secretariat or visit the conference website.
Conference Areas
Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:
1. INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
2. WEB INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS
3. SOCIETY, E-BUSINESS AND E-GOVERNMENT
4. WEB INTELLIGENCE
5. MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AREA 1: INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
Web Services and Web Engineering
Web Programming
XML and data management
Web Security and Privacy
Authentication and Access Control
System Integration
Databases and Datawarehouses
Distributed and Parallel Applications
Protocols and Standards
AREA 2: WEB INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS
Searching and Browsing
Web Geographical Information Systems
Ontology and the Semantic Web
Metadata and Metamodeling
User Modeling
Personalized Web Sites and Services
Multimedia and User interfaces
Accessibility issues and Technology
Usability and Ergonomics
Portal strategies
AREA 3: SOCIETY, E-BUSINESS AND E-GOVERNMENT
e-Business and e-Commerce
Knowledge Management
Web 2.0 and Social Networking Controls
Social Networks and Organizational Culture
Communities of practice
Communities of interest
Social and Legal Issues
e-Government
B2B, B2C and C2C
e-Payment
AREA 4: WEB INTELLIGENCE
Web Information Filtering and Retrieval
Data Mining
Learning User Profiles
Web Site Classification
Meta-Knowledge Discovery and Representation
Computational Intelligence on the Web
Web Site Navigation Support Systems
User-Centric Systems
Privacy and Confidentiality
AREA 5: MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Mobile Navigation and Assistance
Context Aware Media Tagging
Context Awareness
Context Detection
Indoor Navigation and Assistance
Mobile Social Network Interaction
Mobile Social Network Streaming
Social Network Awareness
Mobile Media Sharing Systems
Mobile Instant Messaging
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference Date: 18 – 21 April, 2012
Regular Paper Submission: November 24, 2011
Authors Notification (regular papers): January 27, 2012
Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: February 16, 2012
Contacts:
WEBIST Secretariat
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.
2910-595 Setúbal- Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 184
Fax: +44 203 014 8817
e-mail: webist.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: http://www.webist.org/