[Biomedical-cybernetics] [ECCS'10] Last Call for Satellite Meeting Proposals - Deadline: January 11, 2010

[Johannes W. Dietrich]

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ECCS'10 - European Conference on Complex Systems
Lisbon, September 13-17, 2010
eccs2010.eu
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~~~~ Last Call for Satellite Meeting Proposals ~~~~

Deadline: January 11, 2010

The ECCS'10 European Conference on Complex 
Systems will be located at the Lisbon University 
Institute, on September 13-17, 2010. The main 
conference web site can be found at 
<http://eccs2010.eu/>http://eccs2010.eu/

The ECCS'10 Organizing Committee invites 
proposals for the Satellite Meeting Program to be 
held on September 15-16, 2010 during the ECCS'10 
conference.

The main goal of the ECCS'10 Satellite Meetings 
is to stimulate and facilitate discussion, 
interaction, and comparison of approaches, 
methods, and ideas related to specific topics, 
both theoretical and applied, in the general area 
of Complex Systems research. Previous ECCS 
conferences have provided an excellent 
environment allowing the discussion and 
propagation of new ideas to a large audience. 
Please check the Satellite Meetings web page at 
the previous ECCS'09 conference: 
<http://eccs09.info/>http://eccs09.info/

Members from all areas of the Complex Systems 
research community are invited to submit 
Satellite Meeting proposals for review. Meetings 
on new and emerging topics and applications are 
particularly encouraged. Each meeting can last 
between half and two days. Satellite Meeting 
organizers and attendees must register for the 
meeting and for the main ECCS'10 conference.

~~~~ Important Dates for Satellite Meetings ~~~~

January 11, 2010 - Submission Deadline for Satellite Meeting Proposals
January 20, 2010 - Notification of Acceptance
February 10, 2010 - Deadline for posting Satellite Meeting "Call for Papers"
February 10, 2010 - ECCS'10 Satellite Meetings Programme Announced
April 30, 2010 - Deadline for the submission of 
contributions to Satellite Meetings
May 31, 2010 - Notification of paper acceptance to Satellite Meetings
June 15, 2010 - Deadline for submission of 
complete Satellite Meeting documentation to the 
ECCS'10 Conference Chair

~~~~ Satellite Meetings Requirements for Submission ~~~~

Proposals for Satellite Meetings should be a 
maximum of five pages in length (in plain ASCII 
text), and should contain the following 
information:
- Title of the Satellite Meeting.
- A technical description of the Satellite 
Meeting, specifying its goals, the technical 
issues that it will address, and the relevance of 
the meeting to the main conference.
- A discussion of why, and to whom, the workshop is of interest.
- A list of related meetings held within the last 
three years, if any, and their relation to the 
proposed meeting. Information about previous 
offerings of the proposed meeting: when and where 
it has been offered in the past, organizers names 
and affiliations, number of submissions, 
acceptances and registered attendees, and 
follow-up publications, if any (e.g. journal 
special issues).
- A preliminary meeting agenda and a proposed 
schedule for organizing the meeting.
- Description of the paper review process and acceptance standards.
- If available, a list of tentatively confirmed attendees.
- The names, affiliations, postal addresses, 
phone numbers, and email addresses of the 
proposed Satellite Meeting organizing committee. 
This committee should consist of up to four 
people knowledgeable about the technical issues 
to be addressed. The organizing committee should 
include individuals from more than one 
institution.
-The name of the primary contact for the 
organizing committee (this person must have an 
email address).
- A description of the qualifications of the 
organizing committee members for organizing an 
ECCS meeting.
- List of potential programme committee members, 
including their title and affiliations.
- Expected duration of the meeting (half day, full day or two days).
- A list of places (mailing lists, web sites, 
journals, etc.) where the meeting will be 
advertised.

All proposals should be submitted by electronic 
mail, in plain ASCII text, to the ECCS'10 
Conference Chair Jorge Louçã ( 
<mailto:eccs2010 at eccs2010.eu>eccs2010 at eccs2010.eu 
) as soon as possible but no later than January 
11, 2010.
Prospective organizers will be notified of the 
committee's decision no later than: January 20, 
2010.
The selection of the Satellite Meetings to be 
included in the final ECCS'10 programme will be 
based upon multiple factors, including: the 
scientific/technical interest of the topics, the 
clarity of the proposal in addressing the 
requested information, the innovativeness of 
meeting topics, the cross-disciplinary nature of 
the meeting, and the scope of the Satellite 
Meeting Programme . Note that authors of 
proposals addressing similar and/or overlapping 
content areas and/or audiences may be requested 
to merge their proposals.

~~~~ Responsibilities of ECCS'10 and Satellite Meeting organizers ~~~~

For all accepted proposals, ECCS'10 will be responsible for:
- Providing publicity for the Satellite Meetings series as a whole.
- Together with the organizers, determining the meeting date and time.
- Providing logistical support and a meeting place at ECCS'10.

Satellite Meeting organizers will be responsible for:
- Setting up a website for the meeting.
- Advertising the meeting and issuing a call for 
papers (by February 10, 2010) and a call for 
participation (by July 31, 2010).
- Collecting and evaluating submissions, 
notifying authors of acceptance or rejection on a 
timely basis, and ensuring a transparent and fair 
selection process. All meeting organizers commit 
themselves to adopt the same deadlines for paper 
submissions and notifications of acceptance, 
i.e., April 30, 2010: Submissions of 
contributions to meetings; May 31, 2010: 
Notifications
- Making the PDF of the whole meeting 
documentation available to the conference chair 
by June 15, 2010, as well as a list of 
audio-visual requirements and any special room 
requirements. The ECCS'10 Satellite Meetings 
notes will be included in the CD-Rom containing 
the ECCS'10 conference proceedings.
- Ensuring that the meeting documentation or 
individual papers are available from the meeting 
website, as appropriate.
- Ensuring that the Satellite Meeting organizers 
and the participants register for the main 
conference (at least one author must register for 
the conference in order for a paper to appear in 
the meeting proceedings).

ECCS'10 reserves the right to cancel any 
Satellite Meeting if the above responsibilities 
are not fulfilled, or if too few paying attendees 
register for the meeting to support its running 
costs.

~~~~ Submissions and Inquiries ~~~~

Please send proposals and inquiries to:
Jorge Louçã (Lisbon University Institute)
<mailto:eccs2010 at eccs2010.eu>eccs2010 at eccs2010.eu

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