25th International Conference
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERFACES
June 16-19, 2003, Cavtat / Dubrovnik, Croatia

We are pleased to announce the celebration of

"Silver Interfaces"
The 25th Anniversary of the ITI Conference

with a Special Session

"Computer at the University"
The Role of Information Technology in the Academic Community:
Past, Present, Future

and a Panel Discussion

"ICT Curricula for Higher Education"

http://iti.srce.hr/

AIM

The aim of the ITI Conference is to promote the communication and interaction among researchers involved in the development and application of methods and techniques within the broad framework of information and communication technology. ITI seeks papers that will advance the state of the art in the field and help foster increased interaction among academic, engineering and business communities.

This year's special "memorial" session and panel discussion topic "COMPUTER AT THE UNIVERSITY" (which was the title of all our conferences from the first year 1974, until the 1990) is intended to focus on the role of information technology in the academic community: past, present, and future.

TOPICS OF INTEREST (in alphabetic order)

• Computer at the University" - the role of ICT in the Academic Community
• Computing in Business and Finance
  
• Databases, Data Warehousing, and Information Systems
  
• Data Mining, Statistics and Biometrics
  
• Distance Education and Internet Collaboration
  
• Human Interfaces and Interaction
  
• Information Society
  
• Intelligent and Multi-Agent Systems
  
• Knowledge Management and E-Commerce
  
• Modeling and Optimization
  
• Networking, Middleware, and Distributed Platforms
  
• Simulation
  
• Theory of Computing, and Computing Methodologies
  

INVITED SPEAKERS (and preliminary titles)

• Ivan Bratko, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
  "Qualitative Reverse Engineering"
  
• Ivica Crnkovic, Mälardalen University, Sweden
  "Component Programming"
  
• Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College, USA
  "Data Mining"
• Daniel D. Gajski, University of California Irvine, USA
  "System Design Based on C/C++: What is Needed and What is Not"
  
• Ingram Olkin, Stanford University, USA
  "Discrepancy between treatment and control: Does the Metric Matter"
  
• Mladen A. Vouk, North Carolina State University, USA
  "Integration of Heterogeneous Scientific Data using Workflows - A Case Study in Bioinformatics"
  

CONFERENCE STRUCTURE

• Invited papers
  
• Contributed papers
  
• Poster sessions
  
• Panel discussions / Tutorials / Workshops
  
• Hardware / Software presentations / Book exhibitions
  
• BOF (Bird of a Feather) sessions
  
• BIOSTAT Meeting

  Contributed papers
  
  Authors who wish to present an original paper at the Conference should, within deadlines, submit to the Conference secretariat an electronic version (in PDF or Postscript format) and an identical camera ready hard-copy of the full paper (language: English, size: six pages, text: two spaced columns, margins: 2.5 cm) related to any topic of the Conference. Read Instructions to authors for further details.
  
  Conference Proceedings contain invited papers, and original contributed papers after being reviewed and accepted by two independent referees, and is distributed during the Conference. Proceedings (ISSN 1330-1012) is included in the IEEE Book Broker Program both as a book (ISBN: 953-96769-6-7, IEEE Catalog Number: 03EX645) and on CD-ROM (ISBN: 953-96769-7-5, IEEE Catalog Number: 03EX645C), and abstracted in the INSPEC database.
  At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register.

  After presentation at the Conference, a selection of papers will be recommended for publishing in the following international journals:

  * CIT Journal of Computing and Information Technology
  * IMACS journal Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
  * INFORMATICA

  Posters

  Authors who wish to be considered for a poster or a demo session should submit an electronic version and an identical hard-copy of the poster abstract related to any topic of the Conference. Abstracts, reviewed and accepted by two referees will, be published in adjunct Poster Abstracts booklet.
  
  
  Panel Discussions / Tutorials / Workshops
  
  Panel, tutorial and workshop proposals are welcome.
  
  
  Social Program
  
  

  • Conference lunches (daily, included in the registration fee)
  • Cocktail party (included in the registration fee)
  • Excursion and dinner (included in the registration fee)

LANGUAGE

The official Conference language is English.

VENUE

Hotel "Croatia" , Cavtat

The Conference will take place at the luxurious five star hotel "Croatia" in Cavtat, Croatia, only 10 minutes (6 km) from Dubrovnik International Airport.

Hotel "Croatia"

The hotel, located on a peninsula surrounded by the crystal clear Adriatic Sea offers a picturesque view of the city of Dubrovnik. Cavtat, ancient Greek Epidaurum, is a small city near Dubrovnik at the southern part of the Adriatic Sea. Besides its natural beauty full of sun and with unique golden sunsets, Cavtat also has a rich and interesting past. According to legends and chronicles, refugees from Epidaurum, escaping invasion of Slavs and Avars, established Dubrovnik. During the 15th century Cavtat became a part of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The city boasts remains of various cultures: Rector's Palace, Bogisic's scientific collection, Vlaho Bukovac Art Gallery, Racic Mausoleum designed by the famous Croatian sculptor Mestrovic, Sipun cave, etc. Today, Cavtat is a very attractive mixture of old and new architecture, and lush Mediterranean vegetation.

ORGANIZER

University Computing Centre (SRCE), University of Zagreb

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Croatia
University of Zagreb

PROGRAM SPONSOR

International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (IMACS)

TECHNICAL CO-SPONSOR

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Region 8

CO-OPERATING INSTITUTIONS (in alphabetic order)

• ARGESIM, Vienna University of Technology
  
• Athens University of Economics and Business
  
• Croatian Biometric Society
  
• Croatian Society for Simulation Modeling
  
• Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University
  
• Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava
  
• Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, Uxbridge
  
• Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Polytechnical University of Catalonia
  
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb
  
• IEEE Croatia Section Computer Chapter, IEEE Croatia Section
  
• John von Neumann Computer Society, Budapest
• Jožef Stefan" Institute, Ljubljana
  

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

IMPORTANT NOTES

Conference registration, paper submission and hotel reservation can be done only through Internet at:

http://iti.srce.hr/

To receive further information conference deadline reminders please register early.

Important notes for authors

An electronic version and an identical camera-ready hard-copy printed on a laser printer (for format verification purposes) of the full paper / poster abstract, should be prepared and submitted according to the Instructions to Authors not later than March 1, 2003.

Upon notification of acceptance, the final version of the paper / poster abstract should be submitted electronically as well as in hard-copy before May 10, 2003 to iti@srce.hr.

The Conference Proceedings / Poster Abstracts booklet will be distributed at the Conference.

An accepted paper / poster abstract will be published provided the registration fee has been paid on or before May 25, 2003.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Please register by Internet as soon as possible to receive further information. Registration Fee:

Registration fee includes admission to conference scientific program, a copy of conference proceedings and all materials, all elements of social program and coffee breaks.

HOTEL RESERVATION

Please make your hotel reservation by Internet and pay a deposit before May 25, 2003.

Reservations will be confirmed by hotel after receiving a deposit of EUR 80.00 per room or credit card information.

CONFERENCE CARRIER

The official Conference carrier Croatia Airlines offers ITI participants a 25% discount on all flights related to the Conference..

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Please contact Conference secretariat if you need additional information or have other questions. We look forward to welcoming you to the 25th ITI "Silver Interfaces" Conference

SRCE UNIVERSITY COMPUTING CENTRE
University of Zagreb
ITI Conference, Secretariat
J. Marohnica bb, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
Ms. Vesna Hljuz Dobric
Phone: + 385 1 616 55 95; + 385 1 616 55 97
Fax: + 385 1 616 55 91
E-mail: iti@srce.hr
URL: http://iti.srce.hr/



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