International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST) April 7, 2010

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The purpose of the 6th 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 four main track, covering different aspects of Web Information Systems, including Internet Technology, Web Interfaces and Applications, Society, e-Communities, e-Business and Web Intelligence.

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

AREA 1 - INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

- XML and data management
- Web Security and Privacy
- Intrusion Detection and Response
- Authentication and Access Control
- Web Services and Web Engineering
- System Integration
- Databases and Datawarehouses
- Wireless Applications
- Distributed and Parallel Applications
- Protocols and Standards
- Network systems, proxies and servers
- Agents

AREA 2 - WEB INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS

- Multimedia and User interfaces
- Accessibility issues and Technology
- User Modeling
- Web Personalization
- Usability and Ergonomics
- Personalized Web Sites and Services
- Portal strategies
- Searching and Browsing
- Ontology and the Semantic Web
- Metadata and Metamodeling
- Digital Libraries
- Web Geographical Information Systems

AREA 3 - SOCIETY, e-BUSINESS and e-GOVERNMENT

- e-Business and e-Commerce
- e-Payment
- B2B, B2C and C2C
- Knowledge Management
- Social Networks and Organizational Culture
- Social Information Systems
- Communities of practice
- Communities of interest
- Social & Legal Issues
- Tele-Work and Collaboration
- e-Government

AREA 4 - WEB INTELLIGENCE

- Web Content Mining
- e-Mail Classification
- Web Site Classification
- Learning User Profiles
- Web-Based Direct Marketing and CRM
- Web Farming and Warehousing
- Web Information Filtering and Retrieval
- Web Site Navigation Support Systems
- Grid Intelligence
- Meta-Knowledge Discovery and Representation

IMPORTANT DATES

Conference Dates: 07-10 April, 2010

Regular Paper Submission: November 06, 2009
Authors Notification: December 21, 2009
Final Paper Submission and Registration: January 12, 2010



Contacts:

WEBIST Secretariat
Address: Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq.
2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal

Tel.: +351 265 520 184
Fax: +44 203 014 8817

Event Site: http://www.webist.org

Event E-mail:secretariat@webist.org