Special session/Workshop proposal

Proposals for special sessions or workshops are invited from both industry and academia. Proposals should include:

Title of the special session/workshop
Brief description of your special session (1 paragraph)
Brief biography of special session organiser (1 paragraph)
Preferred email address for receiving paper submissions

The special session/workshop organiser may use the ICITST-2007 website to call for paper submissions. When a proposal is accepted, the special session/workshop organiser will be informed of the designated web-link. The organiser’s name will appear in the conference program as ‘Special session organiser’. Additionally, each Special Session/Workshop Organiser will receive a honorarium. Papers submitted to the special session must be received by 1 April 2007. A minimum of five papers must be registered and registration fee must be paid by August 2006 in order for this session to be included in the conference program.

If you have further questions regarding special sessions or if you will like to organise a special session, please submit a proposal via email to: info • icitst.org.

Special session submissions

Session paper submission

A Special session must include a minimum of 5 papers.
All papers for the special session will be submitted directly to the organiser. No special session papers are to be submitted through the ICITST-2007 website.

Session paper review and selection

The special session organiser will write his/her call for paper and responsible for following:

Session paper review (each paper should be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers)
Final selection of papers for the session;
Notification of paper acceptance/rejection and sending review comments to authors;
Providing the list of accepted papers to the ICITST by 8 April 2007. The ICITST-2007 will then email official invitation letters and registration information to the authors.

Author(s) of accepted papers for the special session are required to register and provide full payment before the conference registration deadline.

All final papers must be received by the conference final submission deadline and must adhere to the ICITST-2007 final paper formatting requirements.

The special session organiser will act as chair of the special session/workshop at the conference.