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Written by Bartel Van de Walle
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Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Dear friends,
On behalf of the entire ISCRAM Team, I wish you the very best for a happy and healthy new year!
Thank you for your support, your participation and contribution to the ISCRAM community in 2008. We are definitely looking forward to seeing you again in 2009 in Gothenburg, Harbin, or any other place on this planet we might bump into each other.
Best regards,
Bartel
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ISCRAM2009 PhD Colloquium: CFP
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Written by Bartel Van de Walle
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Saturday, 20 December 2008
ISCRAM2009
6th International Conference on Information Systems
for Crisis Response and Management
May 10-13 2009
Göteborg, Sweden
PHD COLLOQUIUM: CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Sunday May 10 2008
Quick Facts:
Submission: 1 March 2009
Notification: 15 March 2009
Submission Format: Single A4 PDF document containing: an abstract in ISCRAM template format, a statement of contribution and benefit, a statement of the proposed thesis research, and a CV. Also please send a digital photo (JPG, GIF OR TIFF format) for inclusion in the colloquium photo roster.
At the Conference: Accepted applicants should prepare a poster to be presented during the main ISCRAM conference.
Overview:
The goal of the Ph.D. Student Colloquium of the ISCRAM 2009 conference is to develop and sustain a network of junior scholars conducting high quality research in the area of Information Systems for crisis response and management. Accomplishment of this goal is supported through a one-day program taking place immediately prior to the main ISCRAM conference that is designed to foster community, excellence in student scholarship and advancement in the profession. Eligible participants are Ph.D. students who, by the time of the symposium, will not have defended their dissertation. The colloquium is targeted towards those students seeking careers as researchers in academic settings.
Up to ten students will be accepted for the consortium. They will be joined by faculty mentors from the US and Europe who are actively involved both in the ISCRAM community and in ISCRAM-related scholarship. The colloquium will consist of discussions, presentations and shared activities on each of the following topics:
- Overview of career development strategies
- Building and participating in research networks
- Completing the Ph.D.
- Finding and hitting the right publication targets
- Writing successful grant proposals
Additionally, students are asked to prepare a poster of their work which will be presented in a poster session that will be open to the entire ISCRAM community during the main conference.
Preparing and Submitting your Ph.D Colloquium Proposal:
To apply, send the following two files in a single email message to phdcolloquium@iscram.org by 1 March 2009:
1. A single PDF file, formatted in accordance with the ISCRAM submission instructions [template of the abstract]. The application is to contain the following materials:
- An abstract of less than 250 words describing the proposed research and its potential significance, clearly specifying:
o Clarity of objectives
o Contribution of the work (expected and/or achieved) to the field
o Methodology (or proposed methodology if research in progress)
o Logical connection in arguments (or between data and conclusion)
- A statement of less than 250 words describing what the applicant expects to contribute to and receive from the colloquium.
- A 750 to 1000 word statement of the proposed thesis research (the word limit does not include references)
- A current curriculum vitae. List institutions attended and degrees received, including any degrees in progress. Also list publications, service activities, and any other pertinent information.
2. A digital photo (JPG, GIF or TIFF format) for inclusion in the colloquium photo roster.
Your file should be named lastname_pc.pdf, where lastname is your family name. The file must be no larger than 5 Mbytes in size.
Review Process:
Consideration of acceptance will be based on the following criteria:
- Overall quality of the research (or research in progress)
- Clarity of objectives
- Demonstration of how the work fits in with, or contributes to the field
- Clear and sound methodology (or proposed methodology if research in progress)
- Logical connection in arguments (or between data and conclusion)
- Overall clarity of the paper
Colloquium participants will be selected by the Ph.D Colloquium Committee.
Acceptance of your Proposal
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection on 15 March 2009, or shortly after.
Authors of accepted submissions will require to make a poster that will be presented during the conference.
At the Conference:
Each student will have an opportunity to discuss his or her work with the group. Substantial time will be allowed for discussion and questions by participating researchers and other students.
Students will also present a poster of their work at the main conference. [Template of the poster]
Ph.D Colloquium Committee:
David Mendonça
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Julie Dugdale
Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble
Contact person: Lucy Gunawan
Delft University of Technology
Email address: phdcolloquium@iscram.org
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Contributed by Jonas Landgren
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Thursday, 18 December 2008
ISCRAM2009
6th International Conference on Information Systems
for Crisis Response and Management
May 10-13 2009
Göteborg, Sweden
The registration will open on the 8th of January.
Conference registration and hotel booking can both be made through the ISCRAM2009 conference registration process.
Conference fees:
Early registration (before March 1): 5250 SEK
Late registrations (from March 1 onwards): 6000 SEK
Phd-Students: 2700 SEK
Conference Dinner: 370 SEK
On December 18 2008, 5250 Swedish Krona (SEK) corresponds to 482 Euro or 669 US Dollar. Please check out actual exchange rates, for instance on http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter.
Hotels:
There is a selection of hotelrooms available for the ISCRAM Conference delegates. It is highly recommended to book your hotelroom via the conference registration system.
Single rooms are available from 1790 SEK /night to 540 SEK/Night.
Double rooms are available from 1285 SEK /Night to 1050 SEK/Night.
Note: In Sweden, we have VAT (25% or 12%) on all costs. Some of the VAT can be refunded via a VAT Refund services. Read more about this on http://www.taxservice.se/meetings
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Google map of ISCRAM2009 venue
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Written by Bartel Van de Walle
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Monday, 01 December 2008
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ISCRAM2009 : SUBMISSION SYSTEM IS OPEN!
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Contributed by Jonas Landgren
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Monday, 01 December 2008
ISCRAM2009
6th International Conference on Information Systems
for Crisis Response and Management
May 10-13 2009
Göteborg, Sweden
The submission system is now open and will be so until the submission deadline on January 11th 2009.
Please verify that your submission complies with the ISCRAM2009 formatting requirements. Detailed information is found in the different templates available on the left side-bar.
Your submission to ISCRAM2009 must be made using the Conftool-system.
Click here to submit.
If you have any questions please contact iscram2009@iscram.org
Jonas Landgren
Bartel Van de Walle
Conference Co-Chairs ISCRAM2009
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