Connectionists: IWANN'2009: Call for Special Sessions organization

Sun Nov 16 15:11:13 EST 2008

Dear Colleagues, please let me focus your attention on the following call
for special sessions organization for next IWANN’2009 to be held in
Salamanca (Spain) next June 10-12, 2009. I am very sorry for cross reception
of this message.

CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS PROPOSALS 

IWANN2009 Special Sessions will be a very useful tool in order to complement
the regular program with new or emerging topics of particular interest to
the participating community. Special Sessions that emphasize on
multi-disciplinary and transversal aspects, as well as cutting-edge topics
are especially encouraged and welcome. 

Prospective organizers of special sessions should submit proposals
indicating: 

*	Title of the proposed session 
*	Motivation and objectives for the session, emphasizing the benefits
for IWANN'2009. 
*	Short biography of the organizer(s), a maximum of two, with complete
address for contact. 
*	List of, at least five (4 - 5) prospective contributed papers
(including titles, authors, and contact information of the corresponding
author/s). 

Proposals are due on or before November 25, 2008 and should be sent by
e-mail, without specific format to the responsible people (see below for
detailed affiliation). 

 <mailto:cabestan at eel.upc.es> cabestan(@) eel.upc.edu 

moreno(@)eel.upc.edu

Special session organizers should also contact a sufficient number of
experts who are able to review the papers submitted to their session,
bearing in mind that at least two reviews per paper are required in order to
make the final assessment. The organizer of the special session may be one
of these experts, or he may to propose an alternative referee. The second
mandatory referee will be chosen among the members of the IWANN’2009 Program
Committee. 

Special Sessions organizers are expected to submit a tutorial or
introductory paper, which will not undergo the usual review process.
Additionally, the organizers might submit, at most, one ordinary
contribution which will be included into the revision process. 

Special Sessions proposals will be evaluated based on the timeliness of the
topic, the qualifications of the organizers and the authors of the papers
proposed in the sessions, and the balance of the topics across the technical
areas represented in IWANN. Notification of acceptance will be sent to the
organizers by December 1st, 2008. Authors of papers included in successful
proposals should submit a manuscript with the same format and deadline as
the general program submissions, and they will undergo review. If, at the
end of the review process, less than three (3) papers are accepted, the
session will be cancelled and the accepted papers will be moved to regular
sessions. Special Sessions will only be composed of the papers proposed
directly through the organizer, and those proposed by the authors for this
specific Sessions, following the regular Call for Papers period, and
accepted by the Organizers to be included.  

Special session organizers will benefit from a 30% reduction in the
registration fee. 

IMPORTANT DEADLINES: 

Special Session Proposals due: November 25, 2008 
Special Session notification of acceptance: December 1st, 2008 

Deadline for submission of papers: January 23, 2009 
Notification of paper acceptance: February 27, 2009 
Deadline for submission of final papers: March 16, 2009 

SPECIAL SESSIONS CONTACTS

Prof. Dr. Joan Cabestany i Moncusi  <http://www-eel.upc.es/aha>  

cabestan(@)eel.upc.edu   Phone: + 34 93 4016742

Prof. Dr. Juan Manuel Moreno Arostegui   

moreno(@)eel.upc.edu   Phone: + 34 93 4015691

Department of Electronics Engineering 
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - UPC 
Jordi Girona, 1-3 Campus Nord Building C4 
E-08034 Barcelona - SPAIN 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF ACCEPTED SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR
IWANN2009  

You must take into account the following points for the organization of
Special sessions and/or the submission of papers to a Special session: 

1.	As you know, the aim of Special Sessions is to cover specific fields
within the scope of IWANN2009, and they would be composed typically of 5-6
papers, plus an additional tutorial or introductory paper to the Special
session topic, done by the organizer(s). This tutorial is optional, and must
be written according to the regular instructions for authors. The tutorial
will not be submitted to the IWANN review process. 
2.	The procedure for the submission of the final papers is the same for
all contributions, and it will be made through the IWANN’2009 web section.
The authors are asked to indicate the Special Session title to which their
paper is submitted. 
3.	The organizers are invited to submit, besides the optional tutorial,
no more than one regular paper to their own Special Session. This paper will
be included in the review process. 
4.	The review process for papers submitted to a specific Special
Session will be the following: 

*	A least two reviewers will be assigned (like any regular paper
submitted to IWANN conference). 
*	One reviewer could be the Special Session organizer(s) or an invited
reviewer suggested by him (them). 
*	A second one will be assigned among the IWANN’2009 Program
Committee. 

5.	The review process for each Special Session will be organized by the
IWANN board, together with the organizer(s) of the Special Session. They
will take into consideration all the papers submitted to the specific
Session, according to the established procedure. 
6.	A minimum number of 3 accepted regular papers (tutorial done by the
organizer(s) is not considered) will be necessary for the development of a
Special Session. 
7.	Contributors to Special Sessions will be treated as every
participant in IWANN’2009, what means that they are expected to pay the
corresponding regular fee. 
8.	Organizer(s) (with a maximum of two) of Special Sessions will
benefit of a reduction of 30% on the regular fee. 

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Joan Cabestany - Professor

Electronic Engineering Dept. 

AHA - Advanced Hardware Architectures Group

UPC - Technical University of Catalunya

Jordi Girona, 1-3   Building C4

08034 BARCELONA - Spain

CETpD - Technical Research Centre for Dependency and

Autonomous Living

Neapolis Building Rambla de l'Exposició, 59-69

08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú - Barcelona - Spain

Phone: + 34 93 401 6742/ + 34 609 766001

E-mail: cabestan at eel.upc.edu

Web: http://csse.upc.es  http://www.upc.edu/cetpd

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