Dear Colleagues,  

eChallenges e-2006 Conference & Exhibition takes place in Barcelona, Spain 25 - 27 October. This is the sixteenth in a series of Annual Conferences supported by the European Commission, which regularly attracts over 550 delegates from leading commercial, government and research organisations around the world to share knowledge and experience, lessons learnt and good practice.  

The International Programme Committee for e-2006 is now inviting extended abstracts (1,000 - 1,200 words) for technical papers, visionary papers and business case studies. Proposals to arrange workshop sessions are also welcome. Related themes and suggestions for papers and sessions are outlined in the Call for Papers http://www.echallenges.org/e2006/default.asp?page=c4p.

Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speakers confirmed to date include:

• Ernest Maragall, Secretary of the Government, Generalitat de Catalunya
• Maravillas Rojo Torrecilla, Councillor for Employment and Innovation, Ajuntament de Barcelona
• Joao Da Silva, Director of the European Commission
• Ingo Juraske, VP EMEA, Hewlett Packard Europe
• Rosalie Zobel, Director of the European Commission

Major Sponsors

Major Sponsors confirmed to date include

• Generalitat de Catalunya
• Ajuntament de Barcelona
• Hewlett-Packard Europe  

eChallenges e-2006 is also supported by the European Commission.

Technical Co-Sponsors

Technical Co-Sponsors include

• IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
• IEEE Spain Section
• IEEE Spain Computer Chapter
• IEEE Spain Signal Processing & Communications Joint Chapter
• IEEE UKRI Computer Chapter
• IEEE Control and Communications (Ireland) Joint Chapter
• El Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación

Papers and Workshop Submissions

All abstracts (www.echallenges.org/e2006/default.asp?page=submission) must be submitted online by 28 February for double blind peer review by the International Programme Committee (www.echallenges.org/e2006/default.asp?page=committees).  

Papers should focus on a research or eAdoption topic on which a case study, initial or final results can be published. General project descriptions are not appropriate. All papers must highlight the level of innovation and actual or expected impact.  

Please bear in mind that the extended abstracts submitted are double blind reviewed so they should not provide contact details within the text of the abstract submitted at this stage. Contact details are registered online and the paper reference number is associated with the author's userId.  

Workshop proposals must also be registered by 28 February 2006 www.echallenges.org/e2006/default.asp?page=submission-ws. Each workshop proposal should be supported by a minimum of two papers per workshop session. Authors submit abstracts via Abstract Submission process, as these will be double blind reviewed by the IPC.  

Core Thematic Priorities for eChallenges e-2006

• eBusiness -Future forms of organisations, Technology and Applications
• eGovernment - Services to Citizens and Business, Organisational Transformation
• eLearning and ICT Skills
• Collaborative Working Environments
• International Co-operation on IST  

Related Themes

• i2010 and ICT take-up by SMEs
• Digital Content & Digital Rights Management
• issues, applications & technologies
• eDemocracy , eVoting, eParticipation
• eHealth
• issues, applications & technologies
• eInclusion and eAccessibility
• eTourism and Cultural Heritage
• eServices in the European Research Area
• Future Emerging Technologies
• GRID - issues, applications and technologies
• Knowledge management and technologies
• Interoperability and Standardisation
• Mobility
• issues, applications & technologies
• Open Source Technologies and Applications
• Security - issues, applications & technologies
• Semantic and knowledge based systems
• Smart and Virtual Organisations  

Related Topics

• Best Practice Models - Lessons Learned
• eAdoption - national and sectoral case studies and policy issues
• Future Workplace Design
• Identity Management and Authentication
• Innovation & Technology Transfer
• Legal and Regulatory Challenges for IST
• Measuring and Benchmarking
• Multimodal Working Environments

More information is available at www.echallenges.org/e2006/default.asp?page=themes.

We kindly ask you to forward this Call for Papers to your colleagues, government or business partners interested in these topics.   We look forward to receiving your paper and workshop submissions by 28 February.  

eChallenges e-2006 Organising Committee Email: secretariat@eChallenges.org
www.eChallenges.org   

Paul Cunningham
President & CEO IIMC International Information Management Corporation Ltd
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eChallenges e-2006 Conference & Exhibition
Barcelona, Spain, 25 - 27 October 2006
www.eChallenges.org - Call for Papers now published, deadline 28 February 2006 

IST-Africa 2006 Conference & Exhibition
Pretoria, South Africa, 03 - 05 May 2006
www.IST-Africa.org/Conference2006 -  Call for Papers published, deadline 30 November 2005