_________ Call for Papers International Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing ITCC 2004 April 5-7, 2004, Las Vegas, USA http://www.itcc.info Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Theme The rapid growth in information science and technology in general and the complexity and volume of multimedia data in particular have introduced new challenges for the research community. Of particular interest is the need for a concise representation, efficient manipulation, and fast transmission of multimedia data. Applications such as space science, tele-medicine, military, and robotics deal with large volumes of data which need to be stored and processed in real time. The ITCC is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different aspects of Information Technology. It is a gathering where the latest theoretical and technological advances on Information Technology are presented and discussed. All papers submitted to this conference will be refereed by at least two members of the ITCC program committee. The proceedings, published by IEEE Computer Society, will be available at the time of the conference. Tracks Proposals are solicited from those who are interested in organizing a track dealing with a specific area of Information Technology. Track organizers will be members of the Program Committee and will be responsible for advertising, collecting and reviewing technical articles. Each track is anticipated to include approximately 30 papers. Track topics could include but not limited to one of the following areas: Information Retrieval, Operating Systems, Networks, Image/Video Processing, Digital Library, Coding & Data Compression, Watermarking, Simulation, Computer Graphics, Information Technology: Education, Curriculum & Accreditation, Information/Website Security, Data Mining & Warehouses Following tracks have so far been established: 1. IT Education, Curriculum, & Assessment, E. Regentova UNLV 2. Information Retrieval, N. Goharian, Illinois Institute of Technology 3. Web and IR technologies, A. Spink, University of Pittsburgh 4. Modern Web and Grid Systems, M. Cannataro, University of Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy 5. Mobile Enterprise: Enabling Technologies and Applications, E. Lawrence, Sydney, Australia 6. Online algorithms and Approximations, W. Bein, UNLV 7. Data Mining, R. Heshami, Armstrong Atlantic State University 8. Reconfigurable DSP with applications in IT, N. Bagherzadeh, UC Irvine 9. Data Intensive Applications on Grids, M. Mirto, University of Lecce 10.Wireless Adhoc Sensor Networks, Z.Sahinoglu,Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs Inc.,Cambridge, USA. 11. Evolutionary Computing and its Appl. in IT, Piotr Sapiecha, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland 12. Database Technology, M. Garuba, Howard University Student Best Paper Student Best Paper will be awarded at the conference. To be eligible, the student must be the sole author of the paper, or the first author and primary contributor. (The winner of the award will present the paper in a plenary session at the conference). A cover letter to the Program Chair/Track Chair must identify the paper as a candidate for this competition at the time of submission. Submission Instruction Papers should be original contributions of theoretical or experimental nature or be unique experience reports. Interested authors should send an 8-page summary including 5 keywords to the Program Chair or one of the Track Chairs (Email addresses are available at www.itcc.info). Electronic submission is strongly encouraged. Keynote Speakers The conference features three keynote speeches. The emphasis specially is on presentations which address global issues governing information technology as opposed to those related to detailed and specific contributions. Examples of appropriate topics include Information Technology undergraduate curricula in the world, The Impact of Advances in Information Technology on our Society, Government Investment in the IT area, etc. If you wish to nominate a qualified person as an ITCC keynote speaker, please contact the General Chair.