[Web4lib] 1st Athens World Summit on the Knowledge Society: Last Call +Registration Open

[Miltiadis D. Lytras]

The First Athens World Summit on the Knowledge Society
Athens Greece, 24-28 Sept 2008
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/summit.htm

5 DAYS LEFT FOR PAPERS SUBMISSIONS
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/submissions.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS:
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/cfpsummit.htm

Update on Submissions:
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/wsks2008update.pdf

Registration Open:
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/registration.htm

FIVE MAIN TRACKS:
MAIN TRACK I: Government and Democracy in the Knowledge Society
MAIN TRACK II: Social & Humanistic Computing for the Knowledge Society
MAIN TRACK III: Knowledge, Learning and Education for the Knowledge Society
MAIN TRACK IV: Information Technologies for the Knowledge Society
MAIN TRACK V: Culture and Tourism in the Knowledge Society

Proceedings: SPRINGER LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SPRINGER CSIS
Ten Special Issues in TOP Journals listed in ISI SCI/SSCI Thomson Scientific
JCR
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/specialissues.htm
DEADLINE: 25TH JUNE 2008

IEEE Transactions on Man Systems And Cybernetics
PART A: Systems and Humans
Special Issue on:
The Human Semantic Web
Personalization, Management of Personal Knowledge and Identity, Systems for
the Knowledge Society
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/IEEE-SMC.pdf

Computers in Human Behavior, Elsevier
Impact Factor: 0.808 (ISI Thomson, 2006)
Special Issue on:
"Social & Humanistic Computing for the Knowledge Society - Emerging
Technologies for the Society and the Humanity"
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/issue2.pdf

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
Special Issue on:
Advances of Semantic Web and Web 2.0 for Computer Assisted Learning: Towards
Personalized and Adaptive Learning
Download CFP

Interactive Learning Environments
Special Issue on:
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/issue1.pdf

Journal of Database Management
Special Special Section on
Information Technologies - Knowledge Management Systems -
E-business & Enterprise Information Systems for the Knowledge Society
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/issue6.pdf

International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems
Special Special Section on
Semantic Web and Ontologies: Applications
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/issue5.pdf

International Journal of Technology Management
Special Issue on
Strategic Management of Information Technology
and Information Systems for the Knowledge
Society
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/issue3.pdf

In simple words, 85 articles from Summit will be published in ISI SCI/SCCI
Journals


Letter from the Organizing and Program Committees

Dear All,

The World Summit on the Knowledge Society, is an international attempt to
promote the dialogue for the main aspects of the Knowledge Society towards a
BETTER WORLD for all. The World Summit on the Knowledge Society will bring
together Academics, People from Industry, Policy Makers, Politicians,
Government Officers and active citizens to look at the impact of Information
Technology, and the knowledge-based era it is creating, on key facets of
today’s world: the state, business, society and culture.
Five general pillars provide the constitutional elements of the Summit:
 - Information Technologies - Knowledge Management Systems -
E-business & Enterprise Information Systems for the Knowledge Society

 - Knowledge, Learning, Education, Learning Technologies and E-learning for
the Knowledge Society

 - Social & Humanistic Computing for the Knowledge Society - Emerging
Technologies for the Society and the Humanity

 - Culture & Cultural Heritage - Technology for Culture Management -
Management of Tourism and Entertainment - Tourism Networks in the Knowledge
Society

 - Government and Democracy in the Knowledge Society

 - Research and Sustainable Development in the Knowledge Society
The Summit provides a distinct, unique forum for cross-disciplinary
fertilization of research, favoring the dissemination of research that is
relevant to international research agendas as the EU FP7.
We need a better world. We contribute with our sound voices to the agenda,
policies and actions. We invite you to join your voice with ours and all
together to shape a new deal for our world. Education, Sustainable
Development, Health, Opportunities for well being, Culture, Collaboration,
Peace, Democracy, Technology for all. Open Minds for a Better World.

Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras
President, OPEN RESEARCH SOCIETY, NGO

PS: For any inquiry pls contact me at miltiadis.lytras at gmail.com or
lytras at open-knowledge-society.org