AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE (Deadlines):
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Paper and poster submissions due:     September 1, 2008
Notification of acceptance:           October 3, 2008
Final camera ready paper due:         November 2, 2008
 
TOPICS OF INTEREST
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Topics include, but are not limited to:
 
- Communication networks and security
- Information systems and services
- Bioinformatics and healthcare informatics
- Computing systems
 
SPECIAL SESSIONS:
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- Realtime Visual Analysis and Visual Communication of In-Vivo and In-Silico Biology
  Organizer: Dr. Pablo de Heras Ciechomski, CEO Visualbiotech , Switzerland
 
- Innovations in Arabic Language Technologies
  Organizer: Dr. Haikal El Abed, Braunschweig Technical University, Germany
 
TUTORIALS:
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- Security Challenges in Wireless Mesh Networks
  By Dharma P. Agrawal, OBR Distinguished Professor of Computer Science 

- Introduction to WAN Planning and Design
  By Algirdas Pakstas, Professor, London Metropolitan University
 
- Technology as a driver of innovation and catalyst for growth
  By Mark Walker, Microsoft Gulf region
 
- Information Technology in the Financial Services Sector
  By Ayman Fathallah, Regional Director Middle East 
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CONTACT:
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Contact: Innovations08@uaeu.ac.ae