EMMSEC 97 Call for Papers
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EMMSEC 97
European Multimedia, Embedded Systems and Electronic Commerce
Conference and Exposition
Florence, Italy
3-5 November 1997
Call for Papers |
Theme: New technology -
new business
The scope and emphasis of the
seventh annual conference on embedded systems have been adjusted
to reflect the wider use of microprocessors and their increasing
economic importance. The programme now covers the three areas
of microprocessors, multimedia and electronic commerce and the
content will be emphasising how these new technologies can generate
business ideas and opportunities. As usual there will be several
parallel streams, an exhibition and social events including a
partners' programme. The conference language is English and abstracts
may be for technical papers, issue papers, workshop sessions
or panel discussions. Topics can include, but are not restricted
to, the following: |
Applications in electronic commerce,
embedded systems and multimedia
Consumer electronics
Culture
Education
Entertainment and Games
Graphics
Health
Industrial control
Internet systems
Motion capture
Network Computing
Publishing
Retail
Smart cards
Telecommunications
Transportation
Virtual reality |
Hardware, Software and Tools
Design tools for small
developers
DVD and new CD-ROM technology
Emerging technologies
Image compression
Portability
Reuse of intellectual property
Standards of interoperability
Commercial considerations
Business models
Business trends
Distribution
Electronic Commerce value chain
Intellectual Property Rights
Standards
The regulatory environment
Usability, quality and testing |
Abstracts for Technical papers,
Issue papers, Workshops and Panel discussions
Abstracts, of no more than 300 words, can be mailed, faxed or
emailed (please not more than one) before the 15 May 1997 to:
EMMSEC 97 c/o Cheshire Henbury
The abstract heading should state:Principal author's name and
organisation, address, telephone, fax and email; Title of paper.
In the case of joint authors, communications will be with the
first named author who should present the paper.The conference
takes place in the attractive city of Florence and the fee is
expected to be 500 Ecus. Authors are expected to register for
the conference and will qualify for a ten per cent reduction. |
Publishing schedule
Selected technical papers will
be professionally published in book form and each delegate will
receive a copy of the book on the opening day. This requires
the following time scale:
Abstracts submitted before
15 May 1997
Abstracts accepted by the
end of May 1997
Draft papers submitted by
end of June 1997
The Programme Committee's
final comments returned by the end of July 1997
Final papers to be delivered
in camera-ready format mid September 1997
Exhibition
There will be an exhibition
of posters and demonstrations covering projects, software, services
and books. Posters must describe potential industrial benefits
and be mainly visual, with any further details in handouts. There
is no charge for space for manned displays but exhibitors must
register for the conference and at this stage applicants should
submit:
Contact name, address, phone,
fax & email
Title of the poster or demonstration
The organisation or consortium
represented
Topic description (about 100
words)
Special requirements e.g.
electricity and on-line
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The International Programme Committee
- Chairman: Marco Bergometti,
Giunti Multimedia (I)
- Members:
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- Kari-Pekka Estola, Nokia (Su)
- Antonella Fresa, CESVIT (I)
- Charles Goldfinger, Global
Financial Management (B)
- Giulio Gorla, ITALTEL (I)
- Gunther Heiner, Daimler-Benz
(D)
- Uros Janko, Multistream (D)
- Paul Kidd, Cheshire Henbury
(UK)
- Jean-Marie Laporte, OMIMO
- Matt Lee, ARM (UK)
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- Franco Maloberti, Universita
di Pavia (I)
- Juan Montes, Sony Entertainment
(UK)
- Silvana Muscella, MTRC-CPR
(I)
- Antoine Pery, Thomson Multimedia
(F)
- Patrick Pype, COWARE (B)
- Yves Rene de Cotret, CEC
- Jean-Yves Roger, CEC
- Bernard Savonet, Les Changeurs
(F)
- Brian Stanford-Smith, STM
(UK)
- Wolfgang Strasser, University
of Tubingen (D)
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