IEEE Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) 2009 Conference

[ISI 2009 -- Dallas, Texas]

Submissions System and Information

The Paper Submission system is now closed. (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeisi2009)

Authors of accepted papers were required to submit a Copyright Permission form when submitting the final camera-ready copy. You will need your EasyChair submission number for the copyright form. Please note that the final paper has to have been submitted on EasyChair while the copyright permission form needed to be submitted using the link above.

Paper Submission Requirements
Submission file formats are PDF and Microsoft Word. Required Word/LaTex templates (IEEE two-column format) can be found on IEEE's Publications web pages. Long (6,000 words, 6 pages max.) and short (3000 words, 3 pages max.) papers (inclusive of references, tables, figures, etc.), in English must be submitted electronically via the conference Web site by Monday, February 2, 2009. See the Important Dates page for other deadlines.

Authors wishing to present a poster and/or demo and who have submitted a 1-page extended abstract will be notified by the Notification of Acceptance date (see the Important Dates page); accepted abstracts will appear in Proceedings.

Authors of selected papers will be recommended to Information Systems Frontiers, a high-quality journal that will be publishing a Special Issue on Terrorism Informatics, to extend and submit their work for fast-tracked reviews.

Tutorials and Workshops
Proposals for tutorials and special-topic workshops in any areas of Intelligence and Security Informatics research and practice were welcome. Such events will be an integral part of the ISI-2009 conference program. Guidelines: Proposals in PDF or Microsoft Word not exceeding 3 pages should be emailed to the conference organizing committee at zeng@email.arizona.edu by February 20, 2009. They should contain the following information:

Title of tutorial/workshop
Preferred duration
Information about instructor(s)/organizer(s)
Objectives to be achieved
Scope of topics to be covered
Target audience and evidence of interest (for tutorials)
Target audience and the list of potential presenters/contributors (for workshops)

Conference Proceedings
Accepted papers and poster abstracts have been published in the conference proceedings published by IEEE.

Conference Location and Attendance
At least one author from each accepted paper must register and attend to present the paper at the conference.