SIGDOC Newsletter
June 2008 :: Volume 9, Number 2
Looking Ahead
Conferences: SIGDOC 2008
26th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication
September 22-24, 2008
Lisbon, Portugal
http://www.sigdoc2008.net/
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Conferences: SIGDOC 2009
27th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication
October 4-7, 2009
Bloomington, Indiana
In conjunction with Indiana University’s School of Informatics.
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The 24th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
CALL FOR PAPERS - SAC 2009
8 - 12 March 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
http://www.acm.org/conferences/sac/sac2009
For the past twenty-three years, the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing has been a primary gathering forum for applied computer scientists, computer engineers, software engineers, and application developers from around the world. SAC 2009 is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing (SIGAPP), and is hosted by University of Hawaii at Manoa and Chaminade University of Honolulu.
PAPERS
Authors are invited to submit original papers in all areas of experimental computing and application development for the technical program via the various tracks hosted by SAC 2009. Submissions fall into the following categories:
* Original and unpublished research work
* Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences, engineering, and business
areas
* Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains
* Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems
Peer groups with expertise in the track focus area will blindly review submissions to that track. Accepted papers will be published in the annual conference proceedings. Submission guidelines can be found on SAC 2009 Web site.
Prospective papers should be submitted per track using the provided automated submission system. Submission of the same paper to multiple tracks is not allowed. For more information please visit the SAC 2009 Website.
IMPORTANT DUE DATES
Aug. 16, 2008: Paper submissions (strict deadline)
Oct. 11, 2008: Author notification
Oct. 25, 2008: Camera-Ready Copy
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Special Opportunities for Students from ACM
There has never been a better time to join ACM! All contestants in the ICPC Regionals will receive a one year electronic student membership at no cost. At no cost, all World Finalists will receive a one-year student membership including annual subscriptions to the ACM Portal, the Online Guide to Computing Literature, the Online Computing Reviews Service, Crossroads, electronic Communications of the ACM, plus many other services, discounts, and benefits.
For information on starting a student chapter, contact Lauren Ryan at chapters@acm.org. Lauren will send you an electronic ACM Student Chapter Kit and can tune you in to opportunities for your students to increase their professional contacts and personal growth. There are special kits for Student SIGCHI, Student SIGGRAPH, or ACM-W(omen) Student Chapters. For details on ACM-W visit http://www.acm.org/women.
Special Opportunities for Students from the UPE International Honor Society
UPE is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the premiere Honor Society in the Computing and Information Technology Disciplines. The very first ICPC contest was conducted by the Alpha Chapter of the UPE. Check out their web site at http://www.acm.org/upe for scholarships and information on how to form a chapter at your university. UPE membership means your one of the best.
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