[agents] GOODTECHS 2016, Venice, Italy - Call for Submissions

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2nd EAI International Conference on
Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good (GOODTECHS 2016)
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 1, 2016 | VENICE, ITALY
http://goodtechs.eu/
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In GOODTECHS we are interested in experiences with the design,  
implementation, deployment, operation and evaluation of smart objects  
and technologies for social good. Clearly, we are not considering only  
the so called first world as the scenario for this evolution; we also  
refer to those areas where ICT is currently less widespread, hoping  
that it may represent a societal development opportunity rather than a  
source for further divide.

Authors are solicited to submit original, previously unpublished  
papers in the following, but not limited to, topic areas:
                 * App concepts and technologies for different mobile platforms
                 * E-learning solutions
                 * Smart governance and e-administration
                 * Smart economy solutions
                 * Smart living and E-health
                 * Data collection, organization and dissemination methods
                 * Delay-tolerant aerial networks and ferrying approaches
                 * Deployment and field-testing
                 * Experimental results of communication testbeds
                 * Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications
                 * Human-object interaction
                 * Mobile service architectures and frameworks
                 * Pervasive and ubiquitous services in cloud and IoT
                 * Platforms and frameworks for mobile devices
                 * Security, Privacy and Anonymity
                 * Smart cities and transportation
                 * ICT for development
                 * Digital tools for art and feelings
                 * Technology addressing the digital divide
                 * Environment sensing, monitoring and preservation


Beside the main track, GOODTECHS also features the following Special  
Session Tracks (http://goodtechs.eu/2016/show/news):

                 * Persuasive Systems Design for Promoting Health & Wellbeing
                   CHAIRS: Silvia Gabrielli, Ahmed Salih Fadhil, Dario Betti

                 * Open Challenges in Online Social Networks
                   CHAIRS: Laura Ricci, Barbara Guidi

                 * ICT4D: Information and communication technologies  
for persons with disabilities
                   CHAIRS: Fulvio Babich, Eric Medvet, Gianni Ramponi

                 * Smart Things for Active and Assisted Living (ST4AAL)
                   CHAIRS: Susanna Spinsante, Lorena Rossi, Chris Nugent

                 * Interdisciplinary Topics
                   CHAIR: Pamela Kato

                 * Networking in Challenging Scenarios
                   CHAIRS: Aloizio P. Silva, Vinicius F.S. Mota

                 * Serious Games
                   CHAIR: Elif Sürer

                 * Smart, internet-connected objects and applications  
in dynamically evolving cities and communities
                   CHAIRS: Vivian Kiousi, George Dimitrakopoulos

                 * Semantic Technology for Social Good
                   CHAIR: Valentina Presutti


PROCEEDINGS AND INDEXING:
- Accepted papers will be published in the GOODTECHS Conference  
Proceedings and by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes of ICST  
(LNICST). The proceedings will be available both in book form and via  
the SpringerLink digital library, which is one of the largest digital  
libraries online and covers a variety of scientific disciplines.
- Proceedings are submitted for inclusion to the leading indexing  
services: Elsevier (EI), Thomson Scientific (ISI), Scopus, Crossref,  
Google Scholar, DBLP as well as EAI's own EU Digital Library (EUDL).


JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES:
- The authors of the best papers will be invited to submit an extended  
version of their work through one EAI Pervasive Health and Technology  
and EAI Ambient Systems journals.
- Six selected papers from the conference will be published in an  
extended version on a dedicated special issue of Springer Mobile  
Networks and Applications (MONET)
http://www.springer.com/engineering/signals/journal/11036


SUBMISSION
http://goodtechs.eu/2016/show/initial-submission


IMPORTANT DATES:
Technical papers due: July 8, 2016
Acceptance notification: September 25, 2016
Camera-ready deadline: October 16, 2016
Start of conference: November 30, 2016
End of conference: December 1, 2016


GOODTECHS 2016 Co-Chairs:
Ombretta Gaggi, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
Pietro Manzoni, Universitat Politècnica de Valéncia, Spain
Claudio E. Palazzi, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy