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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=JA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='text-justify-trim:punctuation'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Call for Special Session in Artificial Intelligence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>We would like to invite you to propose your special session/workshop in SCAI 2019 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>to be held at Toyama International Conference Center, Toyama, Japan between July 7 to 12, 2019. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>We hope you propose your special session or workshop in SCAI 2019. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/workshops-and-special-sessions/">http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/workshops-and-special-sessions/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>--------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Call for Special Session / Workshop Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>7th International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2019) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>(in conjunction with 8th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>July 7-12, 2019, Toyama International Conference Center, Toyama, Japan <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/conference/scai-2019/">http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/conference/scai-2019/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>SCAI 2019 Proceedings will be published by Conference Publishing Services, provided by IEEE Computer Society. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>CPS will submit them to be indexed by INSPEC, EI (Compendex), Thomson ISI and other indexing services. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Outstanding papers will be published in 6 post-conference publications. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>:::Important Dates:::<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Workshop and Special Session Proposal: February 10, 2019 Full / Short and Poster paper due: March 25, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Notification: April 15, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Cameraready due: April 30, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Early Registration: April 30, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Conference Dates: July 7-12, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>--------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>:::Special Session Proposal:::<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Please proceed to propose your special session through <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/workshops-and-special-sessions/">http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/workshops-and-special-sessions/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>To propose the session, organizer's name, contact e-mail address, affiliation, country, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>title of the session, and abstract of session information. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>If you organize your session with your colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>please indicate all organizers' names in the organizer's name field in the application form. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>:::Conditions and Benefit:::<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Once proposed special session was approved, session organizer(s) advertises your special session to promote paper submission to your session. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- 4-10 papers are needed in each special session. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- If the number of presented papers is over 15, your proposed session is handled as workshop in the conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- If the number of presented papers is less than 3, your session might be merged with other session. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Outstanding papers might be selected in the best paper awards. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Also, based on review score, the extended paper may be recommended to submit journals as post-conference publication. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Session organizer(s) must chair your proposed session. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- The conference issues the certification to each special session. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Presenters and special session organizers who attend the conference must register with fee. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>:::Publications:::<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>All papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings to be published by IEEE's CPS <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>and Conference Proceedings will be submitted to be indexed by EI, INSPEC, DBLP and Thomson ISI. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Also, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to the following post-conference publications. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- International Journal of Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (IJSCAI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Information Engineering Express ? International Journal (IEE)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- International Journal of Service and Knowledge Management (IJSKM)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- International Journal of Institutional Research and Management (IJIRM)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- International Journal of Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (IJLTLE)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- International Journal of Intelligent Internet of Things Computing (IJIITC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>:::Format guidelines for paper submissions:::<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>We encourage paper submissions in IEEE CS style format. (See the IEEE CS home page:). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The length of papers is recommended to be 6 pages (full paper),<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>4 pages(short paper), or 2 pages(poster abstract). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>All submissions must not include the author's name(s), affiliation, complete mailing address, phone number, fax number and email address. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Papers must be submitted in PDF format. Find the instruction for authors from<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/authors/">http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/authors/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>If you have any question, please feel free to contact us. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/contact/">http://www.iaiai.org/conference/aai2019/contact/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Hisashi Hayashi, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Conference Chair, IIAI SCAI 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>