Second Call for Papers

Call for Paper

First World Congress on Information Technology in Environmental Engineeri=
ng
ITEE 2003, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland, June 24 - 27, 2003.
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/itee2003/index.html

Acquisition, storage and processing of environmental information are beco=
ming vital to=20
preserving the quality of human life. Potentially dangerous changes are h=
appening in the=20
atmosphere, oceans, animal habitats and places where hazardous materials =
are used, or have=20
been discarded without adequate environmental protections.

In recent years, information technology has become significant to all sci=
entific groups and=20
fields involved in environment engineering. Knowledge based systems which=
 enable the study=20
of environmental changes have been developed, are being extended to manag=
e those=20
environments. New paradigms for designing objects to enable easy disassem=
bly and recovery of=20
components contribute to reuse. Developments in exploiting alternative en=
ergy sources are=20
reducing dependence on non-renewable resources. Surveillance techniques e=
nable tracking of=20
persons likely to threaten the lives of persons or their environment.

The ITEE 2003 conference will provide a forum for exchanging information =
among pollution=20
engineers, knowledge engineers and scientists. Some of the objectives inc=
lude discussion of=20
projects for long-term storage of data, data update and validation, and t=
he consistency of=20
data. Research topics and funding opportunities discussed at the conferen=
ce will be of=20
interest to all researchers. Another objective is to discuss means of ass=
essing the=20
potential of individual teams in implementation and modelling of large-sc=
ale systems.

CONGRESS TOPICS
Topics of Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering (ITEE'200=
3)
1.	Tools and measurement techniques
=B7	Water and air pollution measuring
=B7	Continuous monitoring of gaseous and particulate pollutants using sta=
te-=09

of-the-art monitoring equipment
=B7	Monitoring of meteorological parameters, dust, wet and dry deposition
2.	Formal methods and data processing techniques
=B7	Pollution engineering and management
=B7	Air quality management
=B7	Environmental and water resource engineering
=B7	Process studies
=B7	Chemistry of air pollution
=B7	Urban and suburban transport emissions
=B7	Data assimilation and sensitivity analysis
=B7	Data management
=B7	Data access via the Internet
=B7	Coupling of models and databases
=B7	Updating of model calculation during run-time
=B7	Data visualisation
=B7	Data interchange formats and standards
=B7	Geographic information systems
=B7	Comparison of modelling with experiments
=B7	Data analysis and observation
=B7	Data processing and verification, including database	management
=B7	Data security - data mining
=B7	Management and Distribution of Electrical Energy
=B7	Power Distribution Systems
3.	Modelling and simulation problems
=B7	Modelling of atmospheric chemical kinetics (gas and aqueous phases)
=B7	Chemical transformation modelling
=B7	Aerosol modelling
=B7	Mesoscale meteorology
=B7	Urban scale meteorology
=B7	Emission models
=B7	Coupling with radiative effects
=B7	Numerical simulation of transport
=B7	Numerical simulation of atmospheric chemical kinetics
=B7	Inverse modelling
=B7	Ground water pollution modelling
=B7	Water pollution modelling and prediction
=B7	Urban pollution modelling
=B7	Models for ground water (groundwater), surface water, storm water
=B7	Risk and environmental modelling
=B7	Soft modelling
4.	Information systems
=B7	System management
=B7	Agent-based systems
=B7	Planning for environmental engineering (EE)
=B7	Intelligent systems for environmental engineering (EE)
=B7	Artificial intelligence and expert systems for environmental engineer=
ing=20
	(EE)
=B7	Architectures for building the systems
=B7	Knowledge based integration
=B7	Distributed computing environments
=B7	WWW-based for EE systems
=B7	Decision support systems - distributed systems=20
5.	Practical applications and experiences
=B7	Practical solutions
=B7	Systematic guide-lines
=B7	Case studies, pilot projects and experiments
=B7	Applications in the cities
=B7	Application in agriculture


SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM:
Confirmed Plenary Speeches:
Stanislaw R. Massel: 'Measurements, Data Processing and Modelling in the
Modern Marine Studies'
Jozef M. Pacyna: 'THE DPSIR Framework as a Scientific Support for Policy
Response and Management Options in the Coastal Zone'

Confirmed Keynote Speech:
A. Sydow: 'Simulation Software for Air pollution Management'
Confirmed Tutorials:
Peter G. Anderson: 'Genetic Algorithms'
Kurt Fedra: 'Urban Environmental Management: towards the City of Tomorrow=
'

CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS
The organization of invited sessions is encouraged. Prospective organizer=
s are requested to
send a session proposal - consisting of 4-5 invited papers - to the gener=
al chair and=20
respective area co-chair. Invited sessions should preferably start with t=
he title and the=20
purpose of the session and a tutorial paper. The registration fee of the =
session organizer=20
will be waived, if at least 4 authors of invited papers register to the c=
onference.

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
Several workshops/tutorials are planned for ITEE 2003. Each=20
workshop will focus on a particular topic, and consist of several=20
presentations and open discussions. The proposal for a workshop=20
should include the title, topics covered, proposed speakers, targeted=20
audiences, and estimated length (hours) of the workshop. The=20
proposal should be submitted to the general chair and respective area=20
co-chair by September 30, 2002, and the NAISO Planning department:=20
[email protected]

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Submission of papers can be done through our web site
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/itee2003/indexsub.html

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline             October 30, 2002
Notification of Acceptance      December 31, 2002
Delivery of Manuscripts         February 28, 2003
Early bird-registration         February 28, 2003
Registration                    March 31, 2003
Conference                      June 24  - 27, 2003

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Achim Sydow (Honorary General Chair)

Cezary Orlowski Ph.D (General Chair)
TU Gdansk
Email: mailto:[email protected]

Edward Szczerbicki (Co-Chair)
University of Newcastle, Australia
Email: mailto:[email protected]

CONGRESS ORGANIZER
NAISO The Netherlands (Operating Division)
P.O. Box 1091
3360 BB Sliedrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 184 496999
Fax:   +31 184 421065
Email: mailto:[email protected] (Operating Division)
       mailto:[email protected] (Planning Division)
       http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/itee2003