Call for Papers

International Arab Conference on e-Technology (IACeT'2008) is the first conference for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of e-Technology. IACeT’2008 will include presentations to contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Tutorials on current issues and panel sessions on new trends related to e-Technology could be organized. This conference is hosted by Arab Open University, Jordan. Selected papers from this conference will be published in International Arab Journal of e-Technology (IAJeT), which is considered the official scientific conference for the Colleges of Computing and Information Society in e-Technology, stemming from the Association of Arab Universities.

Location

IACeT'2008 will be organized by Arab Open University - Jordan, located in the central capital Amman, the old Philadelphia. Jordan is a young country dense with history and a well-traveled bridge between sea and desert, east and west. Jordan provides monuments from every age of the humanity, crowned by the rosy rock-carved city of Petra, a world heritage site. Petra and other Jordanian cities offer visitors beautiful holly and tourist sites such as Jerash, Madaba, Karak, Dead Sea, Rum Valley, River of Jordan, Maeen hot springs, and others. This strategic area was settled or crossed by restless cast of characters including Ammonites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Umayyads, and Crusaders.

Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• e-Authoring Tools
• e-Banking
• e-Business
• e-Commerce
• e-Government
• e-Ethics
• e-Learning
• e-Management
• e-Marketing
• e-Health
• e-Knowledge Management
• e-Payment
• e-Publishing
• e-Security
• e-Services
• e-Society
• Internet and the Web
• Network Management for e-Environment
• Quality Assurance of e-Technology
• Web Applications
• Web-Based Systems

Submission of Papers

Researchers should submit a full paper describing their work, maximum of 8 single-spaced one column pages that also include illustrations. Papers are to be numbered starting from page one. The first page should include the paper title, a brief abstract, a set of keywords, and text. Be sure not to include the authors' names in your paper. The abstract should be concise and not longer than 250 words. Immediately following the abstract, no more than six keywords are to be supplied for subject indexing. Keywords should not simply be taken from the title of the paper, but should be representative of the content of the whole paper and characteristic of the terminology used within the particular field of study. The introduction of the paper must be clearly written and should explain the nature of the problem, previous work, purpose and the contribution of the paper. The introduction is assigned number “1”, and following sections are assigned numbers as needed. A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations, possible applications, and future work. The references section is not assigned a number. References should be numbered in alphabetical order by the first author’s last name. Citations in the text should be by number and enclosed in square brackets, e.g. [1]. Electronic submission of papers as Microsoft’s Word document or PDF via IACeT OpenConf is a must.

IACeT OpenConf is a conference management system that automates the paper submission and the whole reviewing process. It can be accessed via IACeT web site at iace-t.org. Any question regarding submission or the reviewing process should be directed to . A final preparation format is available in the conference web site. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered and the paper must be formatted according to IACeT camera-ready instructions that are provided in the conference web site. Accepted papers for authors who complete registration will be published in the conference proceedings. The authors of best papers will be invited to submit an extended version for publication in IAJet journal.

Evaluation Process

The evaluation of submitted papers is based on the importance and usefulness of the research topic. Technical merits, novelty of the approach, soundness of results, and clarity of presentation are also considered as factors of the evaluation process. Each article will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees.

Organization

General Chair

Taleb Sarie, Director of Arab Open University, Jordan

Organizing Committee Members

• Bayan Abu Shawar, Arab Open University, Jordan
• Emad Abu Alrub, Zarqa Private University, Jordan
• Jehad Al-Sadi, Arab Open University, Jordan
• Said Jahamah, e-Learning Arabia, Jordan

Program Committee Members

• , Philadelphia University, Jordan
• , Arab Open University, Jordan
• , Zarqa Private University, Jordan
• , Arab Open University, Jordan
• , Amman University, Jordan
• , Princess Somaya University, Jordan

 

Steering Committee

• Abdullah Al-Salameh, Arab Open University, Saudi Arabia
• Ahmad Sakr, Tashreen University, Syria
• Ahmad Tolba, Arab Open University, Kuwait
• Bayan Abu-shawar, Arab Open University, Jordan
• Emad Abuelrub, Zarqa Private University, Jordan
• Fairouz Kamareddine, Heriot-Watt University, UK
• Fawaz Al-Zaghoul, University of Jordan, Jordan
• Gasem ElSeed Ibrahim, International University of Africa, Sudan
• Jamel Feki, Sfaks University, Tunisia
• Jehad Al-Sadi, Arab Open University, Jordan
• Khaled Day, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
• Mohamed-KhireddineKholladi, UMC, Algeria
• Mohammad Al-Haj Hassan, MEUHS, Jordan
• Mohammad Maqousi, Texas Tech University, USA
• Munib Qtaishat, Petra University, Jordan
• Nabil Kamel, Arab Open University, Egypt
• Nigel Kermode, Open University, UK
• Owen Johnson, University of Leeds, UK
• Salem Al-Agtash, German-Jordanian University, Jordan
• Sameer Bataineh, JUST, Jordan
• Somaya Al-Maadeed, Qatar University, Qatar
• Taher Alrashahy, Hodeidah University, Yemen
• Thiab Taha, University of Georgia, USA
• Walid Salameh, Princess Somaya University, Jordan

 

Technical Committee

• , Alzaytoonah University, Jordan
• , Algeria
• , Zarqa Private University, Jordan
• , Lebanese University & Lebanese American University, Lebanon
• , Bahrain University, Bahrain
• , Cairo University, Giza
• , University Paris Sud, France
• , Higher Institute Of Electronics, Baniwalid, Libya
• , Southern University At New Orleans, USA
• , Amirkabier University Of Technology, Iran
• , University Of Central Florida, USA And Jordan University Of Science & Tech, USA
• , Madia Makers, Jordan
• , Jordan
• , The University Of Jordan, Jordan
• , Al-Isra Private University, Jordan
• , Al-Quds University, Palestine
• , Universtiy Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
• , Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan
• , UAE
• , Concordia University, Canada
• , University Of Bahrain, Bahrain
• , Irbid National University, Jordan
• , Jordan
• , Jordan University, Jordan
• , University Of Aljouf, KSA
• , Zarqa University, Jordan
• , Science Faculty Of Tunis, Tunis
• , King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals , Saudi Arabia
• , Jordan
• , Jordan
• , University Of Petra, Jordan
• , Applied Science University, Jordan
• , International University Of Africa, Sudan
• , Philadelphia University , Jordan
• , Isra Private University, Jordan
• , Amman University, Jordan
• , American University Of Beirut, Lebanon
• , Philadelphia University , Jordan
• , Royal Scientific Society , Jordan
• , Philadelphia University , Jordan
• , European University Cyprus, Nicosia
• , Shinas College Of Technology, Oman
• , Loughborough University, UK
• , University Of Porto, Portugal.
• Mahmoud Abou Naaj, Ajman University Of Science And Technology, UAE
• , , Jordan
• , Mentouri University Of Constantine, Algerie
• , University Of Annaba, Algeria
• , King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals, Saudi Arabia
• , Canada
• , Jordan
• , Zagazig University College Of Computer And Information, Egypt
• , Philadelphia University , Jordan
• , The University Of Jordan, Jordan
• , Applied Science University, Jordan
• , University Of Babylon, Iraq
• , University Of Science And Technology, Sudan
• , Biskra University, Algerie
• , Philadelphia University, Jordan
• , Newyork Institute Of Technology, Jordan
• , Bishop Heber College, India
• , University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
• , Quality Horizons, Jordan
• , Jordan
• , Nufooz Group, Lebanon
• , University Of Jordan, Jordan
• , Hashemite University, Jordan
• , Al-Anbar University, Iraq
• , University Of Babylon, Iraq
• , University Of Annaba, Algerie
• , British Council, Jordan, Jordan
• , Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
• , Sohar Colleage Of Applied Sciences , Oman
• , Jordan University, Jordan
• , Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
• , American University in Dubia, UAE
• , American University Of Beirut, Lebanon

 

Important Dates

Submission of papers: May 15, 2008 June 15, 2008
Notification of acceptance: July 1, 2008
Camera-ready submission & registration: Sep. 1, 2008
Conference period: October 15-16, 2008

Correspondence

Direct all correspondence to:
Jehad Al-Sadi, AOU-Jordan
Postal address: P. O. Box 1339, Amman 11953, Jordan
Telephone (mob): (+962) 796996006
Fax: (+962) 6 553 0813
E-mail:

Additional Information

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