THE SEVENTH IFIP INTERNATIONAL WORKING CONFERENCE ON

 Information Technology in Educational Management ( ITEM )

Hamamatsu , Japan 23 - 26 JULY, 2006

ITEM 2006 CONFERENCE THEME:
"KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION''

WEBSITE: www-item2006.ai.is.uec.ac.jp

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

SPONSOR

International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)

Host Universities

Supported By

Who Should Attend

We believe ITEM 2006 (Information Technology in Educational Management 2006), Knowledge Management for Educational Innovation, a four-day event in Japan , will be of interest to the following groups of people:

As can be seen from the conference theme we are looking to explore a wide range of issues and to imaginatively and creatively demonstrate and explore directions for developing and improving all types of educational institutions through ITEM . Delegates will be encouraged to share ideas and will gain an international perspective of ITEM developments.

Conference Venue

The ITEM 2006 Conference will take place in Hamamatsu , Shizuoka Pref., Japan .

Hamamatsu is an industrial city and is located approximately halfway between Tokyo and Osaka , and it can be reached in less than 2 hours from these cities by bullet train. Major automobile industries (e.g. Suzuki and Honda), Optoelectronic industries (e.g. Hamamatsu Photonics), and Music instrument makers (e.g.Yamaha, Kawai, Roland) are located in this city.

However, Hamamatsu has much more: music, old cosy streets, surroundings of natural beauty, and an environment where people can live in health and prosperity. Blessed with a mild climate and the natural beauty of mountains, rivers, and oceans, Hamamatsu offers a variety of tourist attractions. One of the notable attractions is the beautiful Hamamatsu Castle which is located close to the conference venue.

Shizuoka University Hamamatsu campus ( http://www.shizuoka.ac.jp/english/campus2.html ) is located in Hamamatsu . Prof. Kenjiro Takayanagi, considered the father of Japanese Television Technology, did most of his research in this University. The nearest international airport is Nagoya , which is located about 110 km from Hamamatsu city.

The conference venue is in the Training and Interaction Centre in ActCity Hamamatsu. ( http://www.actcity.jp/ )

See the map of ActCity Hamamatsu. ( http://www.actcity.jp/actmain/contents/map/access.htm )

Background Information

Since the mid-1980s computer assisted educational information systems have been developing in various parts of the world and the knowledge surrounding the development and implementation of these systems has been growing. In 1994 the first international working conference on Information Technology in Educational Management ( ITEM ) was held in Jerusalem . Two years later a second working conference was held in Hong Kong and following this Working Group (WG) 3.7 of the International Federation for Information Processing was established. WG 3.7 focuses on promoting the effective and efficient use of IT in the management of educational institutions. Subsequently conferences have been held in Maine (USA), Auckland ( New Zealand ), Helsinki ( Finland ) and Las Palmas ( Spain ). The conferences have engendered a spirit of co-operation amongst people around the world resulting in the publication of seven books, three special editions of academic journals, numerous papers, research funding obtained, and research projects carried out. More detailed information about WG 3.7 can be found at: http://item.wceruw.org

Participation

Participation is limited to invited participants and the number of places at the conference will be limited. Consistent with ITEM 2006 being a Working Conference, the participants are expected to attend and participate for all working days. This arrangement facilitates personal contacts, information exchanges and fruitful discussions in the plenary sessions and in smaller groups.

Participation is by invitation from the International Programme Committee. Invitations will be issued on the basis of recommendations by national representatives of the Technical Committee on Computers in Education (TC3), the Programme Committee and the sponsoring institutions, and on the suitability of the materials and papers submitted to the Programme Committee for presentation.

Intending participants may apply to attend in one of the following three modes:

Mode 1 Presenter of A FULL PAPER. A substantial paper (maximum length 8 A4 pages, 3500 words including references, with an abstract of about 200 words on the front page) which may refer to any of the sub-themes of the Working Conference.

Mode 2 Presenter of A SHORT PAPER. This could be based on practical experiences, relate to projects in progress and report interim results. Length of the paper would be limited to six A4 pages, with an abstract of about 200 words on the front page.

Mode 3 Persons with SPECIAL EXPERTISE AND INTEREST. A person having special expertise or interest in the stated sub-themes may apply to attend and participate without submitting a paper.

Submission of Papers (Mode 1 and Mode 2)

Intending participants in Modes 1 and 2 should send their papers to reach the Programme Chair, preferably by email (an attachment in RTF), as soon as possible but not later than 15 October, 2005 .

If e-mail is not an option, intending participants (modes 1 and 2) should prepare and send three copies of the paper (maximum 8 A4 size pages with an abstract on the front page) with two copies to the Programme Committee Chair, Adrie Visscher.

All papers, short and long, will be submitted to a rigorous process of peer review. The Programme Committee Chair will notify intending participants (Modes 1/2/3) of the outcome of review, i.e. acceptance, acceptance subject to changes being made, or declined, by 1 st January 2006.

Presenters of accepted papers will be provided with details of amendments suggested by the reviewers and an author's kit containing instructions provided by the publisher ( www.wkap.com/IFIP).

The final camera-ready text of papers must reach the Programme Chair preferably by e-mail not later than 15 th March 2006 . Registration Forms should then also be sent to the conference secretariat.

Formal Registration

This will take place after paper submissions and the peer review process. Registration packs including Registration Forms, accommodation details, author’s kit, etc. will be provided together with the Invitation to Participate from the Programme Committee Chair.

Participants are requested to return the completed Registration Forms by 15 th March 2006 following the instructions provided in the Registration pack.

Proceedings and Language

All papers, presentations, discussions and recommendations of the Conference will be in English. While all accepted papers will be duplicated for distribution at the conference, only a selection of "full papers" and "short papers" will be published in the Conference book. The book will normally be published by Springer Publishers as a special volume in accordance with the high standards associated with IFIP publications. A copy of this Springer publication will be distributed to each Conference participant, when printed approximately six months after the Conference. Papers will only be considered for publication if authors are present at the conference.

The Programme Committee will make decisions regarding the acceptance of submitted papers for presentation at the Conference. Following recommendations by the Programme Committee, the editors will make final decisions regarding acceptance for publication in the Proceedings. Such decisions will be final and authors concerned will be notified separately by the editors.

Organisation

The Working Conference is sponsored by Technical Committee 3 (Technical Committee on Computers in Education) of IFIP, and organised by Shizuoka University , Japan .

The International Programme Committee

Adrie Visscher (Chair) The Netherlands
Alex Fung Hong Kong
Len Newton England
Chris Thorn USA
Ian Selwood England
Arthur Tatnall Australia
Jan Wibe Norway

The Organising Committee

Toshio Okamoto (Chair) Japan
Yukihiro Itoh Japan
Alexandra I. Cristea Netherlands
Bill Davey Australia
Kenji Hirata Japan
Kouji Itoh Japan
Mizue Kayama Japan
Tatsuhiro Konishi Japan
Maomi Ueno Japan

The Editors

Arthur Tatnall Australia
Toshio Okamoto Japan
Adrie Visscher The Netherlands

General Information

The Working Conference will commence on Sunday July 23 rd. 2004 and end on Wednesday 26 th July 2004. On Saturday 22 nd there will be a welcome reception. The conference venue will be the Training and Interaction City in Act City Hamamatsu.

Indicative Conference fees

The conference fee will be 300 euros. Fees are inclusive of welcome reception, 4 conference lunches, 1 conference dinner, refreshments, entertainment and the published conference book.

Accommodation

Assistance in making hotel reservations will be available. The Organising Committee is negotiating an accommodation package.

Partners

Partners are welcome and leisure and recreational possibilities will be included in the Registration Pack. A charge of approximately 50 euros will be payable for partners and this will include the reception and conference dinner.

Summary of Important Dates

Papers in Modes 1 and 2 should reach the Chair of the Programme Committee, preferably by email, as soon as possible but not later than 15 th October, 2005 .

Intending participants will be notified of the outcome of review, i.e. acceptance, acceptance subject to changes being made, or declined, by 1 st January, 2006 . Registration packs will be provided to those accepted to attend.

The final camera-ready text of papers must reach the Conference Secretariat and the chair of the programme committee preferably by e-mail not later than 15 th March, 2006 , along with completed registration forms. (See www.wkap.com/IFIP).

Contact Addresses

Programme CommitteeChair

Adrie Visscher
Phone: (+31) 53 489 3609
Email: Visscher@edte.utwente.nl
Fax: (+31) 53 489 3791
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural Sciences
Dept. of Educational Organisation and Management
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands

Organising CommitteeChair

Toshio Okamoto
Phone: (+81) 424 43 5620
Email: okamoto@ai.is.uec.ac.jp
Fax: (+81) 424 89 6070
The University of Electro-Communicationse-
Graduate School of Information Systems
P.O. Box 182-8585 1-5-1 Chofugaoka Chofu
Tokyo, Japan

Yukihiro Itoh (Co-Chair)
Phone: (+81) 53 478 1474
Email: itoh@inf.shizuoka.ac.jp
Fax: (+81) 53 478 1474
Shizuoka University
Faculty of Informatics
P.O. Box 432-8011 3-5-1 Jyohoku Hamamatsu
Shizuoka, Japan

Conference Secretariat

e-mail: tsuka@ai.is.uec.ac.jp
Phone:(+81) 424 43 5622
Fax: (+81) 424 89 6070
P.O. Box 182-8585 1-5-1 Chofugaoka Chofu
Tokyo, Japan