CALL FOR PAPERS

KES2007: 11th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems

Invited Session : [IS05] Knowledge-Based Creativity Support Systems

September 12-14, 2007, Vietri sul Mare, Italy

Scope of the Session:

The invited session is part of the KES2007 conference. The purpose is to present and discuss researches on knowledge-based creativity support systems for future proactive society. Human's creative problem solving processes are composed of four processes which are divergent thinking, convergent thinking, idea crystallization, and idea verification. Then, the session focuses on support systems which facilitate these creative processes and problem solving activities.

Topics:

The invited session will focus on these topics of interest:

• Knowledge-Based Creativity Support Systems
• Decision Support Systems
• Knowledge Management Support Systems
• Intelligent Groupware
• Awareness Information Systems

Submission of Paper:

Please follow the KES2007 guidelines for more information on paper submission. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper.

Publications:

The papers accepted in the invited session will be expected to be published by the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in AI as part of the LNCS series.

Important Dates:

February 28,  2007	Submission of  full paper or extended abstract (in LNCS style ).
April 11, 2007	Acceptance notifications. We have sent notifications to authors. (April 6, 2007)
April  26,  2007  May  1,  2007   (Extended)	Submission due of camera-ready papers.  Please submit final paper through KES2007 Invited Session Login (PROSE).
May  01,  2007 June  01,  2007	Registration deadline. (All presenting authors must register with payment by 1 June 2007 for their papers to appear in the proceedings.)

Links:

Conference main site: http://kes2007.kesinternational.org/

Contacts:

Susumu Kunifuji, Professor School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Address : 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292, JAPAN E-mail: kuni -at- jaist.ac.jp Tel.: +81-761-51-1715 (Office)    Fax.: +81-761-51-1775 (Office)
Kazuo Misue, Associate Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Tsukuba Address : 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8573, JAPAN E-mail: misue -at- cs.tsukuba.ac.jp Tel./Fax.: +81-29-853-5802 (Office)
Motoki Miura, Research Associate School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Address : 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292, JAPAN E-mail: miuramo -at- jaist.ac.jp Tel.: +81-761-51-1717 (Office)    Fax.: +81-761-51-1775 (Office)