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Call For Participation

The Program Committee encourages you to contribute to the MICS 2010 program in one of the following ways:

Papers

To present a paper, you should submit a 300-500 word abstract by January 8th, 2010. Upon acceptance of the abstract, you must submit a full paper by March 19th, 2010. Abstracts must provide sufficient details to judge the submission. Student papers are strongly encouraged, and cash awards will be given for the best undergraduate and graduate student papers. A paper is considered a “student” paper if a full-time student is the primary author and presents the paper. Faculty or other students may be listed as secondary authors. Conference registration is required for acceptance and publication of any paper.

Advances in Research (AIR) Presentations

AIR presentations provide a forum for work that has already been published in a peer-reviewed outlet to provide a means for disseminating contemporary high-caliber research to conference attendees. Authors should submit a full copy of the published article and citation of the publication by January 8th, 2010.

Posters/Software Demonstrations

To present a poster session or perform a software demonstration, submit a 300-500 word abstract by January 8th, 2010. Demonstrations can be stand-alone or as follow-ups to previous presentations.

Panel Discussions

Panel discussions provide different points of view and facilitate discussion on contemporary topics. To host a panel discussion, submit a 300-500 word abstract describing the topic and proposed panel members. Panel members are not necessarily expected to make formal presentations, but instead to facilitate discussion of the topic.

Nifty Assignments

Nifty Assignments provides a forum for sharing ideas and materials for interesting and provocative classroom assignments. Potential aAuthors should submit a 300-500 word abstract by January 8th, 2010, that describes the assignment, and specifies the target course and underlying pedagogical concepts that the assignment addresses. Successful authors will be expected to submit a paper by March 19, 2010, and provide a 20-minute conference presentation that describes the assignment and provides ready-to-use course materials.