CALL FOR PAPERS

Athens Institute for Education and Research

Mini Conference on Biomedical Informatics and E-Health as part of the

8^th Annual International Conference on Information Technology & Computer Science, 21-24 May 2012, Athens, Greece

The Computer Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organizing a special mini conference on the Biomedical Informatics and E-Health as part of its 8^th Annual International Conference on Information Technology & Computer Science in Athens, Greece, 21-24 May 2012. The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a visit to Delphi. For programs of previous conferences and other information visit the conference website www.atiner.gr/computer.htm. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of all areas of biomedical and e-health research areas. You may participate as panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair a session or observer. Papers (in English) to be published in a peer reviewed publication are invited to be presented from all areas of biomedical and e-health studies.

If you think that you can contribute, please send an abstract of about 300 words, via email, before 2 April 2012 to: Dr. Abdel-Badeeh Salem, Professor, Ain Shams University, Egypt and Academic Member of the Computer Research Unit of ATINER, 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece. Tel.: + 30 210 363-4210 Fax: + 30 210 3634209 Email: atiner@atiner.gr URL: www.atiner.gr/computer.htm. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name (s), First Name (s), Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of the submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/docs/2012FORM-COM.doc. Announcement of the decision is made within 4 weeks after submission, which includes information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (gtp@atiner.gr), President, ATINER.

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers - from all over the world - could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, ATINER has organized about 150 international conferences and has published over 100 books. Academically, the Institute consists of four research divisions and twenty research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.