8th National Conference on IT Education (NCITE 2010)

La Carmela de Boracay Convention Center
October 20, 2010 – October 23, 2010

The National Conference on Information Technology Education (NCITE) provides a venue to present innovative ideas, approaches, developments and results of research projects in the areas of Information Technology and Technology-based Education. The conference also promotes the exchange of information between researchers, faculty, administrators, and I.T. practitioners.
NCITE 2010 is organized by the Philippine Society of I.T. Educators Foundation, Inc. (PSITE) in coordination with Aklan Catholic College and PSITE Region VI Chapter.

Main groups of conference topics include but are not limited to:

Information Technologies in Education:
Collaborative Learning
Courseware Development
Instruction support tools
Distance Learning
E-Learning
Knowledge-Based Systems
Learning & Content Management Systems
Web-Based Learning

Information Systems:
Decision Support System
Expert Systems
Management Information Systems
Multimedia Systems

Special Topics:
Algorithms
Bioinformatics
Computer Graphics and Animation
Computer Security and Cryptography
Digital Divide
Grid Computing
Machine Learning and Computer Vision
Mobile Applications
Networked Systems
Pervasive Computing
Robotics
Software Engineering
Virtualization
Web Applications

SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished full research papers for presentation at NCITE 2010. The Conference Review Policy requires that each submitted paper will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers for inclusion in the conference program and CD-ROM proceedings. A review of all papers is undertaken by the members of the Paper Review Committee to determine the outstanding paper award. One author per paper is required to register and attend the conference to present the paper if accepted.

The full papers are due by August 27, 2010. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by September 13, 2010 via e-mail. Final version of the paper and presentation slides are due on October 4, 2010.

All manuscripts and slides must be submitted electronically, in PDF format and formatted using the ACM templates available at http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html.

A maximum of fifteen pages, including an abstract of up to 200 words will be allowed for each accepted paper in the proceeding.

Submit your manuscripts and slides (in PDF) through the OCS hosted at http://ncite.psite.ph/

POSTERS

Researchers with limited research output are encouraged to submit a research poster. It is a large document meant to communicate your research in a short period of time. It is composed of a short title, list of authors (and their affiliations), an introduction, an overview of your methods, your results, an insightful discussion of results, and bibliography. The size of the poster shall be A0 (33.1 in × 46.8 in), landscape. The submission date for posters is the same as that of full papers.

IMPORTANT DATES
For authors, please note the following dates:
Paper/ Poster Submission: August 27, 2010
Authors Notification: September 13, 2010
Early Registration / Author Confirmation: September 27, 2010
Revised Paper/ Poster and Slides Submission: October 4, 2010
Conference Dates: October 20-23, 2010
Authors will be responsible for their travel and living expenses.
The conference CD-ROM will contain the full paper and slides of all research papers presented and will be distributed free-of-charge to all conference participants.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Please direct questions regarding research papers to ncite2k10@gmail.com.

CONFERENCE FEE
Regular Registrants (Live-Out) - PhP 4,800.00 PHP (Closes 2010-09-27) Meals:
October 20: Dinner
October 21: Breakfast, AM/PM Snacks, Lunch & Dinner
October 22: Breakfast, AM/PM Snacks, Lunch
Conference Proceedings, Kit, Materials, Souvenirs
Regular Registrants (Live-In) - PhP 5,500.00 PHP (Closes 2010-09-27) Meals:
Hotel Accommodations in Quadruple Sharing (4 Days and 3 Nights: October 21-23, 2010)
October 20: Dinner
October 21: Breakfast, AM/PM Snacks, Lunch & Dinner
October 22: Breakfast, AM/PM Snacks, Lunch
Conference Proceedings, Kit, Materials, Souvenirs

PAYMENTS
Payments can be deposited to any Allied Bank branch.
Accomplish the deposit slip in triplicate credited to PSITE using the following details:
Account Name: PSITE
Account Number: 3131-02238-4
Branch: Allied Bank, Recto Branch
Manila Check payments shall be addressed to PSITE.
Payments made after September 27, 2010 will have a surcharge, as follows:
Non-Members: surcharge of Php 1,000.00.
Institutional Members: surcharge of Php 500.00

ONLINE REGISTRATION
Please scan your validated deposit slip and register online for confirmation of your attendance to http://www.blogger.com/register. Please present your deposit slip to the convention secretariat during the onsite registration for verification and issuance of official receipts. For inquiries, you may contact Dave E. Marcial, Conference Chair, at demarcial@e-live.su.edu.ph or at 09228218854 / 09105236709