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Abstract Submission Deadline Extended until 22 June 2008

Conference on eLearning and eResearch in the Arab World,
Part of
The 5th Congress of
Scientific Research Outlook and Technology Development in the Arab
 World (SRO5),
Organized by
Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF)

26-30 October 2008
Fez-Morocco

Conference Objectives
The conference will feature speakers, papers and posters from the
 international eLearning eResearch community, which focus on:
• Raising awareness for eLearning and eResearch activities in Arab
 countries,
• Information sharing and networking among those engaged in eLearning
 and eResearch activities,
• Discussion of issues related to eLearning and eResearch, e.g.
 technology issues, cultural change, and other barriers,
• Providing information about International and Regional eLearning
 and eResearch initiatives,
• Prospects, trends and challenges of eLearning and eResearch in the
 Arab world,
• Presenting success stories of eLearning and eResearch in the Arab
 world.

Conference Scopes
• eLearning and eResearch Applications in Life Sciences, Materials,
 Chemical Sciences, Energy, Earth Sciences and Cosmology, Social Sciences,
 Arts, and Humanities,
• Grid Services and Applications, eInfrastructure and Computer Grids
 for Science and Industry,
• Tools, Infrastructure, Policies and Services to Enable and Support
 eLearning and eResearch in Arab World,
• Access and Data Management,
• Collaboration Environments and Research Networking,
• eLearning and eResearch Applications.

Conference Co-Chairs
• Salah Al-Sharhan, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait,
• A. Y. Al-Zoubi, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan.

Keynote Speakers
• Mohamed Kamel, Director of the PAMI Lab in the University of
 Waterloo, Canada.

International Program Committee
• Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, University of Ottawa, Canada,
• Andries P Engelbrecht, School of Information Technology, University
 of Pretoria,
• Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia,
• Amr Ibrahim, American University-Cairo, Egypt,
• Chady El Moucary, Notre Dame University Lebanon,
• David Guralnick, President, Kaleidoscope Learning, USA,
• Denis Gillet, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne,
 Switzerland,
• Domenico Ponta, University of Genoa, Italy,
• Edmundo Tovar, Madrid Polytechnic University, Spain,
• Federico Ruggieri, Director of Research in the INFN, Italy,
• Hocine Fellag, Université de Tizi-Ouzou, Alegria,
• Imad Moukadem, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait,
• Issam Mougrqabi, Gulf University for Science and Technology,
• Jamil Itmazi, Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine,
• Jill Hewitt, Head of the School of Computer Science, UK,
• John Chevers, Dante, UK,
• Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia, Spain,
• Maysam Abood, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, UK

• Michael Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria,
• Mohamed Ben Ammar, University of Sfax (ENIS), Tunisia,
• Mohamed Jemni, University of Tunis, Tunisia,
• Mohamed Omran, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait,
• Mahmoud Neji, University of Sfax (ENIS), Tunisia,
• Nayer Wanas, Microsoft Research Center, Egypt,
• Osama Mimi, Birzeit University, Palestine,
• Qusay H. Mahmoud, University of Guelph, Canada,
• Rachida Ajhoun, Université Mohamed V-Souissi, Morocco,
• Redouane Merrouch, CNRST-MARWAN, Morocco,
• Rob Reilly, MIT Media Lab, USA,
• Tarek M. Sobh, University of Bridgeport, USA,
• Taisir Subhi-Yamin, The International Centre for Innovation in
 Education, France,
• Wael Bazzi, American University of Dubai, UAE,
• Wail Gueaieb, University of Ottawa, Canada,
• Wasel Ghanem, Birzeit University, Palestine.

Abstracts Submission and Registration
All Abstracts should strictly comply with the style and format as
 provided in the SRO submission style. Abstracts submitted in other types of
 formats or styles will not be considered for presentation. Duplicate
 Abstracts submitted for consideration in different sessions will be
 automatically rejected.
All Abstracts will be peer-reviewed and acceptance decisions will be
 made by the respective Technical Program co-Chairs Dr. Salah Al Sharhan,
 Dr. Al-Zoubi AY. All accepted Abstracts will appear in the conference
 proceedings electronically and will be published on ASTF Website. There
 will be award for the best presented Extended Abstract. For submitting
 your Extended Abstract please send it to alsharhan.sro@astf.net,
 alzoubi.sro@astf.net.
For Registration kindly arrange to fill the Registration Form and send
 it to sro@astf.net, or visit our website at: www.astf.net/sro/sro5 and
 follow the instructions.

Working Languages
Official Language: Arabic
Second Language: English

Deadline for Submissions
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended until June 22, 2008,
Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2008,
Final Abstract Submission: September 10, 2008.

Date and Venue
29-30 October 2008, Fez-Morocco

Visas
Participants are kindly requested to inquire the Moroccan
 Embassy/Consulate in their country of residence about obtaining an entry visa. Upon
 individual request, a Letter of Invitation from the Organizers to
 participate in SRO5 may be provided to facilitate procedures for obtaining a
 visa into Morocco. If needed, kindly inform us at sro@astf.net

Registration Fees
Participant without an accepted Abstract: 1480 MAD or 130 Euro,
Participant with an accepted Abstract: 740 MAD or 65 Euro

Hotel Reservation
The organizing committee has obtained special rates for Hotel
 accommodation of the conference participants, but to qualify for these rates,
 reservation should be made through this committee. You are kindly
 requested to make your reservation as soon as possible, as the number of room
 available at this rate is limited.
The rates will be conveyed to you shortly.
Arab Science and Technology Foundation
P.O. Box 27272 Sharjah, UAE
Tel: +971 6 5050551 Fax: +971 6 5050553
sro@astf.net
www.astf.net/sro/sro5