PCSC 2009: Updated Call for Papers and Participation

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PCSC 2009
9th Philippine Computing Science Congress
March 2 - 3, 2009
Silliman University, Dumaguete City

Conference Website: http://ccs.su.edu.ph/pcsc2009/theconference.html


Call for Papers and Participation

The Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP) invites you to participate in the 9th Philippine Computing Science Congress (PCSC 2009).

The CSP organizes this conference to enable local and neighboring computing educators, researchers, and ICT professionals and students to interact and to share their work in computing, computer science, computer engineering, computational science, and information and communications technology (ICT).
The conference features special lectures by prominent researchers and educators in the field of information and communications technology (including computing, computer science, computer engineering, computational science, and related disciplines). It also features contributed research papers on computing and ICT.

DATES and VENUE:

PCSC 2009 will be held on March 2-3, 2009 at Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines.

CONFERENCE TOPICS (but not limited to the following):

Cellular Automata
Genetic Algorithms
Computational Science
Computational Modeling and Simulation
Computer Architecture
Computer Applications
Computer Engineering
Computer Science Education
Computer Simulation
Database and Information Systems
E-Commerce
E-Learning
E-Based Communities
High Performance Computing
Mathematical Modeling
Networking
Neural Networks
Software Engineering
Theoretical Computer Science
Other relevant topics in computer science, computational science, and ICT


Paper Submission and Proceedings

Contributed papers for PCSC 2009 should follow the formatting guidelines based on the ACM Word Template (http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/~raf/pcsc07/cspformat.doc). These papers will be peer-reviewed, and if accepted, they will be published in the Electronic Proceedings of the 9th Philippine Computing Science Congress (PCSC 2009). Qualified papers will be considered for publication in the Philippine Computing Journal (PCJ), the official journal of the Computing Society of the Philippines.

GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSION:

Visit the Philippine Computing Journal (PCJ) website:
http://www.philjol.info/index.php/PCJ

Read the information for authors/contributors:
http://www.philjol.info/index.php/PCJ/information/authors

Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting:
http://www.philjol.info/index.php/PCJ/user/register

If authors are already registered they can proceed with paper submission:
http://www.philjol.info/index.php/index/user

Important Dates:

Submissions of Full Paper

January 10, 2009

Notice of Acceptance
February 10, 2009

Submission of Revised Papers
February 24, 2009

Submission of Slides for Presentation
February 27, 2009

Deadline of Submission of Pre-Registration Forms
February 24, 2009

Conference
March 2-3, 2009


Fees

PhP 2,500 (regular, non-student, walk-in)PhP 2,000 (regular, non-student, pre-registered)PhP 1,500 (non-student author of accepted paper)PhP 1,500 (non-author currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, walk-in)PhP 1,250 (non-author currently enrolled students, pre-registered)PhP 1,000 (student author, currently enrolled)

Notes:

The registration fee includes free membership to CSP for the year 2009.
It does not include transportation and accommodation expenses.
It includes a conference kit, PCSC 2009 CD Proceedings, snacks, lunch, conference welcome drinks, and a certificate of participation.

MODE OF PAYMENT

If paying via cheque, make cheque payable to: COMPUTING SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.

Registration payments may be made through the CSP's bank account in BANCO DE ORO.

Below are the details:

Name: COMPUTING SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.
Bank: BANCO DE ORO
Branch: Loyola Heights - Katipunan, Quezon City
Savings Account Number: 003578001070

Notes:

Any bank charges should be charged to the payor and not to CSP.
Keep a copy of your bank transaction as proof of payment.

Notify Engr. Chuchi Montenegro (Email: chuchi.montenegro@gmail.com, Fax: (035) 422-6033) about the details of your payment (total amount, for how many persons, date and time payment was deposited, and name of Banco de Oro branch). CC to computingsoc@gmail.com.


PCSC 2009 Executive Committee

Jaime Caro, Ph.D.
CSP President
University of the Philippines-Dilliman
Tel./Fax.: (02) 920-2636
Email: jdlcaro@gmail.com

Caslon Chua, Ph.D.
CSP Vice President
Overall Chair, PCSC 2009
De La Salle University
Tel./Fax.: (02) 536-0276
Email: chuacl@dlsu.edu.ph

Henry N. Adorna, Ph.D.
Chair, Scientific Program Committee
Department of Computer Science
University of the Philippines
Email: ha@dcs.upd.edu.ph

Rafael Saldaña, Ph.D.
Co-Chair, Scientific Program Committee
Ateneo de Manila University
Tel./Fax.: (02) 709-0907
E-mail: raffysaldana@gmail.com

Gregg Victor Gabison, Ph.D.
Local Organizing Committee
University of San Jose Recoletos - Cebu City
Tel./Fax.: (02) 536-0276

Cherry Lyn Sta. Romana, MSCS
President, CSP-Visayas
Cebu Institute of Technology
Email: cstaromana@gmail.com

Dave E. Marcial, MSCS
Vice President, CSP-Visayas
Secretariat, PSCS 2009
Silliman University
Tel./Fax.: (035) 422-6033
Email: demarcial@su.edu.ph
demarcial02@yahoo.com

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