News

Professor Marchionini announced as Invited Speaker

ECDl 2009 would like to announce Gary Marchionini as Invited Speaker. Gary Marchionini is Cary C. Boshamer Professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina where he teaches courses in human-information interaction, interface design and testing, and digital libraries, while he also heads the Interaction Design Laboratory at SILS. His speech is entitled "Digital Libraries as Phenotypes for Digital Societies". Read more here.
[Added: April. 07, 2009]

List of Accepted Workshops

We would like to inform you that the accepted workshops for ECDL 2009 are the following ones:

1. Digital Curation in the Human Sciences
2. Digital Libraries: Interoperability, Best Practices and Modeling Foundations
3. Harvesting Metadata: Practices and Challenges
4. The 8th European Networked Knowledge Organisation Systems (NKOS) Workshop
5. Second Workshop on Very Large Digital Libraries (VLDL 2009)
6. BooksOnline '09: 2nd  Workshop on Research Advances in Large Digital Book Collections
7. Workshop on Exploring Musical Information Spaces (WEMIS)
8. 9th International Web Archiving Workshop (IWAW 2009)
9. Conducting a Needs Assessment for a Joint EU-US Digital Library Curriculum
10. Cross-Languange Evaluation Forum 2009

[Added: Mar. 31, 2009]

ECDL 2009 Official Carriers Announced

ECDL 2009 Organizing Committee announces the official carriers of the conference. Olympic Airways is supporting the safe and reliable transportation of ECDL participants by air, while ANEK Lines will provide high-class services for those who wish to travel from sea.

Olympic Airlines is the company that emerged from the historical Olympic Airways of Aristotle Onassis. It boasts a notable 50 year history, close to its passengers, characterized with love and responsible care for their safety. Olympic Airlines network constantly develops, covering 73 destinations in Greece and abroad. By taking advantage of the new technologies, it introduces new services such as e-check in and e-ticketing, so as to adapt to the increasing customer requirements.

Olympic Airlines have been appraised as a leading company in flight safety, a fact that can be established by the numerous results, from tests conducted by national and international organisations. Looking at the future and the new challenges of the airline market, Olympic Airlines, aims at the development and progression alongside with the better and continuously upgraded service of its passengers in Greece and around the world. Find more information at http://www.olympicairways.com.

Olympic Airlines offer a discount of 15% to tickets of the Economy Class. The discount is valid for trips in between September 27 and October 04, 2009. This discount is valid also only for flights of the Olympic Airways, which are operated by Olympic Airways airplanes.

ECDL participants may address to Olympic Airways offices and by referring to the code ZZCONF01/09ZZ will receive the discount. It is important to present the mail of confirming their registration to the conference to the office in order to activate this discount.

The modern, high-standard ANEK LINES fleet sails certified with a Quality Management System according to ISO 9001:2000 and Food Safety and Hygiene System (HACCP) according to ISO 22000. ISO & HACCP ensure that all required processes pertaining to sea carriage, passengers and vehicles transport, preparation and serving of meals and snacks, bar operation, hotel services, organization of cruises and happenings, are performed under controlled and approved conditions, so that the respective outcome meets the customers’ demands and complies with the Greek and EU Legislation.

As recognition for its achievements ANEK LINES was awarded the title "Passenger Line of the year 2008" by Lloyd’s List. Find more at http://www.anek.gr.

In regard to the services provided to ECDL participants, ANEK Lines provides a 40% discount to the tickets of the passengers' choice (subjected to availability) in the domestic (from Patras and Igoumenitsa) and international (from Venezia and Ancona) routes. For ticket issuing you may contact the Booking Department in Peiraias (tel.: +30 210 4197420, fax: +30 210 4115465). The tickets will refer to ORDER NO: 9324/E40/PV/IS and ECDL participants will be able to receive them at the following offices of ANEK Lines by showing the confirmation of their registration to the conference:

• Venezia: Stazione Marittima di Venezia, Magazzino 123 (tel.: +39 041 5286522, fax: +39 0412419247).
• Ancona: Via XXIX Settembre 2/o (tel.: +39 071 2072346, fax: +39 071 2077904).
• Patras: Othonos & Amalias 25 (tel.: +30 2610 226053, fax: +30 2610 272906).
• Igoumenitsa: Ioniou Pelagous, Neo Limani (tel.: +30 26650 29063, fax: +30 26650 28705).

[Added: Mar. 30, 2009]

Silver Sponsor Announced

UniSystems is announced as Silver Sponsor. See the full list of sponsors here.
[Added: Mar. 30, 2009]

Final Submission Deadline

We would like to inform you that the final submission deadline is now set for Monday March 30, 2009 at 18:00 (GMT time zone).
[Added: Mar. 27, 2009]

Submission Deadline Extended

We would like to inform you that the submission deadline is now extended. The new submission deadline is Saturday March 28, 2009 (GMT time zone). You can always consult the Important Dates webpage.
[Added: Mar. 20, 2009]

Submission System now Open

The Submission System is now available and you can access it from the button below. For details about the submissions, please consult the Submissions webpage.
[Added: Mar. 16, 2009]

Alpha Bank is Announced as Platinum Sponsor - New Silver Sponsor

Alpha Bank, one of the biggest and more reliable Banks in Greece, is now announced as Platinum Sponsor of ECDL 2009.

Alpha Bank, founded in 1879, is one of the largest banks in Greece. With more than 900 Branches, Alpha Bank Group is active in the domestic as well as in international markets, having presence in Cyprus, Romania, London, Serbia, Albania, Jersey, Bulgaria, F.Y.R.O.M., Ukraine, New York.

It is acknowledged as an innovator in introducing new electronic services, such as, home banking via Alphaphone (banking services over the phone) via Alphaline (PC link) Alpha Web Banking  (banking services through the Internet) and Alpha Bank m-banking (banking services over a mobile phone).

Alpha Bank Group is one of the leading banking and financial services groups in Greece, offering a wide range of services including retail, SME and corporate banking, credit cards, asset management, investment banking, private banking, brokerage, leasing and factoring.

Alpha Bank, within this context of contributing rewards social well being, takes measures in favour of human resources and the working environment, the preservation of nature, the social and cultural life.

EBSCO Information Services is also announced as Silver Sponsor. See the full list of sponsors here.
[Added: Mar. 16, 2009]

Conference Proceedings on LNCS Series

Calls for Special Tracks are Now Announced

Special Tracks in ECDL 2009 are Now Inagurated

The first announcement about the Special Tracks of the ECDL 2009 is now available. You may find the first available information in the General Call , which is here. More information about the specific Special Tracks Calls will be announced soon.
[Added: Jan. 29, 2009]

One New Sponsor Has Been Added

The Coalition for Networked Information has been added to the Sponsors' list as a Supporter of the ECDL 2009. The updated list of Sponsors is available here.
[Added: Jan. 29, 2009]

Call for Tutorials Has Been Announced

Call for Tutorials has been announced. The Call is available at the Tutorials webpage, which is accessible here.
[Added: Dec. 23, 2008]

Three First Sponsors Announced.

The first three sponsors of the 13th ECDL are Swets, InterOPTICS and the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM). In the meantime minor changes have been made in the sponsorship program of the conference, which can be found here.
[Added: Dec. 23, 2008]

Call for Workshops Has Been Announced

Call for Workshops has been announced. The Call is available at the Workshops webpage, which is accessible here.
[Added: Dec. 3, 2008]

Call for Doctoral Consortium Has Been Announced

Call for Doctoral Consortium has been announced. The Call is available at the Doctoral Consortium webpage, which is accessible here.
[Added: Dec. 3, 2008]

Call for Demonstrations Has Been Announced

Call for Demonstrations has been announced. The Call is available at the Demonstrations webpage, which is accessible here.
[Added: Nov. 21, 2008]

Call for Panels Has Been Announced

Call for Panel Proposals has been announced. The Call is available at the Panels webpage, which is accessible here.
[Added: Nov. 20, 2008]

Program Committee Has Been Announced

ECDL 2009 program committe has been announced. You can find more details here.
[Added: Nov. 03, 2008]

Sponsorship Program Has Been Announced

Sponsorship program has been announced. Interested parties in sponsoring ECDL 2009 can find more information about the sponsorship program here.
[Added: Oct. 30, 2008]

ECDL 2009 website has been officially launched

ECDL 2009 official website has been launched. In this website you will be able to find all information relevant to the organization and the scientific programme of the 13th ECDL.
[Added: Oct. 08, 2008]

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