Information Technologies 2010
(IT 2010)
16^th International Conference on Information and Software Technologies
April 21^st- 23^rd 2010, Kaunas, Lithuania

Overview and aim	Relevant Topics	Conference Language	Submission	Conference Proceedings !!!
Review Process	Important Dates	Conference Fees	Conference Venue
Organizing Committee	Contacts	Call for Tutorials	Programme
How to get to IT 2010	Key Notes and Speakers	Hotels

OVERVIEW AND AIM
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES conference is hosted by the biggest technical university in the Baltic states – Kaunas University of Technology. First organized as part of "Lithuanian Science and Industry" conference series in 1995, in Kaunas, Lithuania, the event turned international in 2008 immediately attracting attention from academicians from all over the world. Although years have passed sincethe first iteration of the conference, the original mission remains asrelevant as ever. The 2010 iteration of the event will again be aimed at the promotion of multidisciplinary approaches and methods designed to further simplify the convergence of social and IT requirements as well as accompanying technologies. And to further encourage such convergence, full length advanced industrial tutorials on Model Driven Development and Software Development Practices by well known practitioners are introduced into the conference agenda for the first time. We kindly invite our old academic friends as well as new contributors to join the debate sharing the knowledge on system analysis and design, hardware and computer networks as well as other relevant topics.
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Relevant Topics
Ontology, Conceptual Modelling and Databases
    Ontology and Conceptual Modelling Data
    Modelling and Database Design
  Quality of Models and Modelling Languages
  Advanced Databases (Web, Multimedia, Temporal, Spatial, etc.)
  Integrating Heterogeneous Data Sources
  Distributed Databases
  Database Security and Transaction Support
  Data Warehouses and OLAP
Business Process Modelling, Analysis and Design
  Business Process Modelling (methods, tools and technologies)
  Business Process and Workflow Management
  Business Process Management and IS Integration
  Business Process Re-engineering and Optimization
Requirements Engineering and Business Rules
  Business Rules Modelling and Tools
  Business Rules in Information Systems
  Advances in Requirements Engineering
Information and Software Systems Engineering
  Systems Engineering Methodologies
  Model-driven Development
  Service-Oriented Architecture SOA) and Agents
  Component-Based Development
  Distributed, Mobile, and Open Architectures
  Semantic Web Engineering
  Software Quality, Testing, Verification and Validation
  CASE Tools for Software Development
  Security and Trust
  Interoperability of Enterprises and Information Systems
Information Technology Applications
  E-Government and Public Sector
  Enterprise Systems (ERP, SCM, CRM)
  Workflow Management
  Web Information systems
  Medicine and Health Care
  Language Engineering
  Geographical Information Systems
Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering
  Artificial Intelligence Applications
  Decision Support Systems
  Natural Language Processing
  Intelligent Social Agents and Distributed Artificial Intelligence Applications
  Agent Oriented Modelling and Development
  Web and Enterprise Knowledge Management
  Knowledge-based Systems Engineering
  Business Intelligence
  Warehouses and Data Mining
Formal Analysis and Design Methods
  Formal Systems Modelling and Simulation
  Formal Verification and Validation
  Applied Numerical Analysis
IT in Teaching and Learning
  Computer-based Learning
  Distance Education
Hardware and Computer Networks
  Computer Networks Design and Management
  Chip Design and Testing
  GSM based solutions for objects localization

Case studies, experience reports and industrial problem statements are particularly encouraged.
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Conference Language
The official language of the conference will be English.
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Submission
Contributions are limited to the research papers. The paper’s size should not exceed 5000 words and 8 pages (fee for extra pages 30 EUR per page). All accepted submissions will be published. However, the separate tome of selected papers will be submitted for the inclusion in the ISI Proceedings database. Conference proceedings are rated as Level 1 periodical publication in Norwegian system. Note that no more than two papers by the same author (written individually or with the coauthors) can be included in this particular volume. Other accepted papers will be published in a separate volume as research communications. The final versions of accepted papers must conform to the proceedings publication format. The instructions can be found on the website of IT 2010 (http://isd.ktu.lt/it2010/). Submission will be handled electronically through the IT 2010 web site. For submitting a paper, please use a menu section "Authors" at the top of this site. Please, read an instruction for submission (menu section "Authors/Instruction").
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Review Process
The reviewing process of submitted papers will be double-blind. At least two members of the Program Committee will review each submission. Review will be handled electronically through the IT2010 web site. See the IT2010 web site for details about evaluation criteria.
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Important Dates:
11 01 2010 - Paper abstract registration deadline; (extended)
18 01 2010 - Paper submission deadline; (extended)
15 03 2010 - Acceptance notification;
29 03 2010 - Print ready paper submission;
21 04 2010 - Conference. Industrial Tutorials; New!
22-23 04 2010  - Conference. Research Sessions;
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Conference Fees:
Early-bird prices - for registration until April 5, 2010
Regular prices - for registration after April 5, 2010

Full conference package (for non-discounted participant and PC member):
- attendance at all sessions,
- 50% discount on industrial tutorials fee,
- copy of conference proceedings,
- CD with conference program and both proceedings,
- conference materials,
- refreshments during breaks,
- tickets for social events: 2-3 lunches, an official dinner, and a sightseeing tour;

Full conference package (for student up to master degree):
- attendance at all research sessions,
- 50% discount on industrial tutorials fee,
- copy of conference proceedings,
- CD with conference program and both proceedings,
- conference materials,
- refreshments during breaks;

Partial conference package:
- attendance at all sessions,
- CD with conference program and both proceedings,
- refreshments during breaks;

Industrial tutorials package:
- attendance at all tutorials sessions,
- tutorials materials,
- CD with conference program and both proceedings,
- lunch and refreshments during breaks.

Type	Early-bird prices		Regular prices
Type	Participation days		Participation days
*Full conference package*	*April 22-23*	*April 21-23*	*April 22-23*	*April 21-23*
Participant (non-discounted)	250 EUR	300 EUR	300 EUR	375 EUR
PC member	200 EUR	250 EUR	250 EUR	325 EUR
Bachelor’s or Master’s Student	125 EUR	175 EUR	175 EUR	250 EUR
*Partial conference package*	*April 22-23*	*April 21-23*	*April 22-23*	*April 21-23*
Participant (non-discounted)	125 EUR	225 EUR	175 EUR	225 EUR
PC member	100 EUR	200 EUR	125 EUR	275 EUR
Bachelor’s or Master’s Student	75 EUR	175 EUR	100 EUR	250 EUR
*Industrial tutorials package*	*April 21*		*April 21*
Participant (non-discounted)	100 EUR		150 EUR
PC member	100 EUR		150 EUR
Bachelor’s or Master’s Student	100 EUR		150 EUR

Prices for additional copies of conference proceedings:
- additional copy of proceedings - 50 EUR,
- additional copy of research communications with ISBN - 30 EUR.
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Conference Venue
The Conference will be held at Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Kaunas with only 360 thousand inhabitants is nevertheless one of the most significant cities of Lithuania. It is not only a city of old traditions, but also a large centre of business and industry. It can also lay claim to be a town of young people with over 40,000 students studying at one of eleven universities here.
Kaunas was always fated to play an important historical and cultural role in Lithuania. In 1408, Magdeburg rights were granted to the city of Kaunas by the privilege of Vytautas the Great. During the early 20th century Kaunas was the home of the Lithuanian Government and the capital of state. However, history tells us that even before this date, the city, situated at the confluence of the rivers Neris and Nemunas, experienced many periods of great prosperity and national importance.
It's hard to name the single most famous feature of Kaunas. From the historic 13th century Kaunas Castle to the romantic City Hall Square, from the macabre Devils' Museum to the galleries of art varying from classic to avant-garde - Kaunas offers something for everybody. The cosy and enigmatic Old Town of Kaunas extends into a vibrant Laisves avenue, where visitors can enjoy the mix of modern and traditional shops, cafes and bars.
Also basketball is synonymous with Kaunas not only because we held the very first official basketball game in Lithuania in 1922, but also because of the famous Zalgiris team and its international superstar Arvydas Sabonis.

If you like live music, look forward to concerts of the International Kaunas Jazz Festival (www.kaunasjazz.lt), which is taking place during the conference week.

Organised by
Department of Information Systems, http://isd.ktu.lt
Informatics Faculty, http://if.ktu.lt>
Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania http://ktu.lt
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Organizing Committee:
Rimantas Butleris (Chair)
Rita Butkiene (Co-chair)
Darius Silingas (Industrial Tutorials Chair)
Lina Nemuraite
Lina Tutkute
Tomas Danikauskas
Kestutis Kapocius
Jonas Ceponis
Jovita Nenortaite
Mikas Binkis
Gytis Vilutis
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Contact addresses
Tomas Skersys
Kaunas University of Technology
Studentų str. 50-309, Kaunas, Lithuania
Tel. +370-37-300382 Fax. +370-37-300352
E-mail:
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CALL FOR TUTORIALS
Overview and Aim
IT 2010 introduces a new session Industrial Tutorials, which will be held on Wednesday, April 21 – one day before the traditional academic conference. The aim of this session is to attract practitioners from IT companies for sharing their experience in applying innovative information technologies and software development methods and tools. IT 2010 industrial tutorials session will be split into two tracks – a more generic track on Software Development Practices, and more specific track on Model-Driven Development. The topics of particular interest are given below.

Relevant Topics

TRACK A: Software Development Practices

·         Project Management

·         Requirements Analysis

·         Architecture and Design

·         Software Testing and Quality Assurance

·         Software Documentation

·         Agile Practices

·         Test-Driven Development

·         Refactoring

·         Product Lines

·         Software Factories

TRACK B: Model-Driven Development

·         Modeling Languages, Platforms, Framework, and Tools

·         Model-Driven Development Methods

·        Case Studies on Applying Model-Driven Development

·         Model Verification and Validation

·         Model Transformations and Code Generation

·         Model Simulation

·         Model Migration

·         Meta-modeling

·         Domain Specific Languages

·         Modeling Style, Patterns, and Best Practices

Submission

Practitioners who are willing to run tutorials in this session are invited to submit proposals by filling in a tutorial proposal document and sending it by e-mail to the Industrial tutorials chair Darius Silingas, darius.silingas@nomagic.com. For the submission and acceptance dates see below ("important dates").

Review Process

Tutorial proposals will be selected by the tutorial chair, under advice of the IT 2010 organization committee. The presenters of selected tutorials will be granted the industrial tutorials package for free. If you have any questions about presenting or participating at industrial tutorials session, feel free to contact industrial tutorials chair Darius Silingas at darius.silingas@nomagic.com

Important Days

31 01 2010 – tutorial proposal submission deadline;

28 02 2010 – tutorial proposal acceptance notification;

28 03 2010 – tutorial draft submission;

18 04 2010 – final tutorial materials for publishing;

21 04 2010 – tutorial presentation.

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