| The 8th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security will be held at the Military Academy in Lisbon under the sponsorship of the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. The conference will address elements of both theory and practice of all aspects of Information Warfare and Security, and offers an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants involved in the domain to come together and exchange ideas. The programme for the event will include an extensive range of peer-reviewed papers, including presentations from leaders in the field. The Military Academy is a military establishment of university higher education level which develops activities of teaching, research and support to the communities with the purpose of training and forming Officers for the Portuguese Army and the Republican National Guard. Lisbon is the westernmost capital in mainland Europe. It is located in the west of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the point where the river Tagus flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Its roots go back to ancient times with Phoenician influences that can be traced back to 1,200 BC Summer is a great time to visit Portugal, we hope that you will be able to be part of ECIW 2009 and we look forward to welcoming you to Lisbon. Henrique Santos Conference Co-Chair Your contacts for this conference are: Important dates | Abstract submission deadline: | 15 December 2008 | Extended until 19 January 2009 | | Notification of abstract acceptance: | 22 December 2008 | | | Full paper due for review: | 2 February 2009 | | | Notification of paper acceptance (subject to any requested changes) | 13 April 2009 | | | Earlybird registration closes | 27 April 2009 | | | Final paper due (with any changes): | 11 May 2009 | | | Author registration final date: | 1 June 2009 | | Registration news Early bird registration closes on 27 April 2009. Please read the early bird condition on the registration page. Special reduced rates for Supervisors and students booking together. Special reduced rates for group bookings. See registration page for details Publication opportunity Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration. The proceedings for this conference are listed on the Thomson Reuters ISI Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings (ISTP/ISI Proceedings), the Thomson Reuters ISI Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP) and the Thomson Reuters ISI Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP/ISI Proceedings). Selected papers from the Conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Information Warfare: http://www.jinfowar.com . Click on the icon to view a complimentary .PDF version of the latest issue of the Journal of Information Warfare.  Additionally, selected papers from the conference will be considered for publication in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics published by Inderscience UK (ISSN:1751-1911X) Conference status After a number of requests for extensions were received, the programme committee has agreed to extend the abstract submission deadline to 19 January 2009. Application are still being accepted to join the conference committee.. Note to Authors: Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper. Author registration must be completed by 1 June 2009. |