Deadlines: For a 100-word abstract = March 31, 2004
           For the full paper = April 30, 2004
           Acceptance notification = May 15, 2004
           Fee payment = May 31, 2004 (after this deadline, 10 percent extra;
           at conference registration, 20 percent extra)

We are happy to invite you to be a speaker at CAITA Scientific
Forum of the International CAITA-2004 Conference in West Lafayette, Indiana,
(CAITA = Conference on Advances in Internet Technologies and Applications,
with special emphasis on E-Education, E-Enterprise, E-Manufacturing, E-Mobility 
and related issues).

In 2004, the conference will take place from Thursday, July 8 (arrival day)
until Sunday, July 11 (departure day), on the campus of the world-famous
Purdue University (ranked in the top 10 engineering schools in the USA and
number one for a number of specific fields). 
Detailed program and all relevant information are given at the 
conference web site.

The conference is limited to 200 attendees (physical capacity of the
conference center). 

In addition to other programs, a special scientific forum is also
being organized (with both plenary talks and parallel sessions).
The scientific forum talks are open to all participants (other fori
include the High Tech Forum, Talented Students Forum, etc.).
Therefore, speakers in the scientific forum will get wide visibility,
which is good for all kinds of activities that they may like to establish
during the conference.

The keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the scientific forum will
be Dr. Erich Neuhold (Germany), general director of Fraunhofer IPSI.

Please submit your title/abstract (which means that you have committed
to participate if your paper is accepted), as soon as possible.

The major goal of this forum is to establish a podium for a fruitful
exchange of the newest scientific ideas, and that is why your
participation is extremely important to all of us. Only elite
researchers and professionals are being invited.

If you like to accept this invitation, please send e-mail (with title, 
abstract, and affiliation) to purdue@internetconferences.net

Conditions of this invitation are as follows:

1. Duration of your slot is 30 minutes (20 to 25 minutes for your talk,
and the rest for discussion).

2. You are financially responsible:
   (a) for transportation,
   (b) for the hotel and food costs,
   (c) for the conference fee ($400, or $300 for those who attended
       IPSI conferences in the past and for graduate students).

3. The best airports to fly into are West Lafayette, Indianapolis 
(and then take Lafayette Limo to reach Purdue in about 90 minutes),
or Chicago (and then rent a car to reach Purdue).

4. The recommended place to stay is the Purdue University Union Club Hotel.
For other hotels in the vicinity, see the Web.

5. The conference fee includes the program, a book of
abstracts, a CD with full papers, a cocktail and the welcome dinner on
the arrival day, and access to all professional and social activities of
the conference. 

6. For more details, you can check the preliminary Web site of the 
scientific forum (http://internetconferences.net/caita2004).

7. The format of your paper is your choice. Your paper will be reviewed, with the major
intention to provide you with a feedback that can help improve the quality.

8. When submitting the abstract, include: AFFILIATION, TITLE, and ABSTRACT
(100 words). See the formal rules for full papers (maximum 1MBy and minimum four pages,
in IEEE Transactions on Computers format). Deadline extensions are possible,
by special request.

9. The scope of the conference is relatively large: Basic themes and
their variations, in the following domains: Informatics, The Internet, Mechanical
Engineering, Environment, Computer Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary
Research, MBA, Internet Aspects of Medicine, Special Issues in Education,
Management, Law, etc., in addition to traditional Mechanical, Electrical and
Computer Engineering, and Engineering Physics, and Bioengineering.

10. The social program is being organized by Purdue University Conference Division and
will be posted on or before June 30, 2004.


Sincerely yours,

Professor Dr. M. Tomovic, Purdue University Chair Professor,
General Chair of the CAITA-2004

Professor Dr. V. Milutinovic, University of Belgrade,
Program Chair of the CAITA-2004

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