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| CSPA ’08, April 1-4, 2008,Doha, Qatar |
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| 2007-10-15 |
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The 4th International Conference on
Computer Science Practice in Arabic
(CSPA ’08)
Doha, Qatar, April 1-4, 2008 Co-Located with AICCSA08 The ACS / IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Qatar University The CSPA conference series is dedicated to promoting the practice of science in general, and computer science in particular, in the Arabic language. At a time when all modern languages evolve through a constant flow of linguistic material from the scientific field to the technical field to everyday practice, Arabic is in danger of becoming obsolete unless such a flow is created. Arabic speaking scholars have a unique role to play in this process, by practicing their profession in the Arabic language. The ultimate goal of our effort, to make Arabic an adequate medium for scientific communication, and, in time, scientific discovery, can only be reached through intense cooperation between domain experts, linguists, and translation experts. CSPA 2008 is the fourth conference in the CSPA series: The first conference was held in Tunis, Tunisia, in July 2003; the second was held in Cairo, Egypt, in January 2005; and the third was held in Sharjah, Dubai, in March 2006; the proceedings of these conferences are published by Phillips Publishing ( www.phillips-publishing.com). This series has met with increasing success, in terms of attendance, submissions, and impact. The goal of CSPA 2008 is to build on the success of previous conferences to increase the momentum of scientific publishing in Arabic. Specifically, we wish to provide an opportunity for computer science scholars, researchers, educators and practitioners interested in using Arabic as a communication medium to expose their ideas, opinions, and research results. Also, we wish to broaden the scope of the conference by encouraging other scholars interested in the topic of the conference (linguists, translation scholars, etc) to share their perspectives, insights, or experiences.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The committee is seeking contributions in three distinct areas:
- Tutorials in Arabic, where Arabic speaking experts present their field of expertise in Arabic.
- Research Papers describing research advances in computer systems and their applications in Arabic.
- Experience Papers, where experts present their experience with using Arabic in research, education, or scientific communication.
The conference will also host:
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Exhibits/ Tools demos, where research and development organizations present their products that support the practice of CS in Arabic.
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Workshop Panel, which will be organized at the end of the conference to decide on the goals, objectives and the outcomes of the conference to be pursued in future conferences. The panel will also discuss problems in using the Arabic language around the world, and how to support and expand such workshops.
All submissions must be in Arabic, must be typed in MS Word, using 12pt New Roman Font, and must not exceed 15 pages. The Proceedings will be published by Phillips Publishing and distributed at the conference. Also, the best papers at the conference will be selected for possible publication in a special issue of the Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, in Arabic ( http://www.phillips-publishing.com/jcsea/. For more information, please visit the conference website: http://www.phillips-publishing.com/cspa08/index.htm |
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