| 10th European Conference on Knowledge Management
Università Degli Studi Di Padova, Vicenza, Italy
3-4 September 2009
Conference Chair: Ettore Bolisani, Università Degli Studi Di Padova, Italy
Programme Chair: Enrico Scarso, Università Degli Studi Di Padova, Italy
Keynote speaker: Antonio Linari, Semantic Intelligence Division – Expert System S.P.A.
Keynote speaker: Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Florida International University (FIU), USA.
Keynote speaker: Frieda Brioschi, Wikimedia Italia, Italy
The Università degli Studi di Padova located in Padua was founder in 1222 when a large group of students and professors left the University of Bologna in search of more academic freedom. From the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, the university was renowned for its research, particularly in the areas of medicine, astronomy, philosophy and law. The university can count Galileo Galilei (1592-1610) and Nicolaus Copernicus (1501-1502) as two of its most famous scholars. In recent years, the University has been able to meet the problems posed by overcrowded facilities by re-deploying over the Veneto as a whole. In 1990, the Institute of Management and Engineering was set up in the nearby town of Vicenza located about 40Km from Padua. The student body today numbers in excess of 65,000 students
The conference will take place at the DTG - Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali in Vincenza. The town of Vicenza has remote origins, that go back to the prehistoric age. In the medieval area Vicenza was under the domination of the Scaligery dynasty, but from 1404 to 1797 the long Venetian domination guaranteed four centuries of peace and well-being. The art reached very high levels and the economy grew. The 16th century was the time of the great architect Andrea Palladio, who left Vicenza and the whole world a priceless artistic heritage. In the 19th century, after the fall of Napoleon, the town passed to the Austrians and later belonged to the Lombard Venetian Kingdom. In 1866 it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy.
September is a great time to travel to Italy and the Veneto region has much to offer the visitor. We have every confidence of providing an exciting, worthwhile and intellectually stimulating conference.
Come and join us at ECKM 2009, in Vicenza!
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Ettore Bolisani
Università Degli Studi Di Padova | | | Your contacts for this conference are:
Important dates:
| Abstract submission deadline: | 12 February 2009 | Now closed | | Notification of abstract acceptance: | 19 February 2009 | Completed | | Full paper due for review: | 2 April 2009 | Completed | | Notification of paper acceptance: | 11 June 2009 | Completed | | Earlybird registration closes: | 25 June 2009 | Now closed | | Final paper due (with any changes): | 9 July 2009 | In process | | Final Author registration date: | 30 July 2009 | | Registration news Earlybird discounts are available until 25 June 2009. (now closed) See the registration page for details. Please read the Earlybird condition.
Special reduced rates for Supervisors and Students attending together.
Special reduced rates for group bookings.
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 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 Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management. The journal is rated level 1 in the Danish Government bibliometric lists. The latest issue of the journal is available to read online..
Conference status The closing date for abstract submission has now passed. The review panel have completed the selection process of abstracts received to date and the Abstracts selected as full papers can now be viewed on the Abstract Selected page.
A preliminary timetable can now be seen on the Programme Page. Applications 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 30 July 2009.
Take a quick look at ECKM 2008 | Summary
Click here to read a brief summary prepared by the Conference Chair of some of the issues raised at ECKM 2008 | 
summary of issues
| | Who was there?
We have received several requests to make available the author pictures that were posted up at the Conference Registration desk. We hope this (along with the participant list in your conference pack) will help facilitate your personal networking efforts. |
Author photos
| | Keynote presentation
Vanessa Lawrence, our keynote speaker from the Ordinance Survey has made her presentation available to download. It is a large file and may take some time to download depending on the speed of your internet connection. Please be patient. |
Keynote presentation
| | Video
Grzegorz Majewski has captured several presentations as well as segments of the round table debate. Click here to view videos on Grzegorz’s Virtual Lab | View ECKM 2008 videos |
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Conference venue
Ettore Bolisani
Enrico Scarso
Antonio Linari
Irma Becerra-Fernandez
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