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5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ISCRAM2008
May 4-7, 2008
The George Washington University
Washington, DC, USA
http://www.iscram.org
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1. We extended the paper submission deadline to January 6, 2008. Paper Templates and the Call for Papers can be downloaded from http://www.iscram.org

2. Gary Klein and Ben Shneiderman are two of our keynote speakers at ISCRAM2008. Dr. Klein is well known for his work in naturalistic decision making and for his field studies in the emergency management domain. Professor Shneiderman is an influential pioneer in human computer interaction. He is currently working on community response grids and other topics relevant to the ISCRAM community.

3. Ph.D. Student Colloquium and Mike Meleshkin Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award: The ISCRAM Ph.D. Student Colloquium and the Mike Meleshkin award for the best Ph.D. student paper have always been an integral part of the ISCRAM conferences. The ISCRAM2008 Ph.D. colloquium will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at The George Washington University. For details on the application procedures see http://www.iscram.org.

4. Registration for ISCRAM2008 is now open. Early registration deadline is March 21, 2008. Further details and pricing information can be found on the ISCRAM community web site.