i-KNOW reflects the increasing importance and convergence of knowledge management and knowledge technologies and bridges the gaps between the various communities and their technology fields. The novelty and quality of the accepted contributions are ensured by a high-level programme committee featuring international experts on a broad range of knowledge- management topics.

Confirmed keynote speakers include Professor Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine, USA and Professor Daniel A. Keim, University of Konstanz, Germany.

i-KNOW 2011 invites the submission of original contributions from the academic, public, and industrial/commercial sectors. The Conference focus is on application-oriented research with emphasis on information technologies for knowledge management and new management tools and methods. Papers that present methods, tools, technologies, best practices, and case studies are welcomed. Selected papers will appear in a special issue of J.UCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science. Conference proceedings will be published separately.

Conference topics include (but are not limited to)

• knowledge management
• knowledge discovery
• knowledge services
• social media
• enterprise 2.0 and social web

Important dates:

• 31 March 2011 - submission of the full papers
• 30 April 2011 - notification of acceptance
• 31 May 2011 - camera-ready version