Call for Papers, Presentations and Panels

The 12th Annual Enterprise Computing Community National Conference

Hosted on a Virtual Platform

More Opportunity to Reach a Larger Audience on a Virtual Platform

June 7-9, 2020

Call for Papers is Now Closed

Video and Slide Deck Submission is Closed 

Please Contact Cynthia Worrad at cynthia.worrad@marist.edu with any questions.

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Conference

The ECC National Conference is a three day event focused on educational, practitioner and research topics in enterprise computing systems.  The conference includes keynote speakers, peer-reviewed papers and presentations, demonstrations and panel discussions in three tracks; Industry, Research and Curriculum.   Submissions are encouraged related to the themes of the 2020 conference or any other relevant topics associated with Enterprise Computing. 

 

Conference Themes:

    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

    Quantum Computing

    

    Description

All Accepted Submissions will be posted on the Virtual Conference Platform 

Presentations, Panels and Workshops require the submission of a link to a 15 minute video and a slide deck.  

Presenters must be available to participate in a synchronous Q&A discussion forum on June 8 or June 9.

Paper Submission 

Authors are invited to submit papers; preferably in MS Word or PDF format. The length should not exceed 12 pages typeset in a 12-point font. A detailed extended abstract will be considered if it gives a clear reflection of the key points of the coming paper.  All submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should attach their paper or abstract to the completed submission form.

 

Presentation Submission

Presenters are invited to submit presentation proposals. A detailed extended abstract will be considered if it clearly reflects the contents and key points of the coming presentation.  All presentation submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should attach their presentation or abstract to the completed submission form.

 

Panel or Workshop Submission

Panels and workshops are solicited that examine issues of interest. Panel sessions should provide an opportunity for participants to present their views on a specific topic and then to discuss these views among themselves and with the conference participants through a discussion forum. A typical panel will consist of three or four participants, including the moderator. If the proposal is accepted, all presenters listed in the panel description will be required to register for the conference and to participate in the 15 minute video.  Workshop proposals should provide virtual hands-on instruction and experience in an area of interest to large systems computing. All submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should attach a detailed proposal to the completed submission form.

 

Process of Selection

The program committee will evaluate papers, presentations, and panels based on quality and relevance. All submissions are held in confidence prior to presentation at the conference.  Accepted presentations, panels and workshops are required to submit a link to a 15 minute video presentation and presentation slide deck in PP or PDF format, and be available for a synchronous Q&A discussion forum on June 8th or 9th.   

 

Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered unless an extension has been granted by the program chairs. Where employer, client, or government authorization is needed, the author(s) will obtain such authorization prior to submitting the final manuscript.

 

Accepted papers will be presented by their author(s) via video submission and will be made available, with the author’s permission, on the ECC National Conference website after the end of the conference.

 

Copyright

ECC requires a non-exclusive copyright license for all papers and presentations given at the conference. This includes potential distribution on the ECC website.

 

Important Dates

• Submission deadline:   May 10, 2020
• Notification of acceptance on or before: May 22, 2020
• Presentation video and slide deck submission deadline: May 22, 2020 

Presentation Video and Slide Deck Format:

Slide Deck - Your presentation should include a slide deck in PPT or PDF format. Slide decks will need to be uplodaed and shareable.

Video Submission – Below are some available platforms to use for your video recording and instructions on how to share your link once your video is completed. Videos are requested in MP4 format.

• Please record a 15 minute video of your presentation. Videos can be shorter than 15 minutes. 
• Videos should include your slide deck and yourself presenting. This could include you speaking in a window on the screen while displaying your slide deck or presenting in a room with your slide deck on a large screen.   Variations on style and format are encouraged.
• Videos are requested in MP4 format.  If not submitted in MP4 format, it will be converted to MP4 format to post on the virtual platform.
• Here’s a review of some available video recording tools.
  • Zoom is easy, free.  https://zoom.us/
  • Knovio has some nice features.  https://knovio.com//
  • Webex is another video conferening and recording platform
  • Vidyard and Screencastomatic are Chrome plugins that are free and easy to use. 
• YouTube is a good way to share the video link.  Here are instructions on uploading and making sure that your video is unlisted. 

 

Questions

For questions about the submission process, please contact Cynthia Worrad via email at cynthia.worrad@marist.edu.

 

Program Committee

Paul Cronan, University of Arkansas

David Douglas, University of Arkansas

Chu J. Jong, Central New Mexico Community College

Eitel Lauria, Marist College

Roger Norton, Marist College

Cameron Seay, East Carolina University

Cynthia Worrad, Marist College

Suk-Chung Yoon, Widener University

Marilyn Zeppetelli, Marist College