ICIC 2008. Call for Papers
& Invitation to Exhibit

 Nice, 19-22 October 2008

The Meeting

The barometer of change in the information world has swung vigorously over the past few years … and the pace is accelerating. For those in the sci-tech world, sharing best practices, networking, and evaluating the trends has become a matter of considerable importance, and the annual ICIC Meeting & Exhibition is the significant forum for this, attracting around 200 attendees from the main sci-tech companies and information, service or software providers.
  These exciting and highly respected annual conferences, that started in Montreux in 1989 and were subsequently held in Annecy, Nîmes and Barcelona, have always provided a barometer as to the strengths and frailties of the world of sci-tech and patent information.
  The conference lasts for two and a half days and features approximately 22 formal presentations, panels on topical matters, all interspersed with short new product information presentations. All sessions are plenary. The conference normally begins with a reception on the first evening to enable attendees to begin to network with each other, and has a cocktail party on the second evening, with a conference reception and dinner on the final evening. Lunches are taken at the conference venue, and breaks are designed to facilitate networking and interaction. A specialist exhibition of approximately 25 stands is integrated within the conference. Attendance at these meetings is highly international, with no one nationality predominating.

Subject Areas for 2008

The following subject areas are appropriate for the 2008 meeting. Presentations should not simply be product descriptions, nor should they merely describe one vendor’s product or service (there is an exhibition that is appropriate for this). The main consideration in selecting presentations will be their relevance and interest to either users or service providers in the area of scientific, technical and patent information. The following list of main themes is not exhaustive.

  • Tools for Competitive Intelligence (e.g., mining tools, visualisation tools, analysis tools, etc)

  • Challenges for the information community over the next five years

  • Changes in the information environment for patents, innovation and intellectual property

  • Trends in Search Engines and Information Retrieval

  • Case Studies in Data and Content Integration

  • New databases and software (beta, or just launched -- particularly user experiences).

How to Submit a Presentation Offer

Offers of presentations should be submitted to the programme advisory committee via Harry Collier at Infonortics. The latest date for submissions is 26 February 2008, but submissions should normally be communicated before this latest date. We need: a) an informative title b) an informative abstract of around 200 words describing what the presentation would cover and c) a brief biography of the presenter. These should preferably be emailed to harry.collier [at] infonortics.com, or to hcollier [at] gmail.com, or faxed to ICIC 2008 at +44 (0)1666 505 774.

Venue

The 2008 ICIC meeting will be held in Nice on the French Riviera with its excellent international travel connections via Nice Airport. The conference hotel, the 182 room Boscolo Plaza, is ideally situated within walking distance of the main areas of Nice.

The 2008 Programme Advisory Committee

The Programme Advisory Committee for the 2008 meeting is Pierre Buffet (France), Harry Collier (UK), Morten Christoffersen (Denmark), Anne Girard (France), Stephen Heller (USA), Heinz-Gerd Kneip (Germany), Jacques Michel (France), Alexander Mullen (Germany), Randall Marcinko (USA), Minoo Philipp (Germany), Wendy Warr (UK) and Martin White (UK)

The Strategic Advisory Board includes: Alfred Elmaleh (IFP, France), Wolfgang Gerhartz (Germany), Christoph Haxel (Henkel, Germany), Christopher Marshall (AstraZeneca, UK) and John Regazzi (USA).

Exhibiting

There is limited space in the exhibition. Those wishing to apply for exhibition space should do so sooner rather than later. Space application is via the exhibition form.

Keeping in Contact

This website (www.infonortics.com) will always be kept up-to-date with the latest conference news. To be on our ICIC meeting alert list, please register your details with us. Main email is contact-1 [at] infonortics.com
  Our postal address is: Infonortics Ltd., 15 Market Place, Tetbury, GL8 8DD, England. Our telephone number is +44 (0)1666 505 772.