Welcome to EITA-EITC 2012

The 12th Emerging Information and Technology Conference

"Research, Innovation, and Commercialization"

The Bahen Centre for Information Technology

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Thursday-Friday, August 16-17, 2012

Conference Theme:

"Research, Innovation, and Commercialization"

• Research - to conduct pioneering research in key areas of Emerging Technologies and Services,
• Innovation - to make fundamental discoveries, generate innovative solutions to practical problems,
• Commercialization - to develop new technologies for commercial application.

Invitation

EITA-EITC 2012--The 12th World Conference on Emerging Technology and Services is an international forum, coordinated by the Emerging Information and Technology Association (EITA). It will be held on Thursday-Friday, August 16-17, 2012 at the Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Address: 40 Saint George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2E4). The conference theme for EITA-EITC 2012 is "Research, Innovation, and Commercialization". Please visit the website at http://www.eitc.org/ for more conference details.

The main purpose of the EITA-EITC 2012 is connecting the dots to form a big picture for vision and talents. This annual conference, bringing together a global network of today's best thinkers, visionaries and thought leaders, serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to emerging technologies and services. The EITA-EITC 2012, the premier international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and annually attracts a couple hundred high-tech titans from the World.

We are pleased to invite you to attend EITA-EITC 2012 and submit proposals for papers, panels, demonstrations, workshops, corporate showcases/demos, and SIG discussions. The Conference Review Policy requires that each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference program, and CD-ROM proceedings.

Topics

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the research and development aspects of Emerging Technology and Services.

• New Green Energy/Environment/Sustainability, Intelligent/Electric Vehicle (the theme)
  
• Medicine, Public Health, Biomedical Science and Engineering
  
• New Materials Science and Engineering, Nanotechnology
  
• Broadband Technologies and Multimedia Services, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, and SoC (System-on-a-Chip)
• Agricultural Science and Technology, Biosystems Engineering
• Arts, Culture, New Media, and Entertainment
• Business and Management - Entrepreneurship and Innovation

(Toronto, Canada - Wei-Jiun Su)

Presentation Categories

The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

• Keynote Speakers
• Invited Panels/Speakers
• Papers
• Panels
• Workshops
• Demonstrations
• Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations

Proceedings

Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings (CD-ROM formats) as well as on the EITA-EITC 2012 website. You may download the Proceedings through the Internet. These proceedings serve as major sources in the global high-tech community, reflecting the current state of the art in the disciplines.