Information and Knowledge Management using ArcGIS ModelBuilder

Preface
The 5th European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ECIME) is hosted this year by
Dipartimento di Informatica e Comunicazione, Università dell'Insubria, Como, Italy. The Conference Chair is
Professor Walter Castelnovo from the University of Insubria and the Programme Chair is Professor Elena
Ferrari also from the University of Insubria.
ECIME aims to bring together individuals researching and working in the broad field of information
management, including information technology evaluation. We hope that this year’s conference will provide
you with plenty of opportunities to share your expertise with colleagues from around the world.
This year’s opening keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Linamara Rizzo Battistella, from São Paulo
State Secretary for the Rights of the Person with Disability, Brazil on the topic of “ICT for Social Inclusion and
Equal Opportunities”, and on the second day we have Alberto Sanna, from e-Services for Life & Health
Director, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, talking about “Smart ICT’s for Wellbeing:
Personalised e-Services for Life and Health”.
ECIME 2011 received an initial submission of 164 abstracts. After the double-blind peer review process 74
papers have been accepted for these Conference Proceedings. These papers represent research from
around the world, including Australia, Albania, Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea,Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands,
Turkey,and the United Kingdom.
We wish you a most interesting conference.
Professor Elena Ferrari,
University of Insubria, Como, Italy
Programme Chair
September 2011
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