Call for special tracks
TECH-EDU 2018 special tracks are sessions organized by high-profile organizers that invite 5-6 authors in a special podium session as part of the conference program. They intend to extend the impact of the conference and promote its main goals, namely: provide a space for debate on new tendencies and software projects for populations with special needs; contribute to the creation of synergies among public and private entities, namely Industry and Universities; to share experiences and best practices.
Outlined below are the guidelines for organizing and submitting a special track.
Proposal submission
- In order to submit a special track proposal, please email the “Special Track Proposal Form” to TECH-EDU 2018 organizing committee at specialtrack@tech-edu.ws.
- The special track organizer may use the TECH-EDU 2018 website to call for paper submissions. When a proposal is accepted, the special session organizer will be informed of the designated web-link. The organizer’s name will appear in the conference program as “Special Track Organizer.”
- Additionally, each Special Track Organizer will receive ONE free full registration for TECH-EDU 2018.
- For a session to be considered as a TECH-EDU 2018 special track, it must include a minimum of 5 papers.
- Special tracks proposals should be submitted until January 15, 2018.
- Special tracks organizers will be notified of acceptance until January 20, 2018.
Paper submission
- All papers for the special track will be submitted to the organizer through TECH-EDU Conference Management System.
- No special track papers are to be submitted through the TECH-EDU 2018 website.
Paper revision and selection
- The special track organizer is responsible for having each paper reviewed by at least two independent reviewers.
- The special track organizer will make the final selection of papers for the session.
- The special track organizer must email all accepted authors information to specialtrack@tech-edu.ws, by the general notification deadline. TECH-EDU 2018 organization committee will then send official invitation letters and registration information to the authors.
- All authors accepted for the special track are required to register and provide full payment by the conference registration deadline.
- All final papers must be received by the conference final submission deadline and must adhere to the TECH-EDU 2018 final paper formatting requirements outlined at the conference website at http://www.tech-edu.ws/2018.
- The special track organizer will act as chair of the special track at the conference.
- The special track organizer’s paper can be reviewed by TECH-EDU 2018 scientific committee upon request.
If you have further questions regarding special tracks, please contact TECH-EDU 2018 organizing committee via e-mail at specialtrack@tech-edu.ws, with the subject “Special track information request”.
TECH-EDU 2018 proceedings will be published after the conference in the Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education
with Springer. The conference proceedings will be submitted for indexing to Scopus and Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI Web of Science).
SPECIAL ISSUE – THESTE
Papers authors will be invited to submit an extension version of their papers to a Special Issue of the Themes in Science and Technology Education international journal.