Flaky Conferences

I get a lot of email (OK, spam) about conferences that apparently exist just for resume-stuffing. The signatures are (1) incredibly broad and high-concept topics (2) a promise to publish your "refereed" paper and (3) no actual need to attend the conference.  Now there's no point in sending email to these guys to get off the mailing list, they don't care. However I CAN list the conferences and the email addresses so everyone can find them.

Send as much email as you can to the addresses below.

This will be updated periodically. Don't tell me about more of these things, I already know. I'm on their list.





1. SECOND GLOBAL STUDIES CONFERENCE

"In addition, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed Global Studies Journal. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings."
http://www.GlobalStudiesConference.com/   support+E09@globalstudiesconference.com


2. 13th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics

This conference is so high-concept that the announcement doesn't even mention the topic or title.

wmsci@mail.ICTconfer.org

"Announcement
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January 22nd, 2009 is the new deadline for papers/abstracts submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals for WMSCI 2009, http://www.ICTconfer.org/wmsci (Orlando, Florida, USA. July 10th-13th, 2009)
Authors Notification: March 16th, 2009
Camera ready, full papers: May 27th, 2009
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All Submitted papers will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in JSCI Journal. Details are given in the conference web site.

For Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the conference web site or directly to: http://www.ICTconfer.org/wmsci/Organizer.asp

Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference will have access to the reviews made to their submission so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors may not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.

Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. From these session's best papers, the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be selected for their publication in Volume 7 of JSCI Journal (http://www.j-sci.com/Journal/SCI/). Libraries of journal author's organizations will receive complimentary subscriptions of at least one volume (6 issues).

Best regards,

WMSCI 2009 Secretariat"

3. IMETI 2209- Note remarkable similarity with text in previous conference announcment.
Announcement: New set of Deadlines for The 2nd International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation: IMETI 2009, http://www.ICTconfer.org/imeti
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February 4th, 2009: papers/abstracts submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals
March 9th, 2009: Authors Notification
May 20th, 2009: Camera ready, final version
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Pre-Conference and Post-conference VIRTUAL sessions (via electronic forums) will be held for each session included in the conference program, so sessions' papers can be read before the conference, and authors presenting at the same session can interact during one week before the conferences, and after it is over. Authors can also participate in peer-to-peer reviewing in virtual sessions.

All Submitted papers will be reviewed using a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. Accepted papers of registered authors will be published in the printed copy and the CD versions of the Proceedings. The proceedings will also be published via web for Full Open Access.

All attendees of the last IMETI 2008 conference, and its collocated ones, were asked to be surveyed online. Those who filled the survey form (602 attendees) rated the conferences with an average of 8.42 on a scale of 10. More specifically, 58.7% rated them in the range of 8-10, while just 7 attendees (1.16%) rated them below 5. More details regarding this and other questions can be found at: http://www.iiis.org/iiis/StatisticsandOpinions/IMETI2008/

Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference will have access to the reviews made to their submission so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors will not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.

All accepted papers where at least one author is registered in the conference will be included in the hard copy and the CD versions of the conference proceedings.

For Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the conference web site or directly to: http://www.ICTconfer.org/imeti/Organizer.asp .The best paper of each invited session will also be published in JSCI at no additional cost for the author Invited session organizers will be co-editors of the proceedings volume where their session's papers are to be included, and they will be guest editors of the Journal issue where the best paper presented at their invited session has been included.

Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. The best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be selected from these session's best papers, and will also be published in Volume 7 of JSCI Journal (http://www.j-sci.com/Journal/SCI/), with no additional cost for their authors. Libraries of journal author's organizations will receive complimentary subscriptions to at least one volume (6 issues).

Best regards,

IMETI 2009 Secretariat

If you wish to be removed from this mailing list, please send an email to remove@mail.ICTconfer.org with REMOVE MLCONFERENCES in the subject line.Address: Torre Profesional La California, Av. Francisco de Miranda, Caracas, Venezuela.

This invitation to participate in IMETI 2009 have been sent to authors who had already presented a quality paper in a prestigious conference in a topic or area similar to those included in IMETI 2009.

4. Don't know who these guys are, but they won't act on requests to unsubscribe. So here they are.

Please find enclosed information on our upcoming US Defense Industry Delegation to Iraq. We hope that you can be a part of this very important delegation which will take place May 23-29, 2009.

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5. These guys have been at it for years, but this is my first listing for them. I've received this many times, and the English has never improved. Hello?

I particularly like the promise of a book with "a green cover." That allows me to know in advance that it will match the other books on my shelves. Very important in deciding whether to submit.

Dear Author


Hello?

As a general chair of GESTS, I am happy to invite you for the acceptance of your

paper to be published in the GESTS International Transactions. This e-mail has been

sent only to the authors who chose as a high quality paper that had been accepted

as one of two parts of GESTS international transactions as follows:


-Part 1:

    Paper Number : CSE1275-727

    Paper Journal: GESTS International Transactions on Computer Science

                   and Engineering

    Paper Field  : Computer and Its Application

    Volume Number: Vol.58 and No.1

    ISSN Number  : 1738-6438

    Publication date: December 30, 2009.

    Journal Type : hard copy with a green color cover

    Online Journals: publication on the web in parallel to the printed journals.


-Part 2:

    Paper Number : CSP1275-112

    Journal Title: GESTS International Transactions on Communication

                   and Signal Processing

    Paper Fields : Information Communication Engineering, Signal Processing,

                         Image and Video Processing, Acoustics, etc.

    Volume Number: Vol.13 and No.12

    ISSN Number  : 1738-9682

    Issue Date   : December 30, 2009.

    Journal Type : hard copy with an orange color cover

    On-line Issue: publication on the web in parallel to the printed journals.


Please, click the mouse on the " Major Conference Author's Paper Submission "

at the home page, http://www.gests.org/. If the paper will be submitted

through the web page, we will e-mail back with the details of how to proceed

the submission of registration fees and copyright format.


Important dates for publication of the GESTS international transactions are :

   - an improved paper and copyright format by December 26, 2009,

     ( http://www.gests.org/gests-full.rtf )

   - the acceptance notification within ten days receiving your paper,

   - the registration format with fees by December 28, 2009,

   - the publication of GESTS International journal by December 30, 2009,

   - and delivery start from GESTS to authors by January 10, 2010.


If you have a new paper or an improved version to be issued in GESTS

international transactions, please, send us the final camera-ready version

by December 26, 2009. At least one author of each paper must be accomplished

with the registration.


We are looking forward to see your contributions at GESTS.


Sincerely yours,

Dr. Bruce M. Bae, a general chair of GESTS,

http://www.gests.org/