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<p>Dear FIS Colleagues,</p>
<p>After these weeks of rest, we may continue our list exchanges
(the pending discussion on the 10 points or whatever); but before
there is an invitation by Marcin Schoroeder, current IS4SI chair,
to organize the customary FIS section in the next IS4SI Meeting,
this time virtual, in June 2121. FIS has been the main mover and
the originator of the IS4SI in the Beijing FIS Conference, so we
should maimtain our collective presence there. Given that the
virtual stuff has some peculiar complexities, may I suggest to the
most experimented (young?) colleagues to help in the organization
of our participation? (better if they contact me offline). See
below some generalities about the ongoing preparations of the
venue.<br>
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<p>Greetings to All,<br>
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<p>--Pedro<br>
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<p>-------- Mensaje reenviado --------</p>
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<td>Invitation to Contribute FIS Conference to the 2021
IS4SI Summit</td>
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<th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Fecha: </th>
<td>Thu, 3 Sep 2020 17:59:34 +0900</td>
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<td>Marcin SCHROEDER <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mjs@gl.aiu.ac.jp"><mjs@gl.aiu.ac.jp></a></td>
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<td>Pedro C. Marijuan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pcmarijuan.iacs@aragon.es"><pcmarijuan.iacs@aragon.es></a>, 钟义信
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:zyx@bupt.edu.cn"><zyx@bupt.edu.cn></a></td>
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Summit of IS4SI "Information Study for the
Benefit of Humanity: Learning from the Recent
Experience and Building the New Normal"
September 12-19, 2021</span></b><span
style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Times
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title as well as the information about the Summit
in this pre-announcement may be changed within
next few weeks. They are included here for the
purpose of focusing further discussion of the
logistic matters.</span></font></p>
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Summit will be in the online format</span></b><span
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However, there will be possible regional in-person
components of the Summit, if by the time of the
event travel restrictions are revoked. Since it is
impossible to predict the feasibility of such
regional events, the present plan is only for the
online format.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><font
size="+2"><b><span
style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Times
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Roman",serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Papers
presented by participants of the Summit will be
published in several alternative venues which
will be announced later.</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><font
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Summit will consist of several contributing
conferences, plenary sessions and some
accompanying events.</span></b><span
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Roman",serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> The
distinction of the plenary sessions is rather for
organizational purpose as if only possible all
sessions will be distributed in separate time
slots. Organizers of the contributing conferences
will be responsible for the programs and schedules
of the conference presentations and discussion
sessions.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font
size="+2"><b><span
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participants have to register for the Summit</span></b><span
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The passwords, codes and invitations (depending on
the platform used by the Summit) will be available
only to registered participants. There will be
three categories of participants:</span></font></p>
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Presenting contributors who pay a small conference
fee to cover the cost of publications and of the
arrangements of presentations.</span></font></p>
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size="+2"><span
style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Times
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Roman",serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">b)
Invited Speakers, Honorary Guests, and Organizers
whose contributions can be published, but who do
not pay conference fee.</span></font></p>
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size="+2"><span
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Auditors whose participation is free of charge.</span></font></p>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="times
new roman,serif">Marcin J. Schroeder,
Ph.D.</font></div>
<div><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">Specially
Appointed Professor
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<div><span style="font-family:"Times
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Learning Center </span><font size="1"
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<div><span style="font-family:"times
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(Institute for Excellence in Higher
Education) </span><span
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style="font-family:"times new
roman",serif;font-size:x-small">(</span><font
style="font-size:x-small" face="Arial">高度教養教育・学生支援機構) </font><span
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<div><font size="1" face="times new
roman,serif"><font face="Arial">Tohoku
University
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style="font-size:x-small" face="Arial">東北大学)</font><font
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face="Arial">
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<div><span style="font-family:"times
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Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8576
JAPAN </span><span
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style="font-size:x-small" face="Arial">〒980-8576 仙台市青葉区川内41)
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<div><font face="times new roman,serif">Professor
Emeritus</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman,serif">Akita
International University, Akita Japan</font></div>
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President</span></div>
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Roman";font-size:x-small"><i>Philosophies </i> (MDPI
Basel Switzerland) </span><span
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</span><span
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Society for the Study of Information</span><span
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(IS4SI) </span></div>
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