- Clinical informatics
- Confidentiality and security issues
- Consumer informatics
- Decision support systems
- Education for consumers and healthcare professionals
- Educational technologies and methodologies
- Electronic health record
- Ethical and legal issues
- Financial and administrative issues
- Human-computer interaction
- Internet and communication
- Knowledge management
- Knowledge representation
- Nursing and health standards
- Open source software
- Organization impacts and changes
- Tele-health
- Ubiquitous computing
- Vocabulary

1) Papers

 Three types of papers will be considered for oral presentation: scientific papers, future vision papers and review papers. Authors of accepted papers will have 15 minutes to present their work and 5 minutes for questions and discussion. An individual may be primary author of only one paper. All accepted papers will be printed in the Proceedings. Papers may not be in press or under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Paper submissions must not exceed a maximum of five [21.0 x 29.7 cm: A4 size] camera-ready pages and must include:
- An opening summary (abstract) of 125 to 175 words;
- The names, academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, state, and country) of all authors.

2) Demonstrations

 Demonstrations are presented during program sessions, and most often illustrate one or more aspects of a leading-edge system that is in use, under development, or in a testing or prototype stage. Each demonstration is 30 minutes long, with an additional 15 minutes for audience questions and comments. Accepted demonstration submissions will be printed in the Proceedings.

Demonstration submissions must not exceed one [21.0 x 29.7 cm: A4 size] camera-ready page and must include:
- A one-paragraph opening summary of 75 to 100 words, followed by a description of the specific features of the system, service, or project; the problems in nursing informatics practice or research that it is designed to address; and the purpose or features of the system, service, or project that make it particularly innovative;
- The names, academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, state, and country) of the authors.

3) Posters

 Posters describe existing computer applications, report on preliminary research, survey a subject area, or contribute to the knowledge of nursing informatics. If a poster presentation requires use of a computer, the presenter is responsible for bringing his or her own laptop computer to use in the presentation; computers cannot be provided for poster presentations by the Congress organizer.

Poster submissions must not exceed one [21.0 x 29.7 cm: A4 size] camera-ready page and must include:
- A one-paragraph opening summary of 75 to 100 words, followed by a description of the specific proposition of the system, service, or project and practical problem it addresses or, in the case of original research, the methodology; an evaluation of the system, service, project, or research results; and conclusions;
- The names, academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, state, and country) of the authors.

4) Panels

 Panel proposals addressing a variety of areas of strategic interest are welcome. Topics may be on a specific aspect of health informatics theory, application, or experience, or may provide interdisciplinary viewpoints that cut across traditional tracks or themes. The NI 2006 Scientific Program Committee especially welcomes groups of discussants who hold opposing views on controversial topics about important informatics subjects, or who collectively represent perspectives from a variety of international viewpoints. Panels of collaborators on a single project will be of less interest; such proposals would be better presented through a regular paper submission. Panel proposals will not be published in the proceedings. Ninety minutes will be dedicated to each panel, with 60 minutes for presentation and 30 minutes for follow-up discussion and questions.

Panel proposals must not exceed one [21.0 x 29.7 cm: A4 size] camera-ready page and must include:
- A one-or two-paragraph opening summary of 150 to 200 words;
- A well-defined topic, a statement of its importance to nursing informatics, a description of the dimensions and scope of the topic that will be explored by the panel, and the positions or special expertise that each panel member brings to the presentation;
- The names and academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, state, and country) of the panel organizer and other participants;
- A signed statement from the panel organizer that each participant has agreed to take part.

Panels will be limited to five participants. An individual may organize only one panel, and may not participate in more than two panels.

5) Workshops

 The Scientific Program Committee invites proposals for workshops as a means of promoting informal discussion among constituents sharing common interests. Workshops often serve as forums for encouraging proposals that will bring together individuals with different roles in developing, implementing, or using information technology that changes how we pursue health science or deliver nursing informatics. Workshops may include brief presentations by organizers, but directed, informal discussion is strongly encouraged. Workshop proposals will be published in the Proceedings. Workshops are two hours long.

Workshop proposals must not exceed maximum of two [21.0 x 29.7 cm: A4 size] camera-ready pages and must include:
- A one-or two-paragraph opening summary of 150 to 200 words;
- A description of the proposed workshop, how it will be conducted, educational goals and a description of who should attend;
- The names and academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, state, and country) of all workshop instructors/speakers.

6) Tutorials

 Half-day and full-day tutorials are dedicated to an in-depth treatment of special topics and interests in nursing informatics. Half-day tutorials include three hours of instruction; full-day tutorials include six hours of instruction. The Scientific Program Committee seeks a balance between tutorials that address core informatics theory and principles, with those that address practical applications, current issues and emerging trends and developments in informatics. Tutorials range from the general introductory level through specialized advanced treatments. Instructors should be available to give their tutorial on June 9th or 10th and should confirm their availability on each of those days.

Tutorial proposals must not exceed maximum of two [21.0 x 29.7 cm: A4 size] camera-ready pages and must include:
- An opening summary of 250 to 300 words, followed by the body of the proposal that includes;
- A general description of the content of the tutorial;
- An outline of topics to be covered;
- Specific educational goals that attendees can expect to achieve;
- A description of who should attend;
- An indication of the level of content (percentage of basic, intermediate, and advanced material covered);
- A description of prerequisites, if any;
- A list of similar tutorials, courses, or workshops presented by the instructors at a major informatics or other conference;
- The name, academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, state, and country) of all instructors.

All submissions, all papers, all proposals, and all poster and demonstration submissions that are attached to the on-line submission form must conform to the requirements outlined submission categories in this Call for Submissions.

It is the responsibilities of the authors to ensure that all submissions have been virus-checked and are free from viruses. All submissions will be checked for viruses and any submissions found to contain a virus will be rejected and not reviewed.

The official language of NI 2006 is English.
All submissions must be in English.

- Attach your submission as an RTF (Rich Text Format) file, Microsoft Word file, or PDF (Portable Document Format) file. If your submission exceeds 200kb in length, please submit it as a zipped file.
- Be certain to adhere to the page length restrictions stated in the category descriptions.
- Use [21.0 x 29.7 cm: A4 size] paper size with one inch (2.54 cm) margins left, right, top, and bottom.
- Place the title in 14 point Times Roman typeface, single-column, bolded, centered, upper and lower case using initial capitals for each word in the title other than articles and prepositions.
- Below the title, place the names, credentials, institutions, and locations of the author(s) or panelists, exactly as they are to appear in the on-line and print programs and the Proceedings, using 12 point Times Roman typeface, single-column, bolded, centered, upper and lower case using appropriate capitals.
- Include the main text of the submission single-spaced in 10point Times Roman typeface, justified, two-column format with 0.5 inch (1.25 cm) between columns.
- Do not number individual pages.
- For references, use the following format: Cite all references in the text, tables, or figure legends. In the text, use 8 point superscript if possible to indicate reference numbers; if not possible, use 10 point numbers in brackets. Under a centered heading "References" at the end of the submission, provide a list of references cited, in order of occurrence in the manuscript, and with titles using initial capital only. List all authors of any cited work when fewer than six authors; if more than six, list only the first three followed by or, "et. al." Follow the Vancouver Style.

- Abstract and Author submission must be made through only NI 2006 Homepage (http://www.ni2006.org).
- Go to the NI 2006 website at: http://www.ni2006.org
- From NI 2006 website main page, select the link for author submissions. After that, "the NI 2006 paper submission" form and sample will be displayed.
- Contributions must adhere to the minimum requirements included in the "Instructions to Contributors and Authors" available for download from http://www.ni2006.org
- Complete the on-line submission form as instructed and attach your submission according to the directions provided. Please note that authors will be asked to select a category and a number of keywords that best describe their submission that are mainly used for the author/reviewer match.

 The NI 2006 Scientific Program Committee is the final authority in all questions regarding selection of papers and proposals for presentation at the Congress. The Proceedings and handling of all submissions is carried out by the office of the KOSMI-NI, host of NI 2006. Questions regarding submission should be directed to ni2006@ni2006.org.