International events: International Conference on Information and Communications Systems (ICICS)

The International Conference on Information and Communications Systems (ICICS), which was co-organized by New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)-Amman and Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) took place on Dec. 20 2009 in the capital of Jordan Amman. NYIT President Edward Guiliano, Ph.D. praised the success of the global conference and remarked: “As globally recognized institutes of higher education, NYIT and its partner, JUST, proudly support research and collaboration on cutting-edge technologies. It is our hope and goal to improve people's lives wherever they may be. We know the forces of science, technology and democratization of education are leveling the barriers that separate nations, peoples, and economies, and in turn, solving the collective challenges we face in the 21st century.”

The three-day event was held at the NYIT and JUST campuses, brought together more than 200 academics, experts, and leaders in higher education from around the world to explore issues from artificial intelligence, Web content mining and e-learning to information security, the mobile revolution, cryptography, and human-computer interaction.