Are Unsolicited Paper Presentations Possible?

1. The IISA Conference's technical program is being put together by the members of the "Program Committee" and the "Local Organizing Committee."
2. Apart from two plenary lectures and six specially named lectures, the conference will also host a large number of invited paper sessions that will run parallel to each other.
3. The conference will accommodate only invited paper sessions.
4. By looking at the number of members in the "Program Committee," it is doubtful whether the conference will be able to accommodate any additional paper session outside of those that have been in the planning.
5. Anyone who has not been invited by a member of the program committee may be included in the conference program. There is a chance, but on the other hand, we cannot say "yes" or "no" right now to anyone's request.
6. The key point is this: A colleague who is keenly interested in presenting a paper would first register and submit title/abstract, all electronically, on or before the deadline March 30, 2008. Earlier one does that, the better chance one would have to present a paper in an invited session that may be put together after March 30, 2008. A fully paid registration and title/abstract received electronically from anyone not on the "list" will automatically alert the local organizers. That way, one will be counted in.
7. Sorry, the local organizing committee cannot maintain a "waiting list".    
8. If one's only desire is to participate and not present a paper in any session, then one can certainly do that at any time as long as one registers.