[Asis-l] CFP: Social Computing @ ITNG 2009

[Goh Hoe Lian, Dion (Assoc Prof)]

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CALL FOR PAPERS
SOCIAL COMPUTING TRACK

6th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations
ITNG 2009
April 27-29, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 


Track Web site: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ashlgoh/itng2009/index.html
Conference Web site: http://www.itng.info/  
 

       
THEME

With the Internet rapidly taking on the role of a global marketplace for
the exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge, an interesting
research area has emerged: social computing. Social computing lies at
the intersection of social behavior and computing systems. It focuses on
the use of technology to create social conventions and contexts, as well
as the new relationships and power structures that result. Three
widely-agreed tenets of social computing are (i) the shift of innovation
from a top-down to a bottom-up model; (ii) the shift of value from
ownership to experiences; and (iii) the shift of power from institutions
to communities. 

Social computing (also known as Web 2.0 and social media) has drawn much
interest in academia, the information technology industry and among
Internet users. This track at ITNG 2009 is therefore timely, and will
serve as a platform for those researching this area. Submissions may
include research, system, evaluation, policy and position papers. Topics
include, but are not limited to: 

* Use of information communication technologies for social computing 
* Infrastructure and architectures for social computing 
* Mobility and social computing 
* Online communities and social networking 
* Social tagging and collaborative information organization 
* Information retrieval and sharing techniques 
* Usability and user needs 
* Use and impact 
* Management of information 
* Applications and case studies in social computing 
* Novel interfaces supporting user-generated content and social
interaction 
* Social, institutional and policy issues in social computing 
* Social computing in schools, enterprises and other organizations 
* Collaboration and social computing 
* Social computing trends and issues 
       


PAPER SUBMISSION

Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society. Electronic
submission in PDF or MS Word format are required. Papers must represent
high quality and previously unpublished work, not currently under review
by another conference, workshop, or journal. 

Interested authors should submit a 6-page summary of their original and
unpublished work including 5 keywords in the IEEE format. Your
submission should include the author names, complete mailing addresses,
telephone and fax numbers, and the email addresses of the authors. For
formatting and submission instructions, please refer to
http://www.itng.info/Submission.htm. 

When submitting papers via the online submission system, remember to
indicate that the paper is meant for the "Social Computing" track. This
option is found in the "Submission Categories" section in the system. If
using the online submission system is somehow not possible, you can also
email your paper to the track co-chairs at itng2009 at ntu.edu.sg. 
       
     

EVALUATION PROCESS

Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and
soundness. Per ITNG policy, except for invited papers, all papers will
be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Accepted papers will
be included in the conference proceedings published by the IEEE Computer
Society and available on the IEEE digital library. 
       


IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: November 7, 2008 
Author Notification: December 19, 2008 
Camera Ready Paper Due (6 pages): January 11, 2009 


       
TRACK CO-CHAIRS

Dr Dion Goh, Dr Chei Sian Lee, Dr Alton Chua
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
Email: itng2009 at ntu.edu.sg