[Asis-l] [Fwd: [SIGMETRICS] CFP Reminder: Metrics Pre-conference Symposium at ASIST Annual Meeting]

[M.J. Menou]

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Sujet : [SIGMETRICS] CFP Reminder:  Metrics Pre-conference Symposium at 
ASIST Annual Meeting
Date : Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:56:46 -0500
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Call for Papers
ASIST & ISSI Pre-Conference Symposium on Informetrics and Scientometrics

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Location: Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, BC, Canada

This ASIST Annual Meeting pre-conference, co-sponsored with the 
International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI), will 
provide a focused day for metrics researchers to present their recent 
projects and to discuss issues of interest to the field.

Scope
Proposals addressing any topic of relevance to bibliometrics, 
scientometrics, webometrics, cybermetrics and allied areas are 
encouraged. Examples of topics include, but are not limited to: 
informetric laws, aspects of inequality or concentration and diffusion, 
growth and obsolescence, citation theory, linking theory, indicators, 
open access and electronic publishing, evaluation techniques for 
scientific output, visualization and mapping of science, and 
applications for information system content, use and management (e.g., 
information retrieval, libraries).

Submission Process
Full papers of up to 12 single-spaced pages are welcome and are to 
include a title, name(s) of the author(s), and an informative abstract 
of up to 300 words. Papers are to be submitted electronically to the 
symposium submission system at:

http://www.softconf.com/asis/MetricsPreCon/

and should follow the formatting guidelines used for ASIST Annual 
Meeting submissions 
(http://www.asis.org/Conferences/editorial_guidelines.html).

Submissions will be double blind-refereed. Priority will be given to 
papers that represent completed or ongoing research. Submissions by 
students are encouraged. Proposals will be evaluated based on relevance 
to the field, originality, significance, organization, and clarity.

Accepted papers will be made electronically available to attendees of 
the symposium. Authors of accepted papers are expected to be in 
attendance to present their work during the symposium. High ranking 
papers will be invited for submission to a special issue of the Journal 
of Informetrics.

Important Dates
    o Deadline for paper submissions – April 15, 2009
    o Acceptance decisions – May 29, 2009
    o Final papers due – August 15, 2009

Note: ASIST member registration rates for the ASIST Annual Meeting will 
also apply to ISSI members.

For further details, please contact:

Ronald Rousseau
KHBO - Association K.U. Leuven
Industrial Sciences and Technology
Zeedijk 101 -  8400  Oostende,  Belgium
E-mail: ronald.rousseau at khbo.be

OR

Dietmar Wolfram
School of Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI USA  53201
E-mail: dwolfram at uwm.edu

Additional information about the symposium is available at: 
http://www.sois.uwm.edu/MetricsPreCon/

For more information about the 2009 ASIST Annual Meeting visit: 
http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM09/am09cfp.html
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Dr. Michel J. Menou
Visiting Professor, SLAIS, University College London, U.K.
Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information Management
B.P. 15
F-49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France
Email: micheljmenou[at]gmail[dot]com
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