[Eurchap] CFP: Internet Research 11 Sustainability, Participation, Action

[M.J. Menou]

> 
> Call for Papers Internet Research 11.0 - Sustainability,
> Participation, Action
> 
> The 11th Annual International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the
> Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) October 21-23, 2010
> University of Gothenburg/Chalmers University of Technology,
> Gothenburg, Sweden
> 
> The challenge of this conference is to find multiple avenues for
> participation and action towards a sustainable future. In a society
> increasingly aware of social and ecological imbalance, many people
> now see information and communication technologies as key
> technologies for solving problems associated with an unsustainable
> future. However, while information technology may solve some
> problems, it can magnify others. As pointed out by world forums such
> as the United Nations and the European Commission, use of ICTs
> contributes to the unsustainable consumption of energy and resources.
> Similarly, unequal access and exploitative practices remind us that
> IT is not a utopian answer to complex social problems. A sustainable
> future is not only about greening processes and products at any cost,
> but also entails social responsibility, cultural protection and
> economic growth. Therefore the conference has a multi-dimensional
> focus, where the Internet is seen as a possible liberating, empow 
> ering and greening tool.
> 
> The conference will focus on how the Internet can function as a
> conduit for the development of greater global equality and
> understanding, a training ground for participation in debates and
> cross-cultural projects and a tool for mutual action; in short a
> technology of empowerment. The flip-side of the internet as a tool
> for empowerment is the issue of exploitation. Exploitation of
> resources and people is what has led to the current crisis, and
> issues of exploitation are highly relevant online, from abuse of the
> commons to censorship, fraud and loss of privacy and the protection
> of the rights of the individual.
> 
> Sustainability, Participation, Action invites scholars to consider
> issues concerning empowerment and/or exploitation in relation to the
> Internet. We ask scholars to specifically consider issues concerning
> integrity, knowledge production, and ethics in relation to the
> Internet and sustainable development. How do we, as Internet
> researchers, regard our work in relation to the unsustainable current
> situation and the possibilities of a sustainable future? How far can
> we take the Internet, and with it, people, individuals, groups and
> societies in order to create an arena for participation and action,
> all key elements in imagining a sustainable future? How can we apply
> previous knowledge to serve future solutions?
> 
> To this end, we call for papers, panel proposals, and presentations
> from any discipline, methodology, and community, and from
> conjunctions of multiple disciplines, methodologies and academic
> communities that address the conference themes, including papers that
> intersect and/or interconnect the following:
> 
> 
> Internet and an equal and balanced society Internet as an arena for
> participation Internet as a tool and arena for action Internet and an
> informed knowledge society Internet and a green society Internet and
> e?commerce, dematerialization and transportation Internet and
> security, integrity and surveillance Internet and a healthy society 
> Internet as an arena for cultural expressions, and source of a
> culture of its own.
> 
> Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically
> address the conference themes, and we welcome innovative, exciting,
> and unexpected takes on those themes. We also welcome submissions on
> topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic,
> economic, and/or philosophical aspects of the Internet beyond the
> conference themes. In all cases, we welcome disciplinary and
> interdisciplinary submissions as well as international collaborations
> from both AoIR and non?AoIR members.
> 
> 
> SUBMISSIONS We seek proposals for several different kinds of
> contributions. We welcome proposals for traditional academic
> conference PAPERS and we also welcome proposals for ROUNDTABLE
> SESSIONS that will focus on discussion and interaction among
> conference delegates, as well as organized PANEL PROPOSALS that
> present a coherent group of papers on a single theme.
> 
> 
> DEADLINES Call for Papers Released: 24 November 2009 Submissions Due:
> 21 February 2010 (Details here) Notification: 21 April 2010 Full
> papers due: 21 August 2010
> 
> SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS All papers and presentations in this session
> will be evaluated in a standard blind peer review.
> 
> Format PAPERS (individual or multi-author) - submit abstract of
> 600-800 words FULL PAPERS (OPTIONAL): For submitters requiring peer
> review of full papers, manuscripts of up to 8,000 words will be
> accepted for review. These will be reviewed and judged separately
> from abstract submissions PANEL PROPOSALS - submit a 600-800 word
> description of the panel theme, plus 250-500 word abstract for each
> paper or presentation ROUNDTABLE PROPOSALS - submit a statement
> indicating the nature of the roundtable discussion and interaction 
> Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted
> proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and
> overseen by the Program Chair. Each individual is invited to submit a
> proposal for 1 paper or 1 presentation. A person may also propose a
> panel session, which may include a second paper that they are
> presenting. An individual may also submit a roundtable proposal. You
> may be listed as co-author on additional papers as long as you are
> not presenting them.
> 
> 
> PUBLICATION OF PAPERS Selected papers from the conference will be
> published in a special issue of the journal Information,
> Communication & Society, edited by Caroline Haythornthwaite and Lori
> Kendall. Authors selected for consideration for submission to this
> issue will be contacted prior to the conference.
> 
> All papers submitted to the conference system will be available to
> AoIR members after the conference.
> 
> PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS On October 20, 2010, there will be a limited
> number of pre-conference workshops which will provide participants
> with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite
> proposals for these pre-conference workshops. Local presenters are
> encouraged to propose workshops that will invite visiting researchers
> into their labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more
> than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology,
> structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well
> as explaining relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will
> be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add
> significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth,
> hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic
> connections. These proposals and all inquiries regarding
> pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to
> both the Conference Chair and Program Chair and no later than March
> 31, 2010.
> 
> FEE WAIVER In order to increase the diversity of participation in the
> AoIR annual Internet Research (IR) conferences, the Association of
> Internet Researchers will make available up to three conference fee
> waivers per year. The number of fee waivers will depend first of all
> upon the ability of the conference budget to sustain such waivers (a
> judgment to be made by the AoIR Executive Committee upon the advice
> of the AoIR Treasurer and the local organizing committee) as well as
> upon the quality of the applications for fee waivers.
> 
> Applications for fee waivers are invited from student or faculty
> authors whose paper or panel proposals have already been accepted via
> the AoIR IR conference reviewing process. All applications should be
> directed to the Vice-President of AoIR, and must be received by June
> 30 of the conference year. Late applications cannot be considered.
> More information and submission guidelines will be published in a
> separate announcement.
> 
> CONTACT INFORMATION Program Chair: Torill Elvira Mortensen, Volda
> University College, Norway. torill.mortensen at gmail.com Conference
> Co-Chairs and Coordinators: Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Chalmers University
> of Technology and Ylva H?rd af Segerstad, University of Gothenburg,
> Sweden.
> 
> Important Dates
> 
> Submissions Due 21 February 2010
> 
> Notifications of Acceptance 21 Apr 2010
> 
> Abstract Revisions Due7 May 2010
> 
> Full Papers Due 21 August 2010
> 
> Pre-Conference Workshops 20 Oct 2010
> 
> Main Conference 21-23 Oct 2010
> 

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Dr. Michel J. Menou
Visiting Professor, Department of Information Studies
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
Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php
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