[Eurchap] Fwd: [ciresearchers] Call for Papers: CIRN 2012 Community Informatics Conference: 'Ideals meet Reality'

[M.J. Menou]

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Subject: [ciresearchers] Call for Papers:  CIRN 2012 Community 
Informatics Conference: 'Ideals meet Reality'
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 18:02:59 -0800
From: larry.stillman at monash.edu
Reply-To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net, larry.stillman at monash.edu
To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net

Call for Papers:  CIRN 2012 Community Informatics Conference: 'Ideals
meet Reality'

(please circulate widely)

Monash Centre, Prato Italy 7-9 November 2012

cirn.wikispaces.com/prato2012

[there will also be a special professional development workshop in
Information  Management on 6 November and details will be made
available]

Community Informatics in an understanding and working with different
information and communication technologies to empower all sorts of
communities. There is considerable cross over with ICT4D and Development
Informatics, as well as the social-technical application and study of
Information and Communications Technology in fields such as welfare and
education. We welcome participation from researchers and practitioners
people in this broad community of interest.

At the 2011 Prato Conference, a special workshop session highlighted a
number of issues which keep coming up in Community Informatics and
related fields.  For all the ideals and theories which each of us bring
to practice, there is always the grand reality check--sometimes the
'wall' is permeable, at other times, it remains a barrier. The issue is
sometimes, technical, sometimes, social-technical, and all things
between. Whatever the case, each situation is different and requires a
high level of skill to navigate and sometimes, the strength and
persistence to achieve a breakthrough.

+ CONFERENCE THEMES

We want to hear these stories and reflections in our to improve the
theories and practices that we work with. We are interested in papers
and presentations as they are carried out in what are known as community
informatics or development informatics, but of course, there are people
working in areas such a social and medical informatics, as well as
education, for whom these problems (and solutions) are equally relevant.

§ Sub-theme 1: Bricolage in CI: Planning vs improvisation.
§ Sub-theme 2: Reconciling differences between clashing communities.
§Sub-theme 3: The dark side of community informatics. Other themes
topics: Do you have a suggestion?

For details, and an opportunity to discuss the topics, please go to the
conference website.

Of course, we will also welcome papers dealing with other issues in
community, development and social informatics, subject to space
availability.

+  PHD COLLOQUIUM:

This is a valuable part of the conference, and we encourage PhD students
to write a short paper and present their research. Presentations are not
limited to the conference theme, but should fit into the broad fields of
community, development, or social informatics.


There will be a conference proceedings and selected papers will be
published in a special issue of a journal. Commendations in refereed and
PhD categories will be awarded.

In order to enhance the quality of papers in all streams, Program Chairs
will take an active role in guiding papers through the review process
and deadlines will be adhered to.

+ THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF PAPERS ARE SOUGHT:

§ Full papers for blind peer review (up to 6000 words).
§ Works in progress and more speculative pieces (reviewed and selected,
but not peer reviewed)
§ Non-refereed papers, including practitioner reports (up to 6000
words).
§ PhD papers which provide an outline of current or proposed PhD
research (between 2-3000 words, including references)
§ Proposals for workshops or panel discussions
§ Proposals for poster sessions

Conference papers for all categories MUST use the conference format,
that is made available via the conference website.

+ RELEVANT DATES:

§ Call for papers & proposals. Expressions of interest conference
website. Abstracts/papers can only be submitted through the conference
registration site @ cirn.wikispaces.com/prato2012. Submit the abstract
in the online form, not as an attachment.  Now open- to April 15, 2012.

§ Acceptance/modification/ rejection notices:   As soon as possible
thereafter

§ Full papers and abstracts for all streams due 1 July 2012

§ Referee reports to participants by: 15 August 2012

§ Final version of papers, based on peer review and program committee
decisions due: 15 September 2012

§ Registrations: Available from 1 July

+ OTHER CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Information about proposed keynotes, travel, Prato in general etc, can
be found on the website.

Please note that opportunities for subsidized participation are
extremely limited, but we do the best we can within the boundaries of a
constrained budget  :).

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Peter Day, University of Brighton, UK (co-chair) Aldo de Moor,
CommunitySense, Netherlands ( co-chair) Tom Denison, Monash University,
Australia (co-chair) Leopoldina Fortunati, University of Udine, Italy
(co-chair) Sarai Lastra, Turabo Univ., Puerto Rico (co-chair) Larry
Stillman, Monash University, Australia (co-chair)


Patricia Arnold, Technical University, Munich University of Applied
Sciences
Fiorella de Cindio, University of Milan, Italy
Mike Arnold, University of Melbourne, Australia
Ann Bishop, Univ. of Illinois, USA
Gunilla Bradley, Royal Institute of Tech., Sweden
Wallace Chigona, Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa
Barbara Craig, Victoria Univ. of Wellington, NZ
Vesna Dolnicar, University of Lubljana
Alison Elliot, University of Sydney, Australia
Manuela Farinosi, University of Udine, Italy
Ricardo Gomez, University of Washington, Seattle
Marlien Herselman, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa
Sarai Lastra, Turabo Univ., Puerto Rico
Mike Martin, University of Newcastle, UK
TJ McDonald, Trinity College Dublin
William McIver, Jr, National Research Council Canada
Mauro Sarrica, La Sapienza, Rome.
Douglas Schuler, The Public Sphere Project, The Evergreen State College
Nicola Strizzolo, Univ. of Udine, Italy
Eduardo Villanueva Mansilla,Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Steve Thompson, Teesside University, UK
Will Tibben, University of Wollongong, Australia
Janet Toland, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
Emiliano Trere,Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México
Gilson Schwartz, Univ. São Paulo, Brazil
Jacques Steyn, Monash Univ., South Africa
Andy Williamson, Hansard Society, UK
Martin Wolske, University of Illinois, USA

Conference Organization: Larry Stillman, Monash University;  Australia
Amalia Sabiescu, Università della Svizzera italiana PhD student; Nemanja
Memarovic, Università della Svizzera italiana, PhD student.


CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Monash University
Turabo University
Università della Svizzera italiana


INQUIRIES:

  prato2012 at fastmail.fm

DISCLAIMER


All travel & participation decisions are made at your own risk and the
organizers accept no responsibility. The program is also subject to
change.




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