[Sigcr-l] CFP: iConference 2012 | Culture * Design * Society

[Jonathan Furner]

Now Accepting Submissions: iConference 2012
Toronto, Canada
February 7-10, 2012
http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index

Greetings to everyone!

We are now accepting submissions for iConference 2012, our seventh  
annual gathering of scholars, researchers, and professionals who share  
an interest in the critical information issues of contemporary society.

The iConference will include peer-reviewed papers, posters,  
alternative events, and workshops—all intended to push the boundaries  
of information studies, explore core concepts and ideas, and create  
new technological and conceptual configurations. Our four-day event  
takes place in downtown Toronto, February 7-10, 2012. The conference  
theme is: Culture * Design * Society.


Authors and organizers can now submit papers, poster abstracts,  
alternative events proposals, and workshop proposals using our secure  
submissions website:http://bit.ly/iconf12sub <http://bit.ly/ 
iconf12sub> . All submitting authors must provide basic information  
and agree to copyright parameters as a condition of acceptance and  
publication. Papers and poster abstracts will be published in the ACM  
Digital Library.

In addition, a Doctoral Student Colloquium is being organized, with  
funding from the National Science Foundation. Applications for the  
colloquium are now being accepted. Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/doctoral/ 
<http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/doctoral/> . A Junior Faculty &  
Postdoc Colloquium is also in the works.

The iConference series is sponsored by the iSchools, a growing  
association of more than 30 Schools, Faculties and Colleges in North  
America, Europe and Asia—however, affiliation with the iSchools is not  
a prerequisite, and we encourage everyone to participate. Presenting  
sponsors of iConference 2012 include NSF and Microsoft Research.

* Conference home: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index
* Submissions site: http://bit.ly/iconf12sub
* Last Year’s Proceedings: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1940761

Submission types:
* Papers:  We’re looking for original research, six to eight pages;  
papers will be refereed in a blind process, and accepted papers will  
be published in the ACM Digital Library.
   Submission deadline: Monday September 12, 2011
   Notification: Early November
   Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011

* Posters: We’re interested in posters presenting new work,  
preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Poster  
abstracts will undergo a blind review, and accepted posters will have  
their abstracts published in the ACM Digital Library.
   Submission deadline: Monday September 26, 2011
   Notification: Mid November
   Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011

* Workshops: These can be half- or full-day and can focus on any area  
within information.
   Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011
   Notification: Early October
   Final version due:  Monday October 31, 2011

* Alternative Events: These can include panels, fishbowls,  
performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions,  
demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory,  
informal, engaging and pluralistic.
   Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011
   Notification: Mid November
   Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011

* Doctoral Colloquium: This year’s colloquium will be organized around  
the theme of “inquiry.” Applicants will submit a 1,000 word abstract  
addressing the question, “What is the nature of inquiry in the  
information field, what makes it similar to or different from other  
areas of research, and what challenges have you met in your own  
research in this regard?” Visit our website for details:http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/doctoral
  Application deadline: Friday September 30, 2011
   Notification: Late November

ORGANIZERS

Conference Chair
* Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto

Papers Chair
* Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles

Posters Chair
* Paul Marty, Florida State University

Alternative Events Chair
* Philippa Levy, University of Sheffield

Workshops Chair
* Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto

Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs
* Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University
* Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University

Keynote Speakers Chair
* Brian Cantwell Smith, University of Toronto

Publication Chair
* Yuri Takhteyev, University of Toronto

Social Media Chair
* Rhonda McEwen, University of Toronto

Program Committee

* Mark Ackerman, University of Michigan
* Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University
* Jack Andersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science
* Nick Belkin, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
* Jean-François Blanchette, University of California, Los Angeles
* Johan Bollen, Indiana University
* Geoff Bowker, University of Pittsburgh
* Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology
* Donald Case, University of Kentucky
* Chen Chuanfu, Wuhan University
* Paul Clough, University of Sheffield
* Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University
* Ron Day, Indiana University
* Melanie Feinberg, University of Texas, Austin
* Robert Glushko, University of California Berkeley
* Sean Goggins, Drexel University
* Sara Grimes, University of Toronto
* David Hendry, University of Washington
* Steven Jackson, Cornell University
* Jim Jansen, The Pennsylvania State University
* Michelle Kazmer, Florida State University
* Anita Komlodi, UMBC
* Christopher (Cal) Lee, University of North Carolina
* Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois
* William Moen, University of North Texas
* Bonnie Nardi, University of California, Irvine
* Heather L. O'Brien, University of British Columbia
* Ee-Peng Lim, Singapore Management University
* Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
* Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin
* Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London
* Bo Xie, University of Maryland

Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index