From fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-amu.fr Thu Apr 2 03:46:32 2015 From: fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-amu.fr (IBEKWE-SANJUAN Fidelia) Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 09:46:32 +0200 Subject: [Sighfis-l] Panels, workshops, posters at ASIST 2015 Message-ID: <551CF3D8.7000201@univ-amu.fr> Dear HFIS-ters I hope you are all well and your research is going well. The deadline for submission of panel proposals to ASISt 2015 is fast approaching. Are you planning on organising a HFIS-related activity at the AM and need to co-sponsor it with another SIG (recommended) ? Please let me know how I can help. Hoping H-FiS will be well represented across papers, posters, panels, workshops, and other activities at the AM 78th ASIS&T Annual Meeting, November 6-10, 2015 - Hyatt Regency - St. Louis, MO USA Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community Papers, Panels, Workshops & Tutorials: Submissions: April 30, 2015 Posters, Demos & Videos: Submissions: July 1, 2015 best wishes Fidelia (Chair H-FIS) -- ----------------------------------------------------- Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan (Ph.D.) Full Professor (Professeur des Universit?s) School of Journalism & Communication (EJCAM) http://ejcam.univ-amu.fr/ Aix-Marseille University - France. Homepage: http://fidelia1.free.fr/ IRSIC research team: http://irsic.univ-amu.fr/ ----------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Thu Apr 2 14:08:47 2015 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 14:08:47 -0400 Subject: [Sighfis-l] Reminder am SUBMIT Submit deadlines 2015 ASIS&T Annual Meeting Message-ID: <385-220154421884757@LEN-dick-2011> 78th ASIS&T Annual Meeting November 6-10, 2015 - Hyatt Regency - St. Louis, MO USA Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community http://www.asis.org/asist2015/am15cfp.html This year?s conference theme provides an opportunity for information science researchers ? including academics and practitioner researchers ? to discuss the impact of their research on industry, on government, on local/national/global community groups, on individuals, on information systems, on libraries/museums/galleries, and on other practice contexts. The theme highlights the introduction of a new conference focus on Applied Research, which recognizes that basic research in information science is also inspired by, and/or connected to, information practice contexts. Submissions are encouraged that present theoretical or applied research with results that demonstrate one or more of the following themes: Impact on Individuals Impact on Society Impact on Organizations Impact on Systems & Technology Impact on Information Contexts Important Dates Papers, Panels, Workshops & Tutorials Submissions: April 30, 2015 Notifications: June 11, 2015 Final copies: July 15, 2015 Posters, Demos & Videos: Submissions: July 1, 2015 Notifications: July 30, 2015 Final copies: August 20, 2015 Conference Chair: Lisa Given Paper Co-Chairs: Brian Detlor, Hazel Hall Panel Co-Chairs: Heather O'Brien, Alison Brettle Poster Co-Chairs: Lynn Westbrook, Michael Khoo Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-amu.fr Tue Apr 7 12:10:58 2015 From: fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-amu.fr (IBEKWE-SANJUAN Fidelia) Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:10:58 +0200 Subject: [Sighfis-l] The third ASIS&T European Workshop, Osijek 2015 Message-ID: <55240192.70406@univ-amu.fr> Dear SIG HFIS-ters The European Chapter of the ASIST is holding its 3rd workshop at Osijek (Croatia) just after the ISI 2015 conference in Zadar. Many talks will be centered on Information Science theories. Of particular interest is a panel entitled " Towards Unified Approach to Information Science in Europe" which is co-sponsored by SIG HFIS. more information can be found here : http://web.ffos.hr/aew2015/en/program.php best wishes -- ----------------------------------------------------- Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan (Ph.D.) Full Professor (Professeur des Universit?s) School of Journalism & Communication (EJCAM) http://ejcam.univ-amu.fr/ Aix-Marseille University - France. Homepage: http://fidelia1.free.fr/ IRSIC research team: http://irsic.univ-amu.fr/ ----------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr Fri Apr 10 10:21:47 2015 From: richard.chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr (Richard Chbeir) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:21:47 +0200 Subject: [Sighfis-l] ACM MEDES 2015: Call for papers/tracks/workshops/tutorials (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Message-ID: * Please distribute widely and accept our apologies for cross-posting * The 7th International ACM Conference on Management of computational and collective Intelligence in Digital EcoSystems (MEDES 2015) In-Cooperation with ACM, ACM SIGAPP and IFIP WG 2.6 http://sigappfr.acm.org/MEDES/15/ October 25-29, 2015 Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Description and Objectives --------------------------- In the world of the Internet of Things (IoT), the rapid growth and exponential use of digital components leads to the emergence of intelligent environments namely "digital ecosystems" connected to the web and composed of multiple and independent entities such as individuals, organizations, services, software and applications sharing one or several missions and focusing on the interactions and inter-relationships among them. With the help of the computational intelligence, these digital ecosystems can exhibit new self-* properties (such as self-management, self-healing and self-configuration) environments, thanks to the re-combination and evolution of its "digital components", in which resources provided by each entity are properly conserved, managed and used. The underlying web-based resources mainly comprehend big data management, innovative services, smart and self-* properties platforms. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of digital ecosystems, they are highly complex to study and design. This also leads to a poor understanding as to how managing resources will empower digital ecosystems to be innovative, intelligent and value-creating. The application of Information Technologies has the potential to enable the understanding of how entities request resources and ultimately interact to create benefits and added-values, impacting business practices and knowledge. These technologies can be improved through novel techniques, models and methodologies for fields such as big data management, web technologies, networking, security, human-computer interactions, artificial intelligence, e-services and self-organizing systems to support the establishment of digital ecosystems and manage their resources. The International ACM Conference on Management of computational and collective IntElligence in Digital EcoSystems (MEDES) aims to develop and bring together a diverse community from academia, research laboratories and industry interested in exploring the manifold challenges and issues related to resource management of Digital Ecosystems and how current approaches and technologies can be evolved and adapted to this end. Topics ------- MEDES 2015 seeks contributions in the following areas: 1. Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure 2. Green computing 3. Computational and Collective Intelligence 4. Services 5. Trust, Security & Privacy 6. Data & Knowledge Management 7. Internet of Things and Intelligent Web 8. Human-Computer Interaction 9. Networks and Protocols 10. Open Source Paper Submission ---------------- Submissions must be in an electronic form as PDF format and should be uploaded using the conference website. The submitted paper should be at most 8 ACM single-space printed pages. Papers that fail to comply with length limit will be rejected. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 peer reviewers. After the preliminary notification date, authors rebut by evidence and arguments all reviewer inquiries and their comments. Based on the rebuttal feedback, reviewers notify authors with the final decision. Selection criteria will include: relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. Preference will be given to submissions that take strong or challenging positions on important emergent topics related to Digital Ecosystems. At least one author should attend the conference to present the paper. The conference Proceedings will be published by ACM and indexed by the ACM Digital Library and DBLP. Workshop Proposal Submission ---------------------------- Proposals for Workshops that examine emerging, innovative, or otherwise provocative issues within the conference area are encouraged. Workshop proposals should include a 1-2 page summary of the topic and the names and affiliations of 3-4 chairs and program committee members who have made a commitment to participate. A mix of industry and academic panel members is recommended. In the page summary, the organizers should present clearly: - the motivation of the workshop and its relatedness to the topics of MEDES 2015, - the specific topics covered and possible application areas, - the reviewing process, and the expected number of participants, - if the same workshop has been organized before in MEDES or related conferences and why its continuation is needed. Special Track Proposal Submission --------------------------------- Special Track proposals for MEDES 2015 should include: - The title and brief technical description of the special track, specifying its goals and motivation. - A brief discussion of why the topic is of particular interest at this time. - A brief description of why and to whom the track is of interest, the special track audience, as well as the expected number of participants. - A list of (potential) members of the program committee (at least 50% have to be known and confirmed at the time of the proposal). Important Dates ---------------- - Paper Submission Deadline: May 15th, 2015 - Workshop and track proposal deadline: April 25th, 2015 - Notification of Acceptance: June 26th, 2015 - Camera Ready: July 03rd, 2015 - Paper Registration: July 09th, 2015 - Conference Dates: 25-29 October 2015 Keynote speakers ---------------- Nivio Ziviani, CEO, Zunnit Technologies, Brazil Claudia Bauzer Medeiros, UNICAMP, Brazil Mario A. Nascimento, University of Alberta, Canada Conference Chairs ---------------- Victor Pellegrini Mammana, CTI, Brazil Yannis Manolopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Eduado Antonio Mondena, IFSP, Brazil Program Chairs ---------------- Agma Traina, Sao Paolo University, Brazil Oscar Salviano, CTI, Brazil Youakim Badr, INSA de Lyon, France Frederic Andres, NII, Japan International Program Committee: -------------------------------- (Please check the web site for the full list) From rhill at asis.org Fri Apr 10 15:45:42 2015 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:45:42 -0400 Subject: [Sighfis-l] CFP ASIS&T Lecture Series Message-ID: <385-220154510194542283@LEN-dick-2011> Deadline is September 30, 2015 for 2016 lecture, The ASIS&T Annual Lecture is intended to promote the progress of information science and technology through one annual lecture delivered by a noted information scientist (or a person with related interests and accomplishments). The award will be in the amount of $4,000. We anticipate that the monies would go approximately toward these expenses: ? $1,500 towards speaker travel and lodging ? $1,500 towards speaker honorarium ? $1,000 towards a reception and promotion activities Complete information at http://www.asis.org/awards/Lecture_Series.html Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-amu.fr Sat Apr 11 10:19:35 2015 From: fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-amu.fr (IBEKWE-SANJUAN Fidelia) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 16:19:35 +0200 Subject: [Sighfis-l] Call for I-Stories: SIG History and Foundations of Information Science Message-ID: <55292D77.7080201@univ-amu.fr> +++ Please circulate widely via your mailing lists (SIGs and student chapters) and to your masters students+++ *Call for I-Stories * ** ** ** ** ** **** *SIG History & Foundations of Information Science * http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGHFIS/ ** Information and communication phenomena are at the heart of our daily lives. They are how we know things and yet our understanding of these concepts and underlying phenomena are at best slippery. Just when we think we?ve pinned or penned them down nicely with a few well chosen phrases, we discover that those phrases are inadequate, that others disagree with our definitions or that many other conceptions abound. Not to bore you with the many varied conceptions of information, the aim of this call for I-Stories is to bring forth, through everyday experience, the many different things information can mean to different people or to the same person in different circumstances in a lively and entertaining manner. The SIG History & Foundations of Information Science solicits stories on how information and its understanding affect our daily lives, be it in work situations, in our private lives, in our research. The stories of information and around information should showcase how effective or ineffective the concept may be, how it can mean different things to different people, how that may have got you into misunderstandings//and how that has got you thinking about information in general. The stories may concern an event, something that happened to you or to someone you know, a talk you heard or involve well known scholars and how they have grappled with this open-ended question. We encourage scholars, practitioners, and especially students to send us a text of at most, 1000 words which can be illustrated with drawings. A jury chosen from SIG HFIS members will choose 5 stories that shed startling, informative and unexpected insights into our understanding of the phenomenon we call information and of the field we call information science/studies. Stories by students will receive particular attention and if selected, their authors will receive a 1 year free membership to ASIST and to HFIS. Membership benefits are varied and can be consulted at http://www.asis.org/. Stories written by practitioners or faculty members if selected will receive a gift card of $30 as well as 1 year free membership to SIG HFIS. Please send your stories to fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-amu.fr by 30^th may. The jury will render the result of its deliberation by 30^th June. Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan HFIS chair (2014-2015) -- ----------------------------------------------------- Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan (Ph.D.) Full Professor (Professeur des Universit?s) School of Journalism & Communication (EJCAM) http://ejcam.univ-amu.fr/ Aix-Marseille University - France. Homepage: http://fidelia1.free.fr/ IRSIC research team: http://irsic.univ-amu.fr/ ----------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr Sat Apr 11 10:30:03 2015 From: richard.chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr (Richard Chbeir) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 16:30:03 +0200 Subject: [Sighfis-l] CFP (Deadline Approaching): 11th Int. Conf. on AI Applications and Innovations (Biarritz-France) Message-ID: * Sorry for cross-posting * ************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS ************************************************* The 11th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations (AIAI'15) http://aiai2015.sigappfr.org/ September 14-17, 2015 Bayonne/Biarritz - France Description and Objectives --------------------------- The importance of Artificial Intelligence is underlined by the fact that it is nowadays being embraced by a vast majority of research fields across different disciplines, from Engineering Sciences to Economics and Medicine, as a means to tackle highly complicated and challenging computational as well as cognitive problems. Being one of the main streams of information processing, Artificial Intelligence may now offer solutions to such problems using advances and innovations from a wide range of sub-areas that induce thinking and reasoning in models and systems. The Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations Conference (AIAI) is a major technical event in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. The 11th AIAI Conference will be held in Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne (BAB) in France, from September 14th to 17th 2015. Its general focus is to present different perspectives on how Artificial Intelligence may be applied and offer solutions to real world problems, serving the study, analysis and modelling of theoretical and practical issues. The primary target of AIAI is to present highly novel research papers describing innovative algorithms, systems, tools and techniques, as well as proposing advanced prototypes in the area of Artificial Intelligence. General survey papers indicating future directions and professional work-in-progress reports are of equal interest. Acceptance will be based on quality, originality and practical merit of the work. AIAI is supported and sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). Topics ------- AIAI 2015 seeks contributions in the following areas: - Theoretical Advances Machine Learning Adaptive Control Data Fusion Reasoning Methods Knowledge Acquisition and Representation Planning and Scheduling Artificial Neural Networks Expert Systems Fuzzy Logic and Systems Genetic Algorithms and Programming Particle Swarm Optimisation Bayesian Models - Knowledge Engineering Data Mining and Information Retrieval Decision Support Systems Knowledge Management for e-Learning and Enterprise Portals Intelligent Information Systems Web- and Knowledge-Based Information Systems Ontologies - Multimedia, Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Multimedia Computing Multimedia Ontologies Smart Graphics Colour/Image Analysis Speech Synthesis - Signal Processing Techniques and Knowledge Extraction Computer Vision Human-Machine Interaction / Presence Learning and Adaptive Systems Pattern Recognition Signal and Image Processing Speech and Natural Language Processing - Artificial Intelligence Applications eBusiness, eCommerce, eHealth, eLearning Engineering and Industry Environmental Modelling Finance Telecommunications - Transportation Crisis and Risk Management Medical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering Political Decision Making Natural Language Processing Planning and Resource Management Project Management Emerging Applications Forensic Science - Trends in Computing Accessibility and Computers Affective Computing Agent and Multi-Agent Systems Autonomous and Ubiquitous Computing Distributed AI Systems and Architectures Grid-Based Computing Intelligent Profiling and Personalisation Robotics and Virtual Reality - Other AI and Ethical Issues Evaluation of AI Systems Social Impact of AI Paper Submission ---------------- Authors are invited to electronically submit original, English-language research contributions no longer than 10 pages formatted according to the well known LNCS Springer style, or experience reports. Submitted papers must present unpublished work, not being considered for publication in other journals or conferences. Paper submission deadline is April 26th, 2015. Submissions must be in an electronic form as PDF format and should be uploaded using the conference website. Submitted papers will be refereed by at least three reviewers for quality, correctness, originality, and relevance. Notification and reviews will be communicated via email. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and included in the proceedings, which will be published by SPRINGER and they will be available on site. At least, one author must register and attend the conference to present the paper. Proceedings will be published by Springer in IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Series and indexed by major indexes. Paper submission is available online via: EasyChair for AIAI 2015 website. Important Dates ---------------- - Submission Deadline: April 26th, 2015 - Notification of Acceptance: May 29th, 2015 - Camera Ready: June 15th, 2015 - Paper Registration: June 17th, 2015 - Conference Dates: 14-17 September 2015 Special issues and Journal Publication --------------------------------------- Extended versions of selected papers will be published in several peer reviewed journals, such as: - Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering - International Journal of Neural Systems General Chairs --------------------- - Richard Chbeir, University of Pau and Adour Countries, France - Yannis Manolopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Program Chairs ----------------------- - Ilias Maglogiannis, University of the Piraeus, Greece - Reda ElHajj, University of Calgary, Canada International Program Committee: -------------------------------- (Please check the web site for the full list) From rlitwin at gmail.com Sat Apr 11 11:48:00 2015 From: rlitwin at gmail.com (Rory Litwin) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 08:48:00 -0700 Subject: [Sighfis-l] Call for Papers: Why is the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies needed today? Message-ID: Call for Papers: Why is the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies needed today? The Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies is a peer-reviewed open access journal which addresses the need for critical discourse in library and information science and associated domains such as communication and media studies. It critically engages the cultural forms, social practices, the political economy, and the history of information and information institutions. It also seeks to broaden the methodological commitments of the field and to broaden the scope of library and information studies by applying diverse critical, trans-disciplinary, and global perspectives. The journal engages issues of social and cognitive justice and the historical and contemporary roles of documentary, information, and computational technologies in creating, mediating, surveilling, and challenging personal and social identities in cultural and political economies of power and expression. For its inaugural issue, the JCLIS will focus on why such a journal is needed, as a platform for critical discourse in LIS. JCLIS seeks to publish research articles, literature reviews, and possibly other essay forms (up to 7000 words) that use or examine critical perspectives on library and information studies. Some of the issues that might be addressed are: What are the current gaps in disciplines and discourses that make the JCLIS necessary? How can scholars speak to past silences in research and thinking in information studies? What is ?critical perspective? in library and information studies research? What ethical or political commitments might a critical perspective entail? What do critical perspectives look like in practice? The theme for the inaugural issue is broad by design in order to encourage diverse perspectives in describing, analyzing, and providing insight into how and where library and information studies might intersect with ethical, philosophical, and/or political concerns, interpretative or speculative approaches to analysis, or experimentation with novel, unique, or exploratory research designs that might be marginalized or excluded from mainstream library and information studies research. JCLIS aims to be a an inclusive platform for library and information studies research,including locally specific research designs and investigations as well as research that adopts a more global or international frame of inquiry. To that end, the journal also welcomes unpublished works in translation. Deadline for receipt of manuscripts is Monday, August 31st, 2015, for Winter 2015 publication. Possible topic areas may include (but are not limited to): ? What is/are critical library and information studies? What might distinguish critical approaches? ? The use of a particular critical perspective for research into topics relevant to library and information studies ? Different notions of critical approaches and perspectives, and their relations to information and knowledge studies and research ? When and why are critical approaches timely? How does its timeliness or not apply to today?s problems of information and knowledge? ? Applications of critical approaches in information institution, organization, or community contexts of practice. ? How critical approaches or methods might relate to other contemporary topics within library and information studies: open access, patron privacy, evolutions in scholarly communication, digital humanities, etc. ? How are critical perspectives included or excluded from empirical or engineering methods in the information and library sciences? ? Descriptions and reflections on methods for conducting library and information studies research with a critical approach. What is the relationship of method to critical activity? ? Critical perspectives on race and ethnicity in LIS, and/or the need for critical perspectives in LIS research. ? How might postcolonial theory expand the scope and methods of LIS research? ? Critical approaches for investigating militarism and the politics of information. ? Development/Implementation of information services for diasporic populations. ? What has been the relation of critical theory to the LIS tradition and its modes of historical, qualitative, and quantitative research? ? What is the relationship of critical theory to LIS education and to LIS research? ? Failures and shortcomings: how can critical perspectives inform and improve library and information studies? ? Gender and identity within LIS: how might critical perspectives or approaches be used to explore or investigate them? ? #critlib and alternative platforms for critical professional conversation ? Library and information studies vs library and information science: What are the differences? Guest Editors for Volume 1, Issue 1 Ronald Day, Indiana University ? Bloomington Alycia Sellie, Graduate Center, City University of New York Journal Editors Associate Editor: Emily Drabinski Associate Editor: Rory Litwin Managing Editor: Andrew J Lau, UCLA Extension Editorial Board Amelia Acker Melissa Adler Howard Besser Michelle Caswell Jonathan Cope Ronald Day Jonathan Furner Patrick Keilty Joyce Latham Lai Ma Jens-Erik Mai Marlene Manoff Melissa Morrone Lilly Nguyen Safiya Noble Ricardo Punzalan Toni Samek Alycia Sellie Rebecka Sheffield Description of the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies The mission of the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies is to serve as a peer-reviewed platform for critical discourse in and around library and information studies from across the disciplines. This includes but is not limited to research on the political economy of information, information institutions such as libraries, archives, and museums, reflections on professional contexts and practices, questioning current paradigms and academic trends, questioning the terms of information science, exploring methodological issues in the context of the field, and otherwise enriching and broadening the scope of library and information studies by applying diverse critical and trans-disciplinary perspectives. Recognizing library and information studies as a diverse, cross-disciplinary field reflective of the scholarly community?s diverse range of interests, theories, and methods, JCLIS aims to showcase innovative research that queries and critiques current paradigms in theory and practice through perspectives that originate from across the humanities and social sciences. Each issue is themed around a particular topic or set of topics, and features a guest editor (or guest editors) who will work with the managing editor to shape the issue?s theme and develop an associated call for papers. Issue editors will assist in the shepherding of manuscripts through the review and preparation processes, are encouraged to widely solicit potential contributions, and work with authors in scoping their respective works appropriately. JCLIS is open access in publication, politics, and philosophy. In a world where paywalls are the norm for access to scholarly research, the Journal recognizes that removal of barriers to accessing information is key to the production and sharing of knowledge. Authors retain copyright of manuscripts published in JCLIS, generally with a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. If an article is republished after initially publication in JCLIS, the republished article should indicate that it was first published by JCLIS. Submission Guidelines for Authors: The Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies welcomes submissions from senior and junior faculty, students, activists, and practitioners working in areas of research and practice at the intersection of critical theory and library and information studies. Authors retain the copyright to material they publish in the JCLIS, but the Journal cannot re-publish material that has previously been published elsewhere. The journal also cannot accept manuscripts that have been simultaneously submitted to another outlet for possible publication. We welcome: Research Articles (no more than 7000 words) Literature Reviews (no more than 7000 words) Interviews (no more than 5000 words) Book or Exhibition Reviews (no more than 1200 words) Citation Style JCLIS uses the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition as the official citation style for manuscripts published by the journal. Footnotes and reference lists should conform to the guidelines as described in the Manual. Submission Process Manuscripts are to be submitted through JCLIS? online submission system. This online submission process requires that manuscripts be submitted in separate stages in order to ensure the anonymity of the review process and to enable appropriate formatting. The main text must be submitted as a stand-alone file (in Microsoft Word or RTF)) without a title page, abstract, page numbers, or other headers or footers. The title, abstract, and author information should be submitted through the submission platform. Abstracts (500 words or less) should be submitted in plain text and should not include information identifying the author(s) or their institutional affiliations. With the exception of book reviews, an abstract must accompany all manuscript submissions before they are reviewed for publication. 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Conf. on AI Applications and Innovations (Biarritz-France) Message-ID: * Sorry for cross-posting * Due to several requests, the submission deadline has been extended to May 10th, 2015. ************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS ************************************************* The 11th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations (AIAI'15) http://aiai2015.sigappfr.org/ September 14-17, 2015 Bayonne/Biarritz - France Description and Objectives --------------------------- The importance of Artificial Intelligence is underlined by the fact that it is nowadays being embraced by a vast majority of research fields across different disciplines, from Engineering Sciences to Economics and Medicine, as a means to tackle highly complicated and challenging computational as well as cognitive problems. Being one of the main streams of information processing, Artificial Intelligence may now offer solutions to such problems using advances and innovations from a wide range of sub-areas that induce thinking and reasoning in models and systems. The Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations Conference (AIAI) is a major technical event in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. The 11th AIAI Conference will be held in Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne (BAB) in France, from September 14th to 17th 2015. Its general focus is to present different perspectives on how Artificial Intelligence may be applied and offer solutions to real world problems, serving the study, analysis and modelling of theoretical and practical issues. The primary target of AIAI is to present highly novel research papers describing innovative algorithms, systems, tools and techniques, as well as proposing advanced prototypes in the area of Artificial Intelligence. General survey papers indicating future directions and professional work-in-progress reports are of equal interest. Acceptance will be based on quality, originality and practical merit of the work. AIAI is supported and sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). Topics ------- AIAI 2015 seeks contributions in the following areas: - Theoretical Advances Machine Learning Adaptive Control Data Fusion Reasoning Methods Knowledge Acquisition and Representation Planning and Scheduling Artificial Neural Networks Expert Systems Fuzzy Logic and Systems Genetic Algorithms and Programming Particle Swarm Optimisation Bayesian Models - Knowledge Engineering Data Mining and Information Retrieval Decision Support Systems Knowledge Management for e-Learning and Enterprise Portals Intelligent Information Systems Web- and Knowledge-Based Information Systems Ontologies - Multimedia, Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Multimedia Computing Multimedia Ontologies Smart Graphics Colour/Image Analysis Speech Synthesis - Signal Processing Techniques and Knowledge Extraction Computer Vision Human-Machine Interaction / Presence Learning and Adaptive Systems Pattern Recognition Signal and Image Processing Speech and Natural Language Processing - Artificial Intelligence Applications eBusiness, eCommerce, eHealth, eLearning Engineering and Industry Environmental Modelling Finance Telecommunications - Transportation Crisis and Risk Management Medical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering Political Decision Making Natural Language Processing Planning and Resource Management Project Management Emerging Applications Forensic Science - Trends in Computing Accessibility and Computers Affective Computing Agent and Multi-Agent Systems Autonomous and Ubiquitous Computing Distributed AI Systems and Architectures Grid-Based Computing Intelligent Profiling and Personalisation Robotics and Virtual Reality - Other AI and Ethical Issues Evaluation of AI Systems Social Impact of AI Paper Submission ---------------- Authors are invited to electronically submit original, English-language research contributions no longer than 10 pages formatted according to the well known LNCS Springer style, or experience reports. Submitted papers must present unpublished work, not being considered for publication in other journals or conferences. Paper submission deadline is April 26th, 2015. Submissions must be in an electronic form as PDF format and should be uploaded using the conference website. Submitted papers will be refereed by at least three reviewers for quality, correctness, originality, and relevance. Notification and reviews will be communicated via email. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and included in the proceedings, which will be published by SPRINGER and they will be available on site. At least, one author must register and attend the conference to present the paper. Proceedings will be published by Springer in IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Series and indexed by major indexes. Paper submission is available online via: EasyChair for AIAI 2015 website. Important Dates ---------------- - Submission Deadline: May 10th, 2015 - Notification of Acceptance: June 05th, 2015 - Camera Ready: June 15th, 2015 - Paper Registration: June 17th, 2015 - Conference Dates: 14-17 September 2015 Special issues and Journal Publication --------------------------------------- Extended versions of selected papers will be published in several peer reviewed journals, such as: - Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering - International Journal of Neural Systems General Chairs --------------------- - Richard Chbeir, University of Pau and Adour Countries, France - Yannis Manolopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Program Chairs ----------------------- - Ilias Maglogiannis, University of the Piraeus, Greece - Reda ElHajj, University of Calgary, Canada International Program Committee: -------------------------------- (Please check the web site for the full list) From roday at indiana.edu Fri Apr 24 23:57:54 2015 From: roday at indiana.edu (Day, Ronald) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 03:57:54 +0000 Subject: [Sighfis-l] Fwd: logeion References: Message-ID: <5E7387EB-F61D-4AD7-9B9E-42852E61197F@indiana.edu> Logeion: Philosophy of Information is a newer Brazilian journal on the philosophy of information, and they are seeking submissions. Articles can be in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. http://revista.ibict.br/index.php/fiinf/index Submission instructions: http://revista.ibict.br/index.php/fiinf/information/authors "This journal focuses on articles, digests and essays about the Philosophy of Information, especially issues of the Philosophy of Praxis such as Ethics and Politics of Information. As part of its scope, the journal seeks to promote the discussion of the social uses of the language, particularly mediations of digital technologies of information and communication due to our contemporary scenario; it also seeks to approach from a critical point of view the current demands such as the theory of information, policies of information and communication, besides ontological and epistemological studies in the field of information and communication.? Ron Day Associate Professor Dept. of Information and Library Science Indiana University, Bloomington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klabarre at illinois.edu Mon Apr 27 15:58:51 2015 From: klabarre at illinois.edu (Kathryn La Barre) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:58:51 -0500 Subject: [Sighfis-l] Fwd: FW: Pam Laird Research Grant - 2015 In-Reply-To: References: <7.0.1.0.2.20150427131311.05b89cd8@earthlink.net> <540A6092-FCE9-42B1-91D0-64BD8C463E1B@stevens.edu> Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting> ------------------------------ *From:* Members [members-bounces at lists.sigcis.org] on behalf of Andrew Russell [arussell at stevens.edu] *Sent:* Monday, April 27, 2015 3:13 PM *To:* members *Subject:* [SIGCIS-Members] Fwd: Pam Laird Research Grant - 2015 See below - perhaps it will be of interest to those of you working on the history of communication technologies, broadly defined. Andy Begin forwarded message: *From: *Andrew Butrica *Subject: **Pam Laird Research Grant - 2015* *Date: *April 27, 2015 at 1:16:02 PM EDT *To: *Mercurians at googlegroups.com *Reply-To: *mercurians at googlegroups.com The Mercurians once again is offering the Pam Laird Research Grant (US$1,000) to defray the cost of travel and housing to use a research collection to pursue research in the history of communication technologies. We have added this new initiative to encourage and reward high-caliber research in the history of communication technologies, broadly defined. One of the Mercurians' missions is to encourage scholarship in the history of communication technologies. There is no research grant program (either within or outside SHOT) that we are aware of dedicated to supporting scholarship on the history of communication technologies. While the history of communication technology literature is vast and always growing, the quality of the research effort or resulting publication too often falls short of scholarly expectations. In general, the research grant is awarded in alternating years. We awarded two such grants during the 2011 SHOT annual meeting in Cleveland. The winners were Carmen Krol, a PhD candidate in the Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University, and Michael Lemon, a PhD student in Latin American History at Indiana University (Bloomington). Subsequently, The Mercurians announced during the 2013 SHOT meeting in Portland, Maine, that Ian Johnson, a PhD student in the History Department at Ohio State University, had won. This year's winner will be made known during the 2015 SHOT meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this October. Eligibility. The grant is intended for and limited to junior scholars-meaning either current graduate students or recent postgraduates (no more than three years beyond the terminal degree in their field). Requirements and Application. Only travel to an appropriate archival collection to carry out research on an aspect of the history of communication technology, broadly defined, will be supported. The archive can be open to the public, private, or even closed, provided that necessary permissions have been obtained from the archive. Complete the application form (available at: http://www.mercurians.org/grant-form.doc) and e-mail it and a curriculum vitae (no longer than 3 pages) as attachments to the Mercurians c/o abutrica at earthlink.net Your curriculum vitae should include pertinent publications, fellowships, or accomplishments relevant to your proposed research, and professional societies and affiliations. The deadline for submitting an application for the grant is June 1, 2015. For further information or questions, please contact Andrew Butrica at abutrica at earthlink.net or visit our website: http://www.mercurians.org/Prize-Grant.htm Good luck! Andrew J. Butrica MERCURIANS ANTENNA Newsletter mercurians at earthlink.net www.mercurians.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Wed Apr 29 12:55:40 2015 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:55:40 -0400 Subject: [Sighfis-l] JASIST EDITOR-Cal for Proposals Message-ID: <385-220154329165539957@LEN-dick-2011> Position Description Editor Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) Nature of Position: The Editor?s foremost responsibility is to ensure the high quality and quantity of papers published in JASIST. The Editor solicits papers from appropriate individuals that fit the scope of JASIST, oversees the activities of the Associate Editors, Guest Editors, and Editorial Board to ensure that submitted papers are peer reviewed by appropriately qualified and experienced persons, and communicates promptly with authors to accept or reject manuscripts or to request revision in response to referees' reports. The Editor, in consultation with the Society, appoints and renews Editorial Board members for an agreed term to ensure that the Board?s composition is sufficiently international and broad in scope to maintain JASIST worldwide within its field, and communicates regularly (at least annually) with the Editorial Board concerning the development of the Journal, editorial strategy, submissions and promotion. The Editor assists the Publishers in promoting JASIST by advising on publicity and promoting the JASIST wherever possible through contacts and at conferences attended. The Editor is responsible for the intellectual workflow (e.g., using the electronic manuscript system, sequencing papers in issues) and insuring that the instructions to authors are followed (e.g., that copy is original, and has not been published elsewhere; that copy is not defamatory or otherwise unlawful, and that appropriate illustrations and tabular matter, permissions, and assignments of copyright are included). BACKGROUND REQUIREMENT OF INCUMBENT a) Education: Graduate Degree. b) Skills Required: The Editor must be a leader who has strong motivational, interpersonal, and communication skills. He or she must be highly motivated to publish a successful journal and recognize the broad scope of information science. A global perspective, flexibility, and diplomacy skills are required to encourage diverse and creative contributions and to arbitrate controversial issues and points of views. Knowledge of electronic communications and electronic manuscript management systems is essential. The Editor must be familiar with electronic publishing trends, issues of originality and reuse, and Open Access points of view and publishing economics. In additional to oversight abilities, the Editor must be willing and able to delegate. c) Term: The term for this position is five years. A limit of two terms is imposed. d) Relevant Experience: Substantial knowledge of JASIST and the field of information science. A record of scholarly publication. Prior editorship experience and/or editorial board experience with a comparable scholarly, technical, or scientific (refereed) journal is highly preferred. APPLICATION PROCEDURE Applications will be considered beginning on May 1, 2015 and until the position is filled. The recruitment and recommendation committee will consider applications beginning on July 1, 2015. A committee consisting of Donald Case, Kristin Eschenfelder, Gary Marchionini (Chair), Carole Palmer, and Ian Ruthven will review the applications and make a recommendation to the ASIST Board of Directors. Send inquiries and applications to (via email): JASIST Editor Search Committee c/o Richard Hill rhill at asis.org ASIS&T 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA The application package should include: A plan or vision statement that details the prospective course of action that the applicant projects to take to ensure that JASIST is a leading, influential voice in information science. It should include, but not be limited to, the following: ? Your publishing & editorial experience; ? Reasons why you would be specially qualified as EIC of this publication ? Your vision for information science: the directions it should take; its hot, warm, and cold areas; ? Your vision of the JASIST editorial board structure and function; ? Your experience with electronic manuscript management systems; ? Your understanding of ASIST, and your conception of the relationship of the journal to the members; ? Possible strategies for increasing JASIST submissions from adjoining fields; ? Possible weaknesses of JASIST and strategies for improving it: special sections, special issues, survey articles, special initiatives, etc. ? Methods to maintain rapid reviewing and response times; ? Other plans for improvement. Each applicant must also provide a detailed resume, listing all past and present affiliations, editorial positions held, and activities in professional societies and technical conferences. Further, each applicant should provide a complete list of publications, honors and awards received, and other information deemed relevant to the Editor position. Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900