[Sighlth-l] CFP: iConference 2014 | Breaking Down Walls: Culture-Context-Computing

Ning nyu.yuning at gmail.com
Thu Apr 18 17:33:34 EDT 2013


Call for Participation: iConference 2014

Berlin, Germany

4-7 March, 2014

http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/



The ninth annual iConference will take place 4-7 March, 2014, in Berlin,
Germany. The four days will include peer-reviewed Papers, Notes, Posters,
Workshops and Sessions for Interaction and Engagement. Also included are a
Doctoral Student Colloquium and an Early Career Colloquium. Keynote
addresses will be given by Tony Hey of Microsoft Research and Melissa
Terras of the Department of Information Studies, University College London.



Presented by the iSchools organization (www.ischools.org), the iConference
is an annual gathering of information scholars and researchers from around
the world who share a common concern about critical information issues in
contemporary society. All are invited to participate; affiliation with the
iSchools is not a prerequisite.



iConference 2014 is hosted by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; its program
is administered by the Royal School of Library and Information Science,
University of Copenhagen. Microsoft Research is a presenting sponsor. The
official proceedings will be published in the IDEALS open repository
(Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship).



IMPORTANT LINKS



* Conference: http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/



* Past Proceedings: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/

* Facebook: IConference

* Twitter: @iConf | #iconf14

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

The following is a brief overview; please visit our website for complete
submissions guidelines. Authors are discouraged from submitting the same
research to different conference submission categories. For example,
authors should not submit the same research as a Note and a Poster.
Duplicate submissions may not be reviewed or accepted.

* PAPERS:

We invite papers discussing, analysing, and critiquing theories and
concepts, or reporting results of completed original research. Submitted
papers should be between 5,000 and 6,000 words (not counting references),
and should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
Each will be refereed in a double-blind process. More at
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/papers/

Submission deadline: 15 August 2013, 23:00 GMT

Papers Chairs: Diane Sonnenwald, Professor, UCD School of Information &
Library Studies, Dublin; Dietmar Wolfram, Professor, School of Information
Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

* NOTES:

Reports of early and partial results from original research are invited for
submission as a Note. Submitted notes should be between 2,000 and 2,500
words (not counting references). Submissions will be refereed in a
double-blind process. More at
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/notes/

Submission deadline: 18 September 2013, 23:00 GMT

Notes Chairs: Diane Sonnenwald, Professor, UCD School of Information &
Library Studies, Dublin; Dietmar Wolfram, Professor, School of Information
Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

* POSTERS

We welcome submission of Posters presenting new work, preliminary results
and designs, or educational projects. Submitted posters should be around
1,500 words (not including references). These posters will undergo a
double-blind review. Posters will be published in the proceedings.

More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/posters/

Abstract submission deadline: 18 September 2013, 23:00 GMT

Posters Chairs: Toine Bogers, Assistant Professor, Royal School of Library
and Information Science, University of Copenhagen; Paul D. Clough, Senior
Lecturer, Information School of Social Science, University of Sheffield.

* WORKSHOPS

Workshops can be half- or full day and can focus on any area related to the
conference theme (Breaking Down Walls: Culture, Context, Computing) or more
broadly to the purview of the iSchools, namely, the relationships among
information, people and technology. Please note that workshops should be
free of charge to conference participants. More at
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/workshops/

Submission deadline: 4 September 2013, 23:00 GMT

Workshops Chairs: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC
Research; Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor, School of Information,
University of Michigan.

* SESSIONS FOR INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT

Formerly called Alternative Events, these sessions can include panels,
fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard
sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory,
informal, engaging, and pluralistic. More at
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/sie/

Submission deadline: 4 September 2013, 23:00 GMT

Sessions for Interaction and Engagement Chairs: Lynn Silipigni Connaway,
Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research; Soo Young Rieh, Associate
Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan.

OTHER EVENTS SCHEDULED

* DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM

The Doctoral Colloquium provides doctoral students the opportunity to
present their work to senior faculty and engage with one another in a
setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of
intellectual exchanges. Students receive feedback on their dissertation,
career paths, and other areas from participating faculty and student peers.
Participation in the Doctoral Colloquium is restricted to students who have
applied for and been accepted into the Colloquium. More at
http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/doctoral/

Application deadline: 26 August 2013, 23:00 GMT

Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs: Karen E. Fisher, Professor, University of
Washington; Jens-Erik Mai, Professor, Royal School of Library and
Information Science, University of Copenhagen; Gloria Mack, Professor,
University of California, Irvine

* EARLY CAREER COLLOQUIUM

This half-day event is intended for assistant professors, post-docs, or
others in pre-tenure positions and builds on the tradition of highly
successful events at past iConferences. More at
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/jr_faculty/

Early Career Colloquium Chairs: Jeffrey Pomerantz, Associate Professor,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Vivien Petras, Professor,
Berlin School of Library and Information Science.

ADDITIONAL ORGANIZERS

Conference Chairs: Michael Seadle, Director of the School and Dean of the
Faculty of Arts, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Berlin;
Per Hasle, Rector, Royal School of Library and Information Science,
University of Copenhagen.

Program Chairs: Jack Andersen, Vice-Rector and Head of Department, Elke
Greifeneder, Assistant Professor, and Beth Juncker, Professor, Royal School
of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen.

Proceedings Chair: Maxi Kindling, Lecturer, Berlin School of Library and
Information Science

Program Committee:

Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University

Nicholas Belkin, Rutgers University

John Bertot, University of Maryland College Park

Wade Bishop, University of Tennessee

Catherine Blake, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Pia Borlund, Copenhagen University

Geoffrey C. Bowker, University of California, Irvine

Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto

Donald Case, University of Kentucky

Chuanfu Chen, Wuhan University

Andrew Clement, University of Toronto

Sheila Corrall, University of Pittsburgh

Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University / National Science Foundation

Mats Dahlström, University of Borås

Kristin Eschenfelder, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Melanie Feinberg, The University of Texas at Austin

Robert Glushko, University of California, Berkeley

Elke Greifeneder, University of Copenhagen

Jette Seiden Hyldegaard, University of Copenhagen

Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Christopher Lee, University of North Carolina

Ulf Leser, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Dirk Lewandowksi, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois

Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia

Karine Nahon, University of Washington

Bonnie Nardi, UC Irvine

Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, University of Oulu

Gary M.Olson, University of California, Irvine

Nils Pharo, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences

Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology

Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University

Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University

Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin

Jaime Snyder, Syracuse University

Juliane Stiller, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Joseph T. Tennis, University of Washington

Robert Villa, University of Sheffield

Lihong Zhou, Wuhan University

More at http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/




-- 
Ning Yu
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Science
College of Communications & Information Studies
University of Kentucky
http://ningyu.wikidot.com/
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