From youakim.badr at insa-lyon.fr Mon Mar 3 04:22:05 2014 From: youakim.badr at insa-lyon.fr (Youakim Badr) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 10:22:05 +0100 Subject: [Sigifp-l] ACM MEDES 2014: Call for Papers Message-ID: <6F1D6476-3D21-47D9-9781-BB79A5BD3ED4@insa-lyon.fr> * Please distribute widely and accept our apologies for cross-posting * *************** CALL FOR PAPERS *************** The 6th International ACM Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems (MEDES 2014) In-Cooperation with ACM, ACM SIGAPP and IFIP WG 2.6 http://sigappfr.acm.org/MEDES/14/ September 15-17, 2014 Buraidah-Al Qassim, Saudi Arabi Description and Objectives --------------------------- In the world of the Internet, the rapid growth and exponential use of digital medias leads to the emergence of virtual environments namely digital ecosystems 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. The digital ecosystem exhibits self-organizing 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 resources mainly comprehend data management, innovative services, computational intelligence and self-organizing platforms. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of digital ecosystems and their characteristics, 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 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 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 Emergent 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. The conference seeks related original research papers, industrial papers and proposals for demonstrations. Topics ------- MEDES 2014 seeks contributions in the following 10 areas: 1. Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure 2. Cloud computing 3. Emergent Intelligence 4. Service systems and Engineering 5. Trust, Security & Privacy 6. Data & Knowledge Management 7. 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. Important Dates ---------------- Submission Deadline: 12 May 2014 Notification of Acceptance: 25 June 2014 Camera Ready: 20 July 2014 Conference Dates: 15-17 September 2014 Special Tracks: ---------------- Big Data Processing and Management Computational Intelligence Special issues and Journal Publication --------------------------------------- Extended versions of selected papers will be published in several peer reviewed journals. The list of journals will be announced later. General Chair -------------- Obaid Al Motairy, Qassim University, KSA Richard Chbeir, UPPA University, France Mohammed Alodib, Qassim University, KSA Lamri Laouamer, Qassim University, KSA Program Chair -------------- Morad Benyoucef, University of Ottawa, Canada Saad Harous, United Arab Emirates University, UAE International Advisory Board Members ------------------------------------ Asanee Kawtrakul, NECTEC, Thailand Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Philippe De Wilde, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland Yasuo Matsuyama, Waseda University, Japan Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Steering Committee Members -------------------------- Youakim Badr, INSA de Lyon, France Fernando Ferri, IRPPS-CNR, Italy Frederic Andres, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Richard Chbeir, University of Bourgogne, France Hiroshi Ishikawa, Shizuoka University, Japan Asanee Kawtrakul, NECTEC, Thailand Dominique Laurent, University of Cergy-Pontoise, France Epaminondas Kapetanios, University of Westminster, UK Keynote Speakers ---------------- Fabien Gandon, INRIA, France Ton Kalker, DTS Incorporation, USA Kwei-Jay Lin, University of California, Irvine, USA Azer Bestavros, Boston University, USA Roger Lee, Central Michigan University, USA International Program Committee: -------------------------------- (Please check the web site for the full list) From rhill at asis.org Tue Mar 18 13:44:19 2014 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:44:19 -0400 Subject: [Sigifp-l] =?US-ASCII?Q?Deadline_Reminder_=96_ASIS&T_Annual_Meeting?= Message-ID: <387-22014321817441931@LEN-dick-2011> April 30 is the deadline for submitting proposals for Panels, Contributed Papers, and tutorials and workshops. Additional information below. Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities 77th ASIST Annual Meeting October 31 - November 4, 2014 Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA http://www.asis.org/asist2014/ SUBMISDSION URL: https://www.conftool.pro/asist2014/index.php?page=login The Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology is the premier international conference dedicated to the study of information, people, and technology in contemporary society. The ASIST AM gathers leading scholars and practitioners from around the globe to share innovations, ideas, research, and insights into the state and future of information and communication in play, work, governance, and society. ASIST AM has an established record for pushing the boundaries of information studies, exploring core concepts and ideas, and creating new technological and conceptual configurations -- all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. The conference welcomes contributions from all areas of information science and technology. The conference celebrates plurality in methods, theories and conceptual frameworks and has historically presented research and development from a broad spectrum of domains, as encapsulated in ASIST?s many special interest groups: Arts & Humanities; Bioinformatics; Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts; Classification Research; Critical Issues; Digital Libraries; Education for Information Science; Health Informatics; History & Foundations of Information Science; Human Computer Interaction; Information Architecture; Information Needs, Seeking and Use; Information Policy; International Information Issues; Knowledge Management; Library Technologies; Management; Metrics; Scientific & Technical Information; Social Informatics; and Visualization, Images & Sound. Important Dates Papers, Panels, and Workshops: Submissions: April 30th Notifications: June 11th Final copies: July 15th Posters: Submissions: July 1th Notifications: July 30th Final copies: August 20th (All deadlines: midnight, Hawaii Standard Time) . 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 blloveday at gmail.com Wed Mar 19 12:48:55 2014 From: blloveday at gmail.com (Brandi Loveday) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:48:55 -0400 Subject: [Sigifp-l] Fwd: [Sig-l] SIG AWARD DEADLINES!! Start planning now... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Kathryn La Barre" Date: Mar 19, 2014 12:41 PM Subject: [Sig-l] SIG AWARD DEADLINES!! Start planning now... To: Cc: 2014 ASIS&T AWARDS are all open for nominations at http://asis.org/awards.html. Special Interest Group (SIG) Awards Nomination Deadline SIG of the Year Aug.15 http://asis.org/awards/sigoftheyear.html SIG Member of the Year Aug. 15 http://asis.org/awards/sigmemberoftheyear.html SIG Publication of the Year July 15 http://asis.org/awards/sigpublicationoftheyear.html For more information about the awards please see the SIG manual: http://www.asis.org/wiki/chapters-sigs/images/e/e6/SIG_Officer_Manual_2014_with_Appendices.pdf especially p. 22-23 and Appendix G: SIG Annual Activities Report and SIG of the Year Criteria and Checklist *APPENDIX F: **SIG OF THE YEAR AWARD GUIDELINES * *Guidelines:* *SIG of the Year * Now that your SIG is on its way to a year of strong programs, frequent communications and creative planning, it's time to start thinking about the SIG-of-the-Year Award. Each year since 1976, ASIS&T has honored the SIG whose professional accomplishments have made the greatest impact on the field of information science. The jury for the SIG of the Year consists of the SIG Cabinet Immediate Past Director, an ASIS&T Past President, and four other members, of whom at least one must be elected by the SIG Cabinet and at least one appointed by the ASIS&T Board. All jury members other than the Chair serve two year, staggered terms without immediate reappointment. If you haven't already appointed a member of your SIG to begin compiling a record of the year's accomplishments, now is the time to do so. Ask this person to keep a file of everything that your SIG does, including newsletters, directories, articles, program sessions, participation in other meetings, etc. Be sure to provide the person with the SIG-of-the-Year Award guidelines (APPENDIX F) and the Nominating Package Form (APPENDIX G). Then continue your planning for your best year yet. *SIG Publication of the Year * The Best SIG Publication Award was established in 1991. It is administered by the SIG Cabinet. The award shall consist of a certificate to be presented to the Communications Officer and the Chair of the winning SIG and other SIG members associated with the publication. The award shall be presented by the SIG Cabinet Director during the SIG Cabinet Meeting. The purpose of this award is to recognize the best publication produced by a SIG (or jointly by two or more SIGs) during the previous year (August-July). Any type of SIG Publication is eligible, including newsletters, transactions, directories, or other publications. To be considered, a publication must be in a format that is readable/usable by the jury members. Any electronic and/or self-published material should be sent to HQ in order to be considered. Each year, the Jury shall consider publications produced between August 1 of the previous year and July 31 of the current year. *SIG Member of the Year * The SIG Member-of-the-Year Award was established in 1991. It is administered by the SIG Cabinet. The purpose of the award is to recognize the service of an individual to the program of a particular SIG. It is given for significant contributions to the membership of the SIG through participation in and support of its events at the annual and mid-year meetings, its publications, and its other activities. Any ASIS&T member who is currently a member of the nominating SIG is eligible to receive the award. More than one awardee may be chosen in a given year. The same person may not receive the award in two consecutive years. _______________________________________________ Sig-l mailing list Sig-l at asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sig-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From knox at illinois.edu Wed Mar 19 11:31:05 2014 From: knox at illinois.edu (Knox, Emily Joyce Magdelyn) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:31:05 +0000 Subject: [Sigifp-l] Fwd: Deadline Reminder ? ASIS&T Annual Meeting References: <387-22014321817441931@LEN-dick-2011> Message-ID: Hello, Is SIGIFP planning to do a panel at ASIS&T 2014? Emily Emily Knox Assistant Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 E. Daniel St., MC-493 Champaign, IL 61820 217-300-0212 knox at illinois.edu emilyknox.net Begin forwarded message: From: Richard Hill > Subject: [Sigifp-l] Deadline Reminder ? ASIS&T Annual Meeting Date: March 18, 2014 12:44:19 PM CDT To: > April 30 is the deadline for submitting proposals for Panels, Contributed Papers, and tutorials and workshops. Additional information below. Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities 77th ASIST Annual Meeting October 31 - November 4, 2014 Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA http://www.asis.org/asist2014/ SUBMISDSION URL: https://www.conftool.pro/asist2014/index.php?page=login The Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology is the premier international conference dedicated to the study of information, people, and technology in contemporary society. The ASIST AM gathers leading scholars and practitioners from around the globe to share innovations, ideas, research, and insights into the state and future of information and communication in play, work, governance, and society. ASIST AM has an established record for pushing the boundaries of information studies, exploring core concepts and ideas, and creating new technological and conceptual configurations -- all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. The conference welcomes contributions from all areas of information science and technology. The conference celebrates plurality in methods, theories and conceptual frameworks and has historically presented research and development from a broad spectrum of domains, as encapsulated in ASIST?s many special interest groups: Arts & Humanities; Bioinformatics; Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts; Classification Research; Critical Issues; Digital Libraries; Education for Information Science; Health Informatics; History & Foundations of Information Science; Human Computer Interaction; Information Architecture; Information Needs, Seeking and Use; Information Policy; International Information Issues; Knowledge Management; Library Technologies; Management; Metrics; Scientific & Technical Information; Social Informatics; and Visualization, Images & Sound. Important Dates Papers, Panels, and Workshops: Submissions: April 30th Notifications: June 11th Final copies: July 15th Posters: Submissions: July 1th Notifications: July 30th Final copies: August 20th (All deadlines: midnight, Hawaii Standard Time) . 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 _______________________________________________ Sigifp-l mailing list Sigifp-l at asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigifp-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Thu Mar 27 05:46:46 2014 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:46:46 +0100 Subject: [Sigifp-l] Fwd.: [Air-L] OTI Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project Message-ID: <5333F386.7000800@orange.fr> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:27:32 -0400 From: Joly MacFie To: aoir list Subject: [Air-L] OTI Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project ---------- Forwarded message ---------- For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 26, 2014 PRESS RELEASE Open Technology Institute Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project with Berlin-based Global Public Policy Institute WASHINGTON, DC --Together with the Global Public Policy Institute< http://www.gppi.net/news/news_item/article/gppi-launches-joint-project-on-freedom-and-security-in-the-digital-age/> in Germany, New America's Open Technology Institute has launched a new project called "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age." Over the next two years, the project will bring together experts from the United States and Europe to debate and research the balance between security and freedom. "At a time of significant Transatlantic tension on this topic, it is especially important that we build pathways for reasoned, research-driven international dialogue on controversial issues such as Internet governance, fragmentation, and cybersecurity," said Tim Maurer, research fellow at New America's Open Technology Institute. "We hope that our work in partnership with the Global Public Policy Institute can help provide fresh answers to tough questions about the future, at this critical juncture in the development of the global and open Internet." The project, which will take place over the course of 2014 and 2015, will produce two policy papers, a conference in Washington DC, and regular policy breakfasts and is a unique opportunity to address some difficult challenges at a very critical time in Transatlantic relations. Experts from the Open Technology Institute and GPPi will write the two papers. In the first, the authors will examine proposals by governments on how to re-engineer the Internet to ensure "technological sovereignty" in response to concerns over US surveillance in the context of the Internet's continued expansion. In the second paper, the authors will craft policy recommendations to ensure a free and open Internet in the event of a major cyber incident. In addition, regular articles, op-eds and blog posts will make the key project-findings accessible to a broader audience. "GPPi is very happy to partner with New America's OTI," said Thorsten Benner, co-founder and director of GPPi. "We look forward to informing the policy debates on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond during this critical stage in the development of global internet politics." The project relies on the knowledge of professionals working in various sectors (government, business, civil society and academia) as well as disciplines (politics, law and computer science). A high-level steering committee made up of senior policymakers, academics and private sector representatives from the US and Europe advises the project team. The project is supported by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. Learn more about the themes and people involved here< http://www.digitaldebates.org/home/>. ### For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Jenny Mallamo, Media Relations Associate, at mallamo at newamerica.org or (202) 596-3368. About New America New America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States. To learn more, please visit us online at www.newamerica.org or follow us on Twitter @NewAmerica. About the Open Technology Institute The Open Technology Institute (OTI) is a global pioneer in developing innovative communications technologies and policies to enable communities to fully participate in the global economy, and freely shape their democracies. To learn more, please visit us online at http://oti.newamerica.org and on Twitter @OTI. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - From blloveday at gmail.com Thu Mar 27 14:00:20 2014 From: blloveday at gmail.com (Brandi Loveday) Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:00:20 -0400 Subject: [Sigifp-l] Fwd: [Neasis-l] NEASIS&T Student Travel Award Available - Essay Deadline April 25, 2014 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Beata Panagopoulos" Date: Mar 27, 2014 1:58 PM Subject: [Neasis-l] NEASIS&T Student Travel Award Available - Essay Deadline April 25, 2014 To: Cc: "Richard Hill" NEASIS&T Student Travel Award STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD AVAILABLE (Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2014) The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce the availability of one award of up to $750 to reimburse expenses for attendance at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (October 31-November 4, Seattle, WA). Applications must be received by Friday, April 25. The winner will be notified by Wednesday, April 30. One award for the best ESSAY will be offered to student members of ASIS&T* in the New England, Upstate New York or Eastern Canada regions. Students must be enrolled in an information science** master's or doctoral program. In order to be reimbursed, the award winner will submit receipts substantiating travel and conference related expenses, such as costs for registration, airfare, food, and lodging. The award winner will also be expected to meet with a NEASIS&T representative at the conference. Submit an essay that addresses the following questions in specific detail: * Why do you wish to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting? * How do you believe you will be able to use the conference experience to further your career? * How might NEASIS&T or ASIS&T benefit if you receive the award? Essay criteria: * Essay must be written in English. * Essay may not exceed 500 words or two double spaced pages. * Student must be sole author. The coversheet should include the following information: * Applicant's name * Address * Phone number / E-mail address * School affiliation / information science program / Student ID number * Proof of ASIS&T membership (e.g. ASIS&T member number, copy of email receipt of payment, or photocopy of check canceled by ASIS&T Headquarters)Student membership rate only $40! PLEASE NOTE: The ASIS&T Annual meeting is one of the most highly regarded meetings in the information science field. It covers the breadth of activities and endeavors of the information community with technical sessions addressing specialties of the information professional. The 2014 Annual Meeting, " Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities" takes place October 31-November 4 in Seattle, Washington. Papers should be submitted as attachments and sent by email to: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu *You may join ASIS&T via the web athttp://www.asist.org/membership.html (Student rate only $40!) **Terms describing information science programs are varied: they may be called: Library and Information Studies, Information Science and Policy, Information and Library Science, Information Studies, etc. Questions? Contact Beata at (617) 573-8541, e-mail: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu _______________________________________________ Neasis-l mailing list Neasis-l at asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/neasis-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: