[Sigifp-l] FW: ASIS&T 2017 Submission

[Oltmann, Shannon M]

Hello, colleagues. I'm forwarding on the acceptance notice for our proposed workshop for the 2017 ASIST Annual Meeting. I've contacted the chairs to ask about timing (trying to get our workshop scheduled on Saturday the 28th). We will shortly need to send out a call for papers for the workshop. 

I would like one person to volunteer to help me with coordinating the workshop and associated papers. If you are interested, please contact me off-list.

Thanks to many of you who contributed to designing and revising this workshop. I am excited about hosting it! 


-Shannon  





Dr. Shannon M. Oltmann
Assistant Professor 
School of Information Science
University of Kentucky
shannon.oltmann at uky.edu 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dania Bilal, nkhashman at qf.org.qa [mailto:asist2017 at conftool.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:41 AM
To: Oltmann, Shannon M <shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
Cc: skhazrae at kent.edu; knox at illinois.edu; ajmillion at gmail.com
Subject: ASIS&T 2017 Submission

Dear Shannon Oltmann, 

Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that your workshop has been accepted for the ASIS&T 2017 Annual Meeting. 

The reviewers’ comments appear below. Please attend carefully to these comments as you organize your workshop. You will be contacted by ASIS&T Headquarters with further instructions.

We thank you for your submission and look forward to seeing you in Washington, DC in October. Please visit the conference website
(https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2017) for details about conference registration and accommodations.

Sincerely, 

Dania Bilal and Nouf N. Khashman (Panels and Workshops Co-Chairs for ASIS&T AM
2017)
and the ASIS&T AM 2017 Program Committee


SUBMISSION DETAILS:
ID: 312
Title: The New Information State: How Information Ethics and Policy Affects
Everyone
 
REVIEWERS FEEDBACK:




Review 1
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Contribution of the submission
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This workshop will explore contemporary issues in information ethics and
illustrate the relevance of information ethics to the current political
situation.


Evaluation of the Contribution
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Originality                 (10%): 10
Panel/Workshop Organization (10%): 10
Implications                (10%): 10
Clarity                     (10%): 8
Engagement                  (10%): 8
Overall Recommendation      (50%): 8
Total points (out of 10)         : 8.6


Comments for the authors
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The topic of this workshop is quite timely and relevant, and the intellectual
content of the proposal is very compelling and well thought-out. The mechanics
of the workshop are a bit underdeveloped, and also a bit disconcerting. There
is very heavy emphasis on papers, it basically seems like another paper
session, which is unfortunate given that the half-day duration of a workshop
affords the opportunity for deeper discussion and more robust interaction
among workshop participants. It is not clear how the breakout sessions will
operate, and it is unclear if there will be enough participants to have them
separate out into these topics, or what the purpose or benefit of that would
be. I strongly suggest that the organizers consider reworking the schedule to
place more emphasis on interactive activities and less on papers. Perhaps
instead of papers, the organizers could solicit individuals to write shorter
position papers on one of the three topics, and then serve as panels to kick
off the three topics. The day could begin with the keynote and then include
three pairs of panel discussions followed by brainstorming activity. However,
that's just my $0.02, the organizers of course have the freedom to organize as
they see fit, and I would still argue to accept in its current form as the
topic is very timely and it is important to see SIG IEP represented at ASIS&T
by running a workshop. I very much appreciate the intellectual effort that the
organizers put into deciding on the topic and motivating it, and the
suggestions about format are an attempt to ensure that the organizers can make
the best possible use of the intellectual work that they've done and stimulate
insightful and timely discussions that can further work in the information
ethics and policy space.




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Review 2
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Contribution of the submission
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This half day workshop proposes to concentrate on three themes:
Teaching information and ethics
Engagement with policymakers
and Ethics  in Information Science

Highlighting and discussing these issues is timely and of importance

The workshop outline is in a rather preliminary state, only one speaker was
recruited so far. This is a workshop proposal, so at this point of time I
cannot say anything about the presenters. 


Evaluation of the Contribution
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Originality                 (10%): 10
Panel/Workshop Organization (10%): 8
Implications                (10%): 8
Clarity                     (10%): 10
Engagement                  (10%): 8
Overall Recommendation      (50%): 8
Total points (out of 10)         : 8.4


Comments for the authors
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The proposal is interesting and timely. 
The themes are well-defined
You should announce a CFP as soon as possible





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Review 3
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Contribution of the submission
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The organizers want to organize this work to draw attention about fake news
and the trust on information. I think it is a timely and great topic for this
conference.


Evaluation of the Contribution
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Originality                 (10%): 8
Panel/Workshop Organization (10%): 8
Implications                (10%): 6
Clarity                     (10%): 8
Engagement                  (10%): 10
Overall Recommendation      (50%): 8
Total points (out of 10)         : 8


Comments for the authors
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The topic of this workshop is certainly very interesting and timely. The only
few minor comments i can think about are:
- how to engage audience, maybe a panel including educators, practitioners,
users, and audience will be a good one
- maybe a poster session to include broad audience.
- will you set up a website so that more info can be provided and generate
more awareness about your workshop 




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SUBMISSION DETAILS
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ID: 312
Title: The New Information State: How Information Ethics and Policy Affects
Everyone


REVIEW RESULT OF THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
This contribution has been accepted.








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