[Sigiii-l] German Online Research Conference '04 - CALL FORPAPERS

Tue Jun 24 09:24:26 EDT 2003

FYI!
http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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 Sixth International GOR Conference
        GOR 04
GERMAN ONLINE RESEARCH '04

30th and 31st March, 2004
at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

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Organizers:
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German Society for Online Research - DGOF e.V.

Social Survey Research Center,
Institute of Sociology, University Duisburg-Essen
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The 6th German Online Research Conference 2004 is
jointly organized by the German Society for Online
Research (DGOF e.V.), and the Social Survey
Research Center (Prof. Dr. Frank Faulbaum) of the
University of Duisburg-Essen. The conference will
be held at the university campus in Duisburg.

Conference topics include theories, methods, and
empirical findings concerning the internet,
online communication, or mobile communication.

The aim of the conference is to document the progress of
internet research, innovative developments, and practical
experience, as well as to further dialogue between:

- researchers
- researchers and users of internet research
- universities and companies
- customers and suppliers.
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Conference Languages:
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English, German

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Contributions:
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Paper presentations, posters, and sessions can be
proposed on the following topics:

Interactive Market- and Social Research
- Online- and Mobile Market Research
- Innovative Sampling approaches
- Cross-over Designs, Mixed-Modes' and Methods' Effects
- Usability Research, Usability Engineering,
  Usability Testing
- Online Experiments
- Online Surveys

Internet, Mobile Communication, and Civil Society
- Online Groups: Structures, Interaction, Community Building,
  and Effects
- Social and Psychological Effects of Internet Use
- Social Networks and Relationships: On-line and Off-line
- Online Community Software: Applications and Results
- Mobile Communication and Social Networks
- e-Democracy: Examples of Best Practice, Changes, and Problems
- Internet, Crime, Privacy Protection, and Deviant Behavior
- Digital Divide
- Internet, Social Movements, and Collective Action
- Internet and Science

e-Commerce and e-Controlling
- e-Business and e-Advertising
- Successful Evaluation of Web-Sites and e-Commerce
- Currencies of the Net: Benchmarking and
  Measurement of Range of Coverage
- Customer Relationship Management and
  Online Market Research
- Non-Reactive Methods of Data Collection and Data-Mining

Interpersonal Communication
- Computer Mediated Communication
- Mobile Communication and Life-Style
- Online-Gaming
- Trust and Credibility on the Internet
- e-Health
- Non-Reactive Methods of Data Collection of
  Interpersonal Communication
- Weblogs and Bloggers

The Internet Within and Outside of Organizations
- e-Learning on the Intranet and Internet
- Interactive Organizational Research, e.g. Online
  Employee Surveys
- Knowledge Exchange and Knowledge Management
  in Organizations (Intranet)
- Communities of Practice on the Internet: Design
  and Effects

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Paper Presentations:
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Paper presentations include oral presentations of max.
20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion.

Qualified contributions will be invited to submit
the paper for publication in an international English
language conference proceedings' volume or in an
international English language journal.

Posters:
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Posters will be discussed at fixed times. The best
poster will receive a prize of Euro 500,-.

Sessions:
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There will also be the opportunity to propose a
group of interrelated presentations (max. 4-5
persons) within one session. For more information
please contact the program committee
(gorpaper04qdgof.de).

Workshops:
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There will be tutorial workshops covering key
methods of internet research. These will be held by
qualified researchers and practitioners. The workshops
will take place the day commencing the GOR conference
(March 29, 2004) as well as during the conference
without overlapping with the presentations.

Participation in workshops is not free of charge and
the number of participants will be restricted.
Registered visitors of the conference have priority.
More information about the workshops and registration
is available at http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm.

Exhibition Stand Space:
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Companies will have the opportunity to book
exhibition stand space for presentations of
products or services that offer solutions to
problems of market- and social research on the
Internet or Intranet. More information
is available at gororga04 at dgof.de.

Social Events and Membership Meeting:
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The traditional early-bird-meeting will take place on
March 29th 2004. Already during this meeting visitors
and participants will have the opportunity to socialize
with colleagues, acquainting themselves with other
researchers.

On Tuesday 30th April 2004, there will be a social
event held during the evening which will include
dinner and disco.

During the conference there will be a meeting for the
members of the German Society for Online Research. The
members will receive additional information about the
meeting at a later date.
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                  Submission Guidelines
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If you would like to contribute to the conference by
presenting a paper or a poster, please send an
abstract no later than:

                   September 30th 2003

to:                 gorpaper04 at dgof.de

Authors will receive notice of acceptance by:

                   November 17th 2003.

The preliminary program will be posted on December 1st,
2003 at the following url:

                http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm

The program committee will review abstracts. For accepted
oral presentations transparencies or Power-Point files
(preferably in English) are expected to be sent before the
conference until February 29th 2004.

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The abstract (of no more than 350 words) should be
submitted in in the following format:

1. Title of the oral presentation or poster
2. Type (oral presentation or poster)
3. Author(s)
4. Address of first author (postal address, phone
   number, e-mail and URLs)
5. Central topic choice (max. 3), if applicable
6. Keywords (max. 4)
7. English text of abstract (max 350 words)

Submission format:

1) Please send your abstract in rich text (.rtf) file
format to:

                gorpaper04 at dgof.de

The subject line of your e-mail must contain the
following text: "abstract"

2) In addition to sending the attachment, please
include the abstract and the information 1-6
mentioned above in the body of your e-mail.

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Conference Fees:
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Conference fees include conference materials, two lunches,
conference dinner, drinks and snacks during breaks.

Academic: 120 Euro
Students: 60 Euro
Presenting participants: 30 Euro (first authors only)
Non-academic (e.g., company representatives, free-lancers,
consultants): 290 Euro
Early registrants, who register before January 31st 2004
receive a fee reduction of 20%.
DGOF members receive a fee reduction of 20% (membership
application forms can be found at
http://www.dgof.de/dgof_antrage.pdf).

For German participants conference fees have to be paid
in advance in full.
Foreign participants may pay their fees at the conference
venue. Day tickets are not available.

Registration for all participants will begin on
December 01st 2003. Further detailed information will be
posted continually at the following URL:

http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm

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Overview of the timeline:
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09/30/03          Deadline for abstract submission
11/17/03          Feedback on acceptance
12/01/03          Preliminary program will be published,
                  Registration begins
01/31/04          Deadline for fee-reduced early registrations
02/29/04          Deadline for sending transparencies or Power-
                  Point files for accepted oral presentations
02/29/04          Deadline for registration to workshops
03/29/04          Early-bird-meeting + workshops in Duisburg
03/30/04-03/31/04 Conference + workshops at the University of
                  Duisburg-Essen in Duisburg
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Summary of contacts:
Abstract submission: gorpaper04 at dgof.de
Business activities: gororga04 at dgof.de
Conference Website:  http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm
workshops:           http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm
Local organization:  office.gor at uni-duisburg.de
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Contact address of the local organizing committee:

Conference office GOR 04
c/o Prof. Dr. Frank Faulbaum
Institute of Sociology
University Duisburg-Essen
Lotharstr. 65
47048 Duisburg
Germany

Phone +49 203-379-2532
Fax   +49 203-379-4350
E-Mail: office.gor at uni-duisburg.de
http://soziologie.uni-duisburg.de/PERSONEN/faulbaum.html

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Dr. Olaf Wenzel
Member of the Board
German Society for Online Research - DGOF e.V.
(Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Online Forschung e.V.)
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