[Sigiii-l] [Fwd: CFP: Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication (CATaC'08)]

[M.J. Menou]

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Sujet: CFP: Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication 
(CATaC'08)
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 16:56:43 +0900
De: sudweeks at murdoch.edu.au
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CALL FOR PAPERS

ICTs Bridging Cultures? Theories, Obstacles, Best Practices
6th International Conference on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology 
and Communication (CATaC08)

24-27 June 2008
Universite de Nîmes, France
Conference languages: English and French
www.catacconference.org

The biennial CATaC conference series - 10 years old in 2008! - provides 
a premier international forum for current research on how diverse 
cultural elements shape the implementation and use of information and 
communication technologies (ICTs). The conference series brings together 
scholars from around the globe who provide diverse cultural and 
disciplinary perspectives in their presentations and discussions of the 
conference theme and topics (listed below).

Nîmes, inhabited by Celts since the 4th ct. B.C.E., became a Gallo-Roman 
city in 18 BCE, and is home to some of the best-preserved examples of 
Roman engineering and architecture.  The Pont de Gard, an aquaduct 
bridge across the Gard river, serves as our primary metaphor for CATaC 
2008: ICTs as technologies bridging cultures.  Our venue in 
multi-cultural Nîmes further provides us with a number of cultural 
experiences and pleasures unique to the South of France. Finally, CATaC 
2008 emphasizes francophone participation in a number of ways, 
including, translation provided for abstracts in French and English, and 
for questions and answers following presentations.

Original full papers (especially those which connect theoretical 
frameworks with specific examples of cultural values, practices, etc.) 
and short papers (e.g. describing current research projects and 
preliminary results) are invited.

TOPICS include but are not limited to:
- Language as a core issue in cultural diversity with IT: are languages 
shaping a new IT world?
- CMC as fostering and/or threatening cultural diversity
- Theoretical and practical approaches to analyzing "culture" and its 
impact on the use and implementation of ICTs
- ICTs in the francophone world, including: influences of francophone 
usages globally and cross-cultural comparisons
- Beyond glocalization and homogenization: new mixtures of identities 
and cultures as facilitated by ICTs
- Empowerment and CMC, including issues of gender, languages and power 
(economic, political, social)
- Values, ethics, justice, and ICTS
- Cultural and linguistic diversity and e-learning

SUBMISSIONS
All submissions will be peer reviewed by an international panel of 
scholars and researchers. Accepted papers will appear in the conference 
proceedings. Submission of a paper implies that it has not been 
submitted or published elsewhere. At least one author of each accepted 
paper is expected to present the paper at the conference.

Schedule:
- Full papers (maximum 15 formatted pages) - 14 January 2008
- Short and panel papers (3-5 formatted pages) - 21 January 2008
- Notification of acceptance  - mid February 2008
- Final formatted papers  - 28 February 2008

The review process will be handled electronically through a review 
system, linked to the conference website. Papers may be submitted in 
either French or English. We strongly encourage submissions to include 
abstracts both in French and English, since accepted papers will be 
published in the Proceedings with abstracts in both languages. We will 
translate abstracts if necessary. Accepted papers must be formatted 
according to the conference proceedings template (download from 
www.catacconference.org).

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
The keynote speakers are Marie-Françoise Narcy-Combes, University of 
Nantes, and Jean-Paul Narcy-Combes, University of Paris 3-Sorbonne 
Nouvelle. Their topic is "Local Eyes for Global Vision: Can human 
intelligence and technology help?"

PANELS
The program includes a number of panels:
- Culture and psychology (Chair: Professor Alexander Voiskounsky, Moscow 
State University, Russia)
- Beyond Hall, Hofstede, and 'Culture' (Chairs: Connie Kampf, University 
of Aarhus, Denmark and Jose Abdelnour-Nocera, Thames Valley University, UK)
(Additional panel proposals will be considered.)

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation details are on the conference website. Be aware that Nîmes 
is a very popular vacation destination in June and July so accommodation 
will need to be booked as early as possible.

SPONSORS
Universite de Nîmes
Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres de Montpellier
Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Bèziers

CONFERENCE CHAIRS
   Charles Ess, Drury University, USA, catac at it.murdoch.edu.au
   Fay Sudweeks, Murdoch University, Australia, catac at it.murdoch.edu.au

CONFERENCE VICE CHAIR
   Marie-Christine Deyrich, IUFM de Montpellier,
   France, marie-christine.deyrich at montpellier.iufm.fr

PROGRAM CHAIR
   Herbert Hrachovec, University of Vienna, Austria