Workshop on Interdisciplinarity in ISSI Conf: Extension until April 30th

[Ismael Rafols]

Extended until *April 30th* 2009 the deadline for submission to the 
workshop:

*Tracking and evaluating interdisciplinary research: metrics and maps*
/ISSI 2009 Conference Workshop on July 14th, Rio de Janeiro/

This workshop aims to contrast perspectives on how to measure and map 
interdisciplinary research, exploring recent advances on three research 
fronts:

1.Conceptualizations and associated measures of interdisciplinarity, 
e.g. in terms of knowledge integration, network analyses, and 
disciplinary diversity.
2.Varied approaches to visualize (map) the relative position of bodies 
of research, ranging from that of an investigator to an emerging field.
3.Assessment of the benefits and downsides of interdisciplinary research 
(e.g., on citation impact), and the ensuing science policy implications.

The workshop will include comments by selected discussants and time to 
exchange ideas and to identify promising research avenues.  For more 
details visit webpage: 
http://www.issi2009.org/php/level.php?lang=en&component=56&item=1

*Workshop organisers*
Alan Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology, US, 
alan.porter at isye.gatech.edu
Ismael Rafols, SPRU, University of Sussex, England, i.rafols at sussex.ac.uk

*Submissions*:
Please send your contributions to Ismael Rafols (email: 
i.rafols at sussex.ac.uk ) by April 17th, 2009 (extended to *April 30th*). 
Submissions may include short papers (max. 2,000 words or 5 pages) or 
full presentations (max. 5,000 or 12 pages), author(s) name, affiliation 
and contact details.

*Important dates*
Deadline for submission: April 17th (extended to *April 30th*)
Acceptance decision by May 12th

*Registration and fees*: see ISSI conference registration webpage 
(http://www.issi2009.org)

*Program Committee*
Chair: Alan Porter (Georgia Institute of Technology, US)
Kevin Boyack (Map of Science, US)
Loet Leydesdorff (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Fernanda Morillo (CSIC, Spain)
Ed Noyons (CTWS, University of Leiden, The Netherlands)
David Roessner (SRI, US)
Michel Zitt (INRA and Observatoire des Science et des Techniques, France)