iConference 2014: Call for Participation

[Dietmar Wolfram]

[Please excuse any duplicate postings] 

Call for Participation: iConference 2014 
Berlin, Germany 
4-7 March, 2014 
http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/ 

The ninth annual iConference will take place 4-7 March, 2014, in Berlin, 
Germany. The four days will include peer-reviewed Papers, Notes, Posters, 
Workshops and Sessions for Interaction and Engagement. Also included are a 
Doctoral Student Colloquium and an Early Career Colloquium. Keynote addresses 
will be given by Tony Hey of Microsoft Research and Melissa Terras of the 
Department of Information Studies, University College London. 

Presented by the iSchools organization (www.ischools.org), the iConference is 
an annual gathering of information scholars and researchers from around the 
world who share a common concern about critical information issues in 
contemporary society. All are invited to participate; affiliation with the 
iSchools is not a prerequisite. 

iConference 2014 is hosted by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; its program is 
administered by the Royal School of Library and Information Science, 
University of Copenhagen. Microsoft Research is a presenting sponsor. The 
official proceedings will be published in the IDEALS open repository (Illinois 
Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship). 

IMPORTANT LINKS 

* Conference: http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/ 

* Past Proceedings: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ 
* Facebook: IConference 
* Twitter: @iConf | #iconf14 

SUBMISSION INFORMATION 
The following is a brief overview; please visit our website for complete 
submissions guidelines. Authors are discouraged from submitting the same 
research to different conference submission categories. For example, authors 
should not submit the same research as a Note and a Poster. Duplicate 
submissions may not be reviewed or accepted. 

* PAPERS: 
We invite papers discussing, analysing, and critiquing theories and concepts, 
or reporting results of completed original research. Submitted papers should 
be between 5,000 and 6,000 words (not counting references), and should not 
have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Each will be 
refereed in a double-blind process. More at 
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/papers/ 

Submission deadline: 15 August 2013, 23:00 GMT 
Papers Chairs: Diane Sonnenwald, Professor, UCD School of Information & 
Library Studies, Dublin; Dietmar Wolfram, Professor, School of Information 
Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

* NOTES: 
Reports of early and partial results from original research are invited for 
submission as a Note. Submitted notes should be between 2,000 and 2,500 words 
(not counting references). Submissions will be refereed in a double-blind 
process. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/notes/ 

Submission deadline: 18 September 2013, 23:00 GMT 
Notes Chairs: Diane Sonnenwald, Professor, UCD School of Information & Library 
Studies, Dublin; Dietmar Wolfram, Professor, School of Information Studies 
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

* POSTERS 
We welcome submission of Posters presenting new work, preliminary results and 
designs, or educational projects. Submitted posters should be around 1,500 
words (not including references). These posters will undergo a double-blind 
review. Posters will be published in the proceedings. More at 
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/posters/ 

Abstract submission deadline: 18 September 2013, 23:00 GMT 
Posters Chairs: Toine Bogers, Assistant Professor, Royal School of Library and 
Information Science, University of Copenhagen; Paul D. Clough, Senior 
Lecturer, Information School of Social Science, University of Sheffield. 

* WORKSHOPS 
Workshops can be half- or full day and can focus on any area related to the 
conference theme (Breaking Down Walls: Culture, Context, Computing) or more 
broadly to the purview of the iSchools, namely, the relationships among 
information, people and technology. Please note that workshops should be free 
of charge to conference participants. More at 
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/workshops/ 

Submission deadline: 4 September 2013, 23:00 GMT 
Workshops Chairs: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC 
Research; Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor, School of Information, 
University of Michigan. 

* SESSIONS FOR INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT 
Formerly called Alternative Events, these sessions can include panels, 
fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard 
sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, 
informal, engaging, and pluralistic. More at 
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/sie/ 

Submission deadline: 4 September 2013, 23:00 GMT 
Sessions for Interaction and Engagement Chairs: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, 
Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research; Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor, 
School of Information, University of Michigan. 

OTHER EVENTS SCHEDULED 

* DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM 
The Doctoral Colloquium provides doctoral students the opportunity to present 
their work to senior faculty and engage with one another in a setting that is 
relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. 
Students receive feedback on their dissertation, career paths, and other areas 
from participating faculty and student peers. Participation in the Doctoral 
Colloquium is restricted to students who have applied for and been accepted 
into the Colloquium. More at 
http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/doctoral/ 

Application deadline: 26 August 2013, 23:00 GMT 
Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs: Karen E. Fisher, Professor, University of 
Washington; Jens-Erik Mai, Professor, Royal School of Library and Information 
Science, University of Copenhagen; Gloria Mack, Professor, University of 
California, Irvine 

* EARLY CAREER COLLOQUIUM 
This half-day event is intended for assistant professors, post-docs, or others 
in pre-tenure positions and builds on the tradition of highly successful 
events at past iConferences. More at 
http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/jr_faculty/ 

Early Career Colloquium Chairs: Jeffrey Pomerantz, Associate Professor, 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Vivien Petras, Professor, Berlin 
School of Library and Information Science. 

ADDITIONAL ORGANIZERS 
Conference Chairs: Michael Seadle, Director of the School and Dean of the 
Faculty of Arts, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Berlin; Per 
Hasle, Rector, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of 
Copenhagen. 

Program Chairs: Jack Andersen, Vice-Rector and Head of Department, Elke 
Greifeneder, Assistant Professor, and Beth Juncker, Professor, Royal School of 
Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. 

Proceedings Chair: Maxi Kindling, Lecturer, Berlin School of Library and 
Information Science 

Program Committee: 
Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University 
Nicholas Belkin, Rutgers University 
John Bertot, University of Maryland College Park 
Wade Bishop, University of Tennessee 
Catherine Blake, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 
Pia Borlund, Copenhagen University 
Geoffrey C. Bowker, University of California, Irvine 
Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto 
Donald Case, University of Kentucky 
Chuanfu Chen, Wuhan University 
Andrew Clement, University of Toronto 
Sheila Corrall, University of Pittsburgh 
Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University / National Science Foundation 
Mats Dahlström, University of Borås 
Kristin Eschenfelder, University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Melanie Feinberg, The University of Texas at Austin 
Robert Glushko, University of California, Berkeley 
Elke Greifeneder, University of Copenhagen 
Jette Seiden Hyldegaard, University of Copenhagen 
Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 
Christopher Lee, University of North Carolina 
Ulf Leser, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 
Dirk Lewandowksi, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences 
Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois 
Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia 
Karine Nahon, University of Washington 
Bonnie Nardi, UC Irvine 
Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, University of Oulu 
Gary M.Olson, University of California, Irvine 
Nils Pharo, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences 
Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology 
Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University 
Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University 
Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin 
Jaime Snyder, Syracuse University 
Juliane Stiller, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 
Joseph T. Tennis, University of Washington 
Robert Villa, University of Sheffield 
Lihong Zhou, Wuhan University 

More at http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/ 

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Dietmar Wolfram, Professor 
School of Information Studies, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201 U.S.A 
Phone: 414 229-6836 Fax: 414 229-6699   
Web: http://people.uwm.edu/dwolfram 
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