[Sigtis-l] Fwd: Call for Papers - InfoSocial 2013: Bridging Media, Technology and Social Science

[Adam Worrall]

Graduate students, you might be interested in this CFP...

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Social Science

Dear Colleague,

At Northwestern University’s Media, Technology, and Society program, this
fall, we’re hosting the second edition of our graduate student, conference
titled, “InfoSocial 2013: Bridging Media, Technology and Social Science”,
and we think it might be of interest to some of the,students in your
university.

I’ve attached the CFP for more details.

Would it be possible to circulate this to your graduate students/PhD
Candidates?

Thank you in advance!

Best,

Harsh Taneja
Northwestern University
Ph.D. Student
Media Technology and Society
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Call for Papers

InfoSocial 2013: Bridging Media, Technology and Social Science

A graduate student conference hosted by the Media, Technology, and Society
(MTS) program at Northwestern University

InfoSocial is a student-run conference dedicated to showcasing graduate
student research that is theoretically engaging, methodologically sound,
and socially relevant. We welcome submissions that engage multiple ways of
thinking as well as a wide range of methodologies.

Building on the success of the inaugural InfoSocial event held last year
(which received more than one hundred submissions from over fifty
institutions internationally), for this year’s edition we seek papers
authored by graduate students that address relevant topics within and
across disciplines, including contributions from communication and media
studies, sociology, psychology, computer science, science and technology
studies, information science, political science, and anthropology.

Topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

○      Gaming, online communities, and digital cultures
○      Human-computer interaction
○      Inequality, skills, and social capital
○      Information and communication technologies for development
○      News, entertainment, and audiences
○      Online behavior and privacy
○      Organizations, networks, and innovation
○      Social impact, policy, and regulation
○      Social media and big data
○      Youth, family, and the media

Important Information:

Extended abstract submission deadline: March 20, 2013
Acceptance notification date: May 15, 2013
Conference Dates: October 25-26, 2013
Location: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Conference URL: http://bit.ly/InfoSocial2013CFP
Email: mtsconference at u.northwestern.edu

To submit, please visit http://bit.ly/InfoSocialSubmit and upload an
extended abstract with a maximum of 500 words. Participants whose abstracts
are accepted will be required to submit full papers by the conference date.

Note: There will be no fee to attend and/or participate in the conference.
Meals will be provided and interested attendees may request to be housed
with Northwestern students. While we can make no guarantees, we will do our
best to accommodate requests.

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Harsh Taneja
Evanston ( Almost Chicago), Il
http://harsht.wordpress.com
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