[Sigtis-l] Fwd: [Air-L] CFP: 2013 International Annual Conference on Social Media and Society

[Adam Worrall]

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From: Anatoliy Gruzd <agruzd at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:11 PM
Subject: [Air-L] CFP: 2013 International Annual Conference on Social Media
and Society
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CALL FOR PAPER ABSTRACTS, PANEL PROPOSALS AND POSTERS

What: 2013 International Conference on Social Media and Society
Where: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When: September 14-15, 2013
Website: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.**com/<http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/>
Twitter hashtag: #SMSociety13


CONFERENCE CHAIRS:
Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University, gruzd at dal.ca (Primary Contact)
Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia
Karine Nahon, University of Washington
Stan Matwin, Dalhousie University


ABOUT THE EVENT:
It is no secret that social media has become mainstream in recent years,
and its adoption has skyrocketed. As a result of its growing popularity,
users’ online contributions and membership in online social networks have
exploded.  The objective of this 2-day conference is to bring together
experts in social media and online social networks from both the academic
and business worlds, to share ideas on the best practices around how to
study the impact of social media on our society. The conference will
provide researchers in this area an opportunity to present and debate their
ideas, and provide attendees with the opportunity to build academic and
professional contacts, present their research, and learn about latest
research in this area from a multidisciplinary perspective.


TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):
* BIG Data/Social Media Data
    Scalability Issues and Social Media Data
    Social Media Analytics
    Social Media Data Mining
    Social Media Mobile Applications
    Visualization of Social Media Data

* Online Communities/Social Networks
    Online and Offline Communities Formed on Social Media
    Influential User Detection
    Online Community Detection
    Online Identity
    Trust and Credibility in Social Media

* Social Media Impact and Effect on Society
    Political Mobilization & Engagement on Social Media
    Social Media and Academia
    Social Media and Business
    Social Media and Journalism
    Virality of Information in Social Media

* Theories and Methods
    Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
    Opinion Mining and Sentiment Analysis
    Social Network Analysis
    Theoretical Models for Studying Social Media


TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS:
(1) Paper abstracts
Paper abstracts provide authors the opportunity to present their original
work related to the broad theme of social media and society.

(2) Panel presentations
Panel presentations provide authors the option of organizing three related
papers/talks together in a thematic session.

(3) Research poster presentations
The research poster session provides an interactive forum for authors to
discuss their research.


IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper & Panel Abstracts Due: May 1, 2013
Paper & Panel Notification: May 20, 2013
Poster Abstracts Due: May 30, 2013
Poster Notification: June 15, 2013
Conference dates: September 14-15, 2013


HOW TO SUBMIT:
See more information at
http://SocialMediaAndSociety.**com/<http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/>


For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at gruzd at dal.ca
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