[Siguse-l] Call for Position Papers: Vulnerable Communities in the Digital Age Workshop at iConference 2017

[Jia Tina Du]

Apologies for cross posting.

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*Workshop of Vulnerable Communities in the Digital Age: Advancing Research
and Exploring Collaborations”* *(VCDA2017)*

iConference is the main event of the iSchools consortium (
http://ischools.org/). iConference is growing as a major event to publish
new and on-going research and to develop the network of people studying at
information schools. iConference 2017 is the 13th iConference and the first
conference of the iConference series organised in Asia.

The intersection between digital information worlds and vulnerable
communities is a critical research area within the iSchools movement. There
have been concerns about issues regarding bias, social exclusion,
cyber-racism, cyberbullying, digital divide, misinformation, and other
information sharing hazards in the information experience of vulnerable
communities. We seek to bring together a community of researchers and
information professionals researching in this important area of our
society. We will cover research across disciplinary borders, explore new
opportunities for collaboration, and lay the groundwork for a journal
special issue centered on vulnerable groups. The iSchools community
provides an excellent place to discuss this crucial topic at the
intersection of information, society, and technology.

We are going to run a workshop titled *“Vulnerable Communities in the
Digital Age: Advancing Research and Exploring Collaborations”* *(VCDA2017)*
at iConference 2017 to be held in Wuhan, China
<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/about-the-iconference/iconference-preview/>.
Please read through this call if you would like to participate in this
workshop and submit a position paper.

This will be an interactive workshop to enable the fullest exchange of
ideas amongst attendees. All interested researchers, graduate students, and
information professionals are invited to submit a short position paper
(500-1000 words) in which they outline the topic and themes to be discussed
during the workshop.

*Submission guidelines for position papers:*

·         Author’s name, title, and institutional affiliation should be
included at the top of the paper.

·         Paper text must be 500-1000 words.

·  Submission should be in PDF format. The file should be named as
‘2017_iConferenceWorkshop_FirstAuthor’sLastName”.

·        All submissions must be made via the Easychair submission system
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vcda2017> by midnight Adelaide
Time on 23 January 2017.

·         Accepted submissions will be made available on this webpage both
before and after the workshop.

*Topics include but are not limited to:*

·         Vulnerable communities’ experience of information technologies

·         Big data and vulnerable communities

·         Digital libraries and vulnerable users

·         Everyday life information behaviour of older adults

·         Information experience of migrants and refugees

·         Information service model for minorities

·         Information behaviour of indigenous people

·         Homeless population, especially homeless youth

·         People with disabilities

·         Approaches or methods to study vulnerable groups

·         Ethical challenges of studying vulnerable population

Prior to the workshop, the accepted position papers will be used to
organise small groups (with each group facilitated by a workshop
co-organiser).

*We welcome your position papers!*

*For more information, please visit the workshop webpage: *

http://tinyurl.com/workshop2017

Tentative Schedule

9:00-9:10am

Welcome and introduction

*Session 1*

9:10-9:40 am

First keynote presentation

9:40-10:10 am

Two short presentations (15 minutes per talk)

10:10-10:40 am

First breakout discussion (focusing on position papers)

10:40-10:50am

break

*Session 2*

10:50-11:20am

Second keynote presentation

11.20-11.35am

Short presentation

11.35am-12.05pm

Second breakout discussion (focusing on position papers)

12.05-12.20pm

Panel discussion with all speakers

12:20-12:30pm

Wrap-up and next steps
Important Dates:

23 January 2017, 11:59pm ACDT: Submission deadline

15 February 2017: Notification of acceptance

22-25 March 2017: iConference
*Workshop Co-Organisers:*

Jia Tina Du, University of South Australia, Australia

Iris Xie, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, US

Bhuva Narayan, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Elham Sayyad Abdi, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Huijuan Wu, Northeast Dianli University, China

Ying-Hsang Liu, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Lynn Westbrook, University of Texas at Austin, US
Contact information:

For any queries, please contact Jia Tina Du (tina.du at unisa.edu.au).



Cheers,
Tina
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Dr Tina Du, AALIA
Senior Lecturer
Australian Research Council (ARC) DECRA Fellow
School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences
University of South Australia
Internal Post Code MLK-06
GPO BOX 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Office: Room D3-16, Building D, Mawson Lakes campus
Phone: 61-08-83025269
Email: tina.du at unisa.edu.au
Web: http://people.unisa.edu.au/tina.du
Twitter: @dujiarainy; Wechat (Weixin) ID: JiaTinaDu; Skype: dujiarainy520
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