[AISWorld] CFP: iConference2012 | Culture * Design * Society

[Kelly Lyons]

Call for Participation: iConference 2012
Toronto, Canada
February 7-10, 2012
http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/

The iConference is an annual gathering of a broad spectrum of scholars 
and researchers concerned about critical information issues in 
contemporary society. The iConference pushes the boundaries of 
information studies, explores core concepts and ideas, and creates new 
technological and conceptual configurations -- all situated in 
interdisciplinary discourses. These issues will be tackled during our 
four-day event in downtown Toronto, February 7-10, 2012. The conference 
theme is: Culture * Design * Society.

Please join us for a multitude of high quality papers, posters, 
workshops, along with interactive alternative events that will frame the 
conversation. In addition to these activities, there will be a Doctoral 
Colloquium and an Early Career Workshop at the conference, lots of 
social events, and many opportunities to mingle.

The iConference series is sponsored by the iSchools, a growing 
association of more than 30 Schools, Faculties and Colleges in North 
America, Europe and Asia -- however, affiliation with the iSchools is 
not a prerequisite, and we encourage everyone to participate.

* Conference: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/
* iCaucus: http://www.ischools.org/site/
* Last Year's Proceedings: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1940761

Submission types:
* Papers:  We're looking for original research, six to eight pages; 
papers will be refereed in a double-blind process, and accepted papers 
will be published in the ACM Digital Library.
   Submission deadline: Monday September 12, 2011
   Notification: Early November
   Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011

* Posters: We're interested in posters presenting new work, preliminary 
results and designs, or educational projects. Poster abstracts will 
undergo a blind review, and accepted posters will have their abstracts 
published in the ACM Digital Library.
   Submission deadline: Monday September 26, 2011
   Notification: Mid November
   Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011

* Workshops: These can be half- or full-day and can focus on any area 
within information.
   Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011
   Notification: Early October
   Final version due:  Monday October 31, 2011

* Alternative Events: These can include panels, fishbowls, performances, 
storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, 
demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, 
informal, engaging and pluralistic.
   Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011
   Notification: Mid November
   Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011

* Doctoral Colloquium: This year's colloquium will be organized around 
the theme of "inquiry." Applicants will submit a 1,000 word abstract 
addressing the question, "What is the nature of inquiry in the 
information field, what makes it similar to or different from other 
areas of research, and what challenges have you met in your own research 
in this regard?" Visit our website for details.

   Application deadline: Friday September 30, 2011

   Notification: Late November


ORGANIZERS

Conference Chair
* Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto

Papers Chair
* Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles

Posters Chair
* Paul Marty, Florida State University

Alternative Events Chair
* Philippa Levy, University of Sheffield

Workshops Chair
* Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto

Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs
* Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University

* Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University

Keynote Speakers Chair

* Brian Cantwell Smith, University of Toronto

Publication Chair

* Yuri Takhteyev, University of Toronto

Social Media Chair

* Rhonda McEwen, University of Toronto

Program Committee

* Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University

* Jack Andersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science

* Nick Belkin, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

* Jean-François Blanchette, University of California, Los Angeles

* Johan Bollen, Indiana University

* Geoff Bowker, University of Pittsburgh

* Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology

* Donald Case, University of Kentucky

* Chen Chuanfu, Wuhan University

* Paul Clough, University of Sheffield

* Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University

* Ron Day, Indiana University

* Melanie Feinberg, University of Texas, Austin

* Robert Glushko, University of California Berkeley

* Sean Goggins, Drexel University

* Sara Grimes, University of Toronto

* David Hendry, University of Washington

* Steven Jackson, University of Michigan

* Jim Jansen, The Pennsylvania State University

* Michelle Kazmer, Florida State University

* Anita Komlodi, UMBC

* Christopher (Cal) Lee, University of North Carolina

* Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois

* William Moen, University of North Texas

* Bonnie Nardi, University of California, Irvine

* Heather L. O'Brien, University of British Columbia

* Ee-Peng Lim, Singapore Management University

* Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

* Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin

* Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London

* Bo Xie, University of Maryland

Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/

-- 
Kelly Lyons, PhD
Associate Professor
Faculty of Information
University of Toronto
(416) 946 3839
kelly.lyons at utoronto.ca
Webpage: http://individual.utoronto.ca/klyons
Blog: moving2academia.blogspot.com

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