[AISWorld] OpenSym 2017 Submission Deadline Extension

[Morgan, Lorraine]

Apologies for any cross-postings.  The deadline for submission of papers to OpenSym 2017 has now been extended to April 21, 2017.  Further details on call for papers below.


OpenSym 2017, the 13th International Symposium on Open Collaboration
Call for Papers
August 23-25, 2017 | Galway, Ireland

Research paper submission deadline is April 7th, 2017.
Doctoral Symposium submission deadline is April 30th, 2017
For more information on call for papers and submission details, please see: http://opensym.lero.ie

The 13th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym 2017) is the premier conference on open collaboration research and practice, including open source, open data, open science, open education, wikis and related social media, Wikipedia, and IT-driven open innovation research. This year’s conference will be held in Galway, Ireland, on August 23-25, 2017.  A Doctoral Symposium will take place on August 22, 2017.

Topics
We are looking for submissions on, but is not limited to, the following topics:

Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)
Open Data and Open Science
Open Education
Open Innovation
Open Collaboration Research, esp. Wikis and Social Media
Open Policy/Open Government
Wikipedia and Wikimedia Research

Important Dates
● Submission deadline: April 7th, 2017
● Reviews sent to authors: June 2nd, 2017
● Response to reviews from authors due: June 30th, 2017
● Decision notification: July 7th, 2017
● Camera-ready papers due: July 21st, 2017

Doctoral Consortium
• Submission deadline: April 30, 2017
• Decision notification: May 15, 2017

The OpenSym Conference Experience

OpenSym 2017 will be held at the National University of Ireland, Galway on August 23-25, 2017. Research and community presentations and performances will be accompanied by keynotes, invited speakers, and a social program in one of the most vibrant cities in Ireland.  A Doctoral Symposium will also be held the day before the conference begins - August 22, 2017.

This conference provides a platform for researchers and practitioners from a variety of domains to share insights and ideas relevant to understanding open collaboration in its many forms.  The open space track is a key ingredient of the event that distinguishes OpenSym from other conferences. It is an integral part of the program that makes it easy to talk to other researchers and practitioners and to stretch your imagination and conversations beyond the limits of your own discipline, exposing you to the full breadth of open collaboration research. The open space track is entirely participant-organized, is open for everyone, and requires no submission or review.

Conference Organization
The General Chair of the conference is Lorraine Morgan, Lero (the Irish Software Research Centre) and Whitaker Institute, NUI Galway. Feel free to contact us with any questions you might have at info at opensym.org<mailto:info at opensym.org>.

The Program Co-Chairs are Claudia Müller-Birn (Freie Universität Berlin) and Benjamin Mako Hill (University of Washington). Associate Chairs and program committee members will be listed here as the committee is finalized.

The Doctoral Symposium chairs are Kieran Conboy (NUI Galway), Joe Feller (University College Cork) and Matt Germonprez (University of Omaha-Nebraska.