[AISWorld] CfP: 16th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym 2020)

[Wang Xiaofeng]

                                           OpenSym 2020
       The 16th International Symposium on Open Collaboration
                           25-27 August 2020 | Madrid, Spain
                           Website: http://www.opensym.org

The 16th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym
2020) 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.

OpenSym is the first conference series to bring together the different
strands of open collaboration research and practice, seeking to create
synergies and inspire new collaborations between people from computer
science, information science, social science, humanities, and everyone
interested in understanding open collaboration and how it is changing
the world.

This year’s conference will be held in Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid
(https://www.circulobellasartes.com/) in Madrid, Spain, on 25-27th
August 2020. A Doctoral Consortium will take place on 24 August 2020.
Research and community presentations and performances will be
accompanied by keynotes, invited speakers, and a social program. The
capital of Spain, Madrid is a vibrant city with a rich history with plenty of
things to see and do. Madrid is easy to reach with all major airlines.

** CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS **

OpenSym 2020 invites submissions for a range of tracks, including full
research papers, posters, and Doctoral Consortium research proposals.
New this year are the New Ideas and Emerging Research (NIER) track,
and the Journal-First track. Also new this year is a Journal Article
Collection in Springer's Journal of Internet Services and Applications (JISA),
to which the best papers in the conference are invited. The conference
topics are listed below.

* COMPLETED RESEARCH PAPERS *
The completed research paper submission deadline is 24 April 2020.
Submitted papers should present integrative reviews or original reports
of substantive new work: theoretical, empirical, and/or in the design,
development and/or deployment of novel concepts, systems, and
mechanisms.

* NEW IDEAS AND EMERGING RESEARCH PAPERS *
The New Ideas and Emerging Research (NIER) papers submission deadline
is 18 May 2020. The NIER track at OpenSym promotes innovative research
and current work in progress.

* POSTERS *
The poster submission deadline is 24 April 2020. To propose a poster,
authors should submit an extended abstract (not more than 2 pages)
describing the content of the poster.

* JOURNAL-FIRST *
Authors of any journal papers within scope of the conference that were
accepted for publication and made available during 2019 or 2020 are
invited to submit a Journal-First presentation proposal. The Journal-First
submission deadline is 18 May 2020.

* PRACTITIONER POSTERS *
The practitioner poster submission deadline will be in June 2020 (details
will follow later).

* DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM *
The deadline for submission to the Doctoral Consortium is 8 May 2020. The
OpenSym 2020 Doctoral Consortium provides a unique opportunity for
doctoral students to present and develop their research in an interdisciplinary
and interactive workshop.

* JOURNAL ARTICLE COLLECTION (SPECIAL ISSUE) *
The Editors of the Journal of Internet Services and Applications
(https://jisajournal.springeropen.com/) have agreed to publish an
“Article Collection” (equivalent of a special issue) of the best papers
submitted to OpenSym 2020. (the equivalent of a special issue).

OpenSym is held in-cooperation with ACM SIGWEB (http://sigweb.org/) and
ACM SIGSOFT (http://sigsoft.org/) and the conference proceedings will be
archived in the ACM Digital Library (http://dl.acm.org/) like all prior editions.

For more details on the various tracks, please visit
https://opensym.org/os2020/call-for-papers/

** IMPORTANT DATES **

COMPLETED RESEARCH PAPERS AND POSTERS
• Submission deadline: 24 April 2020
• Reviews sent to authors: 29 May 2020
• Response to reviews from authors due: 6 June 2020
• Decision notification: 14 June 2020
• Camera-ready papers due: 10 July 2020

NIER PAPERS
• Submission deadline: 18 May 2020
• Decision notification: 26 June 2020
• Camera-ready papers due: 10 July 2020

JOURNAL-FIRST PAPERS
• Submission deadline: 18 May 2020
• Decision notification: 25 June 2020

PRACTITIONER POSTERS
• Submission deadline: June 2020 (more info later)
• Decision notification: June 2020

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
• Submission deadline: 8 May 2020
• Decision notification: 12 June 2020

** TOPICS **
We are looking for submissions on, but not limited to,
the following topics:

Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)
• FLOSS development communities, including both software engineering
   aspects and human factors
• FLOSS development processes, such as code reviews, joining process.
• Best practices and case studies of open collaboration with FLOSS
• FLOSS collaboration beyond software (e.g. FLOSS collaboration for open
   data/content, open standards, open hardware, etc.)

Wikipedia and Wikimedia Research
• Participation in Wikimedia communities
• Group Dynamics and Organization in Wikipedia and related projects
• Readership/Engagement on Wikipedia and related projects
• Technical Infrastructure and Design in Wikimedia projects
• Evaluating Content of Wikimedia projects
• Knowledge Diffusion, Outreach, and Generalization

Open Collaboration Research, esp. Wikis and Social Media
• Novel open collaboration technologies ranging from entirely new
   socio-technical systems to MediaWiki extensions
• Wikis in corporations, academia, non-profits, and other organizations
• Online collaboration using social media technologies (e.g., Wikis, Blogs, Twitter)
• Theoretical work on open collaboration
• Digital divides and open collaboration technologies

Open Data and Open Science
• Open data quality, standards, measures and metrics
• Open data and open science methods, applications and prototypes
• Best practices and case studies for Open Data and Open Science
• Repositories, networks and working platforms for open scientific
   communication, collaboration, exchange and access to open knowledge

Open Education
• Tools and methods for managing, storing and sharing of Open
   Educational Resources (OER)
• Open online learning environments such as MOOCs
• Enabling individual learning paths
• Connecting formal and informal learning
• Supporting self-paced learning and co-construction of knowledge
• Development of new knowledge or products (e.g. Maker Spaces),
   collecting data (e.g. Citizen Science) or discussing political topics
   (e.g. e-participation).

Open Innovation
• Architecture and design of open innovation systems
• The role of IT-artefacts in open and collaborative innovation activities
• Implementation of open innovation platforms in corporate IT landscapes
• IT security, intellectual property and personal anonymity in open innovation
• Best practices and case studies of open data, open standards, open source
   for open innovation
• Open innovation and Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM)

Open Policy/Open Government
• Open policy formulation and design
• Implications of open policies for governments
• Implementation of open policies
• Measuring the success and impact of open policies
• Best practices and cases studies of open policy/government
• Openness in various public initiatives (e.g. Smart Cities, Internet of Things)

Open Standards
• Communities for development, maintenance, use, and implementation
   of open standards
• Implications of open standards for governments and other organizations
• Open standards development processes
• Open standards and licensing aspects


** ORGANIZATION **

CONFERENCE CHAIR
Gregorio Robles, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Klaas-Jan Stol, University College Cork and Lero
Xiaofeng Wang, Free University of Bolzano

NIER CO-CHAIRS
Javier Arroyo, Universidad Computense de Madrid
Valentina Lenarduzzi, Tampere University

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CO-CHAIRS
Andrea Capiluppi, Brunel University
Claudia Müller-Birn, Free University Berlin

PROCEEDINGS CHAIR
Simon Butler, University of Skövde

STUDENT VOLUNTEER CHAIR
Felipe Ortega, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR
Antonio Balderas, Universidad de Cádiz

SPONSORSHIP CHAIR
Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT
Jesús López Linares, Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá