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lang="x-unicode">OPENSYM 2015, THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
OPEN COLLABORATION
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August 19-21, 2015 | San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
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href="http://opensym.org/os2015/call-for-papers/">http://opensym.org/os2015/call-for-papers/</a>
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
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The 11th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym
2015) is the premier conference on open collaboration research and
practice, including free/libre/open source software, open data,
IT-driven open innovation research, wikis and related open
collaborative media, and Wikipedia and related Wikimedia projects.
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OpenSym brings together the different strands of open
collaboration research and practice, seeking to create synergies
and inspire new collaborations between computer science and
information systems researchers, social scientists, legal
scholars, and everyone interested in understanding open
collaboration and how it is changing the world.
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OpenSym 2015 will be held in San Francisco, California, on *August
19-21, 2015*.
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This is the general call for papers and includes the
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- research track call for submissions,
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- industry and community track call for submissions, and
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- doctoral symposium call for submissions.
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OpenSym is held in-cooperation with ACM SIGWEB and ACM SIGSOFT. As
in previous years, the conference proceedings will be archived in
the ACM digital library.
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RESEARCH TRACK CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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The conference provides the following peer-reviewed research
tracks.
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- Free/libre/open source software research, chaired by Carlos
Jensen of Oregon State University and Gregorio Robles of
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. This track seeks papers on all
aspects of FLOSS. For detailed topics and the research track
committee please see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wp.me/Pezfy-IU">http://wp.me/Pezfy-IU</a>.
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- IT-driven open innovation research, chaired by Ann Majchrzak of
University of Southern California and Arvind Malhotra of
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This track is devoted
to research on the process of expanding research and development
activities beyond the boundaries of single company structures. For
detailed topics and the research track committee please see <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wp.me/Pezfy-J3">http://wp.me/Pezfy-J3</a>.
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Open data research, chaired by Carl Lagoze of University of
Michigan. This track contributes to the increasing awareness on
Open Data in research. For detailed topics and the research track
committee please see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wp.me/Pezfy-J5">http://wp.me/Pezfy-J5</a>.
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- Wikis and open collaboration research, chaired by Kevin Crowston
of Syracuse University. This track is dedicated to the science and
application of wikis and open collaboration technology outside of
the context of Wikipedia. For detailed topics and the research
track committee please see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wp.me/Pezfy-J7">http://wp.me/Pezfy-J7</a>.
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- Wikipedia and related projects research, chaired by Claudia
Müller-Birn of Freie Universität Berlin and Aaron Shaw of
Northwestern University. This track addresses research
specifically on Wikipedia and associated projects. For detailed
topics and the research track committee please see <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wp.me/Pezfy-J9">http://wp.me/Pezfy-J9</a>.
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Research papers 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. Research papers will be reviewed by a research
track program committee to meet rigorous academic standards of
publication. Papers will be reviewed for relevance, conceptual
quality, innovation and clarity of presentation.
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Authors can submit full papers (5-10 pages), short papers (2-4
pages), and research posters (1-2 pages). For more details on
paper types please see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wp.me/Pezfy-Je">http://wp.me/Pezfy-Je</a>.
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Submission deadline for all research contributions is *March 29th,
2015*.
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Authors submit through EasyChair at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opensym2015">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opensym2015</a>.
Submissions and final contributions must follow the ACM SIG
Proceedings template found at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates">http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates</a>.
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OpenSym seeks to accommodate the needs of the different research
disciplines it draws on. Authors whose submissions have been
accepted for presentation at the conference have a choice of
having
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- their paper become part of the official proceedings, archived in
the ACM Digital Library, or having
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- only a short abstract included in the proceedings (rather than
the full submitted paper) in order to preserve future publication
possibilities.
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DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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OpenSym seeks to explore the synergies between all strands of open
collaboration research. Thus, we will have a doctoral symposium,
in which Ph.D. students from different disciplines can present
their work and receive feedback from senior faculty and their
peers.
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Submission deadline for doctoral symposium position papers is *May
3rd, 2015*.
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Authors submit through EasyChair at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opensym2015">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opensym2015</a>.
Submissions and final contributions must follow the ACM SIG
Proceedings template found at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates">http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates</a>.
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More information is available at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wp.me/Pezfy-Jh">http://wp.me/Pezfy-Jh</a>.
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INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY TRACK CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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OpenSym is also seeking submissions for experience reports (full
and short), tutorials, workshops, panels, non-research posters,
and demos. Such work accepted for presentation or performance at
the conference is considered part of the industry and community
track. It will be put into the proceedings in an industry and
community track section; authors can opt-out of the publication,
as with research papers, but will still have to provide an
abstract (less than one page) for the proceedings.
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Submission deadline for industry and community track papers is
*April 19, 2015*.
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Authors submit through EasyChair at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opensym2015">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opensym2015</a>.
Submissions and final contributions must follow the ACM SIG
Proceedings template found at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates">http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates</a>.
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More information is available at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wp.me/Pezfy-Jh">http://wp.me/Pezfy-Jh</a>.
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THE OPENSYM CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE
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OpenSym 2015 will be held in San Francisco, California, on August
19-21, 2015. Research, industry, and community presentations and
performances will be accompanied by keynotes, invited speakers,
and a social program in one of the most vibrant cities on this
planet.
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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 sub-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.
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The general chair of the conference is Dirk Riehle of
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg. Feel free to
contact us with any questions you might have at <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@opensym.org">info@opensym.org</a>.
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The general organization committee can be found at: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.opensym.org/os2015/organization/">http://www.opensym.org/os2015/organization/</a>.
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