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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times","serif"">Call for Proposals: Conference hosting, of joint CEPE-ETHICOMP conferences, to be held in Spring 2017 or Summer 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Important dates:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Expressions of interest due: April 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Full proposals due: May 31, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Organizing Committee for CEPE / ETHICOMP´17:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Richard Volkman (Southern Connecticut State University)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Conference Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><volkmanr1@southernct.edu><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Fran Grodzinsky (Sacred Heart University); Programme Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">< grodzinskyf@yahoo.com><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Elizabeth Buchanan (University of Wisconsin-Stout; Executive Director, INSEIT) <buchanane@uwstout.edu><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Bernd Carsten Stahl (De Montfort University; Chair, ETHICOMP Steering Committee)
<a href="mailto:bstahl@dmu.ac.uk">bstahl@dmu.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Charles Ess (University of Oslo; President, INSEIT) <c.m.ess@media.uio.no><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Direct submissions to</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Richard Volkman, Conference Chair: <volkmanr1@southernct.edu><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Background<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.3pt;text-indent:-21.3pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Since 1995 the ETHICOMP conference series has provided a forum to discuss the ethical and social issues surrounding
Information and Communication Technology. Over 900 papers have been presented at 13 conferences by individuals from all parts of the world. But ETHICOMP is more than this – it is an interdisciplinary community dedicated to exploring issues and seeking ways
forward. The next ETHICOMP conference will take place in September 2015 in Leicester, UK <www.dmu.ac.uk/ethicomp2015><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.3pt;text-indent:-21.3pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.3pt;text-indent:-21.3pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The CEPE (Computer Ethics: Professional Enquiries) conferences are international fora promoting dialogue between moral
philosophy and the field of information and communication technology (ICT). They are sponsored by the International Society for Ethics in Information Technology (INSEIT), founded in 2000 with a focus on the ethical issues in and surrounding ICT. The next
CEPE conference will take place in Newark, DE USA in June 2015 < <a href="http://inseit.net/news/11">
http://inseit.net/news/11</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">While each conference series has developed its distinctive culture, identity, and primary areas of focus, both conferences have established traditions of fostering
interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue concerning important ethical issues shaping the information society. Both conferences clearly share common interests in ethics and computing. Both conferences maintain a high academic standard: contributions are
peer reviewed, published in conference proceedings, and sometimes inspire journal special issues.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In light of these shared interests and purposes, we agreed to hold our 2014 conferences jointly. The success of that effort has prompted us to consider another joint
conference in 2017. <span style="color:black">By doing so, the interdisciplinary and networking goals of both organizations are advanced. At the same time, we hope to realize some economies of scale through such an approach, thereby making more efficient use
of increasingly scarce resources.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Each conference typically runs for ca. 2 to 2.5 days. For planning purposes, we are beginning with the assumption of joint conferences taking place over
4-5 days, in either mid-to-late Spring or early-to-mid Summer, 2017, depending on local logistics, etc. Unlike the last joint conference, we are considering alternatives to having the two conferences run back-to-back in the same venue; instead, we are exploring
ways to run the conferences concurrently with one another (e.g., alternating sessions or alternating days) so participants of each are encouraged to comingle and explore everything the joint conference has to offer.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Invitation</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">We seek expressions of interest and/or proposals from individuals and/or institutions
<b>interested in hosting CEPE-ETHICOMP2017</b> and taking <b>primary responsibility for local organization and conference logistics</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The proposal should contain the following headings:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> Name and contact detail of lead individual<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> Name and short description of host organization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> Prior experience in hosting and organizing conferences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.3pt;text-indent:-21.3pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> Clear statement of support from the host organization(s) – including, e.g., in-kind contributions of conference
venue, AV/IT technical support, and so forth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.3pt;text-indent:-21.3pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> Initial suggestions and ideas regarding accommodation possibilities, including budget alternatives for graduate
students; hospitality arrangements (e.g., receptions, conference dinners, etc.); and other logistical support (e.g., available public transit, nearby international airport(s), etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Tasks<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Once the proposal has been reviewed and accepted, the selected conference hosts will work with the conference Organizing Committee, Conference Chair, and Programme
Chair during the preparation of the conferences. The main tasks will be:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt;text-indent:-14.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Preparation of venue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt;text-indent:-14.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Preparation of schedule (in collaboration with Programme Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt;text-indent:-14.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Organisation of accommodation and social programme, including requisite transportation arrangements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt;text-indent:-14.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Development of the budget for the conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt;text-indent:-14.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Dialogue with the Organizing Committee and Programme Chair regarding the development of conference tracks, themes,
track chairs, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Selection Criteria<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Organizing Committee will review proposals with regard to such criteria as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">advance indication of institutional support on the part of the individual(s) putting forward the proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">a geographical location that has not recently been a conference location<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">ease of access to the conference venue/location in terms of easy and economic forms of transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">value for money, i.e. ability to keep conference cost low for participants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">a large enough venue to hold the prospective numbers of attendees (estimated between 120-180 total)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt;text-indent:-13.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">being organized by, and involving, a team of both younger scholars – including graduate students – and more senior
scholars, with interests in ethics and ICT as well as in effective organization of all logistical aspects of the conference (e.g., hosting, rooms and bookings, associated conference proceedings, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Those interested in submitting a proposal for hosting are encouraged to contact Richard Volkman and/or any other member of the Organizing Committee with any questions,
requests for clarification, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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