[AISWorld] CfP: The Difference that Makes a Difference 2011

[Magnus Ramage]

You are invited to The Difference that Makes a Difference 2011, a workshop to
discuss the way that information has been conceptualised across a range of
disciplines. 

Location: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Dates: 7th-9th September 2011
Website: http://www.dtmd2011.info/

The development of information technologies has had a profound impact on modern
society, but although talk of information is routine and unproblematic for
engineers and technologists, it has been recognised since the early days of
digital technologies that there is an uneasy relationship between the
engineer’s concept of ‘information’ and wider uses of the word.

As we move further into the ‘information age’, we need to make the bridge
between information of the information technologist and understanding of
information in other disciplines. As researchers and practitioners in diverse
fields grapple with an understanding of information – what it is, how it can
be modelled and tools for coping with it – now more than ever is the time to
share insights and bring some clarity and coherence to these differing
perspectives. 

With an emphasis on interdisciplinary conversation, we are keen to involve as
many different people, from as many different disciplines, as possible in
presenting and participating in the workshop. 

Five respected keynote speakers have been confirmed:

* Vlatko Vedral (Oxford and Singapore), 
* Wolfgang Hofkircher (Vienna), 
* Chris Bissell (Open University), 
* Jonathan Silvertown (Open University)
* Tony Hirst (Open University); 

with discussion continuing with three more

We now invite a wide range of participants to give short (10 minute)
presentations on their work as it relates to an understanding of information.
There are four main sessions, focused around:

* the philosophical underpinnings of information; 
* the scientific understanding of information; 
* information as it relates to business, library science, and education;
* the social impact of information. 

Abstracts for the short presentations should be sent to abstracts at dtmd2011.info
by 17 June 2011. For more information please visit the workshop website:
http://www.dtmd2011.info/

Registration is free, but must be made through the website.

We hope to see you in Milton Keynes in September!

Best wishes
Magnus Ramage and David Chapman, co-chairs

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Dr Magnus Ramage
Lecturer in Information Systems
Communication and Systems Department
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Email: m.ramage at open.ac.uk  
Web: http://www.cands.org/Home/people/magnus-ramage-1
Phone: 01908 659779

NEW BOOK: Perspectives on Information, ed. Magnus Ramage & David Chapman,
Routledge, 2011, http://bit.ly/aFnD6X


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