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Call
for Papers
Internet Research 9.0
Association of Internet Researchers (A.o.I.R)
Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2008
Workshops
/ Doctoral Colloquium: October 15th, 2008
A.o.I.
R conference: October 16–18th, 2008
Deadline
for paper submissions: February 8th, 2008
Affliated conference: Web_site Histories, Tuesday October 14th, Århus
Latest news
* Submission deadline for papers and panels extended to Friday, February 22nd. *
February 13th: Doctoral Colloquium now announced! See cfp and further information here
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e have updated the information on requirements for the submission of panels and roundtables - all these formats need to be submitted through the conference system.
Suggestions for pre-conference workshops to be held on wednesday October 15th must be sent to the conference organisers at <ir9conf@itu.dk>. For further information on pre-conference workshops, please see below.
Conference theme:
Rethinking Community, Rethinking Place
In the past
few years, new forms of net-based communities are emerging, distributed
on various websites and services, and making use of several media platforms
and genres to stay connected. Now, as mobile and location-based technologies
are reintroducing "place" as an important aspect in the formation
of communal and social activities, it is time to consider and rethink
the concept of online or virtual communities. Not forgetting the lessons
we have learned from studying the early virtual communities, how do
we describe, analyse, theorise and design the communities and social
formations of the early 21st century? How do we address the blurring
of boundaries between places and communities on- and offline.
We call
for papers, panel proposals, and presentations from any discipline,
methodology, and community, and from conjunctions of multiple disciplines,
methodologies and academic communities that address the conference themes.
Sessions
at the conference will be established that specifically address the
conference themes, and we welcome innovative, exciting, and unexpected
takes on those themes. We also welcome submissions on topics that address
social, cultural, political, economic, and/or aesthetic aspects of the
Internet beyond the conference themes. In all cases, we welcome disciplinary
and interdisciplinary submissions as well as international collaborations
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We seek
proposals for several different kinds of contributions. We welcome proposals
for traditional academic conference papers, but we also encourage proposals
for creative or aesthetic presentations that are distinct from a traditional
written ‘paper.’
We also
welcome proposals for ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS that will focus on discussion
and interaction among conference delegates, as well as organized PANEL
PROPOSALS that present a coherent group of papers on a single theme
Submissions
should be made through our online system. In order to submit
a proposal:
- Go to the online submissions site
- Register as a new user by clicking the "Create an account with this site" link.
- Submit your proposal
- Wait for a confirmation via email
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Submission requirements
All abstracts
of papers and presentations will be peer-reviewed.
Format
Papers (individual or multi-author): submit abstract
of 600-800 words including title.
Creative or aesthetic presentations: submit abstract
of 500-750 words
Panel proposal: submit a 600-800 word description
of the panel theme, plus 250-500 word abstract for each paper or presentation
Round-table proposal: submit an abstract of 400-600 words indicating
the nature of the roundtable discussion and interaction; plus a list of participants and a short statement from each of them regarding their contribution to the discusssion.
NB! As our conference system cannot handle round-table proposals at the moment, you will have to submit the round-table as a panel (for starters), later you will be able to choose round-table as sub-option.
Review process
Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted
proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and
overseen by the Program Chair.
Limitations
Each individual is invited to submit
a proposal for 1 paper or 1 presentation. In addition, a person may also propose
a panel session, which may include a second paper that they are presenting.
As a rule, people cannot participate in a more than 1-2 panels, at the discretion of the program chair. Finally, a person may also submit a roundtable proposal (that is: 1 paper, 1 panel and 1 roundtable in all). . A person may be listed
as co-author on additional papers as long as this person is not presenting
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Graduate students
Graduate
students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. Any student paper
is eligible for consideration for the AoIR graduate student award. Students
wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must send a final paper
by June 30, 2008.
Ph.D. students
will also want to consider participating in the Doctoral Colloquium.
Following the very successful examples of previous Doctoral Colloquia,
we will again offer an all-day Doctoral Colloquium on October 15th 2008
(Wednesday) for Ph.D. students who wish to present their current work
for critical evaluation by their peers and senior scholars. Further
information will be available on the conference website (<http://conferences.aoir.org>)
in the beginning of February 2008.
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Submission
of full papers
Full papers
and a conference registration by at least one of the paper authors must
be in place by July 31, 2008 for papers to be presented.
Formatting:
Please submit papers in PDF with simple formatting, using sans serif
font and in-text referencing. If you can't submit in PDF, use DOC or
RTF format. Further details regarding submission of full papers will
be sent to the authors upon acceptance |
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Pre-Conference
Workshops
Prior
to the conference, on Wednesday October 15th there will be a limited
number of pre-conference workshops which will provide participants with
in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals
for these pre-conference workshops. Local presenters are encouraged
to propose workshops that will invite visiting researchers into their
labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words,
and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs,
equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its
relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if
they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall
program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities
for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and all inquires
regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible
to the Conference Chair and no later than March 31, 2008,
using the email <ir9conf@itu.dk>
In terms of support, the conference organisers will make sure that room and technical equipment is available, and will help book food, should the pre-conference workshop be accepted and catering needed. However, workshop participants will have to pay for food themselves through the conference registration system, unless the workshop submitter have secured funding through a sponsor.
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