[eccr] 2nd call for papers - internet research/new media

>Call for Papers
>
>Internet Research 5.0: Ubiquity?
>
>International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of
>Internet Researchers at the University of Sussex, England, 19-22nd
>September 2004
>
>Submission site opens: December 15th 2003
>Deadline for submissions: February 2nd 2004
>
>Conference Websites:
>http://aoir.org/2004  or http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir
>
>The internet seems to be at once everywhere and invisible but
>simultaneously it structures only a fraction of the communications of the
>total global community.  It can facilitate greater interaction,
>understanding and political activism; being used at the same time to
>exclude, destroy and exploit.  The much cited ubiquity of the internet
>needs to be examined in both the contexts in which it is accepted and those
>in which it is contested.
>
>The theme of 'ubiquity?' addresses the following questions: Is the internet
>everywhere?  How and where does the internet appear and act in technical,
>social, political, or cultural contexts?  What does it mean to have access
>and who does and doesn't have it? How does the presence of the internet
>affect individuals, communities, families, governments, societies and
>nation-states?  What are the implications of 'internet everywhere'?
>Submissions addressing these and other questions regarding the internet are
>welcome.
>
>Internet Research 5.0 will feature a variety of disciplinary and
>interdisciplinary perspectives on the Internet.  Examining and challenging
>the visibility and prevalence of the Internet and Internet discourses, the
>conference will bring together a wide range of researchers, practitioners
>and scholars for the exchange of formal and informal ideas.  As with
>previous AoIR conferences, the aim is to promote a deep, coherent and
>situated understanding of the Internet and connected networks.
>
>IR 5.0 will take place at the University of Sussex, in the UK, close to the
>historic and lively seaside City of Brighton and Hove and on the edge of
>the spectacular Sussex South Downs.  The conference is hosted by the Centre
>for Continuing Education at the University of Sussex in association with
>local partners.
>
>Submission of Proposals
>
>The Association of Internet Researchers invites paper, presentation and
>panel proposals on topics that address technical, social, cultural,
>political, pedagogical, economic, and aesthetic aspects of the internet. We
>welcome interdisciplinary submissions as well as submissions from within
>specific disciplines. We especially seek panel proposals that establish
>connections across disciplines, institutions, and/or continents. We also
>encourage creative presentations that will make use of internet
>technologies and artistic techniques.
>
>* Proposals for individual papers should be in the form of 500-1,000 word
>abstracts.
>
>* Creative presentations and demonstration projects should consist of a
>500-1,000 word abstract, this should include links to illustrative
>materials.
>
>* Panels will generally include three to four papers or presentations. The
>panel organiser should submit an approximately 500 word statement
>describing the session topic, include abstracts of up to 500 words for each
>paper or presentation, and indicate that each author is willing to
>participate in the session.
>
>Each submission must also be accompanied by a 100-word abstract that will
>go into the conference proceedings if the submission is accepted.  All
>papers, presentations and panels will be peer reviewed.   If you are
>interested in reviewing submissions for this conference, please contact
>program chair Sheizaf Rafaeli at the address below.
>
>Abstracts should indicate the disciplinary or conceptual approach,
>theoretical orientation, methodology of the research or ideas, and the key
>results or hoped-for results of the research.  Reference should also be
>made to the broader significance of the work and its relationship to
>existing bodies of work.  Clarity of the themes, content, aims and
>outcomes, is of greater importance than word length.
>
>Full-length papers will be required after the conference and a selection of
>the highest quality papers will be published in an Annual Review (subject
>to authors' permission).
>
>Proposals can be for three types of contribution to the conference: papers;
>creative presentations; and/or panels.
>
>Each person is invited to submit a proposal for no more than 1 paper or 1
>presentation. In addition you may also submit or be part of no more than a
>single panel. The aim is to include as wide a range of speakers as possible
>and to thus avoid speakers using time in more than one session.  Average
>time allotted for a paper or creative presentation will be 15 minutes.
>Average time allotted for a panel will be 1 hour and 15 minutes, including
>discussion time.
>
>There will be additional opportunities to contribute to the conference by
>chairing sessions, taking part in roundtables and workshops and through
>audience participation.
>
>All proposals must be submitted electronically at
>http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/
>
>Deadlines:
>
>Submission site available: 15th December 2003
>Final date for proposal submission: February 2nd 2004
>Author notification: March 15th 2004
>Presenter's Registration to the conference: September 1st 2004
>Student Award: Completed paper: July 15th 2004
>
>Graduate Students:
>
>Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. They should
>note their student status with their submission in order to be considered
>for a special Student Award.  If accepted in the conference, students
>wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must also send a final
>paper by July 15th 2004.
>
>Pre-Conference Workshops
>
>Prior to the conference, 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 longer 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 Kate O'Riordan (k.s.o-riordan /at/ sussex.ac.uk), and will be
>accepted up to March the 1st 2004. Notification of terms and space
>allocations will be sent out as soon as details are confirmed, with final
>acceptance required by March the 31st 2004.
>
>CONTACT INFORMATION
>
>Program Chair: Sheizaf Rafaeli,
>Center for the Study of the Information Society (InfoSoc)
>University of Haifa
>(sheizaf /at/ rafaeli.net)
>All inquiries on reviewing,  acceptances and programme
>
>Conference Chair: Kate O'Riordan (University of Sussex,
>(k.s.o-riordan /at/ sussex.ac.uk))
>All inquiries on Sussex conference, local sponsorship and pre-conference
>workshops
>
>AoIR President: Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, (nbaym /at/ ku.edu)
>Inquiries regarding the Association of Internet Researchers and sponsorship
>
>On site conference team, (aoir5 /at/ sussex.ac.uk)
>All inquiries on location, accommodation, registration
>
>Association Website: http://aoir.org
>
>Conference Website: http://aoir.org/2004  or
>http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir
>
>
>Dr Kate O'Riordan
>EH 130
>Lecturer in Continuing Education
>00 44 (0)1273 877774

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