[ecrea] “Social Transformations and the Digital Age” - Call for Panels and Papers for the ISSC World Social

*Call for Panels and Papers for the ISSC World Social Science Forum (WSSF)*

The International Social Science Council’s second World Social Science 
Forum (WSSF) takes place in *Montreal (Canada) from October 13 to 15, 
2013*. The WSSF is organized in partnership with a Canadian consortium 
led by the Montreal-based secretariat of the International Political 
Science Association (IPSA).

*The theme and focus for the 2013 forum is “Social Transformations and 
the Digital Age.”*

The Forum will include plenary presentation/discussion sessions and 
parallel panel presentations/discussion sessions.

*Call for Panels*

Groups of scholars are invited to submit an abstract for a panel to the 
WSSF 2013 website.

Panel sessions will last about two hours, and they should include three 
to six panelists and allow ample time for discussion.

Click here to propose a panel: http://www.wssf2013.org/propose-panel


*Call for Papers*

Individual scholars are invited to submit abstracts for papers to the 
WSSF. Submissions should include a title, a short abstract, and the name 
and affiliation of the author(s).

Click here to propose a paper: http://www.wssf2013.org/propose-paper


*Call for Other Forms of Presentation*

Scholars are invited to use digital technologies (subject to the 
availability of facilities at the conference venue) to present their 
work. Send a short description of your idea along with your full name 
and affiliation to (info /at/ wssf2013.org)


*Deadlines*

    The proposal deadline is January 15, 2013.

    Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 2013.

    Successful applicants are expected to provide an extended abstract 
(2,000 words) to the ISSC by no later than September 9, 2013.

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