[ecrea] Call For Papers: Involving Citizens In Emergency Preparedness And Response

International Conference
Location: Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, 
Istanbul
Date: September 4, 2014; Thursday

New communication technologies play an increasingly important role 
during emergencies and crises, such as natural and man made disasters 
and political crises. Particularly social media can potentially enable 
citizens to more quickly share information, assist response and recovery 
in emergencies, and mobilize for action in political crises.

This conference will examine the role of citizens as first responders, 
social activists, and citizen journalists at times of emergencies and 
crises and will focus on practical, theoretical, and ethical issues 
related to citizen participation in emergency/crisis 
response/communication. The conference will result in a set of 
guidelines for citizens, government authorities, first responders and 
industry for the most effective use of ICTs to aid citizen security 
during crises.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
-The role that conventional media and social media may play in 
recruitment and training of emergency response volunteers
-Community involvement in emergency response planning
-Social activism, mobilization, and social media
-Citizen journalism and social media (e.g., reporting processes, threats 
to citizen journalists involved in coverage of emergencies, information 
verification)

Selected papers from the conference will be published in the 
Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture journal (published by 
Intellect Books).

Submission Information:

- Full Papers: Submit a 500 word maximum proposal and a short author 
biography to Mr. Mert Bal (hbal13 /at/ ku.edu.tr) <mailto:(hbal13 /at/ ku.edu.tr)>
- PechaKucha Poster Papers: Submit a 250 word maximum proposal and a 
short author biography to Mr. Mert Bal (hbal13 /at/ ku.edu.tr) 
<mailto:(hbal13 /at/ ku.edu.tr)>

Key Dates:
Deadline for Submissions: February 14, 2014
Announcement of Decisions Regarding the Submissions: March 15, 2014
Announcement of the Workshop Programme: May 15, 2014
Registration (free): May 15, 2014 – July 15, 2014
Submission of Full Paper (format to be announced later): August 15, 2014