[ecrea] Cyberspace 2014: CALL FOR PAPERS

We kindly invite you to submit a paper to Cyberspace 2014. The upcoming 
12th international conference will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, 
28-29 November 2014.


=== CYBERSPACE 2014: CALL FOR PAPERS ===

12th international conference organized by the Institute of Law and 
Technology, Faculty of Law in cooperation with the Faculty of Social 
Studies, Masaryk University and the European Academy of ICT Law

Brno, Czech Republic

28-29 November 2014

Papers are solicited to the following streams:


Cybersecurity, Cybercrime
eCommerce, eFinance
Government 2.0
Intellectual Property On-Line
International Internet Law
Legal Informatics, Jurimetrics
Privacy, Personal Data, Surveillance
New Media and Politics
New Media and Society
Psychology of Cyberspace
Religion in Cyberspace
Video Games and Society
Ideas for Cyberspace

*Deadline for abstract submission is 31 July 2014

*For more information see www.cyberspace.muni.cz 
<http://www.cyberspace.muni.cz>

CYBERSECURITY, CYBERCRIME, chairs: Václav Stupka, Jakub Harašta,

illustrative topics: cyberattacks, cyberterrorism, response teams, 
botnets, digital forensics, child pornography, identity theft, 
hacking/cracking, phishing, malicious code, stalking, ius as bellum/ius 
in bello, rules of engagement

eCOMMERCE, eFINANCE, chairs: Zsolt Balogh, Libor Kyncl,

illustrative topics: information society services, EDI and EFT 
regulation, model laws on eCommerce, on-line gambling, taxation of 
e-commerce, e-banking, e- insurance, e -pensions, online investments, 
eFX markets, electronic payments, electronic money, virtual money, 
payment portals, payment systems, informal value transfer systems, 
online AML measures, e-taxation, taxation in virtual worlds, virtual 
property

GOVERNMENT 2.0, chair: Ludwig Gramlich,

illustrative topics: open government, open data, on-line dispute 
settlement, re-use of public sector information, on-line public 
procurement, on-line legal counselling, e-identity, mobile government, 
e-participation vs. e-democracy?, social media strategies in the public 
sector

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ON-LINE, chairs: Andreas Wiebe, Matěj Myška,

illustrative topics: copyright, digital rights management, open source, 
open access, fair use, fair dealing, protection of software, licensing, 
P2P networks, trademarks on-line, collective management of copyright, 
trademarks in auction and search servers, enforceability of free 
licences, free/open software.

INTERNATIONAL INTERNET LAW, chair: Dan Svantesson,

illustrative topics: Brussels I, Rome I, Rome II and the internet, 
cross-border on-line defamation, place of damage, electronic choice of 
law and choice of forum, international on -line arbitration, 
cross-border consumer arbitration, cross-border eCommerce, cross -border 
consumer protection, cross-border online intellectual property issues, 
public international law and the Internet, private international law and 
the Internet, extraterritoriality online

LEGAL INFORMATICS, JURIMETRICS, chair: Zsolt Zödi,

illustrative topics: legal information systems, electronic publication 
of laws, case-law on-line, public registries, automated processing of 
legal language, neural networks, electronic agents, human-computer 
interfaces

PRIVACY, PERSONAL DATA, SURVEILLANCE, chair: Aleš Završnik,

illustrative topics: Privacy on-line, Internet surveillance, smart 
surveillance, anonymizers, social networking surveillance, ISPs and law 
enforcement snooping, marketing surveillance, data retention, PET 
technologies, right to be forgotten

NEW MEDIA AND POLITICS, chairs: Monika Metyková, Lenka Waschková Císařová,

illustrative topics: online political communication, new media and 
election, campaigns, the role of social media in democracy and 
democratization, social networks and transformation of journalism, new 
media and political mobilization, internet and transparency of 
government, the impact of WikiLeaks

NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY, chair: Kristian Daneback,

illustrative topics: digital media and civic participation, online 
public spheres, new media in everyday lives, web 2.0, internet 
governance, digital divide, communities in cyberspace, hacktivism, free 
culture movement, anthropology of cyberspace, gender and internet, 
gaming, society and cyberspace, new media and social services

PSYCHOLOGY OF CYBERSPACE, chair: David Šmahel,

illustrative topics: influence of the Internet use on individuals and 
family, children and adolescents in virtual worlds, Internet addiction, 
identity in virtual environment, counseling on the Internet, on -line 
therapy, Internet and sexuality, human personality on-line, virtual 
social groups, virtual communities, blogs, games on- line, MMORPG and 
virtual worlds, online communication, e-learning, opportunities of 
Internet use, cyberbullying, online victimisation, intimacy and 
Internet, technology and health

RELIGION IN CYBERSPACE, chair: Vít Šisler,

illustrative topics: religious normative frameworks in cyberspace, 
networking diasporas, religious collaborative environments, on-line 
counseling, on-line fatwas and cyber muftis, new religious movements, 
religious discourses in cyberspace

VIDEO GAMES AND SOCIETY, chair: Cyril Brom,

illustrative topics: social aspects of video games, digital game-based 
learning, serious games, on-line gaming, videogames as a research tool

IDEAS FOR CYBERSPACE, chairs: Herbert Hrachovec, Radim Polčák,

illustrative topics: any thoughts for the present or future of cyberspace

=== PUBLICATION OF PAPERS ===

Accepted papers will be, depending on their topic, published upon peer 
review in one of the following scientific journals:

MUJLT Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology 
(mujlt.law.mujni.cz <http://mujlt.law.mujni.cz>), on-line and printed, 
listed in SCOPUS, EBSCO, Hein Online, De Gruyter, Czech Database of 
Scientific Journals, Slovenian Database of Scientific Journals

Cyberpsychology (cyberpsychology.eu <http://cyberpsychology.eu>), 
on-line, listed in SCOPUS, EBSCO, Directory of Open Access Journals

=== IMPORTANT DATES ===

Abstract submission deadline: 31 July 2014

Notice on acceptance deadline: 31 August 2014

Conference dates: 28 – 29 November 2014

Papers for publication deadline: 11 January 2015

=== ABSTRACT FORMAL REQUIREMENTS ===

Range: max. 1.500 characters incl. spaces

Submission: on-line at www.cyberspace.muni.cz 
<http://www.cyberspace.muni.cz>

=== PAPER FORMAL REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMISSION ===

Papers published in MUJLT: http://mujlt.law.muni.cz/instructions.php

Papers published in Cyberpsychology: 
http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/submission.php

=== CONFERENCE FEES ===

full pass - speakers: 1290 CZK (approx. 48 EUR)

full pass - delegates (not presenting a paper): 1590 CZK (approx. 59 
EUR) full pass - VIPs (upon an appointment): FREE

student pass - students of MU and of partner universities: FREE last 
minute (on-site) registration: 1990 CZK (approx. 73 EUR)

dinner fee: Saturday conference dinner with free complimentary drinks - 
550 CZK (approx. 21 EUR), last minute (on -site): 650 CZK (approx. 25 EUR)

The registration will be carried out on-line through the conference web 
at www.cyberspace.muni.cz <http://www.cyberspace.muni.cz>. The 
registration opens 1 June 2014 and closes 12 November 2014 (after that, 
it will be possible to register on - site).

=== CONFERENCE ADDRESSES ===

Conference website: http://cyberspace.muni.cz

Central conference e-mail address: (cyberspace /at/ law.muni.cz) 
<mailto:(cyberspace /at/ law.muni.cz)>

Mailing address:

Masaryk University, Faculty of Law

Institute of Law and Technology

Veveří 70

611 80 Brno

Czech Republic

=== CONFERENCE OFFICIALS ===

General Chair: Radim Polčák

Deputy Chairs: Danuše Spáčilová, David Šmahel

Scientific Committee:

Zsolt Balogh, Cyril Brom, Kristian Daneback, Ludwig Gramlich, Herbert 
Hrachovec, Libor Kyncl, Monika Metyková, Matěj Myška, Radim Polčák, Dan 
Svantesson, Jaromír Šavelka, Václav Stupka, Vít Šisler, David Šmahel, 
Lenka Waschková Císařová, Andreas Wiebe, Aleš Završnik, Zsolt Zödi

Financial Officer: Jakub Harašta

Hospitality Officer: Matěj Myška

Publicity Officers: Lenka Waschková Císařová, Daniela Vajbarová

Programme Officer: Klára Vrbková



Kind regards,
Daniela Vajbarová
On behalf of the Organizing Committee