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Tue Mar 20 13:32:19 GMT 2018
*INTERNET SCIENCE - 2018 (INSCI’2018)***
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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Dates: *October 24 to 26, 2018*
Place: St.Petersburg State University, St.Petersburg, Russia
Language: *English*
Submission deadline: *May 20, 2018*
Proceedings: Axel Springer Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(LNCS)
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CONFERENCE THEME
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*Internet in World Regions: Digital Freedoms and Citizen Empowerment*
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Withtime,Internethasbecomeanaturalcommunicativespaceinmanyregionsoftheworld,while
in others it still passes through the first stages of penetration into
citizenry and policing. As a discussion milieu, Internet has been both
praised for its involvement potential, growth of local initiatives, and
provision of voice to those disempowered - and also criticized for
excessive deregulation, dark web formation, and inefficiency in bringing
on public consensus. Today, universality of approaches to Internet
freedoms, as well as of experiences of their empowerment impact, is
questioned and needsreassessment.
This year, *the Internet Science conference focuses on the Internet as a
tool and space for (dis)empowerment of individuals and social groups in
local and regional contexts*, thus forming a comparative perspective in
looking at the power of Internet in communities all around the world.
For instance, the EU has been attentive to cultivating local online
initiatives, but even within the EU, the speed of modernization differs
from state to state, with Estonia being a global
leaderine-governance.Inthepost-Sovietspace,countrieshaveadoptedhighlyvaryingpoliciesin
developing both digital freedoms and restrictive Internet regulation.
The USA has had a more liberal approach to empowerment strategies but
used online information to aggregate data for
citizen,voter,andconsumerprofiling,whileinChina,economiclogichasboostedonlinebusinesses
withinanon-competitivepoliticalenvironment.Also,Middle-Eastern,LatinAmerican,orAfrican
perspectivesononlinefreedomsandempowermentexperiencesremainheavilyunder-researched.
Moreover, digital technologies make us rethink what (dis)empowerment
might mean beyond political life. Tech corporations like Google or
Facebook have created new forms of labour expropriation bypassing
national lawmaking, at the same time advocating for free access to
information as public commodity and providing new chances for charity,
education, and collaborative change. Cultural, educational, and even
bodily divides re-emerge today on highly competitive digitech markets of
connection, communication, monitoring, learning, and
consumption,providingbothnewfreedomsandnewhandicapsfortheworldsocieties.Inthenear
future, being rich would mean having tech-prolonged and tech-enhanced
life; new, more severe
dividesmayform,andthequestionrises,howtheInternetoftodaymaycontributetoharmonizing
socialrelationsinourfuturereliantonhuman-computercoexistence.
Thus, INSCI’2018 welcomes submissions to a wide range of topics (not
limited to) in the following six tracks:**
*Internet and Societal Structures*
·TheconceptsofcitizenempowermentviaInternetinlocalandregionalcontexts
·Socialstratificationandinequalitiesofgrouprepresentationonline
·Internetcommunities,socialpolarization,anddialoguepotential
·Sociallyharmfulpracticesandcontentinonlinecommunication
Internet and Digital Politics
·Onlinepoliticalfreedomsinpolicingandineffect:regionalandlocalperspectives
·Citizeninvolvementintodecision-making:platforms,actors,andexperiences
·Politicaldiscussionsonline:issuesandgroupsbehindthem
·E-governance practices of today’sauthorities
·Internet regulation: security vs.openness
Internet and Free Communication Patterns
·Freedomofspeechonline:acontestedareaofpolicing
·Algorithms as new total communicativepower
·Extremistandradicaltalkonlineandpoliciesagainstit
·Universal Internet freedoms vs. darkweb
·Post-truth practicesonline
Internet and New Political Economy
·Economicpowerofonlineplatforms:expropriationofdigitallabour
·Digitalcorporations:worldleadersandregionalalternatives
·Analogous elites, technologicalprecariat
·Enhancementofbodyandthenewpoor
·Digitalprofessionsandreshapingofonlinelabourmarkets
Internet and Global Access Opportunities
·Globalandlocalfacesoftoday’sdigitaldivide
·Internetandlife-longlearningpracticesaroundtheworld
·Globalmediaonline:translationandlanguagedivide
·Empowermentofdisabledwithnewbodyextensions
·Post-humanandtech-humanindividualsandsocieties
Internet and Data Protection
·Data openness vs. userprotection
·Limits of privacy andanonymization
·Clouds and data protectionregulation
·Global tech powers and alternativesolutions
·Blockchain technologies as promise andthreat
PARTICIPATION FORMATS
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The conference accepts submissions of *full papers *(up to 15 pages of
standard Springer format) and *short papers *(up to 8 pages of standard
Springer format).
The conference also welcomes *half-day workshop and tutorial proposals*.
The themes for them should be oriented to discussing issues and
developing skills important for Internet projects and Internet research.
A 2-3-page paper describing the academic and/or industrial rationale for
the workshop/tutorial may be included into the conference proceedings
(subject to peer-review). A range of workshops and tutorials will be
offered by the conference organizers, including the ones on webometrics
and deep learning.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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All *submitted *papers must:
·BewritteninEnglishandbesubmittedinPDFformat;
·Befullyanonymized(nodetectableauthorinformation,includingauthornames,affiliations,and
works mentioned in thetext);
·BeformattedaccordingtotheSpringer'sLNCSformatProceedingstemplate.Informationabout
theSpringerLNCSformatcanbefoundathttp://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html;
·Threetofivekeywordscharacterizingthepapershouldbeindicatedattheendoftheabstract;
·Full paper submissions should not exceed 15 pages and short paper
should not exceed 8 pages
(includingalltext,figures,referencesandappendices).Weencouragealengthof12pagesforfull
papers and 6 for shortpapers;
·SubmissionsnotconformingtotheLNCSformat,exceedingthesubmissionpagelimitsorbeing
obviouslyoutofthescopeoftheconferencewillberejectedwithoutreview.
Submissions should be made electronically in PDF via the electronic
submission system of the INSCI2018 Conference Management system at
EasyChair (please follow the updates at internetscienceconference.eu
<http://internetscienceconference.eu/>).
All *camera-ready *papers should be corrected by following the remarks
of the referees and
submittedinzipformatincluding(1)thecamera-readyversionoftheauthors'workinpdfformat,
(2) the camera-ready version of the authors' work in editable sources
format as well as (3) the Consent to Publish signed in ink and scanned
to image file. The results described must be unpublished and must not be
under review elsewhere. Submissions must conform to Springer's LNCS format.
STEERING COMMITTEE
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Thanassis Tiropanis, University of Southampton, UK
AnnaSatsiou,CentreforResearchandTechnologyHellas,Greece
JonathanCave,UniversityofWarwick,UK
Olessia Koltsova, National Research University - Higher School of
Economics, Russia Fabrizio Sestini, European Commission DG CONNECT, Belgium
Franco Bagnoli, University of Florence, Italy
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Svetlana Bodrunova, St.Petersburg State University, Russia - General
Conference Chair Heiko Niedermayer, Technische Universität München,
Germany - TCP Co-Chair
AnnaSmoliarova,St.PetersburgStateUniversity,Russia-TCPCo-Chair Ivan
Blekanov, St.Petersburg State University, Russia - WorkshopsChair
Alexander Marchenko, St.Petersburg State University, Russia - Visas and fees
Tamara Gromova, St.Petersburg State University, Russia - Venue and
accommodation
KEY DATES
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May 20, 2018 - submission of full and short papers
May25,2018-submissionofworkshop/tutorialproposals(infreeform,2to3pages)
June25,2018-notificationofacceptance
July 10, 2018 - deadline for camera-ready papers
August1,2018-early-birdonlineregistrationcloses October 1, 2018 -
regular online registration closes October24-26,2016-conferencingdays
CONFERENCE VENUE
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BeingoneoftherichestcitiesofEuropeintermsofculturalandhistoricheritageandtherecipient
of World Travel Awards for three years in a row, St.Petersburg is a
natural attraction for any
traveller.Foralltheconferenceparticipants,excursionswillbeoffered.
Moreover, in the recent years, St.Petersburg has been hosting a vibrant
and efficient academic
communityinterestedinInternet&societyresearch.WithLaboratoryofInternetStudiesatHigher
School of Economics, Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy
of Sciences, Centerfor International media research, Cognitive Studies
Lab, and IT Clinic at SPbU, labs on quantum computing to e-governance at
IFMO University, St.Petersburg is a Russian hub for Internet &
societystudies.
Forover70years,SchoolofJournalismandMassCommunicationsatSt.PetersburgStateUniversity
has been a leading educational and research entity for communication in
Russia. It is home for
internationalconferences,includingCMSTWandSTRATCOM.Thevenueislocatedat:26,1lineof
Vasilievsky island, St.Petersburg 199004Russia.
CONFERENCE FEES
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The conference fees (subject to slight change) remain similar to the
previous years and differ according to the country of residence. UN
country tiers may be found here. <https://www.icahdq.org/page/tiers>
Conference presenter:
250 euro (early-bird), 300 euro (regular) - Tier 1
220 euro (early-bird), 250 euro (regular) - Tier 2
200euro(early-bird),220euro(regular)-Tier3
PhDstudentpresenter:150euro(early-bird),200euro(regular)-alltiers
Workshop/tutorialpanel(upto4participants):400euro
Workshop/tutorialandconferenceaccess-100euro(early-bird),150euro(regular)
Two-daynon-presenterconferenceaccess-40euro
Open Day (workshops/tutorials) observer access - free
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
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Forthemajorityofcountries,travelingtoRussianconferencesrequireshavingahumanitarianvisa.
St.PetersburgStateUniversityprovidesvisasupport;pleasenotethatobtainingavisamayrequire
up to amonth.
The conference partners include the Sokos 4* hotels chain; the partner
hotel is Sokos Vasilievsky
whichiswithinthewalkingdistancefromtheSchool.Also,weadviseonsmallerhotelsaroundthe
SchoolandprovideplacesinthedormsforPhDstudents.
QUESTIONS?
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Please contact us via
(applicationspb2017 /at/ spbu.ru)<mailto:(applicationspb2017 /at/ spbu.ru)>in case of
any queries!
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