[ecrea] Digital Transformation & Global Society - 2018

We would like to inform you that the deadline for submissions to the 3rd 
international conference "Digital Transformation and Global Society" 
(DTGS-2018) is extended till February 22, 2018.

The event is co-organized by the ITMO University and the National 
Research University Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg), both 
being the leading universities, globally known for their research in 
information technologies, communication and social sciences.

ABOUT
DTGS is an emerging international academic forum for the 
interdisciplinary Internet Studies field. The mission of the conference 
is to provide a collaborative platform for researchers and experts to 
discuss the transformative impact of digital technologies on the way we 
communicate, work and live.

SCOPE
DTGS welcomes multidisciplinary papers that apply Social and 
Humanitarian Studies to the research on institutions, practices, 
communications and behavior in cyberspace. The general program falls 
into the following tracks:
- eSociety: Social Informatics, Virtual Communities, Ethical and 
Security Issues;
- ePolity: Politics and Governance in Cyberspace, Smart Governance, 
E-Participation and Open Data;
- eHumanities: Digital Culture, Education and Communication Issues;
- eCity: Smart Cities, Urban Governance and Planning using ICTS;
- eEconomy: Digital Economy and ICT – driven Economic Institutions and 
Practices;
- Special Symposium on Internet Psychology: ICT in healthcare and 
psychological aspects of the Internet development.
- Special Academic Workshop on Computational Linguistics: Computational 
and linguistic Ontologies, Speech Technologies, Linguistic Analysis of 
digital information

CONFIRMED KEYNOTES

Stephen COLEMAN, Professor of Political Communication at the University 
of Leeds, author of Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy (Cambridge: 
Polity Press, 2017), How Voters Feel (Cambridge: Cambridge University 
Press, 2013) and other prominent books and articles on political 
communication and online democracy.

Anthony FAIOLA, Professor and Head of the Department of Biomedical and 
Health Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 
Dr. Faiola's research is positioned at the intersection of health 
informatics and human-computer interaction—where he focuses on advancing 
the information science of socio-technical systems (such as mobile 
health technology) that support clinical work and personal health and 
wellness.


YOUNG SCHOLARS FORUM
The special Poster Track for PhD students and young scientists is 
organized on May 30. Authors of accepted posters will have a chance to 
discuss their papers and get feedback to advance their research. Best 
posters are to be expanded and published in the Conference Proceedings.

SUBMISSIONS
The language of the conference is English. All submissions will undergo 
a double-blind peer review by at least three PC members. We welcome 
original unpublished contributions presenting completed (12-15 pages) or 
ongoing (10-12 pages) research, as well as experience papers (10-12 
pages). All submissions are accepted via the EasyChair system only 
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dtgs2018)


IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission: 22 February 2018
Panels & Round-Tables Proposals submission: 1 February 2018
Notification: 20 March 2018
Revised (Final) Paper Submission: 1 May 2018
Registration and Fees Payment: 20 March – 1 April 2018
Poster Track: 30 May 2018
Main Conference: 31 May – 1 June 2018

PROCEEDINGS
All accepted papers, as well as the best posters, will be published in 
the Post-Conferences Proceedings, indexed in Scopus.
See our previous volumes here:
2017: http://www.springer.com/la/book/9783319697833
2016: http://www.springercom/la/book/9783319496993
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Daniel A. ALEXANDROV, Professor at the National Research University 
Higher School of Economics
Alexander V. BOUKHANOVSKY, Professor at the ITMO University
Andrei V. CHUGUNOV, Head of the E-Governance Center at the ITMO 
University, DTGS Organization Committee Head
Olessia KOLTSOVA, Head of the Internet Studies Lab at the National 
Research University Higher School of Economics
CONTACTS
www.dtgs-conference.org (new website)
Conference Director: Yury Kabanov, National Research University Higher 
School of Economics
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