[eccr] CFP Internet Research

>Call for Papers ­
>
>Internet Research 5.0: Ubiquity?
>
>International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of
>Internet Researchers at the University of Sussex, England, 19-22nd
>September 2004
>
>Submission site opens: December 15th 2003
>Deadline for submissions: February 2nd 2004
>
>Conference Websites:
>http://aoir.org/2004  or http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir
>
>The internet seems to be at once everywhere and invisible but
>simultaneously it structures only a fraction of the communications of
>the total global community.  It can facilitate greater interaction,
>understanding and political activism; being used at the same time to
>exclude, destroy and exploit.  The much cited ubiquity of the internet
>needs to be examined in both the contexts in which it is accepted and
>those in which it is contested.
>
>The theme of 'ubiquity?' addresses the following questions: Is the
>internet everywhere?  How and where does the internet appear and act in
>technical, social, political, or cultural contexts?  What does it mean
>to have access and who does and doesn't have it? How does the presence
>of the internet affect individuals, communities, families, governments,
>societies and nation-states?  What are the implications of 'internet
>everywhere'?   Submissions addressing these and other questions
>regarding the internet are welcome.
>
>Internet Research 5.0 will feature a variety of disciplinary and
>interdisciplinary perspectives on the Internet.  Examining and
>challenging the visibility and prevalence of the Internet and Internet
>discourses, the conference will bring together a wide range of
>researchers, practitioners and scholars for the exchange of formal and
>informal ideas.  As with previous AoIR conferences, the aim is to
>promote a deep, coherent and situated understanding of the Internet and
>connected networks.
>
>IR 5.0 will take place at the University of Sussex, in the UK, close to
>the historic and lively seaside City of Brighton and Hove and on the
>edge of the spectacular Sussex South Downs.  The conference is hosted by
>the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sussex in
>association with local partners.
>
>Submission of Proposals
>
>The Association of Internet Researchers invites paper, presentation and
>panel proposals on topics that address technical, social, cultural,
>political, pedagogical, economic, and aesthetic aspects of the internet.
>We welcome interdisciplinary submissions as well as submissions from
>within specific disciplines. We especially seek panel proposals that
>establish connections across disciplines, institutions, and/or
>continents. We also encourage creative presentations that will make use
>of internet technologies and artistic techniques.
>
>- Proposals for individual papers should be in the form of 500-1,000
>word abstracts.
>
>- Creative presentations and demonstration projects should consist of a
>500-1,000 word abstract, this should include links to illustrative
>materials.
>
>- Panels will generally include three to four papers or presentations.
>The panel organiser should submit an approximately 500 word statement
>describing the session topic, include abstracts of up to 500 words for
>each paper or presentation, and indicate that each author is willing to
>participate in the session.
>
>Each submission must also be accompanied by a 100-word abstract that
>will go into the conference proceedings if the submission is accepted.
>All papers, presentations and panels will be peer reviewed.   If you are
>interested in reviewing submissions for this conference, please contact
>program chair Sheizaf Rafaeli at the address below.
>
>Abstracts should indicate the disciplinary or conceptual approach,
>theoretical orientation, methodology of the research or ideas, and the
>key results or hoped-for results of the research.  Reference should also
>be made to the broader significance of the work and its relationship to
>existing bodies of work.  Clarity of the themes, content, aims and
>outcomes, is of greater importance than word length.
>
>Full-length papers will be required after the conference and a selection
>of the highest quality papers will be published in an Annual Review
>(subject to authors' permission).
>
>Proposals can be for three types of contribution to the conference:
>papers; creative presentations; and/or panels.
>
>Each person is invited to submit a proposal for no more than 1 paper or
>1 presentation. In addition you may also submit or be part of no more
>than a single panel. The aim is to include as wide a range of speakers
>as possible and to thus avoid speakers using time in more than one
>session.  Average time allotted for a paper or creative presentation
>will be 15 minutes. Average time allotted for a panel will be 1 hour and
>15 minutes, including discussion time.
>
>There will be additional opportunities to contribute to the conference
>by chairing sessions, taking part in roundtables and workshops and
>through audience participation.
>
>All proposals must be submitted electronically at
>http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/
>
>Deadlines:
>
>Submission site available: 15th December 2003
>Final date for proposal submission: February 2nd 2004
>Author notification: March 15th 2004
>Presenter's Registration to the conference: September 1st 2004
>Student Award: Completed paper: July 15th 2004
>
>Graduate Students:
>
>Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. They
>should note their student status with their submission in order to be
>considered for a special Student Award.  If accepted in the conference,
>students wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must also send
>a final paper by July 15th 2004.
>
>Pre-Conference Workshops
>
>Prior to the conference, there will be a limited number of
>pre-conference workshops, which will provide participants with in-depth,
>hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these
>pre-conference workshops; local presenters are encouraged to propose
>workshops that will invite visiting researchers into their labs or
>studios or locales. Proposals should be no longer than 1000 words, and
>should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs,
>equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its
>relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if
>they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall
>program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local
>opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and
>all inquires regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as
>soon as possible to the Conference Chair Kate O'Riordan
>(k.s.o-riordan /at/ sussex.ac.uk), and will be accepted up to March the 1st
>2004. Notification of terms and space allocations will be sent out as
>soon as details are confirmed, with final acceptance required by March
>the 31st 2004.
>
>CONTACT INFORMATION
>
>Program Chair: Sheizaf Rafaeli,
>Center for the Study of the Information Society (InfoSoc)
>University of Haifa
>(sheizaf /at/ rafaeli.net)
>- All inquiries on reviewing,  acceptances and programme
>
>Conference Chair: Kate O'Riordan (University of Sussex,
>(k.s.o-riordan /at/ sussex.ac.uk))
>- All inquiries on Sussex conference, local sponsorship and
>pre-conference workshops
>
>AoIR President: Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, (nbaym /at/ ku.edu)
>- Inquiries regarding the Association of Internet Researchers and
>sponsorship
>
>On site conference team, (aoir5 /at/ sussex.ac.uk)
>- All inquiries on location, accommodation, registration
>
>Association Website: http://aoir.org
>
>Conference Website: http://aoir.org/2004  or
>http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir

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