[ecrea] cfp General Online Research conference (GOR12)

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Call for presentations and abstract submissions
General Online Research conference (GOR12)
05-07 March 2012

Deadline for abstract submissions: 15 November 2011 (papers for Tracks
1-3, Best Practice Award & Best Thesis Competition) and 31 January 2012
(posters & GORcamp)
Submissions at http://conftool.gor.de/conftool12/index.php?page=login
Further information at http://www.gor.de

Topics: Social Media Research, Market Research, Survey Research and
Methodology.

The German Society for Online Research (DGOF) invites participation in its
annual conference. This year’s conference especially encourages
submissions in:
• Online survey research methodology
• Applied market research
• Social Media Research, Social Networks and Civil Society
The program committee invites presenters from academia, the private
sector, official statistics and the government.

The quality is maintained by a double blind peer reviewing system.

Sorry for crossposting.

We look forward to receiving your abstract submission.
You can find the complete call for papers below – further information at
http://www.gor.de.

Dr. Lars Kaczmirek
on behalf of the GOR12 program committee


Call for Papers:
General Online Research 2012 (GOR 12, http://www.gor.de)
Conference date: March 5-7th, 2012
Venue: Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Mannheim, Germany
Until November 15 2011: abstract submissions for tracks 1-3, best practice
award, thesis presentation. Until January 31 2012: submissions for
posters, GORcamp.

Topics: Social Media Research, Market Research, Survey Research and
Methodology
Since 1997 organized by the German Society for Online Research (DGOF,
http://www.dgof.de),
Local Organizer: Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Mannheim,
Germany, Prof. Dr. Martin Kornmeier

Content of this Call
Important Dates
This Year’s Focus and Conference Topics
Submission Types
1. Presentations on Online Research Methodology and Internet Surveys
(Track 1)
2. Presentations on Applied Online Market Research (Track 2)
3. Presentations on Social Media Research and Civil Society (Track 3)
4. Best Practice Presentation (including the Best Practice Award
competition)
5. Posters and Late Breaking Research (including the Best Poster award
competition)
6. Thesis Presentations
7. GORcamp
Required Submission Format
Description of Review Procedure
Contact Details

Important Dates
•    November 15, 2011: Deadline for abstract submission for
presentations of
all tracks, best practice, DGOF thesis competition
•    December 20, 2011: Preliminary program available
•    January 17, 2012: Deadline for early registration
•    January 31, 2012: Deadline for abstract submission for posters,
GORcamp
•    March 01, 2012: Deadline for presentation upload and poster upload

This Year’s Focus and Conference Topics
Attendants of the General Online Research Conference (GOR) discuss the
most relevant
research and case studies that show the developments in online research.
Submissions are welcome about methods, instruments and theories that deal
with the
collection of data via the Internet or the effects of online applications
and technologies on all
levels of society.
Since 1997 GOR is attended by scientists and professionals who want to
stay on top of new
developments and best practices for their work in companies and academia.
The quality is
maintained by a double blind peer reviewing system.
This year’s conference especially encourages submissions in:
•    Online survey research methodology
•    Applied market research
•    Social Media Research, Social Networks and Civil Society
The program committee invites presenters from academia, the private
sector, official statistics and the government.

Submission Types
A more comprehensive list of possible topics and past award winners can be
found at www.gor.de
1. Presentation on Online Research Methodology and Internet Surveys
(Track 1)
Presentations advance the methodology of research, for example:
quantitative or qualitative approaches, online experiments, content
analysis, panel quality and panel research, survey
design, data collection, coverage, sampling, nonresponse, measurement,
adjustment, and
weighting, including topics from personality research, voting behavior,
etc.
2. Presentation on Applied Online Market Research (Track 2)
Presentations cover all types of applied market research, for example:
quantitative and
qualitative approaches in online and mobile research. Contributions which
show how online
methodology performs compared to classical approaches in this field are
welcome. Please note that purely promotional presentations will not be
considered.
3. Presentation on Social Media Research, Social Networks and Civil
Society (Track 3) Presentations cover all types of social media research,
for example: research on and via forums and bulletin boards, blogs and the
blogosphere, social networking platforms, microblogging, photo and video
communities, social gaming platforms and innovation communities. This
contains the discussion on methods (social media monitoring, hybrid media
measurement, social media metrics, ethnographical methods, visualizations
etc.) as well as theories (intellectual property, privacy, transparency,
canon and statutes of professional ethics). Applications and best
practices are welcome. Presentations can also advance the topic of social
media and civil society, for example: public opinion and social media,
participation and the deliberative democracy, social capital.
4. Best Practice Presentation (including the Best Practice Award
competition)
These presentations will be part of track 2, applied online market
research. A strong focus on
applied market research based on a real world case study is mandatory. We
prefer joint presentations by companies and a research agency. The
abstract should especially make clear what the results add to existing
insights and knowledge. All submissions in this category are considered
for the Best Practice award. This is a prize for the best paper from
market research.
5. Posters (including the Best Poster award competition)
Posters offer the opportunity to present late breaking research, short
research findings or discuss work in progress. Posters are presented in a
plenary session. A poster may cover any topic of GOR. Access to poster
presentations will be possible during the whole conference. All
submissions in this category are considered for the Poster award.
6. Thesis Presentations
Up to the best 3 Master/diploma and doctoral theses will be presented at
GOR in this category. Selected authors will present their findings at the
GOR conference and the best presentations will be awarded a price. The
conference fee is waived for all presenters in this category. Submissions
should include the thesis as PDF-file, an extended abstract (limited to
7000 characters, about 2 pages) and the agreement to present the results
at the GOR conference.
7. GORcamp
This highly interactive format provides more time for discussions than
other formats. Each one hour GORcamp session starts with four 5-minute
presentations. After that the audience splits up into four moderated
groups to engage in a deeper discussion on the specific topics considering
their own preferences. Submissions should briefly describe the topic of
the discussion, the abstract categories for the other submission formats
do not apply here.

In addition proposals for full sessions (1 hour = 3 presentations) can be
suggested about a particular topic and can be send to (program-chair /at/ gor.de)

Submission Format
The official language of the conference is English. Abstracts should be
submitted online at http://conftool.gor.de/conftool12/
The abstract length can be up to 350 words. All abstracts will be
peer-reviewed with respect to the quality of each of the following four
paragraphs in the abstract:
Relevance & Research Question: ---your text here---
Methods & Data: ---your text here---
Results: ---your text here---
Added Value: ---your text here---
Please use the above template for your abstract submission (one paragraph
for each
criteria and include the keywords in the beginning of each paragraph).
Incomplete abstracts with respect to the formal criteria above will
probably be rejected. In
case your research is still work in progress, and therefore final
empirical results are not
available by the time of submission, you will be asked to hand in your
results later. In this
case please declare in the comments field during submission, when you will
be able to
update your abstract. Please note that we cannot accept presentations
unless final results
are available. Presentations in the tracks last 15 minutes followed by 5
minutes of discussion. Please consider a poster presentation for work in
progress. Where stated, the required submission format may differ (e.g.,
GORcamp, thesis presentation).

Review Process
All abstracts are scored in a double blind peer-review process by members
of the GOR
international board according to the criteria mentioned in the submission
format (clarity and quality of relevance & research question, methods &
data, results, added value). Most submissions receive feedback and
comments from 3-4 reviewers each, together with the final decision of
acceptance or rejection. Chances of acceptance rise when all four criteria
are addressed in the abstract.
The program committee is in charge of the final decisions based on the
reviews. The members of the program committee and the international board
will be available at www.gor.de
The program committee consists of (in alphabetical order):
Dr. Dorothée Behr, GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Maren Heltsche, AG Social Media and Ausschnitt Medienbeobachtung
Dr. Lars Kaczmirek, DGOF Board and GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social
Sciences
Prof. Dr. Martin Kornmeier, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State
University Mannheim
Dr. Monika Taddicken, DGOF Board and University of Hamburg
Visiting Prof. Dr. Martin Welker, DGOF Board and University of Leipzig

Contact Details
Conference website, abstract submission, workshops etc.: http://www.gor.de
Business activities, sponsoring and questions: (office /at/ dgof.de)
Program chair: (program-chair /at/ gor.de)

September 2011
Dr. Lars Kaczmirek

-- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Online-Forschung e.V.
(DGOF) German Society for Online Research
c/o Skopos
Hans-Boeckler-Str. 163
50354 Huerth
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)2233-99 88 220
Fax: +49 (0)2233-99 88 111


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