[ecrea] Call for Chapters - Open and Social Learning in Impact Communities and Smart Territories

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Call for Chapters: "Open and Social Learning in Impact Communities and 
Smart Territories".

Editors
Lídia Oliveira, DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction (CIC.Digital), 
Department of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Ana Melro, DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction (CIC.Digital), 
Department of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Call for Chapters
Proposals Submission Deadline (1,000 to 2,000 words): June 30, 2017
Full Chapters Due: October 30, 2017
Submission Date: February 28, 2018
Submission link: 
http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2771

Introduction
Nowadays, Social Innovation is an area where more and more academics and 
practitioners dedicate themselves and dedicate their interest. The 
development of the area has been such that it has moved on to a new 
phase of creation of Impact Communities, spaces where local people 
gather together to contribute to the territory development.

What are the strategies for creating, managing and disseminating 
knowledge in/of Impact Communities? What are the strategies of internal 
transfer of knowledge? How do territories benefit from this knowledge, 
by becoming Smart Territories as a result? What role for Media and 
Information and Communication Technologies?

Objective
Impact Communities are a trend and are the places where individuals 
gather to contribute to the transformation of their territories, doing 
that by disseminating knowledge and promoting the transformation of 
those territories, contributing for their evolution as Smart Territories.

The meetings of Impact Communities' members can assume several formats, 
online or offline, using more or less ICT tools, events where people 
gather with the extended community/society, or including the members of 
the Impact Community, etc.

The publication aims to reflect on the several formats, goals, actors 
and tools Impact Communities may assume, including its effectiveness on 
the Society transformation, and qualification as Smart Territory (which 
may be rural or urban).

This publication will contribute to the knowledge on the concept of 
Impact Communities, which is a recent study field.

Target Audience
The main context will be in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 
However, because of the high connection between fields, it will be of 
great importance for the Management, Educational and Communication 
fields. In universities, but also in informal contexts of learning, such 
as innovation and collaboration hubs.

Recommended Topics
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Communities of Practice
Social Innovation Communities
Impact Communities
Open Learning
Social Learning
Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge Creation, Management & Dissemination
Smart Territories
Media & Technology
Social Networks (online and offline)

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 
30, 2017, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining 
the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be 
notified by July 30, 2017 about the status of their proposals and sent 
chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by 
October 30, 2017, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines 
for manuscript submissions at 
http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ 
prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a 
double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve 
as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts 
submitted to this book publication, Trust in Knowledge Management and 
Systems in Organizations. All manuscripts are accepted based on a 
double-blind peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the E-Editorial DiscoveryTM 
online submission manager.

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea 
Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly 
Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," 
"Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" 
imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please 
visit www.igi-global.com <http://www.igi-global.com>. This publication 
is anticipated to be released in 2018.

Important Dates
June 30, 2017: Proposal Submission Deadline
July 30, 2017: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection to Author
October 30, 2017: Full Chapter Submission
January 5, 2018: Review Results Returned to Author
February 5, 2018: Revised Chapter Submission from Author
February 15, 2018: Final Acceptance Notifications to Chapter Authors
February 28, 2018: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries
Ana Melro - (anamelro /at/ ua.pt) <mailto:(anamelro /at/ ua.pt)>
DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction (CIC.Digital), Department of 
Communication and Art, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Kind regards,
Lídia Oliveira & Ana Melro
University of Aveiro, Portugal
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