[csaa-forum] FW: Association of Internet Researchers, international conference in Brisbane, 27-30 Sep. 2006

Buettner, Angi A.Buettner at massey.ac.nz
Fri Dec 2 13:49:11 CST 2005


> From: 	christy collis
> Sent: 	Friday, December 2, 2005 17:10 PM
> To: 	Buettner, Angi
> Subject: 	CFP: Association of Internet Researchers, international  conference in Brisbane, 27-30 Sep. 2006
> 
> 
> >CALL FOR PAPERS
> >
> >IR 7.0: INTERNET CONVERGENCES
> >International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of
> >Internet Researchers
> >
> >Brisbane, Australia
> >28-30 September 2006
> >
> >Pre-Conference Workshops: 27 September 2006
> >
> >INTERNET CONVERGENCES
> >
> >The Internet works as an arena of convergence. Physically dispersed and
> >marginalized people (re)find themselves online for the sake of sustaining
> >and extending community. International and interdisciplinary teams now
> >collaborate in new ways. Diverse cultures engage one another via CMC. These
> >technologies relocate and refocus capital, labor and immigration, and they
> >open up new possibilities for political, potentially democratizing, forms of
> >discourse. Moreover, these technologies themselves converge in multiple
> >ways, e.g. in Internet-enabled mobile phones, in Internet-based telephony,
> >and in computers themselves as "digital appliances" that conjoin
> >communication and multiple media forms. These technologies also facilitate
> >fragmentations with greater disparities between the information-haves and
> >have-nots, between winners and losers in the shifting labor and capital
> >markets, and between individuals and communities. Additionally these
> >technologies facilitate information filtering that reinforces, rather than
> >dialogically challenges, narrow and extreme views.
> >
> >CALL FOR PAPERS
> >
> >Our conference theme invites papers and presentations based on empirical
> >research, theoretical analysis and everything in between that explore the
> >multiple ways the Internet acts in both converging and fragmenting ways -
> >physical, cultural, technological, political, social - on local, regional,
> >and global scales.
> >
> >Without limiting possible proposals, topics of interest include:
> >
> >- Theoretical and practical models of the Internet
> >- Internet convergence, divergence and fragmentation
> >- Networked flows of information, capital, labor, etc.
> >- Migrations and diasporas online
> >- Identity, community and global communication
> >- Regulation and control (national and global)
> >- Internet-based development and other economic issues
> >- Digital art and aesthetics
> >- Games and gaming on the Internet
> >- The Net generation
> >- E-Sectors, e.g. e-health, e-education, e-business
> >
> >We call for papers, panel proposals, and presentations from any discipline,
> >methodology, and community that address the theme of Internet Convergence.
> >We particularly call for innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes on and
> >interrogations of the conference theme. However, we always welcome
> >submissions on any topics that address social, cultural, political,
> >economic, and/or aesthetic aspects of the Internet and related Internet
> >technologies. We are equally interested in interdisciplinary proposals as
> >well as proposals from within specific disciplines.
> >
> >SUBMISSIONS
> >
> >We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions. We welcome
> >proposals for traditional academic conference papers, but we also encourage
> >proposals for creative or aesthetic presentations that are distinct from a
> >traditional written 'paper'. We welcome proposals for roundtable sessions
> >that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates,
> >and we also welcome organized panel proposals that present a coherent group
> >of papers on a single theme.
> >
> >This year AoIR will also be using an alternative presentation format in
> >which a dozen or so participants who wish to present a short overview of
> >their work to stimulate debate will gather together in a plenary session
> >involving short presentations (no more than 5 minutes) and extended> 
> >discussion. All papers and presentations in this session will be reviewed in
> >the normal manner. Further information will be available via the conference
> >submission website.
> >
> >- PAPERS (individual or multi-author) - submit abstract of 500-750 words
> >
> >- SHORT PRESENTATIONS - submit abstract of 500-750 words
> >
> >- CREATIVE OR AESTHETIC PRESENTATIONS - submit abstract of 500-750 words
> >
> >- PANELS - submit a 250-500 word description of the panel theme (and
> >abstracts of the distinct papers or presentations)
> >
> >- ROUNDTABLE PROPOSALS - submit a 250-500 word statement indicating the
> >nature of the roundtable discussion and interaction.
> >
> >Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted
> >proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and
> >overseen by the Program Chair. Each person is invited to submit a proposal
> >for 1 paper or 1 presentation. People may also propose a panel of papers or
> >presentations, of which their personal paper or presentation must be a part.
> >You may submit an additional paper/presentation of which you are the
> >co-author as long as you are not presenting twice. You may submit a
> >roundtable proposal as well.
> >
> >Detailed information about submission and review is available at the
> >conference submission website http://conferences.aoir.org. All proposals
> >must be submitted electronically through this site.
> >
> >PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
> >
> >All papers presented at the conference are eligible for publication in the
> >Internet Research Annual, on the basis of competitive selection and review
> >of full papers. Additionally, several publishing opportunities are expected
> >to be available through journals, again based on peer-review of full papers.
> >Details on the website.
> >
> >GRADUATE STUDENTS
> >
> >Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. Any student
> >paper is eligible for consideration for the AoIR graduate student award.
> >Students wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must also send a
> >final paper by 31 July 2006.
> >
> >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 more 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 and no later than
> >31 March 2006.
> >
> >DEADLINES
> >
> >Submission site available: 1 December 2005
> >
> >Final date for proposal submission: 7 February 2006
> >
> >Presenter notification: 21 March 2006
> >
> >Final workshop submission deadline: 31 March 2006
> >
> >Submission of paper for publication/student award: 31 July 2006
> >
> >Submission of paper for conference archive: 30 September 2006
> >
> >CONTACT INFORMATION
> >
> >Program Chair: Dr Fay Sudweeks, Murdoch University, Australia,
> >sudweeks at murdoch.edu.au
> >
> >Conference Chair: Dr Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology,
> >Australia, a.bruns at qut.edu.au
> >
> >President of AoIR: Dr Matthew Allen, Curtin University of Technology,
> >Australia m.allen at curtin.edu.au
> >
> >Association Website: http://www.aoir.org
> >
> >Conference Website: > http://conferences.aoir.org (from 1 December)
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Dr Axel Bruns                 a.bruns at qut.edu.au - http://snurb.info/
> >Media & Communication    Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia
> >Creative Industries Faculty              Z2-202, CIP - (07) 3864 5548
> >Queensland University of Technology                CRICOS No.: 00213J
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