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Fwd: [WI] CFP: First International Workshop on Knowledge Diversity on the Web, WWW2011, Hyderabad, India
by Gustaf Neumann 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WI] CFP: First International Workshop on Knowledge Diversity on the Web, WWW2011, Hyderabad, India Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:03:02 +0100 From: Sebastian Rudolph <sebastian.rudolph(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de> To: diversiweb(a)lists.kit.edu Apologies for multiple postings. Please forward to interested parties. Call for Papers for DiversiWeb 2011 First International Workshop on Knowledge Diversity on the Web Workshop at WWW 2011, Hyderabad, India March 28 or 29 (TBD), 2011 Supported by the EU FP7 projects RENDER and Living Knowledge <http://render-project.eu/diversiweb-2011/> Almost 20 years after its introduction, the Web provides a platform for the publication, use and exchange of information, at planetary scale, on virtually every topic, and representing an amazing diversity of opinions, viewpoints, mindsets and backgrounds. The success of the Web can be attributed to several factors, most notably to its principled scalable design, but also to a number of subsequent ICT developments such as smart user-generated content, mobile devices, and most recently cloud computing. The first two of these have dramatically lowered the last barriers of entry when it comes to producing and consuming information online, leading to an unprecedented growth and mass collaboration. They are responsible for hundreds of millions of users all over the globe creating high-quality encyclopedias, publishing Terabytes of multimedia content, contributing to world-class software, and lively taking part in defining the agenda of many aspects of our society by raising their voices, and publicly expressing and sharing their ideas, viewpoints, and resources. The other side of the coin in this unique success story is, nevertheless, the great challenges associated with managing the sheer amounts of information continuously being published online, whilst allowing for purposeful use, and leveraging the diversity inherently unfolding through global-scale collaboration. In this context, diversity includes different opinions, sentiments, preferences, or worldviews that are reflected in the way information is expressed on the Web. These challenges are still to be solved at many levels, from the infrastructure to store and access the information, through the methods and techniques to make sense out of it, to the paradigms underlying the processes of Web-based information provision and consumption. As an example, when searching for blog posts, state-of-the-art technology -- be that popularity-based algorithms, recommendation engines or collaborative filters -- tends to return either the most popular posts, or those which correspond with a personal profile and therefore with the known opinions and tastes of the reader. Alternative points of view, and new unexpected content, are not taken into account as they are not highly ranked, and posts expressing different opinions are sometimes even discarded. This behavior has particularly negative consequences when dealing with information that is expected and intended to be subject to diverse opinion -- as is the case with news reports, ratings of products or media content, customer reviews, or any other type of subjective assessment. The same negative effects apply in a community-driven environment that is designed for collaboration -- the most obvious example here being Wikipedia and the blogosphere. The information diversity exposed in such an environment, impressive both with respect to scale and the richness of opinions and viewpoints expressed, cannot be handled without adequate computer support in an economically feasible manner. In the long run, maintaining the current state-of-affairs will change the ways and the extent to which people are informed (or not) on a particular topic, tremendously influencing how they look into that topic, what they find about it and what they think about it. On top of all this, it is meanwhile acknowledged that the current state of affairs hampers true collaboration. Wikipedia is a tremendous success, but it is also a largely meritocratic system with a decreasing number of active contributors, whereas the blogosphere has to deal with the limited attention of the blog authors. What is needed are novel concepts, methods and tools that allow humans and machines to leverage the huge amounts of information created by a community, based on interaction models that support expressing, communicating and reasoning about divergent models simultaneously. This would not only enhance true collaboration, but would also significantly improve various aspects of the information management life cycle, thus addressing information overload in sectors which rely on opinions-driven information sources and mass participation -- news, ratings, reviews, and social and information sharing portals of any kind. == Goal of the workshop == The overall aim of this workshop is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss their ideas related to the challenges posed by diversity on the Web. We aim to address a wide array of interdisciplinary questions, which need to be tackled in order to preserve the fragile balance between a world that is continually converging and growing together, the rich diversity of the global society, and the dangers of fragmentation and splintering. This includes but is not limited to questions such as "How to model diversity?", "How to discover bias and opinion in blog posts, tweets, forum items, wiki edits, etc.?", "How to rank, aggregate, summarize, and exploit information in a diversity-aware manner?", "What are the applications of diversity-rich information sources?", "How can we use diversity as an asset instead of regarding it as a barrier?". == Topics == In particular we welcome submissions that * Analyze the capabilities of current information management models, algorithms and technologies to leverage knowledge diversity, * Extend existing models, methods, techniques and tools to accommodate the requirements arising from paying a proper account to diversity-expressed information sources and communication and collaboration environments characterized by a rich variety of opinions and viewpoints. * Discuss the foundations of knowledge diversity on the Web and propose alternative paradigms, * Propose novel evaluation strategies, methods and techniques to assess the impact of diversity-minded information management. Topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to: * Risks and advantages of diversity and diversification on the Web * Facets of knowledge diversity and conceptual and formal models for representing and understanding diversity * Discovery and mining of corpora for diversity-related information * Use of Natural Language Processing techniques for diversity mining * Classifying Web 2.0 content items such as blog posts, videos, tweets, and wiki-edits by their biases * Usage and benefits of diversity in the corporate context, e.g. in order to understand feedback and communication with the customer * Enabling or improving communication and collaboration over barriers induced by diversity * Extensions to Web applications taking diversity into account * Exposing and explaining diversity to end users * User experiences avoiding the radicalization of groups by exposing them to alternatives * User interfaces allowing the explicit annotation of content with diversity markers * Studies on the acceptance by end-users of diversified applications. We explicitly invite experience reports on topics related of diversity from the Web as it is used in India. == Submissions == We aim at four different kind of submission: (1) research papers of the length of 8 pages presenting mature work, prototypes and methodologies, (2) position papers of the length of 4 pages presenting early work and elaborated ideas, (3) demo outlines of the length of 2 pages, and (4) experience reports of up to 6 pages about dealing and managing with diversity, especially within the usage of the Web in India. Submission format is the same as for WWW 2011 (i.e. ACM style). Selected papers will be invited for a special issue of a journal or as bookchapters, pending negotiations. Submissions can be submitted via EasyChair at <https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=diversiweb2011> == Important dates == * Submission deadline: 11th February, 2011 * Notification of acceptance: 7th March, 2011 * Camera ready versions of accepted papers: 19th March, 2011 * Workshop date: 28th or 29th March, 2011 (TBD) == Organization committee == * Elena Simperl, AIFB, KIT, Germany * Devika P. Madalli, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India * Denny Vrandecic, AIFB, KIT, Germany * Enrique Alfonseca, Google Zurich, Switzerland Contact us at<diversiweb(a)lists.kit.edu> _________________________________________________ Dr. Sebastian Rudolph senior researcher& project leader at AIFB Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) rudolph(a)kit.edu phone (new!) +49 721 608 - 47362 www.sebastian-rudolph.de fax (new!) +49 721 608 - 45998 -- Mailing-Liste: wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: wi-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: https://www.lists.uni-karlsruhe.de/sympa/info/wi

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Fwd: [wkwi] INOC 2011: CfP
by Gustaf Neumann 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [wkwi] INOC 2011: CfP Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:52:57 +0100 (CET) From: Stefan Voß <stefan.voss(a)hamburg.de> Reply-To: postmaster(a)idefix.buva.sowi.uni-bamberg.de To: undisclosed-recipients:; CALL FOR PAPERS ********************************************************************** * * INOC 2011 * International Network Optimization Conference * * Hamburg, Germany * 13.-16. June 2011 * * http://www.inoc2011.de * ********************************************************************** The International Network Optimizaiton Conference (INOC 2011) will be held in Hamburg, Germany, in June, 13.-16., 2011. Researchers are invited to submit papers describing their current research in Network Optimization. The aim is to present recent developments in theory, computational studies and applications settings. The deadline for submission is 15. February 2011. The notification of acceptance is 15. March 2011. Papers will be peer-reviewed; acceptance of the contributions will be based on originality of the work, suitability regarding the topics of the conference, and overall quality of the submission. Accepted papers are published in a proceeding book (publisher and series will be announced soon). In addition, selected papers are invited for publication in one of two special issues to appear in *Netnomics* or *Networks*. As in the past, the conference will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the field of network optimization to present their latest results and findings in a fruitful and open-minded environment. Contributions on any topic in network optimization and following related topics are welcome: * Network flows * Routing algorithms * Network design * Location * Airline management * Survivability * Sustainability * Uncertainty * Stochastic models * Vehicle routing * Graph theory * Exact approaches * Heuristic approaches * Queuing theory * Computational logistics IMPORTANT DATES ********************************************************************** * Deadline of Submission: 15. February 2011 * Deadline of Acceptance : 15. March 2011 * Deadline Submission Final Version : 15. April 2011 * Deadline Early Registration : 1. May 2011 * INOC 2011 in Hamburg : 13.-16. June 2011 ********************************************************************** INVITED SPEAKERS We plan to have invited speakers. Invitations are currently under discussion. REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION The registration and submission process are already open to interested people. We are accepting short (up to 6 pages) and full papers (up to 15 pages), written in English and typeset using the LaTeX template provided at http://www.inoc2011.de, under the *Submission* section. Papers will be peer-reviewed and acceptance of the contributions will be based on originality of the work, suitability regarding the topic of the conference, and overall quality of the submission. ORGANIZATION CHAIR: Julia Pahl Torsten Reiners Stefan Voss CONTACT INFORMATION For information about the conference, please contact: Institute of Information Systems University of Hamburg Von-Melle-Park 5 20146 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 42838 3062 Fax: +49 (0)40 42838 5535 Email: info(a)inoc2011.de

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Fwd: Advertisement for Special Issues, Conferences and Journals (January 2011)
by Gustaf Neumann 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Advertisement for Special Issues, Conferences and Journals (January 2011) Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:14:59 +0800 From: Robert C. Hsu <robert(a)grid.chu.edu.tw> To: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at ================================================= Please accept our apologies for multiple copies of this email ================================================= -------------------- Special Issues -------------------- 1. Theme: Green Technologies for Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing IET Communications Journal Details: http://scitation.aip.org/journals/doc/IEEDRL-home/info/pdf/com_gtwc_cfp.pdf Contact: Prof. Tzung-Shi Chen (chents(a)mail.nutn.edu.tw) *Deadline: Feb. 1st, 2011 2. Theme: Techniques and Applications for Merging Mobile and Cloud Services International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems (IJCNDS), INDERSCIENCE. Details: http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1548 Contact: Prof. Yingyuan Xiao (yingyuanxiao(a)gmail.com) *Deadline: April 15, 2011 ----------------- Conferences ----------------- 1. Cloud&Grid 2011 (International Workshop on Cloud and Grid Interoperability) Busan, Korea, 26-28 May 2011 Publication: IEEE CS http://www.ftrai.org/cloudgrid2011 *Submission deadline: Jan. 25, 2010 2. ICCSA 2011 (The 11th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Application) Santander, Spain, 20-23 June 2011 Publication: LNCS / IEEE CS http://www.iccsa.org/ *Submission deadline: Jan. 31, 2011 3. MUE 2011 (The 5th IEEE/FTRA International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering) June 28-30, 2010, Crete, Greece Publication: IEEE CS http://www.ftrai.org/mue2011 *Submission deadline: Feb. 6, 2011 4. Umedia 2011 (The 4th IEEE International Conference on Ubi-media Computing) July 3-4, 2011, Sao Paulo, Brazil Publication: IEEE CS http://nupro.ufabc.edu.br/umedia2011/ *Submission deadline: February 10, 2011 5. ICPP 2011 (The 40th International Conference on Parallel Processing) September 13-16, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan Publication: IEEE CS http://www.icpp-2011.org *Submission deadline: February 24, 2011 6. WORLDCOMP 2011 (The 2011 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing) July 18-21, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/ *Submission deadline: March 10, 2011 7. EIDWT 2011 (The 2-nd International Conference on Emerging Intelligent Data and Web Technologies) September 7 - 9, 2011, Tirana, Albania Publication: IEEE CS http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/~eidwt2011/ *Submission deadline: March 10, 2011 8. UIC 2011 (The 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing) August 29-31, 2011, Banff, Canada Publication: LNCS http://cse.stfx.ca/~uic2011/ *Submission deadline: April 15, 2011 9. IEEE BIBE 2011 (The 11th IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering) Oct. 24-26, 2011, Taichung, Taiwan http://bibe2011.asia.edu.tw/ *Submission deadline: April 22, 2011 10. CEC 2011 (The 13th IEEE Conference on Commerce and Enterprise Computing) September 5-7, 2011, Luxembourg, Luxembourg http://www.tudor.lu/cec2011 Publication: IEEE CS *Submission deadline: May 16, 2011 11. APSCC 2011 (The 6th IEEE Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference) December 12 - 15, 2011, Jeju, Korea Publication: IEEE CS http://www.ftrai.org/apscc2011 *Submission deadline: June 15, 2011 -------------------------- Call for Workshops --------------------------- 1. CSE 2011 (The 14th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering) Conference Date: August 24-26, 2011, Dalian, China http://ncc.dlut.edu.cn/~cse11/ Contact: Prof. Robert C. H. Hsu (chh(a)chu.edu.tw) 2. EIDWT 2011 (The 2-nd International Conference on Emerging Intelligent Data and Web Technologies) Conference date: September 7 - 9, 2011, Tirana, Albania http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/~eidwt2011/ Contact: Prof. Florin Pop (florin.pop(a)cs.pub.ro) 3. FCST 2011 (The 6th International Conference on Frontier of Computer Science and Technology) Conference date: Nov. 16-18, 2011, Changsha, Hunan, China http://trust.csu.edu.cn/conference/fcst2011/ Contact: Prof. Robert C. H. Hsu (chh(a)chu.edu.tw) ------------ Journals ------------ 1. International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing (IJGHPC) http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=1105 2. International Journal of Engineering and Industries (IJEI) http://www.aicit.org/ijei/cfp.html 3. Journal of Information Technology and Applications (JITA) http://ojs.csi.chu.edu.tw/index.php/JITA/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions 4. International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (IJCSE) http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijcse To unsubscript, please click the following link http://grid.chu.edu.tw/unsubscribe.php?mail=neumann@wu-wien.ac.at

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Fwd: [AISWorld] ECKM 2011 - Final Call for Papers
by Gustaf Neumann 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] ECKM 2011 - Final Call for Papers Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:33:43 -0000 From: Sue Nugus <sue(a)academic-conferences.org> To: AISWorld <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org>, BP Management List (E-mail) <BUSINESS-PROCESS-MANAGEMENT(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK>, Business Info List (E-mail) <BUSINESS-INFORMATION-ALL(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK>, Business Research (E-mail) <BUSINESS-RESEARCH(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK>, E-Business (E-mail) <E-BUSINESS(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK>, eThesis (E-mail) <eThesis(a)topica.com>, Ifipwg82 (E-mail) <ifipwg82(a)listserv.syr.edu>, IT Evaluation <ITEVA(a)list.rug.nl>, Qualitative Research (E-mail) <QUALITATIVE-RESEARCH(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK>, UKAIS (E-mail) <UKAIS-NOTICES(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Hello This is a *Final* call for papers for the 12th European Conference on Knowledge Management - *ECKM 2011* being held at the University of Passau, Germany on the 1-2 September 2011. This call is open until *10^th of February 2011.* Continuing the success of the ECKM conference series since 2000, the 2011 conference will provide an international communication forum bringing together academia and industry for discussing the progress made and addressing the challenges faced by continuous learning in knowledge-intensive organizations. The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods. Case studies and work-in-progress/posters are welcomed approaches. PhD Research, proposals for roundtable discussions, non-academic contributions and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also invited. Please consider submitting to this conference. We are interested in the entire range of concepts from theory to practice and conceptual explorations. The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods. You can find calls for papers for these tracks at: http://academic-conferences.org/eckm/eckm2011/eckm11-call-papers.htm Publication opportunity Papers presented at the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. Conference and Journal Accreditations The ECKM conference proceedings are: . listed in the Thomson Reuters ISI Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP) . listed in the Thomson Reuters ISI Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP/ISI Proceedings). . indexed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in the UK. . listed in the EBSCO database of Conference Proceedings The Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management (EJKM) is: . rated level 1 in the Danish Government bibliometric lists. . ranked by the Australian Business Deans Council list . listed in the Norwegian Social Science Data Services . listed in the Open Access Journals database . listed in the EBSCO database of electronic Journals . listed in the Cabell Directory of Publishing Opportunities . listed in Ulrich's Periodical Directory . indexed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in the UK You can also follow the conference on our LinkedIn page: http://linkd.in/i0NOor or twitter at: http://bit.ly/dLVstO Selected papers from the conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management. Conference proceedings are submitted for accreditation on publication. Please note that depending on the accreditation body this process can take up to several months. *For the first time there will be a prize for the best PhD paper and the best Poster presented at the conference.* Please feel free to circulate this message to any colleagues or contacts you think may be interested. Kind regards Elaine Elaine Hayne Academic Conferences Limited elaine(a)academic-conferences.org <mailto:elaine@academic-conferences.org> tel +44 (0) 118 972 4148 http://www.academic-conferences.org/ ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________

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Fwd: [AISWorld] AMCIS 2011 Minitrack--Economics of Data and Information Quality
by Gustaf Neumann 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] AMCIS 2011 Minitrack--Economics of Data and Information Quality Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:27:23 -0500 From: Irit Askira Gelman <askira(a)cox.net> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org CALL FOR PAPERS 17th Americas Conference on Information Systems August 4-7, 2011, Detroit, MI, USA http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/ Track: Economics and Value of Information Systems Minitrack: Economics of Data and Information Quality DESCRIPTION A recent press release by Gartner Inc. claims that â??There is not a company on the planet that does not have a data quality problemâ?¦and where a company does recognise they have a problem, they often underestimate the size of it.â?? The staggering scale of the potential economic impact of a data quality deficiency is vividly illustrated by the current â??foreclosure fiascoâ??â??the unfolding turmoil over the accuracy of foreclosure documents at the Bank of America and other financial institutions in the US. Evidently, organizations have been slow to recognize and respond to the data quality challenge. This slow pace is often explained by the high costs of quality improvements, and the general difficulty of assessing the economic consequences of the quality factor. The economic aspect of data quality has been drawing a growing research interest in recent years, but research on this critical perspective is still rare. We solicit papers that address the economics of data and information quality in organizations. Such a paper may, for instance: â?¢ Study the economic outcomes of the data quality factor in a chosen organizational setting â?¢ Explore the costs of data quality improvement in a chosen setting â?¢ Examine concepts, metrics, models, methods, and/or products, to support data quality design, policy making, and/or resource allocation decisions from an economic standpoint All established research methods will be considered. PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Paper can be submitted using the online submission system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011. Additional information regarding the submission process will be made available on the AMCIS 2011 primary website: http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/ IMPORTANT DATES Dec 30, 2010 -- AIS review system will begin accepting submissions February 17, 2011 -- Deadline for paper submissions March 24, 2011 -- Notification of acceptance April 21, 2011 -- Final copy due CONTACT INFORMATION Irit Askira-Gelman Minitrack Chair askirai(a)dqiqsolutions.com TRACK CHAIRS: Matt Thatcher, University of Louisville, USA David Pingry, University of Arizona, USA _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [EDEN-News] EDEN 2011 Dublin - Reminder - One week left!
by Gustaf Neumann 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [EDEN-News] EDEN 2011 Dublin - Reminder - One week left! Datum: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:41:38 +0100 Von: EDEN Secretariat <secretariat(a)eden-online.org> An: EDEN News <Eden-News(a)eden-online.org> EDEN2011 Learning and Sustainability ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Call for Papers **One week left! **Deadline: 28 January 2011* Call for Contributions You are invited to *submit proposals* <http://www.eden-online.org/online/dublin/submit> for *presentations in parallel sessions, workshops, posters or short demonstrations *within the framework of the *Conference Scope <http://www.eden-online.org/eden.php?menuId=531> *that relate to one or more of the *conference themes* <http://www.eden-online.org/eden.php?menuId=537>. The conference theme implies in the meantime high level of openness and creativity both in choosing the topics and applying/proposing formats of interactive and involving ways of presentations. *Submission deadline is 28 January, with some flexibility for weekend workers available :-)* Invitation Movements around sustainability and ecology in the past decade changed our approaches and thinking in radical and inclusive ways. Sustainable strategies include the flexibility offered by ICT-supported solutions. Smart use of ICTs in learning is one of the vital factors in making our world more sustainable. Sustainable e-learning linked to professional development is based on organic organizational and pedagogic perspectives, while using ecologically appropriate technological solutions. The role of innovative learning as critical awareness raising factor for global sustainability links organically to education around understanding the contexts of ecological challenges. The aim of the 2011 EDEN conference is to highlight different ways and approaches, in order to integrate better the concept of *responsible and sustainable development within learning*, in its widest sense. *We invite EDEN members, partners and friends – old and new ones – to take part in discovering the exciting conference topic from a diversity of points of interest.* The EDEN Anniversary Year 2011 marks the 20th Anniversary of EDEN launched in 1991 in Milton Keynes. The jubilee conference will offer great opportunity for the EDEN community, friends and partners to celebrate and also to draw the balance of the first two decades and look ahead for the prosperous development of ICT supported learning in Europe. Conference Venue, Dublin The EDEN 2011 Conference will be organized with a unique constellation of supportive features and collaborating institutions. The host country will be Ireland – for a generation, a symbolic region of Europe for innovation and development, both in technology and the society. The Irish capital, Dublin has very few rivals in Europe for atmosphere, night life, visitor attractions and activities. Steeped in history and buzzing with youthful energy, the city is at the very heart of Irish culture. Dublin is also home to one of the friendliest people in the world. The host institution: IADT – the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology - is positively energized with *new ideas and creativity* and represents a unique and pioneering approach to education programmes and sustainable learning. The pleasant surroundings and excellent convention facilities of the conference venue, University College Dublin <http://www.ucd.ie/>, will *ensure inspiration* for both intellectual exploration, dialogue, learning partnerships and collaboration. Dublin Castle St. Stephen's Green Social Events The *Conference Dinner* on 21 June, with entertainment, will be organised in the famous Guiness Storehouse <http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/Index.aspx>, designed in the shape of a giant pint of Guiness. The evening includes a guided visit at the end of which, on reaching the head of the pint, the Gravity Bar, you can enjoy the unique spectacular view across Dublin - yes, with some drinks, as the spirit of the place requires... *Organised in collaboration with Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology* *<http://www.iadt.ie/en/>*

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Fwd: [AISWorld] CfP: Theory and Research Methods Track at PACIS 2011, Brisbane, Australia
by Gustaf Neumann 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] CfP: Theory and Research Methods Track at PACIS 2011, Brisbane, Australia Datum: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:07:34 -0330 Von: Joerg Evermann <jevermann(a)mun.ca> An: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> Call for Papers Theory and Research Methods Track at PACIS 2011 Brisbane, Australia, 8-11 July, 2011 Track Co-Chairs: Mary Tate, Victoria University of Wellington - Mary.Tate(a)vuw.ac.nz Joerg Evermann, Memorial University of Newfoundland - jevermann(a)mun.ca Description: Theories provide explanations of observed phenomena. Research methods are the way research is conducted to build, extend, adapt, and test or evaluate theories. This track seeks innovative papers on the development and evaluation of theories in information systems; and the development, application, and critical evaluation of the research methods used. Topics covered include (but are not limited to): • Action Research • Case Research (interpretivist and/or positivist) • Critical Research • Qualitative data analysis methods and techniques • Quantitative and statistical data analysis methods and techniques • PLS modeling and data analysis methods and techniques • CB-SEM modeling and data analysis methods and techniques • Process tracing methodology and trace data analysis • Longitudinal or time series research and data analysis methods • Design Science • Ethnography • Experimental Research • Grounded Theory • Literature review as Research Method • Survey Research • Novel or interesting combinations of methods for multi-method work • The nature of theory and research • The nature of IS Theory • Exploring research paradigms You are invited to submit papers to this track at PACIS 2011. Submitted papers should not have been submitted for review, accepted for publication, or already published elsewhere. The official language of the conference is English. All papers must be written in English. Papers are limited to 12 pages in length, including all figures, tables, references, and the title and abstract page (for further details see http://www.pacis2010.org/submission_guideline.htm). The deadline for submission of papers is March 7, 2011 (11:59pm Brisbane time). All papers must be submitted electronically using the conference's online submission system which will be available soon at the conference website: http://www.pacis2011.org<http://www.pacis2011.org/> . Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings provided that at least one author registers for and presents in the conference. High-quality papers will be nominated for the best-paper award, and will be offered opportunities for "fast track" journal publication. For any inquiries related to paper submission, please contact the track chairs. Mary Tate and Joerg Evermann (Track co-chairs) _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] CFP - AMCIS 2011 minitrack on "The Role of Social Software in Social Enterprises"
by Gustaf Neumann 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] CFP - AMCIS 2011 minitrack on "The Role of Social Software in Social Enterprises" Datum: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:04:56 -0500 Von: Awazu, Yukika <yawazu(a)bentley.edu> An: 'aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org' <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> Please forward this CFP to whoever might be interested. 17th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2011) August 4-7, 2011 (Thursday-Sunday) Detroit Marriott Hotel Conference Website: <http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/ <https://owa.bentley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f8f58145920c4a75b17982c3ac868a1d&U…>> Track: Information Technology for Sustainability and Global Competitiveness Mini-Track: The Role of Social Software in Social Enterprises Mini-Track Description: Recently, organizations have begun to take an interest in utilizing social software. Social software has promising characteristics that may encourage use-centered content generations such as self-advertisement postings in YouTube and social connections such as social networking sites. Hence, many organizations see a lot of potential for social software for emergent and collaborative information/knowledge sharing. Via Wikis' features, such as editing, and history records, users can see how information and knowledge artifacts have evolved and who made changes and contributions to them, thereby enabling them to create effective and efficient knowledge management. People use blogs for both information management and social networking purposes and these uses are emergent practices. These emergent and decentralized collaborations fostered by social software are particularly suitable for community development. Like business enterprises, social enterprises are keen to utilize social software for their organizational objectives. For example, community networks are especially important for social enterprises enabling them to serve both local and global communities. Social enterprises also see the benefit of Internet to develop their capabilities to raise the necessary funds as well as to connect volunteers with one another. They, however, see limits in following the ways business enterprises utilize social software mainly due to the nature of their work and different organizational objectives. For example, social enterprises need to align their mission, ie. serving as a change agent for society, with their management strategies. Also, their volunteer-based operations in terms of human resource strategies are different from business enterprises. Hence, it is important for IS researchers and practitioners to explore how social software can be used to serve social enterprises' objectives. The goal of this track, therefore, is to explore the role of social software to support social enterprises. Specifically, we are interested in papers that explore issues and challenges related to social software use by social enterprises, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, and nonprofit organizations and that promote in-depth understanding of how, and with what consequences, social software are used to serve social enterprises' ultimate objectives -- social change. We are especially interested in novel approaches to understanding the phenomenon, papers with strong managerial implications, and welcome not only empirical or theory testing papers but also theory building papers. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: . The role and impact of social software in humanitarian efforts . The role of social software in supporting community development in social enterprises . The role of social software to foster knowledge sharing in global NGOs. . The role of social software and other emergent technologies in campaign efforts. . The use of social software for social entrepreneur efforts. . Strategic Issues in Enterprise 2.0 implementation in social enterprises. Important Dates: 1/3/2010 AIS Review System open for AMCIS 2011 submissions 2/17/2011 Submission Deadline 3/24/2011 Authors notified of paper acceptance decision 4/21/2011 Camera-ready papers due Paper Submissions: <http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011 <https://owa.bentley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f8f58145920c4a75b17982c3ac868a1d&U…>> http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011 <https://owa.bentley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f8f58145920c4a75b17982c3ac868a1d&U…> Mini-Track Chair: Yukika Awazu (yawazu(a)bentley.edu), Bentley University Yukika Awazu Bentley University 175 Forest Street Waltham, MA 02452 yawazu(a)bentley.edu <mailto:yawazu@bentley.edu> 1-857-350-5965

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Fwd: [computational.science] CfP: IEEE WoWMoM Workshop on Sustainable Internet & Internet for Sustainability (SustaInet 2011)
by Gustaf Neumann 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [computational.science] CfP: IEEE WoWMoM Workshop on Sustainable Internet & Internet for Sustainability (SustaInet 2011) Datum: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:30:30 +0100 (CET) Von: Ilaria Giannetti <ilaria.giannetti(a)iet.unipi.it> Organisation: "ICCSA" An: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org> [Our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS SustaInet 2011 First International Workshop on Sustainable Internet and Internet for Sustainability http://www.dinfo.unipa.it/sustainet/ sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society Co-located with IEEE WoWMoM 2011 June 20-24, 2011 Lucca, Tuscany, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **** SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2011 ******* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the last years, the increasing social awareness about the need for containing energy consumption within sustainable rates has caught the interest of both the industrial and academic communities. In this scenario Internet - and more generally ICT - may play a twofold role, being both a significant energy consumer and a potential actor in steering a more clever overall usage of the energy resources. Both aspects of the problem raise interesting scientific challenges and require a comprehensive effort and inter-disciplinary research at all levels of abstraction. The goal of this workshop is to bring together people from different research areas, and provide a forum to exchange ideas, discuss solutions, and share experiences among researchers, professionals, and application developers both from industry and academia. Original papers addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of energy-awareness for Internet-based systems, and the design of distributed systems for eco-sustainability are solicited. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Power-aware Internet applications - Energy-efficient network architecture and protocols - Power-aware middleware and software - Resource management for power optimization - Energy efficiency and Quality of Service - Energy efficiency and reliability - Power management and energy-efficient design - Algorithms for reduced power, energy and heat - Pervasive computing for energy efficiency - Energy efficiency in large-scale distributed systems - Energy-efficient data centers - Energy-efficient buildings - Energy efficiency in industrial environments - Advances in energy savings thanks to ICT - Sustainability achievements due to ICT-based optimization - Monitoring tools for power and performance - Modeling and performance evaluation of green computing systems - Measurements EDITORIAL FOLLOW-UP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Papers of particular merit will be considered for a possible fast-track publication in the Elsevier Journal of Computer Communications (COMCOM). PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All submissions must describe original research, not published or currently under review for another workshop, conference, or journal. Papers must be submitted electronically through EDAS (http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=9973). Detailed submission instructions will be made available at: http://www.dinfo.unipa.it/sustainet/. ******************************************************************************* Accepted papers will be included in the proceedings of IEEE WoWMoM 2011 workshops and published in the IEEE Digital Library. Submission implies the willingness of, at least, one author to register and attend the workshop to present the paper. Registration is to the entire event (there is no workshop-only registration). The organizers reserve the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from IEEE Xplore) if the paper is not presented at the workshop. ******************************************************************************** IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Manuscript submission deadline: January 31, 2011. - Manuscript acceptance notification: March 28, 2011. CONTACTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For further information, please visit the workshop website at http://www.dinfo.unipa.it/sustainet/, or contact the TPC Chair at giuseppe.anastasi(a)iet.unipi.it ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Marco Conti, IIT-CNR, Italy Jean-Marc Pierson, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse France PROGRAM CHAIR Giuseppe Anastasi, University of Pisa, Italy VICE PROGRAM CHAIR Marco Ortolani, University of Palermo, Italy PUBLICITY CHAIR Ilaria Giannetti, University of Pisa, Italy WEB MANAGER Marco Morana, University of Palermo, Italy TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Ishfaq Ahmad, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Lachlan Andrew, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Antonio Capone, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Ken Christensen, University of South Florida, USA Jon Crowcroft, University of Cambridge, UK Sajal K. Das, National Science Foundation, USA Hermann de Meer, University of Passau, Germany Lars Dittmann, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Alberto García, University of Cantabria, Spain Qi Han, Colorado School of Mines, USA Helmut Hlavacs, University of Vienna, Austria Karin Hummel, University of Vienna, Austria David Hutchison, Lancaster University, UK Gianluca Iannaccone, Intel Corporation, USA Randy H. Katz, University of California at Berkeley, USA Laurent Lefevre, INRIA, France Giuseppe Lo Re, University of Palermo, Italy Tommaso Melodia, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA Michela Meo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Archan Misra, Singapore Management University, Singapore Hiroyuki Morikawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Bruce Nordman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA Andrea Passarella, IIT-CNR, Italy Marcelo Pias, University of Cambridge, UK Antonio Puliafito, University of Messina, Italy Sanjay Ranka, University of Florida, USA Andrew Rice, University of Cambridge, UK Behrooz Shirazi, Washington State University, USA Suresh Singh, Portland State University, USA Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Athena Vakali, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Nalini Venkatasubramanian, University of California at Irvine, USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: computational.science-unsubscribe(a)lists.iccsa.org For additional commands, e-mail: computational.science-help(a)lists.iccsa.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] ISJ Special Issue on 'Interpreting Digital Enabled Social Networks'
by Gustaf Neumann 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] ISJ Special Issue on 'Interpreting Digital Enabled Social Networks' Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:52:44 -0000 From: Eoin.Whelan <Eoin.Whelan(a)ul.ie> To: <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> Hi Can you disseminate the following call for papers for a special issue of the Information Systems Journal on the topic of 'Interpreting Digital Enabled Social Networks'. *Information Systems Journal special issue call for paper - Interpreting Digital Enabled Social Networks* ** *Special Issue Guest Editors* Eoin Whelan, University of Limerick, Ireland Brian Butler, University of Pittsburgh, USA Robin Teigland, Stockholm School of Economics Emmanuelle Vaast, Long Island University, USA** *//* While the study of social networks enjoys a long and rich tradition, particularly in the fields of sociology and anthropology, it has only recently grown in popularity among IS researchers interested in applying established social network theories to online environments. This recent interest from the IS community has been driven by a number of factors including the advances in the computing and visualisation power of social network analysis packages, the public availability of large-scale empirical datasets (such as the Enron email archive), and the emergence of the popular online social networking services Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter, as well as other platforms that facilitate mass collaboration and self-organisation, such as blogs, wikis, user tagging systems, and even the more recent emergence of virtual worlds. As such, a number of prominent IS journals have already dedicated special issues to the topic of digital enabled social networks in recent times. While the studies published in these special issues have generated many important insights, the majority have tended to investigate digital enabled social networks with a positivist philosophy employing quantitative methods. Much of our current understanding of the dynamics of these social structures stems from methods which measure and correlate the overall network structure, or the individual's position within the network, to a variety of dependent variables. There is much that has yet to be understood about social networks constructed on digital platforms, particularly their impact on organisational life. Interpretative studies can contribute greatly by providing rich and deep insights into the inner workings of these important organisational forms and the technical, behavioural, and economic challenges they face. The aim of this special issue is to advance the state of social network research within the IS field by discussing and disseminating empirical results gained through interpretative studies. The focus is upon highlighting work that makes significant theoretical and empirical advances to our understanding of digital enabled social networks. Submissions that address methodological issues associated with the study of social networks in IS research are also welcome. Topics may include, but are not limited to the following: ·New qualitative approaches to study digital enabled social networks ·Assessing the nature and quality of information exchange and knowledge creation in digital enabled social networks ·IS case studies that describe how digital enabled social networks can be harnessed in organisational settings ·Open innovation/co-creation through digital enabled social networks ·Interpretative studies investigating entrepreneurship and the rise of occupational communities through digital enabled social networks ·Interpretative insights of leadership and governance in digital enabled social networks ·Qualitative approaches to examine the interplay between online and offline social networks ·Social networks and IT adoption ·Interpretative studies to ascertain the role of ICT in the diffusion of information, trends, behaviours, and innovations in social networks ·Combining social network analysis and qualitative approaches in IS research ·Methodological issues in IS social network research ·Critical reviews of the digital enabled social network literature *Submission Guidelines* Manuscripts should not normally exceed 7000 words and should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/isj. Authors will have to select Special Issue Submission as the manuscript type. Author guidelines are available at 'author guidelines' at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/isj/. <http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/isj/> All submissions will be peer-reviewed following the double-blind review process of ISJ. The objective is to apply very high standards of acceptance while ensuring fair, timely and efficient review cycles. *Timeline* Full initial paper submission deadline: 31 August 2011 First Review deadline: 30 November 2011 Revised paper submission deadline: (if required) 31 January 2012 Second Review deadline: 16 March 2012 Camera-ready paper submission deadline: 30 April 2012 *Guest Editors* ** *Dr. Eoin Whelan* Dept. of Management and Marketing Kemmy Business School University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland Tel: +353-61-233615 Fax: +353-61-213196 Email: eoin.whelan(a)ul.ie <mailto:eoin.whelan@ul.ie> *Dr. Robin Teigland* Center for Competitiveness & Strategy Stockholm School of Economics Box 6501, Stockholm SE-113 53, Sweden Tel:+46-8-7369633 Fax:+46-8-31 81 86 Email:robin.teigland@hhs.se <mailto:robin.teigland@hhs.se> *Dr. Brian Butler* Katz Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh PA 15260, USA Tel: (412) 648 1614 Fax: (412) 648-1693 Email: bbutler(a)katz.pitt.edu <mailto:bbutler@katz.pitt.edu> *Dr. **Emmanuelle Vaast*** Department of Managerial Sciences School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences Long Island University, Brooklyn NY 11201, USA Tel: (718) 488-3391 Fax: (718) 488-1125 Email: emmanuelle.vaast(a)liu.edu <mailto:emmanuelle.vaast@liu.edu> Regards */Dr. Eoin Whelan /*/ //Lecturer in Information Management Department of Management and Marketing (S1-06) Kemmy Business School University of Limerick Limerick // //Telephone: 061-233615 Fax: 061-213196 Email: eoin.whelan(a)ul.ie <mailto:eoin.whelan@ul.ie>/

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