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Call for Papers: Lightning Talks at OSS 2010 Doctoral Consortium
  May 30, 2010, Notre Dame, IN, USA
  http://www.ua.ac.be/oss2010dc

Collocated with the 6th International Conference on
Open Source Systems (OSS 2010)
  May 30 - June 2, 2010, Notre Dame, IN, USA
  http://www.oss2010.org/

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Collocated with the 6th International Conference on Open Source Systems
(OSS 2010), a Doctoral Consortium will be organized on May 30, 2010.

Please note that the deadline for the submission of full papers has
already passed. At this moment, we are issuing a call for papers for the
lightning talks special session. Funding for US-based students who
participate in the lightning talks session may be available.

LIGHTNING TALKS

Similar to last year, we will be hosting a special session of
"lightning talks" during the OSS 2010 Doctoral Consortium. During
this lightning talks session, multiple PhD students will be able to
briefly present their research proposal. Each presenter will be provided
with a 3-minute time slot and will have one slide available. The
lightning talks session allows PhD students to give a brief presentation
of their research, to actively participate in the Doctoral Consortium,
and to generate awareness of their topic.

The lightning talks session is primarily targeted towards PhD students
who are in the early phases of their research. Attending the discussion
on the research proposals of other PhD students may also be beneficial
for them, as it provides ideas on what future reactions to their own
research may be. In addition, by giving a lightning talk, they are able
to generate an interest in their research topic, which allows them to
connect to other researchers in related areas and to gain preliminary
feedback on their proposal.

The Doctoral Consortium will take place on May 30, allowing participants
to attend the OSS 2010 conference after the Doctoral Consortium. This
allows PhD students to further discuss their research with other
researchers in the following days. As well, because of the diversity of
the communities involved, the Doctoral Consortium will allow PhD
students to make connections beyond their own disciplines. As a result,
we expect that participation will allow PhD students to develop a better
understanding of the different research communities, which we believe
will facilitate their participation in future inter-disciplinary
research.

Funding may be available for US-based PhD students who participate in
the lightning talks session. The funding will cover all or part of the
registration, travel, and accommodation costs. More information will be
provided to participants who are accepted to the Doctoral Consortium.
Doctoral students outside the US are encouraged to seek funding with
their local funding agency. A letter of recommendation can be provided
by the Doctoral Consortium chairs upon acceptance.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

PhD students that are interested in giving a lightning talk at the OSS
2010 Doctoral Consortium can apply by submitting an abstract describing
their research proposal. Abstracts should not exceed one page and must
be formatted using the templates available in the "Author's Kit"
section on the website of the Doctoral Consortium. Each submission must
include title, author name(s) and affiliation. The abstract should
briefly outline the research question(s) or topic addressed in the
study, the proposed methodology, and the expected outcomes (as far as
they are known at the time of writing). Abstracts should not contain a
list of references.

Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to Kris Ven (kris.ven@ua.ac.be).
Submissions in both Word (.doc, not .docx) and LaTeX format are
welcomed. Abstracts will be reviewed by the OSS 2010 Doctoral Consortium
chairs based on their relevance to the OSS domain.

IMPORTANT DATES

March 26, 2010   Submission deadline for abstracts
April 2, 2010    Decision back to authors
April 15, 2010   Registration
May 30, 2010     Doctoral Consortium

ACCEPTANCE

Abstracts accepted as a lightning talk during the Doctoral Consortium
will be included in the proceedings of the  OSS 2010 Doctoral
Consortium. Submitting an abstract to the Doctoral Consortium represents
the author's agreement to allow the Doctoral Consortium Chairs to
publish the abstract in the Doctoral Consortium proceedings without
compensation to the author. The parties understand that the author is
granting a nonexclusive license and all copyrights remain the property
of the author.

Authors of accepted abstracts are required to register for and attend
the Doctoral Consortium. They will also be asked to give a 3-minute
presentation on their work.

Should you require additional information, please contact Kris Ven
(kris.ven@ua.ac.be).

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS

Walt Scacchi, University of California, Irvine, USA
Kris Ven, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Jan Verelst, University of Antwerp, Belgium

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University, USA
Joseph Feller, University College Cork, Ireland
Daniel M. German, University of Victoria, Canada
Jesus Gonzalez-Barahona, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Björn Lundell, University of Skövde, Sweden
Maha Shaikh, London School of Economics, UK

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