A couple of days left: The 11th International Conference on Web-based Learning (ICWL 2012)

ICWL Community Visualization (Co-Authorship Network 2002-2010)

Community Visualization by RWTH Aachen University - Information Systems and Databases

The 11th International Conference on Web-based Learning

2-4 September 2012, Sinaia, Romania

http://www.hkws.org/conference/icwl2012/

The conference program consists of high quality technical papers that are reviewed and selected by an international program committee. Papers are solicited on all technical aspects of web-based learning and related technologies, including but not limited to the following topics:

* Technology Enhanced Learning
* Personalized and Adaptive Learning
* Computer Support for Intelligent Tutoring
* Intelligent Tools for Visual Learning
* Web-based Learning for Oriental Languages Learning
* Game-based Learning
* Personal Learning Environments (PLE)
* Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
* Web 2.0 and Social Learning Environments
* HTML5 Web-based Learning
* Intelligent Learner and Group Modeling
* Learning Analytics
* Human Factors and Affective Computing for Learning
* E-Learning Platforms and Tools
* Design, Model and Framework of e-Learning Systems
* Deployment, Organization and Management of Learning Objects
* E-Learning Metadata and Standards
* Semantic Web and Ontologies for E-learning
* Mobile, Situated and Blended Learning
* Cloud-based Learning
* Pedagogical Issues
* Practice and Experience Sharing

Paper Submission & Publication
Authors are invited to submit original papers reporting on research results or novel applications in technology-enhanced learning. All accepted full papers presented in the conference will be published as a
volume in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (pending). Papers for submission should be formatted according to the Springer LNCS Authors Guidelines and have maximum 10 pages. Since the review process will be double-blind, the submitted manuscript should not contain the authors' names, affiliations, or any information that may disclose the authors' identity. All papers should be submitted in PDF format. According to last years' tradition, a Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award will be granted. Furthermore, authors of the best papers presented in the conference will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for further review and possible publication in IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies.

Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline: May 3, 2012 (extended)
Paper submission deadline: May 10, 2012 (extended)
Notification of paper acceptance: June 10, 2012
Camera-ready paper due: July 1, 2012
Conference dates: September 2-4, 2012

Conference Organization
Conference Co-Chairs
* Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania
* Qing Li, City University of Hong Kong

Program Committee Co-Chairs
* Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
* Marcus Specht, Open University of the Netherlands, the Netherlands
* Howard Leung, City University of Hong Kong

Workshop Co-Chairs
* Dickson Chiu, Dickson Computer Systems, Hong Kong
* Demetrios Sampson, University of Piraeus & CERTH, Greece
* Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania

Panel Co-Chairs
* Yiwei Cao, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Publicity Co-Chairs
* Frederick Li, University of Durham, UK

Steering Committee Representatives
* Rynson Lau, City University of Hong Kong
* Timothy Shih, National Central University, Taiwan

Local Organization Committee Co-Chairs
* Eugen Bobasu, University of Craiova, Romania
* Marius Brezovan, University of Craiova, Romania

Please refer to the conference website
(http://www.hkws.org/conference/icwl2012) for more information and contact us at icwl2012@software.ucv.ro for any inquiry.

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3rd International Workshop on Social Recommender Systems @ UMAP 2012

Image "What should I go in?" courtesy of my wife Michaela

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

3rd International Workshop on Social Recommender Systems

(in conjunction with UMAP 2012 http://umap2012.polymtl.ca/en/ )

Montreal, Canada, July 16-20, 2012

http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/~lichen/srs2012/

Social media sites have become tremendously popular in recent years. Yet,
the abundance and popularity of social media floods users with huge volumes
of information and hence poses a great challenge in terms of information
finding. Social Recommender Systems aim to alleviate information overload
for users by presenting the most relevant and useful information items.
Social recommender systems that suggest content (e.g., wikis and forum
posts), people, and communities often use personalization techniques to
adapt to the needs and interests of individual users, or a group of users.
This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners around the
emerging topics of social recommender systems. We will review
state-of-the-art advances in the field and identify key challenges going
forward.

Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:

Social recommender technologies and applications User modeling techniques
and their impact on social recommender systems Recommendations for
individuals and communities and their applications Social recommender
systems in the enterprise Diversity and novelty in social recommender
systems

User interfaces in social recommender systems, especially in recommending
people and communities (SRS) Transparency and explanations in SRS Adaption
and personalization for SRS User feedback in SRS Trust and reputation in SRS
Social awareness and visualization

Evaluation
Evaluation methods and evaluations of SRS User studies

Special focus area: people recommendation Recommending people to connect
with or follow in social media sites Recommending people for communities
User modeling for people recommendation

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IMPORTANT DATES
May 13, 2012: Submission of title and abstract (500 words) June 4, 2012:
Author notification June 18, 2011: Submission of final versions July 16/17:
Workshop held

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PAPER SUBMISSION

We are seeking participants from academia and industry who are conducting
researches on all aspects of social recommender systems.

An abstract of 500 words (with author names and affiliations) should be
submitted in PDF format by email to >ido@il.ibm.com by
May 13, 2012. The abstract should include a statement of the objective and
significance of the proposed presentation, a description of methods and a
discussion of results. The selection will be based on a peer review process.

Authors, whose abstract is accepted, will be required to further submit a
full paper (1 to 8 pages long) by June 18, 2012, to be published on the
workshop site. The full version should be prepared according to HCI Archive
Format
(http://cscw2011.org/cfp/format.html#hci-archive).

Full Paper Categories:
Position papers (1 to 2 pages) ­ your research background and experiences in
this area, and your interested topics to be discussed in the workshop Short
papers (2 to 4 pages) - submissions typically discuss work in progress that
is not yet mature enough for a long paper, or the description of a demo
system Long papers (5 to 8 pages) - submissions should report substantial
contributions of lasting value

Organizers

Ido Guy, IBM Haifa Research Lab, Israel
(ido@il.ibm.com)
Li Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
(lichen@comp.hkbu.edu.hk)
Michelle X. Zhou, IBM Almaden Research Lab, USA
(mzhou@us.ibm.com)

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London International Conference on Education (LICE-2012)

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Call for Papers

London International Conference on Education (LICE-2012)

November 19-22, 2012, London, UK

(www.liceducation.org)

The London International Conference on Education (LICE) is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education. The LICE promotes collaborative excellence between academicians and professionals from Education.

The aim of LICE is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various educational fields with cross-disciplinary interests to bridge the knowledge gap, promote research esteem and the evolution of pedagogy. The LICE-2012 invites research papers that encompass conceptual analysis, design implementation and performance evaluation. All accepted papers will appear in the proceedings and modified version of selected papers will be published in special issues peer reviewed journals.

The topics in LICE-2012 include but are not confined to
the following areas:

*Academic Advising and Counselling
*Art Education
*Adult Education
*APD/Listening and Acoustics in Education Environment
*Business Education
*Counsellor Education
*Curriculum, Research and Development
*Distance Education
*Early Childhood Education
*Educational Administration
*Educational Foundations
*Educational Psychology
*Educational Technology
*Education Policy and Leadership
*Elementary Education
*E-Learning
*ESL/TESL
*Health Education
*Higher Education
*History
*Human Resource Development
*Indigenous Education
*ICT Education
*Kinesiology & Leisure Science
*K12
*Language Education
*Mathematics Education
*Multi-Virtual Environment
*Music Education
*Pedagogy
*Physical Education (PE)
*Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)
*Reading Education
*Religion and Education Studies
*Rural Education
*Science Education
*Secondary Education
*Second life Educators
*Social Studies Education
*Special Education
*Student Affairs
*Teacher Education
*Cross-disciplinary areas of Education
*E-Society
*Other Areas of Education

IMPORTANT DATES:

Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Submission Date: May 01, 2012
Research Paper, Student Paper, Case Study, Report Submission Date: May 31, 2012
Proposal for Workshops: March 15, 2012
Notification of Workshop Acceptance/Rejection: March 31, 2012
Notification of Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Acceptance/Rejection: May 15, 2012
Notification of Research Paper, Student Paper, Case Study, Report Acceptance /Rejection: July 01, 2012
Camera Ready Paper Due: July 20, 2012
Participant(s) Registration (Open): May 25, 2012
Early Bird Registration Deadline (Authors only): May 25 to September 16, 2012
Late Bird Registration Deadline (Authors only): September 17 to October 25, 2012
Conference Dates: November 19-22, 2012

For further information, please visit www.liceducation.orgwww.liceducation.org

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"Learning within and from the 'Smart Cities'" (SCiLearn 2012)

"Learning within and from the 'Smart Cities'"

(SCiLearn 2012)

Sinaia (Romania), September 2-4, 2012

co-located at

ICWL 2012

http://www.hkws.org/conference/icwl2012/

organized by
Dept. of Science and Tehnology of Education&     IaD School of Tor Vergata
University of Rome
and
PH Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education.

Temporary workshop website:
http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/scilearn2012/index.php

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INTRODUCTION
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This workshop proposes itself as a "think tank" to foster a reflection on how the way we learn may be influenced and changed because of the development of 'smart cities', but also 'smart villages' and 'smart territories'.
 From the Far East, to the Americas and to Europe, cities and their surroundings are evolving towards a new dimension in which the info infrastructure becomes an indispensable asset of our life, contributes to the development of info-ecosystems embracing 'smart mobility and last-mile logistics', 'smart health', 'smart government', 'smart culture and tourism', the sustainability of the natural resources and the green economy. Such integrated effort of info-urbanism is expected to produce social innovation and, inevitably, leads to wonder about what forms can take the smart education underlined by all pieces that compose the mosaic of the info-ecosystems.
The person, considered in all her/his complexity, will be placed at the center of educational contexts and scenarios increasingly ubiquitous, complex, organic. The perimeter of the physical space in which the educational experiences develop will become increasingly undefined, liquid and will host more and more nomadic and informal practices characterized by a high density of social interactions. In these scenarios, the mediating role of technology will widen over the time to:
foster relationships with the natural environments, filter content needed to support meaningful experiences at glocal level, disclose feedback necessary to learn how to manage "in action", the complexity of static and dynamic, of learning contexts and processes.

Through which educational path people will become "participatorly" aware citizens of the future "SimCities"? How will we learn from the open books that are represented by the cities of art? How will data flowing from sensorized areas will be elaborated to support awareness and learning? How will our behavior be influenced by knowledge of co-evolution mechanisms and limits of the ecosystems? Will the educational infrastructure be smart enough to readjust, even autopoietically, to satisfy the needs that everyone could develop life long, in different contexts?
The future perspective is that of territories that become increasingly open to awareness and participation and of a 'smart education' that becomes more and more spatially widespread and temporally continuous.

IMPORTANT DATES
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* June 10, 2012: Deadline for submission of contributions
* July 1, 2012: Authors' Notification on the review process results
* July 15, 2012: Authors' Registration Deadline and upload of Final Camera-Ready Manuscript

TOPICS OF INTEREST
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Papers are solicited on the following 'open' list of topics:

• Technological Ecosystems supporting learning within and from the 'smart cities' (toward 'web-mobile-internet of thing' integrated
environments)
• Future 'smart cities' learning scenarios (contexts and methods) • Ecological monitoring and visualization of flows, behaviours, experience's styles and 'smart cities' learning • The impact of contextualization, glocalities, identities • Educational Ecosystems: from ''intelligence' to autopoietic education
(edupoiesis)

PAPER FORMAT and PUBLICATION
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ICWL organizers are finalizing arrangement for publication of workshop contributions with Springer.
Authors are thus required to submit their manuscript according to the LNCS proceedings format:
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0

Papers should be no exceed 10 pages.

In addition to the ICWL workshop proceedings an extended version of selected workshop papers will be published in a special issue of the IxD&A Journal (ISSN 1826-9745)

SUBMISSIONS
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Please submit your manuscript using the IxD&A submission System at:
http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php

PROGRAM COMMITTEE (preliminary)
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Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Emmanuelle Blanchard, AAU, DK
Joseph Blat, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain
Rosa Maria Bottino, ITD-CNR, Italy
Antonella Carbonaro, University of Bologna, Italy
Augusto Celentano, University of Venice, Italy
Paolo Ciucciarelli, Politectino di Milano - Density Design, Italy
Walter Colitti, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Paloma Diaz, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Gabriella Dodero, University of Bozen
Sabine Graf, Athabasca University, Canada
Ray Huang, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
Mohamed Jemni, University of Tunis, Tunisia
Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada
Andreas Lingnau, University of Strathclyde, UK
Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania
Demetrios Sampson, Univ Piraeus&     CERTH, Greece
Stefania Serafin, AAU, DK
Luca Simeone, Vianet, Italy
Marcus Specht, OU, Netherland
Imran A. Zualkernan, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

CONTACTS:
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Carlo Giovannella - giovannella@scuolaiad.it Alke Martens - alke.martens@googlemail.com

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Joint Call For Papers - Conferences / Journal Special Issues (April 2012) - Cloud and Ubiquituous Computing

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Conferences
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1. [ICPP 2012 Workshop] CloudTech-HPC 2012 (September 10-13, 2012, Pittsburgh, USA)
International Workshop on Cloud Technologies for High Performance Computing
http://sites.google.com/site/cloudtechpc/
*Submission deadline: April 30, 2012

2. IEEE UIC 2012 (September 4-7, 2012, Fukuoka, Japan)
The 9th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing
http://conf.kyusan-u.ac.jp/uic2012/
*Submission deadline: April 30, 2012

3. [IEEE UIC 2012 Workshops] (September 4-7, 2012, Fukuoka, Japan)

WiNA (The Fourth International Workshop on Wireless Network Algorithm and Theory)
http://people.chu.edu.tw/~wina/2012/
USMAP (International Workshop on Ubiquitous Service Models and Applications)
http://iseco.idv.tw/yphuang/~USMAP2012.html
UISTA (International Workshop on Ubiquitous Information Security Techniques and Applications)
http://dns2.asia.edu.tw/~chenyh/UISTA2012.html
WEISS (International Workshop on Embedded Intelligence and Smart Systems)
http://rtes.ee.ncku.edu.tw/weiss2012/
UIPM ( International Workshop on Ubiquitous Information Processing and Management)
https://sites.google.com/site/uicuipm2012/
GreenPS (International Workshop on Green and Pervasive Software)
http://otc.iscas.ac.cn/tcse/jinbeihong/Workshop%20on%20GPS/Workshop%20on%20UIC.html
DDCP (International Workshop on Infrastructure, Technologies and Applications for Distributed Data Collection, Processing and Dissemination)
http://www.lac.inpe.br/DDCPD-2012/

4. IEEE ATC 2012 (September 4-7, 2012, Fukuoka, Japan)
The 9th IEEE International Conference on Autonomic and Trusted Computing
http://conf.kyusan-u.ac.jp/atc2012/
*Submission deadline: April 30, 2012

5. IET FC 2012 (August 16-18, 2012, Xining, China)
The 2nd IET International Conference on Frontier Computing–Theory, Technologies and Applications
http://ietfc.lzu.edu.cn/
*Submission deadline: April 30, 2012

6. IET UMedia 2012 (August 16-18, 2012, Xining, China)
The 5th IET International Conference on Ubi-media Computing
http://umedia.lzu.edu.cn/
*Submission deadline: April 30, 2012

7. ICCS 2012 (July 9-12, 2012, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
Internatioal Conference on Computing and Security
http://iccs12.csie.ntust.edu.tw/
*Submission deadline: May 1, 2012

8. CSA 2012 (November 22-25, 2012, Jeju, Korea)
The 4th FTRA International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications
http://www.ftrai.org/csa2012/
*Submission deadline: June 1, 2012

9. IEEE CloudCom 2012 (December 3-6, 2012, Taipei, Taiwan)
The 4th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology Sience
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/cloudcom2012/
*Submission deadline: July 13, 2012

10. IEEE SOSE 2013 (March 25-28, 2013, San Francisco Bay, USA)
The 7th IEEE International Symposium on Service-Oriented System Engineering
http://sei.pku.edu.cn/conference/sose2013/
*Submission deadline: October 15, 2012

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Journal Special Issues
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1. Journal of Internet Technology (SCI, EI)
Special Issue on "Sustainable Computing"
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/JIT/
*Manuscript Due: September 30, 2012

2. Future Generation Computer Systsems (Elsevier) (SCI, EI)
Special Issue on"Intelligent Big Data Processing"
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/FGCS/
*Manuscript Due: December 20, 2012

3. Automated Software Engineering (Springer) (SCI, EI)
Special Issue on"Automated Techniques for Migration to the Cloud"
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/ASE/
*Manuscript Due: October 31, 2012

4. International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley) (SCI, EI)
Special Issue on"Dynamic Intelligence Towards Smart and Green World"
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/IJCS/
*Manuscript Due: December 31, 2012

5. Information System Frontier (Springer) (SCI, EI)
Special Issue on "Merging Cloud and Communication Services"
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/ISF/
*Manuscript Due: December 31, 2012

6. Journal of Systems Architecture (Elsevier) (SCI, EI)
Special Issue on"Real-Time Embedded Software for Multi-core Platforms"
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/JSA/
*Manuscript Due: December 31, 2012

7. International Journal of Grid and High-Performance Computing (EI)
Call For Special Issue Proposals on Cloud Computing
http://www.igi-global.com/journal/ijghpc
Prospective guest editors should send a proposal and/or draft CFP containing the following information
to the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Ching-Hsien Hsu at chh@chu.edu.tw
- Theme of the special issue
- Scope
- Biography of guest editor(s)
- Schedule

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Conference on Information Technologies for Performing Arts, Media Access and Entertainment (ECLAP 2012)

 "Masks" courtesy of my wife Michaela

ECLAP 2012 

Conference on Information Technologies for Performing Arts,

Media Access and Entertainment

07-09 May 2012, 

Florence, Italy

Conference web page: http://www.eclap.eu/conference

We would like to invite you to the ECLAP Conference on Information Technologies for Performing Arts, Media Access and Entertainment Information Technologies have made possible many important changes in the field of cultural heritage and continue to provide dynamic and exciting media platforms through which new possibilities perpetually emerge. This wave of change has had particularly significant consequences in the field of the Performing Arts, where a vast array of possibilities for digital content fruition continues to
reveal itself, constantly opening the doors to new and as-yet-unexplored synergies. Many technological developments concerning digital libraries, media entertainment and education are now fully developed and ready to be exported, applied, utilised and cultivated by the public.
The ECLAP 2012 conference is open to researchers, professionals, industries, institutions, technicians, practitioners in the area of performing arts and information technologies, media entertainment, technology enhanced learning, intelligent media systems, acoustic systems, cultural heritage, and many others.
The ECLAP conference aims to function as a forum in which progress-oriented individuals and institutions within the aforementioned fields can find a place to collaborate and present results. The ECLAP 2012 conference has confirmed a keynote-speaker lineup consisting of some of the most salient voices in the
field. Demo and poster sessions will be organized. The event will include plenty of opportunities for networking, discussion, sharing ideas and best practices.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
-- MARCO MARSELLA, Deputy Head of Unit, eContent and Safer Internet, E European Commission, Information Society and Media Directorate-General
-- SARAH WHATLEY, Director of the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) at Coventry University, UK
-- HEATHER NATHANS, Professor of Theatre Studies, School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, University of Maryland, USA
-- NIKKI TIMMERMANS, Advisor Media Plusregeling at Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie, The Netherlands

GENERAL TRACK: PERFORMING ARTS, MEDIA ACCESS AND ENTERTAINMENT

WORKSHOPS
--EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
--NEW BUSINESS MODELS IN THE CULTURAL HERITAGE DOMAIN
--AUTHORITATIVE METADATA VS USER-GENERATED CONTENT
--PERFORMING ARTS & ICT
--OPEN ACCESS 2002-2012
--NATURAL EUROPE LEARNING PATHWAYS

--TUTORIAL AND TRAINING ON ECLAP: open to all interested people on ECLAP mechanism and activity, content providers, archives, library, institutions, museums.

SOCIAL EVENT
May 8, 2012 - Florence, Stazione Leopolda, Viale
Fratelli Rosselli - Porta al Prato
Please make a reservation: http://www.eclap.eu/drupal/?q=node/71625

Organized by: University of Florence, Italy; University of Leeds; National
Technical University of Athens, Greece; Institute
of Sound and Vision, Netherlands;
University of Cambridge, UK; Universidad de
Castilla La Mancha, Spain; University
of Glasgow, UK; University of Rome La Sapienza,
Italy; University of Amsterdam,
Netherlands; Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale, Italy; Dario Fo & Franca Rame
Archive, Italy; Escola Superior de Música, Artes
e Espectáculo do Porto, Portugal;
AXMEDIATECH, Italy; Festival International de
Films de Femmes de Créteil, France;
The Institute of Polish Culture University of
Warsaw, Poland; Museu de les Arts
Escèniques Institut del Teatre de Barcelona,
Spain; La Bellone, House of Performing
Arts, Belgium; Muzeum, Ljubljana, Slovenia;
Hungarian Theatre Institute, Hungary;
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology.

GENERAL CHAIR
Paolo Nesi, University of Florence, Italy

PROGRAMME CO-CHAIRS
-Emanuele Bellini, Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale, Italy
-Peter Eversmann, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
-Kia Ng, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
-Johan Oomen, Institute for Sound and Vision, The Netherlands
-Pierfrancesco Bellini, University of Florence, Italy (ECLAP Tutorial)

NETWORKING & WORKSHOP COORDINATOR
-Raffaella Santucci, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy

DATE & VENUE
7 - 9 May 2012
Convitto della Calza - Piazza Della Calza, 6, 50125, Firenze - Italy
Tel. +39 055.222287 - Fax +39 055.223912 -
calza@calza.it - http://www.calza.it

INFO & PARTICIPATION
Registration form: http://www.eclap.eu/eclap2012registration

FURTHER INFORMATION
Morning and afternoon coffee breaks as well as lunches will be provided.
The language of the event is English. If you have any further inquiries or
require additional information about this event,
please contact: info@eclap.eu

SECRETARY: Simonetta Ceglia, ceglia@dsi.unifi.it, tel: +39-055-4796567, 425

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Special Issue on Emotion in Games - IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing

CALL FOR PAPERS

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AFFECTIVE COMPUTING 

Special Issue on Emotion in Games

Computer games research has recently experienced the adoption of its own
technological advancements (rich interactivity, 3D graphical visualization
and role playing game-style incentive structures) by an increasing number of
domains (e-commerce, news reading, web 2.0 services, and human-computer
interfaces). The capability of games delivering enhanced user immersion and
engagement defines the driving force behind this adoption. Inevitably, games
are unique elicitors of emotion and the study of user experience in those
environments is of paramount importance for the understanding of gameplay
internal mechanics.

Analysing, capturing and synthesizing player experience has been a
challenging area within the crossroads of cognitive science, psychology,
artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction. Additional gameplay
input modalities such as 3D acceleration (e.g. Wii), image and speech (e.g.
Kinect) enhance the importance of the study and the complexity of player
experience. Sophisticated techniques from artificial and computational
intelligence can be used to synthesize the affective state of player (and
non-player) characters, based on multiple modalities of player-game
interaction. Multiple modalities of input can also provide a novel means for
game platforms to measure player satisfaction and engagement when playing,
without necessarily having to resort to postplay and off-line
questionnaires. Adaptation techniques such as complex (emotional and social)
agent behaviours can also be used to maximize player’s experience, thereby,
closing the affective game loop. In addition to this, procedural content
generation techniques may be employed, based on the level of user engagement
and interest, to dynamically produce new, adaptable and personalized
content.

This special issue aims at bringing together contributions from specialists
in affective computing, artificial intelligence, user experience research
and multi-modal interfaces that will advance the state-of-the-art in player
experience research; affect induction, sensing and modelling; and
affect-driven game adaptation. Research areas relevant to the special issue
include, but are not limited to, the following:

• modelling affect in the context of games
• artificial and computational intelligence for modelling player experience
• cognitive/affective models of player satisfaction/immersion/engagement
• analysis of player’s facial expressions, hand and body gestures, body stance, gaze and physiology
• speech recognition and prosody analysis of players
• mapping low-level cues to affect and emotion
• using games to record affective databases
• reproducing player affect in the game environment
• affective game characters
• adaptive learning and player experience
• affect-driven procedural content generation
• affect expression in games
• methods for emotion measurement in games

Submissions must not have been previously published, with the exception that
substantial extensions of conference papers can be considered. The authors
will be required to follow the Author’s Guide for manuscript submission to
the IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing at:
http://www.computer.org/portal/web/tac/author . Full manuscripts should be
submitted electronically through IEEE’s Manuscript Central:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/taffc-cs . Be sure to select “Special Issue
on Emotion in Games” as the Manuscript Type, rather than “Regular Paper.”
This will ensure that your paper is directed to the special issue editors.
IEEE Tools for Authors are available online at:
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/transactions/information.htm .
Inquiries can be directed to toac@computer.org.

*Schedule*
Submission deadline: August 1, 2012
Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2013
Final Manuscripts Due: March 1, 2013
Publication: July/September 2013

*Special issue editors*
Georgios N. Yannakakis, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Katherine Isbister, NYU-Poly, USA
Ana Paiva, INESC-ID, Portugal
Kostas Karpouzis,National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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Deadline Extension - 5th Special Track on Computer-based Knowledge & Skill Assessment and Feedback in Learning Settings (CAF 2012)

Deadline Extension

May 14, 2012

5th Special Track on 

Computer-based Knowledge & Skill Assessment

and Feedback in Learning Settings (CAF 2012)

Villach, Austria, September 26 - 28, 2012

http://www.iicm.edu/CAF2011

In conjunction with 

15th International Conference on 

Interactive Computer aided Learning (ICL 2012)

CAF 2012  –  September 26 – 28, 2012, in Villach, Austria

Fifth Special Track on

Computer-based Knowledge & Skill Assessment and Feedback in Learning Settings (CAF)

http://www.iicm.edu/CAF2012

This special track will take place during ICL 2012 in in Villach, Austria (26 - 28 September 2012) as a special programme item.

The Special Track CAF 2012 provides an interdisciplinary forum for international scientists and practitioners to discuss various aspects of computer-based knowledge & skill assessment in learning settings and based on that feedback provision for students and teachers. This year CAF is organized in cooperation with the European funded project ALICE (Adaptive Learning via Intuitive/Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional System), http://www.aliceproject.eu.

The International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning (ICL) is an interdisciplinary conference which aims to focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of practical experiences in interactive computer aided learning.

Background

Our modern life at the beginning of the 21st century is strongly influenced by effects such as rapidly changing and developing information, technology-enhanced communication and information access, and new forms of production and services in a globalized world. This situation requires individuals to adapt their skills and competencies. Consequently, educational objectives and societal expectations have changed significantly in recent years. Modern learning settings must consider learning community aspects as well as learner-centered, knowledge-centered and assessment-centered aspects.

By focusing on the assessment, this concept can be further distinguished in (1) summative assessment, performed at the end of a set of learning activities, and (2) formative assessment, which is intended to give continuous feedback to students and teachers. The latter mentioned formative assessment gives information about the current state of knowledge and/or the degree of knowledge acquisition within learning activities.

Assessment is an important component of modern teaching and learning processes in face-to-face courses as well as in e-learning environments; it provides valuable feedback to teachers and students which allows the revision and adaptation of teaching and learning activities. Furthermore, assessment activities and results can also be utilized for building and strengthening metacognitive skills. However, continuous and frequent assessment in learning processes may cause excessive efforts and costs. Therefore, computer-assisted assessment systems (CaAS) and computer-based assessment systems (CbAS) have become of increasing interest over the years. Assessment systems may support parts or the entire chain of the assessment lifecycle. This lifecycle includes authoring and management of assessment items, compilation of specific tests, performance of assessments, and compilation and management results. Additionally, emerging interest in the sharing and re-use of assessment items or compiled assessment tests and the exchangeability of assessment outcomes has resulted in standardization efforts, such as the IMS Question & Test Interoperability Specification (IMS QTI).

The special track will bring together international researchers as well as practitioners from different organisations who will have plenty of time for networking and real-world knowledge sharing.

CAF is interested in novel scientific research, findings from experiments and results from real-life applications. We invite submissions that deal with issues including, but not limited to:

·         Aspects of formative and summative assessment

·         History and challenges of e-assessment

·         Computer-supported assessment rubric

·         Computer-based knowledge & skill assessment for individuals and groups

·         Computer-supported peer assessment for individuals and groups

·         Computer-supported self-assessment and group assessment

·         Computer-based student and teacher feedback about knowledge state and acquisition

·         Computer-based assessment in adaptive e-learning

·         Web 2.0 and assessment & feedback for individual and group learning

·         Assessment in Immersive Educational Environments

·         Automated essay grading

·         Natural short answer assessment

·         Assessment and feedback in computer-based simulations

·         Assessment and feedback in game-based learning settings

·         Test & training data and evaluation procedures

·         Reuse, Interoperability and Standardization

·         Security and Privacy

Important Dates

·        14 May 2012    : Submission of full papers (8 pages) EXTENDED

·         28 May 2012: Notification of acceptance

·         31 Aug. 2012: Camera ready version (8 pages)

·         26.-28. Sept. 2012: ICL Conference in Villach, Austria

Submission Procedure

File Types: Word for Windows

Language: English (British or US)

Style Guides & Template: http://www.icl-conference.org/template.doc

Paper Submission System: Please use the Electronic Submission Page http://www.conftool.com/icl-conference/

In case of problems or questions concerning the submission of papers, please contact the track chairs at CAF2012@iicm.edu

Notification of Acceptance and Publishing

Accepted papers will be published within the ICL conference proceedings. At least one author has to register within 2 weeks after the notification of acceptance to be included into the conference programme (11. June 2012). Authors fee is applicable only once per paper!

Some authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their paper for publication in the "European Journal of Open and Distance Learning" (EURODL) or the "International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning" (iJET).

CAF 2012 Chairs

Christian Gütl, Graz University of Technology, Austria & Curtin University, Western Australia

Mohammad AL-Smadi, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Gudrun Wesiak, Graz University of Technology, Austria & University Graz, Austria

CAF 2012 Organization team

Isabella Pichlmair, Graz University of Technology, Austria & University Graz, Austria

Johanna Pirker, Graz University of Technology, Austria & MIT, USA

CAF 2012 Program Committee (tentative)

• Dietrich Albert, University of Graz, Austria
• Ezendu Ariwa, London Metropolitan University, UK
•  Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
• Carlos Delgado Kloos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

• Peter Dolog, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Heinz Dreher, Curtin University, Australia
• Baltasar Fernández-Manjón, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
• Michael Granitzer, University of Passau, Germany
• Margit Höfler, Graz University, Austria
• Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
•  Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

• Stephanie Linek,  Leibniz Information Centre for Economics,     Germany
• Peter Reimann, University of Sydney, Australia
• Sandra Schön, Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft, Austria
• Marcus Specht, Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands
• Benno Stein, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
• Daniela Tuparov, South Western University, Bulgarian
• Sylvia Wong, Aston University, UK

Further Information:

·         Information about ICL 2012: http://www.icl-conference.org/icl2012/  

• Travel Information: http://www.icl-conference.org/icl2012/accom.htm

·         Tourist Informaton: http://www.villach.at/inhalt/englisch/7682.htm

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The 5th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling

First Call For Papers

The 5th International Conference 

on Interactive Digital Storytelling

November 12th - 15th, 2012

Technology Park of San Sebastián, Spain

http://icids2012.vicomtech.tv/

ICIDS is the premier international conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (IDS), bringing together researchers interested in presenting recent results, sharing novel techniques, and exchanging ideas about this exciting new media. IDS redefines the narrative experience by empowering the audience to significantly participate in the story due to advances in technology. As such, it offers new possibilities for communication, education and entertainment, through the enriching of characters with intelligent behavior, the collaboration of humans and machines in the creative process, and the combination of disciplines for improving the user experience.

ICIDS emphasises on several aspects of Computer Science, specially on research in Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Environments and Human-Computer Interaction; topics include automated reasoning, computational creativity, multi-agent systems, narrative intelligence, natural language generation and understanding, user modelling, and smart graphics. Furthermore, IDS is inherently a multidisciplinary field. To create novel applications in which users play a significant role during the development of a story, new concepts and theoretical works on Digital Humanities, New Media Studies and Interactive Arts are needed.

We welcome research papers and demonstrations – including interactive narrative art – presenting new scientific results, innovative technologies, case studies, creative insights, best practice showcases, or improvements to existing techniques and approaches in the research field of Interactive Digital Storytelling and its possible applications in other fields, e.g. videogames, virtual/online worlds, e-learning, training, and edutainment.

Suggested research topics for contributions include, but are not limited to:

• Theories of Interactive Storytelling
• Story Generation and Drama Management
• Authoring Modes and Tools for Interactive Digital Storytelling
• Virtual Characters, Virtual Humans and Autonomous Agents
• Interactive Cinematography and Television
• Narrative User Interfaces
• Procedural Content Generation and Real-Time Techniques
• Interactive Sound and Music
• Narrativity in Digital Games
• Ubiquitous/Mobile Narratives
• Collaborative Environments and Multi-User Systems
• Emotional Design and the use of Non-Visual Senses
• Robotics, Virtual/Mixed Reality and Interactive Visual Effects
• Semantic Knowledge for Representation and Reasoning
• Social and Cognitive Approaches
• Web-Based and Text-Based Approaches
• Evaluation and User Experience Reports

Submissions

All submissions must follow the Lecture Notes in Computer Science format, available at:
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0
Papers must be written in English, and only electronic submissions in PDF format will be considered for review.

The submission categories accepted are:
• Full papers (8-12 pages in the proceedings) describing interesting, novel results or completed work in all areas of IDS and its applications.
• Short papers (4-6 pages in the proceedings) presenting exciting preliminary work or novel thought-provoking ideas that are in their early stages.
• Demonstrations and posters (2-4 pages in the proceedings) describing working, presentable systems or brief explanations of a research project.
• Workshop proposals (2-4 pages, not appearing in the proceedings) describing a workshop to be held in association with ICIDS. See the Workshop Proposals section below for additional submission details.

Submissions (of all categories except workshop proposals) that receive high ratings in the peer review process will be selected for publication by the program committee as Springer LNCS conference proceedings. For the final print-ready version, the submission of source files (Microsoft Word/LaTeX, TIF/EPS) and a signed copyright form will be required.

All submissions will be processed using the EasyChair system. Authors are advised to register a new account well in advance of the paper submission deadline:
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icids2012

The review process for ICIDS will be double blind. Authors should remove all identifying information from their submissions.

Workshop Proposals

Workshops can vary in length from half a day to a day. Proposals for workshops should be from two to four pages in length and include the following information:
• A brief technical description of the workshop, specifying its goals.
• A preliminary format and proposed schedule for organizing the workshop, including its desired length, intended audience, and a short draft of the call for participation.
• The names, affiliations and email addresses of the proposed organizing committee. This committee should consist of two to four people knowledgeable in the area.
• The primary contact for the organizing committee.
• If available, a list of tentatively confirmed attendees.

Workshop organizers must submit their proposals via email to the Workshops Chair.

For additional information, please contact Gonzalo Méndez at:
gmendez@fdi.ucm.es

Important Dates

June 1, 2012 Deadline to register an author account with EasyChair.

June 8, 2012 Submission deadline for full and short papers, demonstrations and posters proposals. The precise deadline for paper submissions is 11:59PM on June 8, 2012, Hawaii Standard Time. Authors are strongly advised to upload their submissions well in advance of this deadline.

June 15, 2012 Submission deadline for workshop proposals.

July 6, 2012 Accept/reject notifications sent to all workshop organizers.

July 16, 2012 Accept/reject notifications sent to all registered authors.

August 24, 2012 Camera-ready copy due.

November 12 - 15, 2012 ICIDS Celebration. Workshops on 12th November. Main conference from 13th to 15th November, both included.

Organizing Committee

General Chair
David Oyarzun (Vicomtech, Spain)

Program Co-Chairs
Federico Peinado (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)
R. Michael Young (North Carolina State University, USA)

Local Arrangements Chair
Ane Elizalde (Vicomtech, Spain)

Workshops Chair
Gonzalo Méndez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)

More Information

Questions about the conference should be directed to the organizers via email at: icids@vicomtech.org

Additional information about the conference can be found online at:
http://icids2012.vicomtech.tv/

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Six PhD/One Post-Doc Positions "Locating Media" (also HCI)

Six PhD/One Post-Doc Positions "Locating Media" (also HCI)

University of Siegen, Germany

Application Deadline: May 10, 2012

With 15,500 students, 1,600 employees, including 1,000 academic positions, the University of Siegen is an innovative institution emphasizing interdisciplinary orientation. Consisting of a broad spectrum of departments, from liberal arts, social sciences, and economics to natural sciences and engineering, the University of Siegen provides an outstanding teaching and research environment with numerous inter- and transdisciplinary research projects.

For October 1, 2012, the interdisciplinary research school (post-graduate program) „Locating Media" (DFG-funded "Graduiertenkolleg" GRK 1769) of the University of Siegen is accepting applications for

- one doctoral position in computer science/information systems (Specialisation: HCI; salary category TV-L 13, 100%), for two years with the option to extend the contract for a third year after a positive evaluation (according to DFG standards), and
- five doctoral position in cultural and social studies (salary category TV-L 13, 65%), for two years with the option to extend the contract for a third year after a positive evaluation (according to DFG standards).

The post-graduate program Locating Media supports media research that investigates locative and situational media processes in social and cultural studies. Eight fields are involved in the postgraduate program: media studies, history, computer science/information systems (HCI), literary studies, linguistics, ethnology, political science, sociological technology studies. Transdisciplinary developments in current and historical research are encouraged.

In addition to doctoral and post-doctoral positions, the post-graduate program offers an interdisciplinary network, expert mentoring, and an educational program, as well as travel funding for participatory observation, archival research, and a semester abroad. „Locating Media" participants are expected to produce distinguished scholarly achievement and to display interest in the content and methods of the program's interdisciplinary concerns, with conscientious support of all program events.

Proficiency in German is required.

Detailed information on the Locating Media program and its profile is available online: http://www.locatingmedia.uni-siegen.de

Job description:

This position will enable a student to complete his/her doctoral degree.
We expect:
– participation in the educational program of the Research Training Group (basic seminars on theory & method, workshops, seminars and research colloquium)
– attendance of the Research School's events such as workshops, international conferences, intensive workshops, summer schools, regular presentations of interim findings for the individual research projects (Research Colloquium, Lecture Series)

The position is not connected to any mandatory teaching assignment.

Your profile:
− a Master's degree or a Diploma in one of the following areas of study: media studies, history, computer science/ information systems, literary studies, linguistics, ethnology, political science, sociology, sociological technology studies
− outstanding scholarly achievementa
− research project in one of the areas of study listed above (10-page project prospectus including the planned research schedule)

Additionally, the Research School „Locating Media" of the University of Siegen is accepting applications for

- one post-doctoral post (salary category TV-L 13, 100%) for two years (according to DFG standards). The contract duration is in accordance with the German Law on Temporary Employment of Scholars and Researchers.

Job description:
This position will enable a scholar to progress toward a postdoctoral lecturing qualification.

We expect:
– attendance of the Research School's events such as workshops, international conferences, intensive workshops, summer schools
- regular presentations of interim findings for the individual research projects (Research Colloquium, Lecture Series)
– mandatory teaching assignment of one course per semester
– co-organisation of workshops and international conferences

Your profile:
− outstanding doctoral degree in one of the following areas of study: media studies, history, computer science/information systems, literary studies, linguistics, ethnology, political science, sociology, sociological technology studies
– outstanding scholarly achievement
– research project in one of the areas of study listed above (10-page project prospectus including the planned research schedule)

The University of Siegen is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with its policy of increasing the proportion of women in this type of employment, the University actively encourages applications from women. The University facilitates viable combination of professional and family needs.
For candidates with equal qualification, preference will be given to people with physical disabilities.

For further information please contact Dr. Gabriele Schabacher (Tel.: +49 271/740-3065) and/or Prof. Dr. Volkmar Pipek (wrt the position in IS/HCI, contact see below).
Email: gabriele.schabacher@uni-siegen.de
Homepage: http://www.uni-siegen.de/locatingmedia

Please send application documents (resume, scans/copies of diplomas and certificates, letter of recommendation from a professor concerning the research project, ca. 10-page project prospectus including the planned research schedule) in duplicate by May 10, 2012 to the program address:
Frau Dr. Gabriele Schabacher
Universität Siegen
Graduiertenschule Locating Media, Artur-Woll-Haus Am Eichenhang 50
57076 Siegen,
Germany.
Or via email to gabriele.schabacher@uni-siegen.de and volkmar.pipek@uni-siegen.de (wrt the position in IS/HCI)

Information on the University of Siegen is available online: http://www.uni-siegen.de/

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Dynamic Network Analysis for Computer Science Publications

Dynamic network properties of ICALT, ICWL and ECTEL

AERCS is a visualization tool for communities of academic events in Computer Science. It is developed and hosted by the Advanced Community Information Systems (ACIS) group at  RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Currently, conferences and journals from the DBLP dataset are visualized. Other data sets will be integrated in the future.  While this bibliographic data set is quite comprehensive it does not show all publications!

Dynamic network analysis uses time series analysis of networks to explore dynamic patterns of networks such as growth and decay. A typical result of our research is the dynamic comparison of computer science communities. A computer science conference or journal can be compared by time series analysis for typical social network growth patterns like density, diameter, clustering coefficient, largest connected component, average path length and maximum betweenness. In our example above, we compare three major conferences in technology enhanced learning: the EC-TEL, the ICALT and the ICWL community. Here, we visualize the time series analysis of the co-authorship network of the three conferences.
For the co-authorship network, the emergence of the giant component (largest component) indicates the cohesiveness of collaboration within the community, while the betweenness shows the existence of gatekeepers and their importance. The clustering coefficient measures the extent to which the community is clustered into sub-communities. Other parameters such as diameter and average shortest path length, show whether the community is still developing or whether it is stable. A complete analysis of the three communities will be published in a future issue of the Journal of Educational Technology & Society.

Everybody can use this service for comparing journals and conference in computer science by means of dynamic network analysis. Just visit AERCS and test it out!


This service is brought to you by the chair of information systems and databases at RWTH Aachen University.

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eLearning 2.0

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

eLEARNING 2.0

Brunel University, UK

June 7th and 8th, 2012

www.elearning2.org

eLearning 2.0 is an international conference exploring Technology-Enhanced Learning and Web 2.0 technologies including Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Wikis and YouTube. The next eLearning generation will involve social networking, document sharing, collaboration and interoperability. The conference will consider evolving pedagogical approaches and raise the profile of research in technology-enhanced learning; spread good practice in the use of Web 2.0 technologies for learning; and facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Chris Evans & Ray Hackney, Brunel University, UK

OBJECTIVES

- explore the potential impact of Web 2.0 on technology-enhanced learning

- spread good practice in the use of Web 2.0 in technology-enhanced learning

- consider evolving pedagogical approaches using Web 2.0

- raise the profile of research on Web 2.0 and technology-enhanced learning

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: evolving pedagogies for Web 2.0, security, privacy, social networking, podcasting, wikis, blogging, video sharing, screencasting, folksonomies, eLearning 2.0 and people with disabilities, the potential impact of eLearning 2.0 on the Third World, creativity and Web 2.0, Human-ComputerInteraction, and Business.

FORMAT

eLearning 2.0 will comprise invited keynote speakers and individual presentations. The presentations will be recorded and published online as a series of screencasts. Presenters will be invited to have full papers fast-tracked for publication in the 'Social Media in Business and Education' Special Issue of the Journal of Enterprise Information Management.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Maggie McPherson, School of Education, University of Leeds. 

Steve Wheeler, School of Education, Plymouth University, UK.

PARTICIPANTS

All welcome but presenters must submit a 500 word ABSTRACT and TITLE for BLIND REVIEW

SUBMISSION

chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk with "eLearning2.0" in the subject line.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of title and abstract of presentation DEADLINE: MAY 8, 2012

CONFERENCE LOCATION

Brunel Business School, Brunel University, West London, UK. Brunel University is in Uxbridge on the western edge of London. Uxbridge is in a prime location for reaching the transport network that embraces London and South-east England. It is a short drive from the M4, M40 and M25 and has the added benefit of being on the edge of the London Underground network. It is a 25-minute drive from London's Heathrow airport.

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Applications of Social Network Analysis (ASNA 2012)

Applications of Social Network Analysis 

ASNA 2012  

www.asna.ch

September 4-7, Zurich, Switzerland

University of Zurich & ETH Zurich 

Call for Papers 

The goal at the 9th conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis is to assess and discuss current developments in social network research. As in previous years, ASNA 2012 will primarily provide an interdisciplinary platform with a focus on applications of social network analysis. However, submissions on theoretical and methodological issues are also welcome. There are no limitations with respect to scientific disciplines and research questions. ASNA 2012 will take place in Zurich, Switzerland, September 4-7, 2012.

Submission and Presentation
ASNA 2012 accepts two different kinds of submission types. The two formats differ with respect to submission criteria, presentation and discussion time, and consideration for publication. Both types require the submission of an extended abstract (700-1’000 words) by June 1, and receive notice of acceptance by June 15, 2012. If you submit a full paper (15-30 pages, double spaced) you will automatically be assigned a full paper presentation. You will benefit from a longer presentation time (20 min), discussion by a respondent (5 min) and an extended timeslot for discussion in the panel (5 min), i.e. a total time of 30 minutes. Only full papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in the reviewed conference proceedings (Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, by Elsevier).

Standard presentation
Submission  Extended abstract (with EasyChair)  700-1’000 words
1 March – 1 June 2012
Notice of acceptance  June 15, 2012
Timeslot  15 min
Publication option No

Full paper presentation  

Submission  Extended abstract  (with EasyChair)  700-1’000 words
1 March – 1 June 2012
Notice of acceptance  June 15, 2012
Full paper submission  - July 31, 2010
Timeslot  30 min
Publication option Yes


About ASNA
Information about ASNA 2012 can be found on our website (www.asna.ch) and Facebook (http://de-de.facebook.com/pages/Baloti/159579764058582).
Contact: info [at] asna.ch


Please visit www.asna.ch for the full call for papers with deadlines or download here:
http://www.asna.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2012/ASNA2012_CfP.pdf


Keynotes this year:

Prof. Dirk Helbing, ETH Zurich, FutureICT - Global Participatory
Computing for Our Complex World

Prof. John Skvoretz, University of South Florida,
Diversity, Integration, and Networks - Attraction vs Repulsion as
Drivers of Interethnic and Intergroup Relations

Workshops this year (4-5 September 2012):
- SNA for Newbies (Thomas N. Friemel)
- Applications of SNA (Thomas N. Friemel, Manuel Fischer, Karin Ingold)
- Analysis of Longitudinal Social Network Data (Johan Koskinen and Thomas U. Grund)
- ERGMs for Social Networks (Skyler Cranmer)
- visone (Ulrik Brandes, Natalie Indlekofer, Uwe Nagel)
- Pajek XXL (Andrej Mrvar)


Organizing Committee
Manuel Fischer, U of Geneva, Political Science Department
Thomas Grund, ETH Zurich, Sociology
Karin Ingold, U of Bern, Institute of Political Science
Sabrina Ruggieri, U of Bern, Department of Psychology
Uwe Serdült, U of Zurich, Centre for Democracy Studies Aarau (Chair)
Fabio Sticca, U of Zurich, Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development

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