December 2009 Archives

Gender and Social Computing: Interactions, Differences, and Relationships

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A book edited by Dr. Celia Romm Livermore

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 1, 2010


Wayne State University, USA

To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=736

Introduction

The past decades have seen a transformation in the role that information technology plays as an arena for gender relations. It is not just that the roles that men and women play in society have changed, but the role that technology plays in mediating gender behavior has changed too. Moreover, the range of arenas where interactions between genders can take place has expanded, with many new arenas now possible for gender relations that did not exist a few years ago. This book on Gender and Social Computing will target the myriad of issues that are associated with this transformation.

Objective of the Book

This book will aim to provide theoretical frameworks and empirical research findings in the area of gender and social computing. The book will be written for professionals who want to improve their understanding of the role that social computing plays in today's world and the manner in which it affects gender relations. In particular, the Gender and Social computing book will focus on the impact of technology on gender relations in four arenas: (1) work, (2) Social networking organizations, (3) eDating, and (4) ePolitics, including the effect of information technology on gender relations in grass-root political movements, party politics, eGovernment, etc.

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be professionals and researchers working in the fields of information, social studies, political science and gender research. The book will provide insights and support students, researchers, and members of the general public who are interested in the impact that technology has on gender relations and the many manifestations that the interplay between the two takes at this point in history.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:

1. IT and Gender at Work

·         the behavior of men and women as on-line consumers, service providers, etc.

·         the roles that men and women play in virtual teams

·         the impact of gender on the IT profession

·         information technology as an enabler of leadership for women in various professions,

·         The effect of gender on adoption of IT in various professions

·         The impact of IT on changing the work/home balance

2. eDating

·         The ways in which IT affects the balance of power between consumers of eDating services,

·         The ways that technology affects the behavior of eDaters

·         The impact of culture on eDating practices

·         The manner in which technology shapes different eDating environments

3. Virtual communities and social networking

·         Gender relations in a social networking environments

·         Gender relations in gaming communities

·         Gender relations in virtual communities

·         Gender relation in virtual worlds

·         Gender relations in social networking environments that are supported by technologies other than the Internet (e.g., cell phones, Internet TV)

4. ePolitics

·         Gender issues in IT supported party politics, including in the last US elections

·         Gender differences in IT enabled grass-roots politics

·         Gender issues in eVoting

·         Gender issues in the politics of eGovernment

·         Gender issues and the politics of cyber security

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October 27, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 5, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by February 1, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.

Important Dates

January 1, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline

January 8, 2010: Notification of Acceptance

February 1, 2010: Full Chapter Submission

March 15, 2010: Review Results Returned

May 1, 2010:  Final Chapter Submission

June 1, 2010:  Final Deadline

Inquiries and submissions should be forwarded electronically (Word document) to:

Celia Romm Livermore (PhD)
School of Business Administration
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
E-mail address: ak1667@wayne.edu

Computer-Enhanced and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Emerging Issues and Trends

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CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: February 15, 2010
Computer-Enhanced and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Emerging Issues and
Trends
A book edited by Felicia Zhang, PhD
Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra, Australia

To be published by IGI Global:


Introduction
Since the publication of the Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced
Language Acquisition and Learning in 2008, information communication
technology (ICT) has continued to create new learning paths to assist
language learning. While CD-ROMs, multimedia computer labs, the World Wide
Web, e-mail, and SMS still play an important part in language learning,
research into the use of Web 2.0 technology (Fitzgerald, Barrass, Campbell,
Hinton, Ryan, Whitelaw, Bruns, Miles, Steele, & McGinness, 2009) and Mobile
Assisted Language Learning (MALL) have become increasingly common. However,
as pointed out by Kukulska-Hulme and Shield (2008), while mobile phones,
PDAs, and other handheld devices such as iPods are frequently used devices
in mobile learning, research in this area has been geared towards creating
learning content for mobile devices rather than investigating how mobile
devices can support listening and speaking activities. Therefore, research
in the areas of contribution made by Web 2.0 and mobile technology to
language teaching and learning is still in their infancy.

Computer-Enhanced and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Emerging Issues and
Trends will be most helpful as it will provide a comprehensive coverage of
successful translation of language learning designs utilizing ICT in
practical learning contexts. This important new follow-up publication will
be distributed worldwide among academic and professional institutions and
will be instrumental in providing researchers, scholars, students, and
professionals' access to the latest knowledge related to research on
Computer-Enhanced Language acquisition and learning. Contributions to this
important publication will be made by scholars throughout the world with
notable research portfolios and expertise.

Coverage
Computer-Enhanced and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Emerging Issues and
Trends will provide research on successfully implemented learning designs in
a variety of contexts. Hence, empirically grounded evaluation of learning
designs is most welcome. This publication will feature chapters (9,000
words) authored by leading experts offering an in-depth review of key
language learning related issues and trends in language learning and
information communication technologies in modern organizations worldwide.

Submissions with the following characteristics are most welcome:
-Studies which are longitudinal in nature involving a large number of
subjects are particularly welcome.
-Studies with more rigorous evaluation including surveys and questionnaires.

-Studies that involve both novices to CALL and non-novice subjects.
-Studies that involve participants who have received adequate training
before the experiments. In other words, studies which consider the use of
ICT as part of the overall design of the methodology used for the learning
process.
-Studies that involve activities or tasks through the use of ICT as a part
of the normal "traditional" tasks and be part of the usual learning
methodology.
-Studies that redefine the role of teachers and students in the learning
process.
-Studies that report students learning English as a second or foreign
language or any other European languages such as French or language of
another script such as Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, or Thai.
-Studies that are concerned with new contexts, that is, moving away from
classroom bound contexts to informal, self study, non-institutionalized
contexts.
-Studies that emphasize the need to equip students with skills that
facilitate the transition from institutionalized contexts to
non-institutionalized contexts.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Use of online resources in language learning
-Web2.0 tools
-Assessment and research on language learning technologies
(b) Speech Technology
-Voice Recognition
-Using Skype for teaching purposes
-Conversation dialogue systems
(c) Use of multimedia in language learning contexts
-Multimedia software
-Streaming technology
(d) Emergent technology in language learning
-Podcasting
-Mobile technology
-Audience response technology
-Interactive whiteboards
-Virtual language learning environments

The chapter submissions in this publication will attempt to include many
cases of successful international collaborations. All proposals will be
carefully reviewed by the editor in light of their suitability, researcher's
records of similar work in the area of the proposed topics. Upon the receipt
of full entry submissions, each submission will be forwarded to at least
three expert external reviewers on a double-blind, peer review basis.

Invitation to submit
Individuals interested in submitting chapters (9,000 words) on the above
suggested topics or other related topics in their area of interest should
submit a proposal of the chapter by December 31, 2009. The proposal should
be following the recommendation made by Mosteller, Nave, and Miech (2004,
p.33) for structured abstracts. Proposals should follow APA Style, as
specified in the Sixth Edition of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association.

The proposal should be on previously unpublished work and should follow the
following structure:
Abstract Title Page
Title:
Author(s):
Abstract Body: Limit 5 pages single spaced.
Background/context: Description of prior research, its intellectual context
and its policy context.
Purpose/objective/research question/focus of study: Description of what the
research focused on and why.
Setting: Description of where the research took place.
Population/participants/subjects: Description of participants in the study:
Who (or what), how many, key features (or characteristics).
Intervention/program/practice: Description of the intervention, program or
practice, including details of administration and duration.
Research design: Description of research design (e.g., qualitative case
study, quasi-experimental design, secondary analysis, analytic essay,
randomized field trial).
Data collection and analysis: Description of the methods for collecting and
analyzing data.
Findings/results: Description of main findings with specific details.
Conclusions: Description of conclusions and recommendations based on
findings and overall study.

We encourage other topics that have not been listed in our suggested list,
particularly if the topic is related to the research area in which you have
expertise. Upon acceptance of your proposal, you will have two months to
prepare your chapter of 9,000 words. Guidelines for preparing your chapter
will be sent to you upon acceptance of your proposal. Full chapters are due
by May 16, 2010. Please forward your e-mail of interest including your name,
affiliation, and your proposal for the chapter no later than January 1,
2010. You will be notified about the status of your proposed chapter by
January 15, 2009. The book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global
(Formerly Idea Group Inc.) in 2010.

Important Deadlines
February 15, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline
June 15, 2010: Full Chapter Deadline

Editor's contact information:
Dr. Felicia Zhang
Senior Lecturer in Chinese and Applied Linguistics
Faculty of Arts and Design
University of Canberra
Kirinari Street
Bruce, ACT 2601
Australia
Tel:        61-2-6201 2406 
Fax: 61-2-6201-5089
E-mail: Felicia.zhang@canberra.edu.au


Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve

By DOLORES FIDISHUN on December 30, 2009 8:46 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Call for Papers

 

The Routledge/Taylor & Francis peer-reviewed Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve (JILDDER) has merged with Resource Sharing & Information Networks and is now accepting articles for Spring and Summer 2010 publication.  Of particular interest to JILDDER are articles regarding resource sharing, unmediated borrowing, electronic reserve, cooperative collection development, shared virtual library services, digitization projects and other multi-library collaborative efforts including the following topics:

 

•                    cooperative purchasing and shared collections

•                    consortial delivery systems

•                    shared storage facilities

•                    administration and leadership of interlibrary loan departments, networks, cooperatives, and consortia

•                    training, consulting and continuing education provided by consortia

•                    use of interlibrary loan statistics for book and periodical acquisitions, weeding and collection management

•                    selection and use of cutting-edge technologies and services used for interlibrary loan and electronic reserve, such as Ariel, Illiad, BlackBoard, Relais and other proprietary and open-source software

•                    copyright and permission issues concerning interlibrary loan and electronic reserve

•                    aspects of quality assurance, efficiency studies, best practices, library 2.0, the impact of Open WorldCat and Google Scholar, buy instead of borrow and practical practices addressing special problems of international interlibrary loan, international currency, payment problems, IFLA, and shipping

•                    interlibrary loan of specialized library materials such as music, media, CDs, DVDs, items from electronic subscriptions and legal materials

•                    special problems of medical, music, law, government and other unique types of libraries

•                    new opportunities in interlibrary loan and the enhancement of interlibrary loan as a specialization and career growth position in library organizations

 

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before December 30, 2009 for Spring publication or February 8, 2010 for Summer publication.  For further details, instructions for authors and submission procedures please visit: http://www.informaworld.com/wild .  Please send all submissions and questions to the Editor Rebecca Donlan at rdonlan@fgcu.edu

     

Editor-In-Chief:

Rebecca Donlan, Assistant Director, Collection Management

Florida Gulf Coast University

rdonlan@fgcu.edu

 

 

Rebecca Donlan, MLS

Editor, Journal of Interlibrary Lending, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve

Florida Gulf Coast University Library

10501 FGCU Boulevard South

Fort Myers, FL  33965-6501

rdonlan@fgcu.edu

(239) 590-7641 voice

 

Barbara J. Stites, Ph.D.

Associate Editor, Journal of Interlibrary Lending, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve

Florida Gulf Coast University Library

10501 FGCU Boulevard South

Fort Myers, FL  33965-6501

bstites@fgcu.edu

(239) 590-7602 voice

http://informaworld.com/WILD

IFLA Don't Wait to be Asked: Towards Next Generation Reference Services and Information Literacy

By DOLORES FIDISHUN on December 30, 2009 8:43 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

You are invited to submit proposals for the joint program of the Information Literacy and the Reference & Information Services Sections - Don't Wait to be Asked: Towards Next Generation Reference Services and Information Literacy -  at the 2010 IFLA World Library and Information  Congress to be held August 10-15 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Don't miss this opportunity to share your vision of the future of reference and information literacy with librarians from around the world.  Proposal deadline is January 22, 2010.   Full details can be found at http://www.ifla.org/en/calls-for-papers/1925

 

Subjects of interest include:

·         How do we transform and integrate reference and information literacy into new models of instruction and service?

·         How can we identify and understand the future needs of our users?

·         How will the relationship and collaboration between librarians and users change?

·         What information skills will be needed in 2010 and beyond in all sectors of society?

·         How do we transform our users' computer savvy into the ability to use and evaluate information efficiently, effectively, and ethically?

·         What is the role of the library website?  How can we move from passive pages to interactive learning tools and valued information assets?

·         How can we deliver innovative and effective information literacy support, guidance, and programs to the right people at the right time?

·         How will we define and develop the reference and instruction librarians of tomorrow?

 

Proposals

Proposals should include the following:  abstract of paper (max. 500 words); author details (name, institution, position) and brief biographical statement of no more than 50 words.  The deadline for submitting proposals is January 22, 2010.  Late submissions will not be considered.  Submit proposals electronically to Amanda Duffy (burntoak@dsl.pipex.com) and indicate "IFLA proposal" in the subject line.  Selected presenters will be notified by February 22, 2010.

 

Sharon Mader

Dean of Library Services

Earl K. Long Library

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA  70148

504.280-6556 (office)

504-280-7277 (fax)

 

2010 Library Assessment Conference:Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment

By DOLORES FIDISHUN on December 30, 2009 8:37 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Call for Proposals

October 25-27, 2010
Baltimore, Maryland

All proposals due by February 15, 2010

Washington DC­The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Virginia Library, the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Planning Committee are pleased to issue this call for proposals for the 2010 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, October 25-27, 2010. The conference goal is to support and nurture the library assessment community through a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging discussion. The conference is geared toward library and information professionals and researchers with responsibility for or an interest in the broad field of library assessment. This biennial conference builds on the success of the first two conferences held in Charlottesville (2006) and Seattle (2008).

We are pleased to announce that the conference's five keynote speakers are confirmed:

Fred Heath: Library Service Quality
Joe Matthews: Performance Measures and Balanced Scorecard
Danuta Nitecki: Assessment of Library Spaces
Megan Oakleaf: Learning Outcomes and the Library
Stephen Town: Value and Impact

Conference Topics

The Conference Planning Committee especially encourages topics along the themes of the keynote speakers and other areas of library assessment including:
Digital libraries
Information resources and collections
Learning and teaching
Management information
Methods and tools
Organizational issues
Performance measurement and measures
Return on investment (ROI)
Services
Space planning and utililization
Usability
Usage and e-metrics
User needs
Value and impact

Presentation Formats

Proposals are invited as either papers or posters. Presentation time for papers should be no more than 25 minutes. Poster sessions are particularly welcome from attendees and specific time will be set aside for attendees to discuss posters with the presenters. The language of the conference is English (bilingual French/English or Spanish/English posters will also be accepted). Accepted proposals will be published in the conference proceedings and PowerPoint presentations and poster materials will be posted on the conference Web site.

Proposal Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures

  1. Proposals will include a title, author(s), format, and abstract (maximum 500 words) describing the proposal. The abstract should follow the structure of: Purpose, Design/Methodology/Approach, Findings, Practical Implications/Value
  2. Authors each will provide separate biographical statements (50 words).
  3. The Conference Planning Committee will evaluate all proposals based on:
    • their relevance to effective, sustainable, and practical library assessment;
    • the significance of their contribution to the body of work associated with library assessment; and
    • clarity of expression.
  4. Proposals must be submitted by February 15, 2010.
  5. Those submitting proposals will be notified of their status by April 15, 2010.
  6. Presenters will be guaranteed a registration place and will be expected to pay registration fees.
  7. To submit your proposal, please visit http://libraryassessment.org/

    Conference Planning Committee

    Conference Co-Chairs:

    Steve Hiller, University of Washington Libraries
    Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries
    Jim Self, University of Virginia Library

    John Bertot, University of Maryland
    Sam Kalb, Queen's University
    Liz Mengel, Johns Hopkins University
    Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University
    Kathy Perry, VIVA Consortium
    Bill Potter, University of Georgia
    Roberta Shaffer, Library of Congress
    Agnes Tatarka, University of Chicago
    Stephen Town, University of York (UK)

    Additional Information

    The conference Web site http://www.libraryassessment.org/ will provide complete information about the conference, including plenary and keynote speakers, workshops, registration, and accommodations.


    --

    The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 124 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.

    -- 
David Green, MLS
Library Relations Coordinator
Association of Research Libraries
21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-2296 x136
202-872-0884 (fax)
david@arl.org

http://www.arl.org
http://www.libqual.org

http://www.statsqual.org

Second International Conference on 'Networked Digital Technologies' (NDT2010)

By DOLORES FIDISHUN on December 30, 2009 8:35 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
July 7-9, 2010
Charles University , Prague, Czech Republic
The proposed conference on the above them will be be held at  Charles
University, Prague, Czech Republic from July 7 to July 9, 2010 which aims to
enable researchers build connections between different digital applications.
Currently a number of institutions across the countries are working to
evolve better models to provide collaborative technology services for
scholarship by creating shared cyberspace thro expert collaboration, but
this is a challenge for the institutions for a number of reasons. In the
last few years, the landscape of digital technology applications projects
for the various disciplines in humanities, social sciences, and sciences
appears induced by many initiatives. For the creation of research clusters,
the research community has thousands of databases, websites, local computing
clusters, and web-based tools around individual themes, interests and
projects. In most cases, these tools and resources are and were created to
meet the specific needs of a particular community. In many cases, the
funding and support for these critical initiatives is fragile and temporary,
and directed in piecemeal fashion. There is a need to provide concerted
efforts in building federated digital technologies that will enable the
formation of network of digital technologies.
• Information and Data Management
• Data and Network Mining
• Intelligent Agent-Based Systems, Cognitive and Reactive Distributed AI
Systems
• Internet Modeling
• User Interfaces, Visualization and Modeling
• XML-Based Languages
• Security and Access Control
• Trust Models for Social Networks
• Information Content Security
• Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Management
• Web Services Architecture, Modeling and Design
• New Architectures for Web-Based Social Networks
• Semantic Web, Ontologies (Creation , Merging, Linking and Reconciliation)
• Web Services Security
• Quality of Service, Scalability and Performance
• Self-Organizing Networks and Networked Systems
• Data Management in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks
• Data Stream Processing in Mobile/Sensor Networks
• Indexing and Query Processing for Moving Objects
• User Interfaces and Usability Issues form Mobile Applications
• Mobile Social Networks
• Peer-to-Peer Social Networks
• Sensor Networks and Social Sensing
• Social Search
• Social Networking Inspired Collaborative Computing
• Information Propagation on Social Networks
• Resource and Knowledge Discovery Using Social Networks
• Measurement Studies of Actual Social Networks
• Simulation Models for Social Networks
• Cloud computing
• Grid computing
• Green Computing
 LOCATION
NDT 2010 will be organized by Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, in
cooperation with the Digital Information Research Foundation (DIRF) located
in India. All the activities of the conference will take place in Prague, 
Czech.
 IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Date:
Feb 20, 2010, April 1
Notification of Acceptance
April 20, 2010
Camera Ready
May 10, 2010
Registration
May 15, 2010
Conference Dates:
July 7-9, 2010
 COMMITTEES
 
 General Chairs
 Filip Zavoral, Charles University, Czech Republic.
 Mark Wachowiak, Nipissing University, Canada.

 Program Chairs
 Jakub Yaghob, Charles University, Czech Republic.
 Veli Hakkoymaz, Fatih University, Turkey.
 
 Program co-Chairs
 Noraziah Ahmad,University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. 
 Yoshiro Imai, Kagwa University, Japan.

 Proceedings Chair
 Pit Pichappan, Al Imam University, Saudi Arabia
 Publicity Chair
 Maytham Safar, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
 Would you like to organize a workshop or a special session or a tutorial?
 If you are interested in organizing any workshop or special session, please
send us email to ndt@dirf.org  with the title of the session
 Would you like to be a reviewer?
All the reviewing are online. Please visit
http://www.dirf.org/ndt2010/index.asp then select link be a  reviewer. More
details are listed there.
 SUBMISSION
 Submission instructions are listed at



4th Annual Critical Race Studies Symposium: Intersectionality: Challenging Theory, Reframing Politics, Transforming Movements

By DOLORES FIDISHUN on December 30, 2009 8:32 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

March 11-13th, 2010, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California.


 Since the publication of Kimberlé Crenshaw's formative articles - Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race & Sex (1989), and Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics & Violence Against Women of Color (1994) - the concept of intersectionality has traversed more than a dozen academic disciplines and transnational and popular political discourse, generated multiple conferences, monographs, and anthologies, and animated hundreds of articles and essays. In the twenty years since Crenshaw introduced intersectionality, critiques of identity politics and multiculturalism and, more recently, claims of a "post-racial" era have blossomed. In 2010, we will re-visit the origins of intersectionality as a theoretical frame and site of legal interventions and consider its still unfolding potential for unmasking subordination and provoking social change.

Confirmed participants include:
Sumi Cho, Cathy Cohen, Sarah Deer, Philip Atiba Goff, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Angela Harris, Luke Harris, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Tanya Hernandez, Nagwa Ibrahim, Lenora Lapidus, Gail Lewis, George Lipsitz, Catharine MacKinnon, Leslie McCall, Mari Matsuda, Charles Mills, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Margaret Montoya, Manjula Pradeep, Beth Richie, Tricia Rose, Nikhil Singh, Sandra Smith, Dean Spade, Alvin Starks, Miguel Unzueta, Francisco Valdes, Mieke Verloo, Patricia Williams


We are pleased to solicit proposals for individual papers or whole sessions, engaging one or more of our five embedded themes.

Key areas of inquiry include:

a) Intersectionality Across Disciplines, with particular emphasis on research methodologies, new applications and comparative analyses;

b) Intersectional Praxis, engaging the integration of theory with advocacy and activism, and concerned with the practical dilemmas entailed in navigating intersections of race, gender, class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, citizenship, ethnicity and/or related dynamics;

c) Intersectionality and Post-racialism, particularly highlighting the contradicting ways that intersectionality has been positioned as both a precursor to post-racialism and as a critique of its symbolic content;

d) Intersectionality and Transnationalism, specifically recognizing the intersecting dynamics of subordination that sustain, transgress or delineate borders and highlighting discourses that disrupt the premises of globalization, imperialism and international law;

e) Intersectionality Embodied, interrogating how intersectionality plays out in the production of legitimate and illegitimate sexualities, the construction of normative, (de)valued, or able bodies, and the challenges in deploying discourses of rights and recognition as interventionist tools.

All proposals should include the session or paper title, a 300-500 word abstract, the names, affiliations, and C.V.s or resumes of all participants, and any audio-visual requests.  Session proposals should specify panel, roundtable, or workshop format.  Panels integrating practitioners or advocates, including both junior and senior scholars and/or including graduate or law students, are strongly encouraged.

The deadline to submit proposals has been extended to January 15, 2010.
Please submit questions about the event and proposals to crssymposium@law.ucla.edu<mailto:crssymposium@law.ucla.edu>

Sponsor: The Critical Race Studies Program at the UCLA School of Law

Principal Co-sponsor: Women & the Law Project, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Presenting Co-sponsors: African-American Policy Forum, Columbia Law School, LatCrit, Inc., The Williams Institute, The American Constitution Society

Contributing Co-Sponsors: V-Day, Women's Research & Resource Center at Spelman College

Co-Sponsors: ACLU Women's Rights Project, Center for Global Justice- Seattle University School of Law, The Center for New Racial Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara, UCLA Center for the Study of Women, UCLA Women's Studies Department

The Faculty of the UCLA Law Critical Race Studies Program
Khaled Abou El Fadl * Devon Carbado * Kimberlé Crenshaw * Carole Goldberg *
Cheryl Harris * Jerry Kang * Gerard López * Jyoti Nanda * Russell Robinson *
Saúl Sarabia

New England Women's Studies Conference

By DOLORES FIDISHUN on December 30, 2009 8:27 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
I'm pleased to let you know that the New England Women's Studies Conference will be held at UMass Dartmouth April 30-May 1, 2010. The conference theme is Teaching Activism: Women's Studies in the 21st Century.


The conference will include an embedded track for undergraduate presentations. We encourage faculty to create panel submissions and present with their students. In addition, we have secured Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner, who are celebrating the 10th anniversary of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future, who will facilitate an interactive workshop (free to all conference attendees, both faculty and students) on activism and how to incorporate activism into our everyday lives and teaching. We are also working to secure a keynote speaker who will address activism and global issues in Women's Studies.


Please see the CFP fulltext below and please share with colleagues. I hope you join us for this exciting event. If you'd like a PDF version of the CFP to post in your department or share with colleagues, please email me off the list at jen.riley@umassd.edu.


Best regards to all,


Jen Riley


----
Director, New England Women's Studies Association
Associate Professor, English & Women's Studies
UMass Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
508.999.8279 (office)
508.999.9235 (fax)
jen.riley@umassd.edu


New England Women's Studies Conference
UMass Dartmouth, April 30 th -May 1 st , 2010

Teaching Activism: Women's Studies in the 21 st Century

The classroom, with all its limitations, remains a location of possibility. In that field of possibility we have the opportunity to labor for freedom, to demand of ourselves and our comrades, an openness of mind and heart that allows us to face reality even as we collectively imagine ways to move beyond boundaries, to transgress. This is education as the practice of freedom.

­bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress, 1999, p. 207
 
This year's New England Women's Studies (NEWSA) conference invites presentations focused on feminist pedagogy and ideas for teaching women's studies, gender studies, and/or feminist approaches in the university classroom. Possible topics include:

        • Student-faculty collaborations inside and outside the claassroom
        • Impact of service learning and internships for Women's Studies students
        • Value of service learning for the Women's Studiess curriculum
        • Teaching activism
        • Teaching Praxis through effective blending of feminist thheory and practice
        • Feminist pedagogy online
        • Women's Studies education as the practice of freeedom
        • Contradictions of feminist pedagogy
        • Locating feminism in pedagogy
        • Teaching local and global engagement
        • Feminist teaching and learning methods
        • Cross-listed courses and assuring connections to WMS currricular goals (what curricular concerns do WMS faculty and programs have about crosslisting courses? Gaining new resources?)


The conference includes an embedded undergraduate student conference that includes a workshop on feminism and a track for presentations of undergraduate research and experiences in the discipline of Women's Studies. We invite proposals from undergraduate students; faculty and undergraduate panels are especially welcome. Possible topics here include:


        • Lessons learned from service learning and internship expeeriences
        • Research projects drawing upon feminist theory
        • Practicing activism on a college campus
        • Defining 3 rd Wave feminism
        • Claiming your feminist identity
        • Why major in Women's and/or Gender Studies?
        • Experiencing the feminist classroom
        • Engaging in feminist research
        • Learning local and global engagement


500-word abstracts due by January 29th. Panel submissions welcome.

Submit electronically as .RTF, .DOC, or PDF attachment to: newsa@umassd.edu

Decisions will be made by February 15th

Computer Mediated Communication: Issues and Approaches in Education

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Call for Chapter Proposals

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 22, 2010

Computer Mediated Communication: Issues and Approaches in Education

A book edited by Sigrid Kelsey, Louisiana State University

and

Kirk St.Amant, East Carolina University

 

To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=769 

 

OVERVIEW OF TOPIC AREA

 

Technology has created a shift leading from traditional classrooms to environments unhindered by space or time. Online education has grown rapidly in recent years with nearly four million students taking online courses in the United States alone, and an expected further demand for online education due to the global economic downturn (Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008, http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/pdf/staying_the_course.pdf ) Those individuals teaching in traditional, online, and hybrid environments must therefore adapt their teaching approaches and communication methods to address the evolution of technology in education. Within this context, computer mediated communication brings about issues and opportunities in education such as new pedagogical approaches, teaching methods, the changing pace of instruction, opportunities for collaboration, and more.

This edited collection will examine the implications and effects computer mediated communication has had on instruction and education. The chapters in this collection will, in turn, provide perspectives that can help instructors/teachers, students, trainers, and other professionals involved in education and training better understand and better address teaching, training, and learning in online environments.

 

AUDIENCE FOR THIS PROPOSED TEXT

 

The primary audience for this book would include:

• Professors, teachers, trainers, administrators, librarians, instructional technology staff, and other education decision makers who need to make informed choices about how their organizations can use online media to perform effectively

• Researchers studying online education and the use of online media in educational or instructional contexts (including the growth of international online education practices, or the effectiveness of international online education)

• Managers and decision makers who need to implement or oversee online educational/instructional models or practices or who need to make strategic decisions concerning if and how their organization should adopt or implement online educational/instructional approaches

• Policy makers who need to develop policies and procedures for regulating, accrediting, or assessing online educational practices and the uses of online media in teaching/instruction

 

RECOMMENDED TOPICS

 

Prospective subject areas and specific topics for this publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

• Online instructional modeling: Theoretical perspectives of teaching and learning

• New demands in open and distance education

• Best practices for developing and implementing online education/instruction

• Changing identities and branding for educational institutions

• Defining the role of online education in today's world

• Accreditation and assessment of online programs

• Framework of online education and open and distance learning

• Open & distance learning

• Policies and procedures for developing or implementing online education

• Communication strategies in online education and open and distance learning

• Distance or distributed learning, open learning, as well as blended or hybrid

• International distance learning initiatives

• Distinctions between online and on-site learning environments

• Static vs. dynamic online learning environments

• Classroom experiences

• Discussion boards, group dynamics

• Online mentoring

• Online internships

• Service learning in online contexts

• Learning environments

• Supportive technology

 

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

 

Prospective authors are invited to submit chapter proposals of 200-500 words on or before January 22, 2010. In their proposal, prospective authors should clearly include:

• A 2-4 sentence overview of the general topic area they will address in the proposed chapter

• A thesis statement noting the objective, focus, or purpose of the chapter

• A brief outline of major topics/major sections covered in the proposed chapter

• A 2-4 sentence explanation of how the proposed chapter relates to the overall focus of this book project

• For chapters that will report original research, the author must also include the research question that guided the process and the methodology used to address this question

 

Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter organization guidelines by March 1, 2010. Drafts of chapters will be due by June 1, 2010.

 

PUBLISHER

 

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

January 22, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline

March 1, 2010: Notification of Acceptance

June 1, 2010: Full Chapter Submission

July 12, 2010: Review Results Returned

November 5, 2010: Final Chapter Submission

December 17, 2010: Final Deadline

Please send inquiries or submit material electronically (Rich Text Files) to the editor at:

sigridkelsey@gmail.com

 

 

Naomi Lederer

College Liaison Librarian (Reference), Professor

Morgan Library, Colorado State University

1019 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1019

(970) 491-0593 FAX (970) 491-5817 Naomi.Lederer@colostate.edu

http://lib.colostate.edu/research/english/;  /history/; /art/; /speech/;

/design/; /communic/ [journalism]; /ethnicstudies/ & /howto/

Book: Ideas for Librarians Who Teach http://tinyurl.com/yth6f2

 

2010 LITA National Forum Call for Proposals

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Due Date for proposals: February 19, 2010

The 2010 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions, preconferences and poster sessions for the 13th annual LITA National Forum to be held in Atlanta GA, September 30 - October 3, 2010.
 
Theme: The Cloud and the Crowd
The Forum Committee is interested in presentations about projects, plans, or discoveries in areas of library-related technology involving emerging cloud technologies, software-as-service, as well as social technologies of various kinds.  We are interested in presentations from all types of libraries: public, government, school, academic, special, and corporate.  Proposals on any aspect of library and information technology are welcome. Some possible ideas for proposals might include:

·         Using virtualized or cloud resources for storage or computing in libraries

·         Library-specific open source software (OSS) and other OSS "in" Libraries, technology on a budget

*       Crowdsourcing and user groups for supporting technology projects
*       Semantic Web
*       Training via the crowd
*       Social Computing: social tools, collaborative software, etc.
*       Engaging your "crowd"
*       User created content: Book reviews, tagging, etc.
*       Virtual worlds
*       Federated and Meta-Searching: design and management, integrated access to resources, search engines
*       Digital Libraries/ Institutional Repositories: developments in resource linking, preservation, maintenance, web services
*       Harnessing the crowd data to improve the user experience
*       Security in the cloud: control vs flexibility, legal implications
*       Authentication and Authorization: Digital Rights Management (DRM), authentication, privacy, services for remote patrons
*       Web design: information architecture, activity-centered design, user-centered design, usability testing
*       Technology Management: project management, geek management, budgeting, knowledge sharing applications
*       Globalization and library services - does it matter where your staff or users are?

Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries and/or be of interest to librarians. Concurrent sessions are approximately 70 minutes in length and sessions of all varieties are welcomed from traditional single- or multi-speaker formats to panel discussions, case studies, and demonstrations of projects. Forum 2009 will also accept a limited number of poster session proposals.  For projects that will still be in preliminary development in October 2010, we recommend presentations at a lightning talk or other "un-conference"-like activities for which time will be reserved at Forum. A call for these types of presentations and discussions will be issued after February 2010.

New this year:

1.      In response to attendee feedback, this year we will be offering "half-session" slots as well as full sessions.  This is designed for speakers who do not wish to use the full 75 minutes, but who do not have a partner in mind for sharing the time.  The Committee will pair these half-sessions up so that the timing of the Forum remains organized.  Please indicate in your proposal whether you are requesting a full or half session.  Half sessions should plan on approximately 30 minutes speaking time to allow both speakers time to set up and for Q&A.  If you are requesting a full session, you should be prepared to use most of the allotted time.

2.      If you are interested in publishing a paper based on your talk in ITAL, you will have the opportunity to indicate that.  These proposals will be shared with the ITAL editor.

Presenters are required to submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts in advance for inclusion on the ALA Connect site, and are required to submit final presentation slides or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the Web site after the event.
 
Your proposals are welcomed and much appreciated! To submit a proposal, enter the following information online at http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lita2010/

*       Title
*       Summary (to be used in community feedback/voting: a one-sentence description of your presentation mentioning neither the name(s) or institution(s) of the presenter(s), max. 200 characters)
*       Abstract and brief outline (max 400 words)
*       Level indicator (basic, intermediate, or advanced)
*       Brief biographical information. Include experience as a presenter and expertise in the topic
*       Full contact information
*       Is this proposal for a preconference? Concurrent session? Poster session?
*       If this proposal is for a concurrent session, might it be considered for a poster session?
*       If this proposal is for a concurrent session, might it be expanded into a half-day or full-day preconference?
*       If this proposal is for a concurrent session, are you requesting a full or half session?
*       How did you hear about the 2010 Forum call for proposals?

Submit proposals by February 19, 2010 online at: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lita2010/

The 2010  Forum Planning Committee will review proposals starting in February 2010. You will be contacted about the status of your proposal by the end of March.

Questions? Contact the LITA Office:
lita@ala.org <mailto:lita@ala.org>
(312) 280-4268

Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) members are information technology professionals dedicated to educating, serving, and reaching out to the entire library and information community. LITA is a division of the American Library Association.


Computer Science Journals

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The mission of the Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) is to serve society through excellence in education, research, service and to generate new knowledge and technology for the benefit of everyone ranging from the academic and professional research communities to industry practitioners in a range of topics in computer sciences and engineering in general and computer security, biometrics and bioinformatics, image processing and signal processing. All journals under CSC seeks to publish a balanced mix of high quality theoretical or empirical research articles, case studies, book reviews, tutorials, editorials as well as pedagogical and curricular issues surrounding computer science and engineering fields.

List of journals

   
  1. International Journal of Computer Science & Security (IJCSS)  
  2. International Journal of Engineering (IJE)  
  3. International Journal of Biometrics & Bioinformatics (IJBB)  
  4. International Journal of Image Processing (IJIP)  
  5. International Journal of Security (IJS)  
  6. Signal Processing : An International Journal (SPIJ)  
  7. International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN)  
  8. International Journal of Contemporary Advanced Mathematics (IJCM)  
  9. Advances in Multimedia - An International Journal (AMIJ)  
  10. Geoinformatica - An International Journal (GIIJ)  
  11. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJAI)  
  12. International Journal of Applied Sciences (IJAS)  
  13. International Journal of Computational Linguistics (IJCL)  
  14. International Journal of Data Engineering (IJDE)  
  15. International Journal of Experimental Algorithms (IJEA)  
  16. International Journal of Human Computer Interaction (IJHCI)  
  17. International Journal of Logic and Computation (IJLP)  
  18. International Journal of Nano Technology (IJNT)  
  19. International Journal of Robotics and Automation (IJRA)  
  20. International Journal of Software Engineering (IJSE)  
  21. International Journal of Scientific and Statistical Computing (IJSSC)  
  22. International Journal of Ubiquitous Computing (IJUC)  
     
  Important Dates  
  Paper Submission: January 31, 2010  
  Author Notification: February 28, 2010  
 

Journal Publication: March 2010

Editorial Board Members

CSC Journals invites the interested professionals to contribute into CSC research network by joining us as a part of editorial board members for its scientific peer-reviewed journals. All journals uses an online, electronic submission process. The Editor is responsible for the timely and substantive output of the journal, including the solicitation of manuscripts, supervision of the peer review process and the final selection of articles for publication. Duties also include implementing the Journals editorial policies, maintaining high professional standards for published content, ensuring the integrity of the Journal, guiding manuscripts through the review process, overseeing revisions, and planning special issues along with the editorial team. The new editors will begin to receive manuscripts starting from February 2010.

Interested applicants may contact CSC Journals Editorial Office (info@cscjournals.org) for additional information regarding the responsibilities and benefits. Applicants must submit a detailed CV along with a brief statement of contribution for the journal.

Appointments will be made in Jan. 2010

CSC Journals Team
M-3-19, Plaza Damas, Sri Hartamas
50480, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Fax: 00603 6201 1664
Email: info@cscjournals.org
URL: http://www.cscjournals.org

 

Social Theory in Information Systems Research

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Call For Papers:

AMCIS Mini-track: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR 2010)
16th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Lima Peru, August 12-15, 2010 

Conference Website: http://www.amcis2010.org/home/

Description:

This Mini Track solicits research papers, research-in-progress papers, and panel proposals on social theory in information systems research. This will be the 11th consecutive year for the Mini Track at AMCIS,  and we hope to continue a tradition of high quality paper submissions, thought-provoking presentations and lively discussion for all IS  researchers using, or considering the use of, social theory in their work.

Within this Mini Track, we seek to attract research papers, research-in-progress papers, and panels from all IS researchers who are using the work of social theorists, organizational theorists, sociotechnical theorists, and cultural anthropologists in their research.

Possible Topics:  We want to highlight research that uses social theory, sociotechnical theory, and social informatics approaches to critically examine the constitution of information and communications technologies, and their roles in organizations and society.  For example, the work of social theorists (e.g., Callon, Castells, Bourdieu, Giddens, Putnam), organizational theorists (e.g., Powell, DiMaggio, Scott), sociotechnical theorists (e.g., Bijker , Hughes, Kling), cultural anthropologists (e.g., D'Andrade, Holland, Suchman), symbolic interactionists (e.g., Strauss , Star), and many others are being used to address the most important questions about IS, organizations, and society.  We invite IS research that applies, builds on, compares, or critiques these social theories.

Submission Process:

Full paper submissions must be made electronically through the AMCIS on-line submission system (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com:80/amcis2010), by February 26, 2010.  Papers should not exceed 5,000 words, including all attachments.

Important dates: 

Papers Due: February 26, 2010
Notification of Acceptance: April 12, 2010
Final Copy Due: April 26, 2010

Minitrack chairs:

Howard Rosenbaum, School of Library and Information Science Indiana  
University (hrosenba@indiana.edu )
Pnina Shachaf, School of Library and Information Science Indiana  
University (shachaf@indiana.edu)

21st Century Museum Professionals Grant Applications

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 22, 2009

IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov

IMLS Calls for
21st Century Museum Professionals Grant Applications
Application Deadline: March 15, 2010

Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is
calling for proposals from museums, museum service organizations, and
universities for projects that will enhance the professional development
of museum staff. The 21st Century Museum Professionals grants are
intended to have an impact on multiple institutions by reaching broad
groups of museum professionals.

Funding will support projects involving core management skills such as
planning, leadership, finance, program design, partnership, and
evaluation. Projects may also focus on collections care and management,
interpretation, marketing and audience development, staff retention,
visitor services, governance, and other areas of museum operations.
Additionally, IMLS encourages applicants to review its report, Museums,
Libraries, and 21st Century Skills, and respond with project proposals
that address competence in such 21st century skill areas as information,
communications, and technology literacy; critical thinking; problem
solving; creativity; civic literacy; and global awareness. Click here
for descriptions of the awarded proposals from 2009.

Applicants may request from $15,000 - $500,000 for a grant period of up
to three years. The application deadline is March 15, 2010. Downloadable
guidelines and fill-in forms are available on the IMLS Web site.

IMLS has scheduled two audio-conference calls to give prospective
applicants opportunities to ask IMLS staff questions pertaining to 21st
Century Museum Professionals Grants:

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Check the website for details and the toll-free conference call number.
Applicants are encouraged to contact program staff with their questions.

Program Contacts:

Christopher J. Reich, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202-653-4685
E-mail: creich@imls.gov

Twinet G. Kimbrough, Program Specialist
Phone: 202/653-4703
E-mail: tkimbrough@imls.gov
 
 
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.
The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that
connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the
national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to
sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and
innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about
the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.

The 5th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2010)

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The 5th International Conference for Internet Technology and
Secured Transactions (ICITST-2010), Technical Co-Sponsored
by IEEE UK/RI Communications Chapter, November 8-11, 2010, London, UK
(www.icitst.org)                                
                                                                                                                        
The ICITST is an international refereed conference dedicated
to the advancement of the theory and practical implementation of secured
Internet transactions and to fostering discussions on information
technology evolution. The ICITST aims to provide a highly professional
and comparative academic research forum that promotes collaborative
excellence between academia and industry. The objectives of the
ICITST are to bridge the knowledge gap between academia and industry,
promote research esteem in secured Internet transactions and the
importance of information technology evolution to secured transactions.
The ICITST-2010 invites research papers that encompass conceptual
analysis, design implementation and performance evaluation.
All the accepted papers will appear in the proceedings published
by IEEE and fully indexed by IEEE Xplore. All the ICITST papers
are indexed by DBLP.

 
The topics in ICITST-2010 include but are not confined to the
following areas:
 
*  Application of agents
*  Application security
*  Blended Internet security methods
*  Biometrics
*  Boundary issues of Internet security
*  Broadband access technologies
*  Challenges of content authoring
*  Data mining security
*  E-society
*  Globalisation of information society
*  Government, and corporate Internet security policy
*  Internet architecture
*  Infonomics
*  IPSec quality of services
*  Patentability
*  Regulation, self-regulation, and co-regulation Web services
*  Secured database systems
*  Synchronising e-security
*  Software Architectures
*  Technology-enabled information
*  Trust, privacy, and data security
*  Wireless transactions
*  Context-Awareness and its Data mining for Ubi-com service
*  Human-Computer Interface and Interaction for Ubi-com
*  Smart Homes and its business model for Ubi-com service
*  Intelligent Multimedia Service and its Data management for Ubi-com
*  USN / RF-ID for Ubi-com service
*  Network security issues, protocols, data security in Ubi-com
*  Database protection for Ubi-com
*  Privacy Protection and Forensic in Ubi-com
*  Multimedia Security in Ubi-com
*  Quality of Service Issues
*  Authentication and Access control for data protection in Ubi-com
*  Information visualization
*  Web services
*  Service, Security and its Data management for U-commerce
*  New novel mechanism and Applications for Ubi-com
*  Information Management
*  Multimedia Information Systems
*  Information Retrieval
*  Natural Language Processing
*  Digital Libraries
*  Data and Information Quality Management
*  Data Grids, Data and Information Quality
*  Database Management
*  Web Databases
*  Temporal and Spatial Databases
*  Data Mining
*  Web Mining including Web Intelligence and Web 3.0
*  E-Learning, eCommerce, e-Business and e-Government
*  Web Metrics and its applications
*  XML and other extensible languages
*  Semantic Web and Ontology
*  Human-Computer Interaction
*  Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
*  Knowledge Management
*  Ubiquitous Systems
*  Peer to Peer Data Management
*  Interoperability
*  Mobile Data Management
*  Data Models for Production Systems and Services
*  Data Exchange issues and Supply Chain
*  Data Life Cycle in Products and Processes
*  Case Studies on Data Management, Monitoring and Analysis
*  Security and Access Control
*  Embedded Systems
*  Defence Systems
*  Information Content Security
*  Software Architecture
*  System design and verification
*  Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Security
*  Distributed information systems

IMPORTANT DATES
 

Full Paper Submission Date                 May 31, 2010 
Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Submission Date     April 01, 2010
Proposal for Workshops and Tutorials             April 30, 2010 
Notification of Workshop and Tutorial Acceptance     March 15, 2010
Proposal for Industrial Presentation             April 30, 2010
Notification of Extended Abstract Acceptance/Rejection     May 15, 2010
Notification of Industrial Presentation Acceptance    May 15, 2010
Notification of Paper Acceptance/Rejection         June 30, 2010
Camera Ready Extended Abstract Due             July 31, 2010
Camera Ready Paper Due                     July 31, 2010
Early Registration Deadline                 January 01 to July 31, 2010
Late Registration Deadline                 July 31 to November 08, 2010
Conference Dates                     November 08-11, 2010

The ICITST also encourages organisations to submit their Job Fair
Booth Reservations and/or Exhibit Proposals. If your organisation
is interested, kindly submit a brief Proposal (not more than 1 side
of A4 page) to jobfair@icitst.org
For more details, please visit www.icitst.org

International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2010)

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CALL FOR PAPERS


*******************************************************************
International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2010),
Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter
28-30 June, 2010, London, UK
www.i-society.eu
*******************************************************************

The International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2010)
is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter.
The i-Society is a global knowledge-enriched collaborative effort
that has its roots from both academia and industry. The conference
covers a wide spectrum of topics that relate to information society,
which includes technical and non-technical research areas.

The mission of i-Society 2010 conference is to provide opportunities
for collaboration of professionals and researchers to share existing
and generate new knowledge in the field of information society.
The conference encapsulates the concept of interdisciplinary science
that studies the societal and technological dimensions of knowledge
evolution in digital society. The i-Society bridges the gap
between academia and industry with regards to research collaboration
and awareness of current development in secure information management
in the digital society.

The topics in i-Society 2010 include but are not confined to the
following areas:

*New enabling technologies
- Internet technologies
- Wireless applications
- Mobile Applications
- Multimedia Applications
- Protocols and Standards
- Ubiquitous Computing
- Virtual Reality
- Human Computer Interaction
- Geographic information systems
- e-Manufacturing

*Intelligent data management
- Intelligent Agents
- Intelligent Systems
- Intelligent Organisations
- Content Development
- Data Mining
- e-Publishing and Digital Libraries
- Information Search and Retrieval
- Knowledge Management
- e-Intelligence
- Knowledge networks

*Secure Technologies
- Internet security
- Web services and performance
- Secure transactions
- Cryptography
- Payment systems
- Secure Protocols
- e-Privacy
- e-Trust
- e-Risk
- Cyber law
- Forensics
- Information assurance
- Mobile social networks
- Peer-to-peer social networks
- Sensor networks and social sensing

*e-Learning
- Collaborative Learning
- Curriculum Content Design and Development
- Delivery Systems and Environments
- Educational Systems Design
- e-Learning Organisational Issues
- Evaluation and Assessment
- Virtual Learning Environments and Issues
- Web-based Learning Communities
- e-Learning Tools
- e-Education

*e-Society
- Global Trends
- Social Inclusion
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Social Infonomics
- Computer-Mediated Communication
- Social and Organisational Aspects
- Globalisation and developmental IT
- Social Software

*e-Health
- Data Security Issues
- e-Health Policy and Practice
- e-Healthcare Strategies and Provision
- Medical Research Ethics
- Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
- e-Medicine

*e-Governance
- Democracy and the Citizen
- e-Administration
- Policy Issues
- Virtual Communities

*e-Business
- Digital Economies
- Knowledge economy
- eProcurement
- National and International Economies
- e-Business Ontologies and Models
- Digital Goods and Services
- e-Commerce Application Fields
- e-Commerce Economics
- e-Commerce Services
- Electronic Service Delivery
- e-Marketing
- Online Auctions and Technologies
- Virtual Organisations
- Teleworking
- Applied e-Business
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

*e-Art
- Legal Issues
- Patents
- Enabling technologies and tools

*e-Science
- Natural sciences in digital society
- Biometrics
- Bioinformatics
- Collaborative research

*Industrial developments
- Trends in learning
- Applied research
- Cutting-edge technologies

* Research in progress
- Ongoing research from undergraduates, graduates/postgraduates and professionals

Important Dates:
Paper Submission Date: January 31, 2010
Notification of Paper Acceptance /Rejection: February 28, 2010
Camera Ready Paper Due: March 15, 2010
Early Bird Attendee registration: January 01, 2010
Late Bird Attendee registration: February 28, 2010
Conference Dates: June 28-30, 2010

ACRL New Members Discussion Group

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Call for Presenters: The ACRL New Members Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for presentation at its meeting at the 2010 ALA Midwinter Conference in Boston, MA on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Proposals are due by Monday 12/28/2009. The ACRL New Members Discussion Group is for new (and aspiring) academic librarians. We meet twice a year­at both ALAA conferences­to chat about whatever is on oour minds. It's an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in ACRL. Presenters at this meeting have the opportunity to contribute to the professional development of other academic librarians, gain conference presentation experience, and build their CV. Students are welcome to submit proposals. This Midwinter conference we want to hear from you on themes relating to Incorporating Technology Tools in Library Instruction. How do you perceive the role of technology in library instruction and how do you handle teaching about technology? We are interested in presentations that share personal experiences with incorporating technology tools, such as customized browser toolbars, screencasting, citation management software, and podcasting into library instruction. The goal of these presentations is to familiarize new and aspiring academic librarians with effective uses of these tools and effective methods of teaching about technology topics. We seek proposals for presentations that address this topic from a variety of angles, including (but not limited to): -Examples of effective uses of technology tools in library instruction, either as a means for delivering instruction (for example, creating screencasts about citation management software), or as the topic of instruction (for example, delivering library instruction sessions that teach students how to use tools such as podcasting or citation management software) -How to use technology tools to meet specific learning outcomes -Successful strategies for promoting library instruction sessions that focus on technology The ACRL New Members Discussion Group meeting will take place on Saturday January 16, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Westin Copley Place Essex Center. Presenters should plan to speak for 10 minutes and allow 5 minutes for questions/discussion. There will be three presentations. Following the presentations, we will open the floor for discussion on the topic, or we can answer your questions about getting involved in national activities and/or academic librarianship in general. Proposals are due by Monday 12/28/2009. Notification of acceptance will be made by Tuesday 01/05/2010. Please include the following information in your proposal: 1. A cover sheet with your name, title, institutional affiliation (or LIS program), mailing address, phone number, and email address. 2. A second sheet that contains no identifying information and includes the title and a 200-300 word description of your presentation. The description should clearly identify the topic of your presentation, your personal experience with this topic, and how your presentation will contribute to new and aspiring librarians' understanding of how to incorporate technology tools in library instruction. 3. Keep in mind that there will be no use of technology for these presentations. If your proposal is accepted, you should plan to provide handouts that contain tips, further reading, etc. Please submit proposal by email to Allie Flanary (ACRL NMDG convener) at aflanary@gmail.com. For an archive of past messages from the ILI listserv, visit: http://lists.ala.org/wws/arc/ili-l.

Public Services Quarterly: Embedded Librarianship

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Call for Submissions:  Embedded Librarianship

Public Services Quarterly (PSQ) invites submission of manuscripts for a special thematic issue (volume 6, issue 2/3) on "." 

 

Theme:

One innovative trend in librarianship is the practice of embedding librarians, putting librarians where their users are. Modeled on the concept of the embedded journalist, an embedded librarian typically refers to a higher order of collaboration between librarians and teaching faculty, where librarians are more fully immersed and participatory in the academic experience.  Embedded librarians spend significant time in the classroom/department, create course assignments and specific research guides, do research with teaching faculty, and may have a presence in course management software. The term "blended librarian" is sometimes used in lieu of embedded librarian. 

 

In this special issue, we seek to explore the practice of embedded librarianship in an online environment and beyond.  Some questions that may be addressed include, but not limited to:

·         How do we define embedded librarianship?

·         What are the best practices?

·         What are effective strategies for embedding a librarian?

·         What does it mean to be an embedded librarian in an online environment?

·         How do we assess an embedded librarian program?

·         What is the future of embedded librarianship?

 

Barbara Norelli, Social Sciences & Instructional Services Librarian at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, will edit this special issue of PSQ.


Deadlines:

·         Manuscript submissions are due March 10, 2010.

·         Accepted authors will be notified on April 1, 2010.

·         Author revisions are due May 1, 2010.

Please submit manuscripts and direct questions to the special issue editor, Barbara Norelli, at: <bnorelli@skidmore.edu>

Publication:
Public Services Quarterly, a Taylor & Francis Group/Routledge publication, is a peer reviewed journal that examines traditional and nontraditional areas of public service in academic libraries.  This special issue of PSQ will NOT be refereed.

This special issue is scheduled for publication in June 2010 and it may be considered for publication as a monograph by Taylor & Francis.

For more information on Public Services Quarterly and the Instructions for Authors, please visit:
<http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1522-8959>

 


 

Embedded Librarians

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Call for Proposals: Book Chapters for Embedded Librarians
 
Editors of the forthcoming ACRL publications book Embedded Librarians: Moving beyond one-shot instruction, to be published late 2010,  seek proposals for chapters from skilled librarians who have researched and/or implemented an embedded librarian program. The book will provide an overview of embedded librarianship within higher education.  Chapters are sought about strategies for and experiences of creating a long-term embedded presence in multiple non-library settings, both online and in-person. 

Potential topics include:
  • Defining "embedded librarianship"
  • History and background of embedded librarianship
  • Embedding in the first year experience
  • Embedding within departments
  • Collaborating across departments to encourage embedded projects
  • Embedding in online course management systems
  • Embedding in the enterprise
  • Assessing the success of embedded projects
  • Future opportunities in embedded librarianship

 Prospective authors should email a brief CV, a writing sample, and a one-page proposal for their chapter to ckvenild@uwyo.edu or kcalkins@uwyo.edu. Proposals are due by January 30, 2010.

Canadian Association for Information Science/Association canadienne des

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Call for Papers
38th Annual Conference
Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada June 2 - 4, 2010

Information Science: Synergy through Diversity

With focus on innovative research and on information science as an evolving
field, the conference will provide information scientists with a forum for
presentation on four areas that form the conference program theme:

We are seeking submissions that address any aspects of the following:
• Knowledge and Information Management (e.g. Knowledge Management,
Competitive Intelligence, Economic Intelligence)
• Social networking and user participation in knowledge structure (e.g. Web
2.0, folksonomies, ontologies)
• Information Organization (e.g. cataloguing and classification,
Informetrics, Records Management, metadata)
• Human-Information Interaction (HII) (e.g. information retrieval, interface
design, information architecture, user studies, information behaviour,
information literacy)

Proposals that address other aspects of information and library science or
other aspects of the conference or congress themes are also warmly invited.

Call for papers. Proposals for CAIS/ACSI 2010 are solicited. All submissions
should include a title, the name(s) of the author(s), and a statement of how
the content relates to the conference themes. Proposals may be submitted in
English or French. Doctoral candidates are especially invited to submit
proposals for the conference.

Types of submissions

Extended Abstracts: Extended Abstracts (approximately 1000-1500 words, no
smaller than 10-pt. font), reporting on research projects, theoretical
developments or innovative practical applications are invited. These
abstracts should be reports of completed or well-developed projects on
topics suitable for publication in scholarly and professional journals.
Proposals that report on completed or ongoing research will be given
preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies
are welcomed.

Panels: Panels presenting topics for discussion such as, analyses of
emerging trends, opinions on controversial issues, reports by practitioners
on current information science and technology projects, and contrasting
viewpoints from experts in complementary professional areas are welcome.
These may include debates, forums, or case studies. Submissions should be in
the form of extended abstracts (approximately 1000-1500 words, no smaller
than 10-pt. font), providing an overview of the issues, projects, or
viewpoints to be discussed by the panel. Submissions must also include
title, sponsor(s), and names and affiliations of all participants (max. 3
including moderator, speakers, reactors, etc.).

Student to CAIS/ACSI Award: Papers submitted by graduate students will be
considered for this award. The award includes a monetary prize as well as
publication of the full manuscript in the Canadian Journal of Information
and Library Science / La revue canadienne des sciences de l'information et
de bibliothéconomie. Students should submit the full paper by April 16th to
be considered for this award. Details of the award, including previous
winners, can be found at the CAIS/ASCI website.

Deadline for proposals is January 15th, 2010. Proposals including the
name(s) of the author(s), mailing and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax
numbers, should be sent electronically (in Word or RTF format) to
conf2010@cais-acsi.ca. 

Conference proposals will be refereed by the Programme Committee. Authors
will be notified of the Committee's decision no later than February 26th,
2010. All accepted extended abstracts will be published on the CAIS Website.
If you wish to submit a full-text version of your paper on the CAIS Website,
it must be submitted no later than April 16th, 2010. Please refer to the
length and format. All presenters must register for the conference.

Participants are also encouraged to submit full papers to the Canadian
Journal of Information and Library Science / La revue canadienne des
sciences de l'information et de bibliothéconomie.

For further information, please contact one of the CAIS/ACSI 2010 Conference
Co-chairs.

Co-Chairs of the CAIS/ACSI Conference 2010

Dr. Valerie Nesset
vmnesset@buffalo.edu
State University of New York at Buffalo
Department of Library and Information Studies
544 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
USA
Tel : +1.716.645.1485
Fax: + 1.716.645.3775   

Dr. Elaine Ménard
elaine.menard@mcgill.ca
McGill University
School of Information Studies
3459 McTavish, MS72C
Montréal, Québec, H3A 1Y1
Canada
Tel: +1.514.398.3363
Fax: +1.514.398.7193
        
Dr. Sabine Mas
sabine.mas@umontreal.ca
Université de Montréal
École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information
C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville
Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7
Canada
Tel : +1.514.343.2245
Fax : +1.514.343.5753

Registration
The conference will take place as part of the 2010 Congress of the
Humanities and Social Sciences at Concordia University. Registration should
be done online through the Congress Website

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Association canadienne des sciences de l'information/Canadian Association
for Information Science

Appel à communications
38e Congrès annuel
Université Concordia, Montréal, Qc, Canada
2 au 4 juin 2010

Sciences de l'information : la synergie à travers la diversité

Le congrès met l'accent sur la recherche innovatrice et l'évolution du
domaine des sciences de l'information, et offre aux spécialistes de
l'information un cadre pour présenter leurs recherches liées aux quatre axes
suivants :
• La gestion des connaissances et de l'information (par ex., gestion des
connaissances, veille à la concurrence, gestion stratégique de
l'information)
• Les réseaux sociaux et la participation des usagers dans la structure des
connaissances (par ex., Web 2.0, folksonomies, ontologies)
• L'organisation de l'information (par ex., catalogage et classification,
infométrie, gestion des documents administratifs, métadonnées)
• Les interactions homme-information (IHI) (par ex., recherche
d'information, conception d'interface, architecture de l'information, études
des utilisateurs, comportements informationnels, culture informationnelle)


Les soumissions axées sur d'autres sujets des sciences l'information et de
la bibliothéconomie ou sur tout autre aspect se rapportant aux thèmes du
congrès ou de la conférence sont également les bienvenues.

Appel à communications : Les propositions pour le Congrès de l'ACSI/CAIS
2010 sont sollicitées. Celles-ci doivent inclure un titre et le nom de
l'auteur ou des auteurs. Les propositions doivent aussi indiquer comment
elles s'inscrivent dans le cadre de l'un des thèmes du congrès. Les
propositions peuvent être soumises en anglais ou en français. Une invitation
toute particulière à soumettre une proposition pour le congrès est adressée
aux candidats au doctorat.

Types de propositions : Les résumés (environ 1 000-1 500 mots, police de
taille 10-pt. et plus) décrivant des projets de recherche, des
développements théoriques ou des applications pratiques novatrices sont
sollicités. Ces résumés doivent présenter des travaux de recherche achevés
ou des projets en cours sur des thèmes appropriés à la publication dans les
revues savantes et professionnelles. La préférence sera accordée aux
propositions ayant une base théorique et méthodologique clairement
articulée. Divers points de vue (théoriques et appliqués) et méthodologies
sont les bienvenus.

Tables rondes : Des tables rondes présentant des sujets de discussion tels
que l'analyse des tendances actuelles, les opinions sur des questions
controversées, les rapports par les praticiens de l'information sur des
projets scientifiques et technologiques, et les divers points de vue
d'experts dans des domaines professionnels complémentaires sont les
bienvenues. Ces tables rondes peuvent inclure des débats, forums ou des
études de cas. Les soumissions, sous la forme d'un court résumé (environ 1
000-1 500 mots, police de taille 10-pt. et plus), doivent inclure un aperçu
des questions, des projets, ou des points de vue devant être discutés par le
groupe. Les propositions doivent également inclure le titre, le nom et les
affiliations de tous les participants (max. 3 participants, y compris le
modérateur, les conférenciers, etc.)

Prix « Un étudiant à l'ACSI/CAIS » : Les articles soumis par des étudiants
de 2e et 3e cycle (maîtrise et doctorat) sont admissibles à ce prix. Le prix
consiste en une récompense monétaire et en la publication de l'article
complet dans La Revue canadienne des sciences de l'information et de
bibliothéconomie / Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. Les
étudiants désirant participer à ce concours doivent soumettre leur article
complet au plus tard le 16 avril 2010. Une description du prix, incluant la
liste des précédents lauréats, se trouve sur le site web de l'ACSI/CAIS.

La date limite pour soumettre les propositions est le 15 janvier 2010.
Toutes les propositions doivent inclure le(s) nom(s) du ou des auteur(s),
les adresses postale et de courrier électronique, les numéros de téléphone
et de télécopieur, et être envoyées électroniquement (en format Word ou RTF)
ou en version imprimée à conf2010@cais-acsi.ca.

Les propositions seront évaluées par le comité du programme. Les auteurs
seront avisés de la décision du comité au plus tard le 26 février 2010. Tous
les résumés acceptés seront publiés sur le site web de l'ACSI. Si vous
désirez soumettre une version complète de votre article sur le site de
l'ACSI, ces textes doivent nous parvenir au plus tard le 16 avril 2010. Pour
de plus amples renseignements sur la longueur et le format des textes à
soumettre, veuillez vous référer aux instructions disponibles en ligne
doivent s'inscrire au congrès.

Les conférenciers peuvent également soumettre la version complète de leur
article à La Revue canadienne des sciences de l'information et de
bibliothéconomie / Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science.

Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec une des
co-présidentes du congrès ACSI/CAIS 2010 :

Co-présidentes du congrès ACSI / CAIS 2010

Dr. Valerie Nesset
vmnesset@buffalo.edu
State University of New York at Buffalo
Department of Library and Information Studies
544 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
USA
Tel : +1.716.645.1485
Fax:  +1.716.645.3775
        
Dr. Elaine Ménard
elaine.menard@mcgill.ca
McGill University
School of Information Studies
3459 McTavish, MS72C
Montréal, Québec, H3A 1Y1
Canada
Tel: +1.514.398.3363
Fax: +1.514.398.7193
        
Dr. Sabine Mas
sabine.mas@umontreal.ca
Université de Montréal
École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information
C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville
Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7
Canada
Tel : +1.514. 343.2245
Fax : +1.514.343.5753


Inscription
Le congrès fera partie de la conférence 2010 de la Fédération canadienne des
sciences humaines qui se teindra à l'Université Concordia. Pour s'inscrire,
visitez la page d'accueil de la conférence
 

ALSC 2011 Annual Conference

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The Association for Library Service to Children's Program Coordinating Committee is now accepting proposals for innovative, creative programs that have broad appeal for the 2011 ALA Annual Conference to be held June 24-27, 2011 in New Orleans, LA.

The committee is looking for a wide range of themes and topics such as advocacy, multiculturalism, administration and management, early literacy, research, partnerships, best practices, programming, outreach and technology.

You may find the ALSC Program Proposal forms at this site: http://www.ala.org/alscevents, then under "ALSC activities at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference" click on "program proposal."

ALSC committees, members, and other interested individuals are welcome to submit a proposal. Individuals who are not members of an ALSC committee may want to seek a letter of support from an appropriate ALSC committee to strengthen their proposal. Please note that participants attending ALSC programs are seeking valuable educational experiences. Presentations should avoid being too limited in scope. The Program Coordinating Committee will not select a program session that suggests commercial sales or self-promotion.

Program proposals are due Friday, April 30, 2010.

If you have any questions you may send them to ALSC Program Coordinating Committee Chair, Diane Janoff, at diane.janoff@queenslibrary.org

CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN SOCIETY

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American Literature Association
May 27-30, 2010
San Francisco, California

The Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society will sponsor two panels at the American Literature Association conference to be held in San Francisco, May 27-30, 2010.  Presenters who are not already members of the Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society will need to join prior to the conference.

Gilman and Religion

This panel will focus on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's engagement with religion in both her fiction and non-fiction.  All papers that deal with Gilman and religion are welcome, but panelists may want to focus on the following topics:

--Gilman's critique of and alternatives to male-centered religion in His Religion and Hers or other works of non-fiction.

--Gilman's portrayal of woman-centered religion and spirituality in her fiction.

--Gilman's unexpected secular appropriations of Protestant Christian theology in her racial regeneration narratives.

--How Gilman's discussions of religion can help us better grapple with and offer more nuanced critiques of the racist and nationalistic implications of her work.

Send a 250-word abstract and a one-page CV to Randi Lynn Tanglen at rtanglen@austincollege.edu<mailto:rtanglen@austincollege.edu> by December 15, 2009.  Presenters who are not already members of the Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society will need to join prior to the conference.
NOTE: DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED


Gilman Across the Disciplines

The Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society invites submissions exploring any aspect of the life and/or work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Proposals may focus on any topic; those representing academic disciplines other than literature are especially welcome.


Submit abstracts of one page, and a brief C.V., by December 15th, 2009 to Kami Rogers at kamijorogers@sbcglobal.net<mailto:kamijorogers@sbcglobal.net>.  Presenters who are not already members of the Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society will need to join prior to the conference.

AICT 2010: The Sixth Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications

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AICT 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS

AICT 2010: The Sixth Advanced International Conference on
Telecommunications
May 9-15, 2010 - Barcelona, Spain


Submission deadline: December 10, 2009

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org
Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA
Archived: IEEE CSDL (Computer Science Digital Library) and IEEE Xplore
Submitted for indexing: Elsevier's EI Compendex Database, EI's
Engineering Information Index
Other indexes are being considered: INSPEC, DBLP, Thomson Reuters
Conference Proceedings Citation Index


Please note the Poster Forum and Work in Progress options.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of
concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations,
running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors
are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under
review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not
limited to, topic areas.

All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in
terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress,
Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules:

AICT 2010 Tracks (tracks' topics and submission details: see CfP on the
site)

Signal processing, protocols and standardization
Standardization (IEEE 802.17, Policy Models, Etc.); IEEE 802.11
engineering; Telecommunications protocol engineering; Future networks:
protocol and standards; Standardization (IEEE 802.15, IEEE 802.16);
Communication theory, signal processing, modulation; Modulation, coding
and synchronization; Propagation, antennas and channel characterization;
Signal separation and Interference rejection; Critical infrastructure
protection

Ad Hoc, autonomic and sensor networks
Autonomic home networking; Sensor, mesh, and Ad hoc networks;
Programmable networks; Active networks; Self-organization and network
reconfiguration; Partial and intermittent resources and services;
Unicast and multicast routing; Radio resource sharing in wireless
networks; Energy-efficient communications; Vehicular Ad hoc networks;
Underwater sensor networks; Emerging sensor technologies; Intelligent
video surveilance; Multi-sensor surveillance;

Wireless technologies
3G And 4G Mobile communications services; Evolution from 2G To 2.5G, 3G
and beyond; Wireless multimedia and networks and systems; Cellular and
Ad hoc networks; Mobile broadband technologies; Mobile software
(agents); Wireless access (WPAN, WLAN, WLL); Wireless communications
antennas and propagation and transmission technologies; Vertical,
horizontal and diagonalhandover; Broadband wireless technology (HSDPA,
HSUPA, LTE, Wimax, Wiran); Cross-layer modeling and design;
Heterogeneity and diversity; Ultra-wideband communications (UWB);
Wireless hacking;

Management, operation and control networks
Monitoring telecommunicaitons systems; Network management contingency
challenges; Real-time traffic and QoS; Performance and QoS, traffic
engineering (MPLS, Diffserv, Intserv, Etc.); Telecommunications
management and control of heterogeneous networks; Mobility control and
mobility engineering; Mobile video surveillance; Mobility and QoS
management; Communications networks security; Information security; IPR
and network security;

Core technologies and access technologies and networks
Metro/Access networks; Broadband access networks and services; Next
Generation Networks and technologies; Future Internet; Inteligent &
Smart networks; Grid, Cluster and Internet computing; Designing and
management of optical networks; Performance of optical networks; Future
technologies in optical communications; PLC (Homeplug, OPERA, UPA,
CEPCA, IEEE, HD-PLC Alliance);

Future applications and services
Service-oriented architectures; E-Learning and mobile learning on
telecommunications; SOHO (Small Offices/Home Offices; Emerging
telecommunications software tools; Object and component technologies in
telecommunication software; Platforms for Web Services-based
applications and services; Web Services communications, applications,
and performance; Applications in telemedicine; Security and trust in
future services applications;

Cognitive radio
Cognitive radio technologies and opportunistic spectrum utilization;
Spectrum sensing technologies; Dynamic spectrum access; Information
theory and performance limits of dynamic spectrum access; Distributed
algorithms for spectrum detection and cooperative spectrum sensing;
Inter- and Intra- standards interoperability; Cross-layer algorithms
based on spectrum sensing techniques; Advanced signal processing
techniques for cognitive radio; Physical-layer design of software radio
and cognitive radio transceivers; Interference and coexistence analysis;
Radio resource allocation; Decision making; Game theory; Cognitive radio
with reinforcement learning; SWR and CR management; Cognitive radio
sensing in the large and feature detection; Spectrum and performance
management in cognitive radio networks; Cognitive radio applications;
Future Internet with cognitive technologies; Flexible and opportunistic
wireless access; Multimedia communications through cognitive networks;
Regulatory policies on spectrum sharing for future broadband networks;
Cognitive radio standards; Cognitive radio architecture for equipments;
Enabling SDR technology for cognitive radio; Hardware reconfigurability;
Testbbeds

Teletraffic modeling and management
Traffic and performance measurements; Traffic characterization and
modeling; Trends and patterns; Scaling phenomena; Packet and flow level
models; Traffic control and QosS; Queuing theory and queuing networks;
Performance evaluation; Scheduling and admission control; Reservation
and priority mechanisms; Overload control; Broadcast and multicast
traffic control; Analytical and numerical analysis; Network design and
optimization of wired and wireless networks; Mobility and resource
management; Traffic monitoring and management; Traffic engineering in
multi-technology networks; Internet traffic engineering; Traffic
grooming; Simulation methodology for communications networks; Simulation
models and tools;

E-Learning and telecommunications
Architecture of learning technology systems; Advanced uses of multimedia
and hypermedia; Integrated learning and educational environments;
National and international projects on e-learning and
telecommunications; Remote and wireless teaching technologies;
Navigational aspects for learning; e-Learning industry and universities
programs; Anytime/anywhere e-learning and wearable network devices;
Tutoring e-learning applications and services; Cost models for
e-learning on telecommunications; Satellite technologies for e-learning;
Teaching e-learning methodologies and technologies; Adaptive e-learning
and intelligent applications/tools; Agent technology; Training
e-learning teachers; Practical uses of authoring tools; Application of
metadata and virtual reality; Collaborative learning/groupware;
Intelligent tutoring systems; Internet based systems; Application of
instructional design theories; Evaluation of learning technology
systems; Standards related activities;

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*AICT Advisory Chairs*
Tulin Atmaca, IT/Telecom&Management SudParis, France
Eugen Borcoci, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest (UPB), Romania 
Petre Dini, IARIA / Concordia University
Jordi Domingo-Pascual, Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya, Spain
Paul J. Geraci, Technology Survey Group, USA
Mannaert Herwig, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Manish Jain, Microsoft Research - Redmond, USA
Michael D. Logothetis, University of Patras, Greece
Jacques Palicot, SUPELEC / Institut d' Electronique et de
Tlcommunications de Rennes, France <mailto:jacques.palicot@supelec.fr>
Pierre Rolin, Telecom SudParis, France /
Sergei Semenov, Nokia Corporation, Finland

*Special Area Chairs*

*TELET*
Denis Collange, Orange Labs, France
Maciej Stasiak, Poznan University of Technology, Poland

*COGNITIVE* *RADIO*
Amor Nafkha, SUPELEC, France <mailto:amor.nafkha@supelec.fr>
* *
*ELETE*
Katie Goeman, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium
Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

*Ad hoc, autonomic and sensor networks*
Michel Marot, Telecom SudParis, France

*AICT 2010 Publicity Chair*
Javier Del Ser Lorente, TECNALIA-TELECOM, Spain

The International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT-2010)

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                                26-28 July, 2010

                        Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

 

            Conference Website: http://www.acadiau.ca/ant10/home.php

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

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• Full Paper Submission:                               January 10, 2010   

• Acceptance Notification:                           March 15, 2010    

• Camera-Ready Submission:                    May 01, 2010        

• Conference Days:                                        July 26-28, 2010   

 

The International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT-2010) is a leading international conference which provides an international forum for researchers, developers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to address research challenges and to present and discuss research ideas, developments and experiences related to the ambient systems infrastructure, models, and technologies.

   The general aim of ambient systems is to provide an environment wherein computing devices exist anywhere and everywhere. In such systems mobile and embedded computing devices form ad hoc collaboration using different communication networks (e.g., wireless networks, RFID, etc) in order to share and exchange information and provide services. Ambient systems pose new research challenges due to the open and unreliable nature of the environment and the complexity and heterogeneity of the computing devices and the underlying communication networks. These characteristics challenge traditional techniques and demand new ways of approaching the problems related to the ambient systems.

     

TOPICS OF INTEREST

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Prospective authors are invited to submit papers to the following research tracks. Details on topics of each track are available at the conference website.

 

- Ambient-oriented Autonomic Networks and Communications

- Ambient Systems Software Engineering

- Ambient Systems Security and Privacy

- Distributed Ambient Artificial Intelligence

- Emerging Ambient Networking, Tracking and Sensing Technologies

- Multimodal Interfaces for Ambient Systems

- Service Oriented Computing for Ambient Systems & Applications

- Smart Environments and Applications in Ambient Systems

 

PUBLICATION

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Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the proceedings of Communications in Computer and Information Science series, Springer. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the special issues of:

 

(1) Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing

      http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652

(2) Journal of Service Oriented Computing and Applications

      http://www.springer.com/computer/communications/journal/11761

(3) Journal of Multiagent and Grid Systems

      http://www.iospress.nl/loadtop/load.php?isbn=15741702

(4) Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

      http://www.springer.com/computer/user+interfaces/journal/779

 

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE

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Submitted technical papers must be no longer than 10 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short papers including all figures and references, and must be formatted according to Springer guidelines.

http://www.springer.com/series/7899 

 

COMMITTEES

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General Chairs

  Nick Cercone, York University, Canada

  Makoto Takizawa, Seikei University, Japan                                         

 

Program Chairs

  Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK

  Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada

  David Taniar, Monash University, Australia

 

Advisory Committee

  Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia

  Ali Ghorbani, University of New Brunswick, Canada

  Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK

  Katia Sycara, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

  Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany

  Sajal K. Das, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

  Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy

 

Program vice Chairs

 

  Agustinus Waluyo, Institute for Infocom Research, Singapore

  Arantza Aldea, Oxford Brookes University, UK

  Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada

  Jiang Li, Howard University, USA

  Kevin Curran, University of Ulster, Ireland

  Khaled Ali, Ottawa University, Canada 

  Markus Aleksy, ABB Corporate Research Center, Germany

  Rainer Unland, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

  Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui, The Open University, UK

  Soumaya Cherkaoui, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

  Takahiro HARA, Osaka University, Japan

  Tarek Sheltami, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

  Tom Lunney, University of Ulster, Ireland

  Tomoya Enokido, Risho University, Japan

  Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia

  Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University, UAE

 

 

Local Arrangement Committee

  Daniel Silver, Acadia University, Canada

  Darcy Benoit, Acadia University, Canada

  Darrell Crooks, Acadia University, Canada

  Duane Currie, Acadia University, Canada

  Elaine Schofield, Acadia University, Canada

  Karen Wilder, Acadia University, Canada

  Richard Cunningham, Acadia University, Canada

 

Steering Committee

  Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada

  Ismail Khalil, Johannes Kepler University Linz Austria

 

Awards Chairs

  Mieso Denko, Guelph University, Canada

  Rachid Anane, Coventry University, UK

 

Publicity Chairs

  Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Australia

  Jason Gu, Dalhousie University, Canada

 

Contacts

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  Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK

      Email: m.younas@brookes.ac.uk

  Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada

      Email: elhadi.shakshuki@acadiau.ca

  David Taniar, Monash University, Australia

      Email: david.taniar@infotech.monash.edu.au

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