9th Global Conference: Pluralism, Inclusion and Citizenship

9th Global Conference Pluralism, Inclusion and Citizenship Friday 14th March - Sunday 16th March 2014 Prague, Czech Republic Call for Presentations: "Pluralism" allows for the diffusion of power rather than the concentration; in this sense, there is a continuous interaction between power and pluralism. Pluralism means diversity, and the more diverse voices there are, the less concentrated power is. Within this context existing economic, political, social and cultural constructs have resulted in paradigms with variants of power. This has been made possible by and is intertwined with institutional consolidation. Business firms, households, public agencies, government departments/agencies and non-governmental institutions have all reacted to these consolidations by creating, promoting and securing, values and knowledge that have greatly impacted on how to determine a rational understanding of power distributions. Pluralism as the contextual framework for rational thinking has allowed for and created the vision that there are pluralities of diverse facts and passage of time amongst other things, for the consolidation of these processes that permeates throughout the diaspora. This vision, though, can sometimes easily allow for, instances of pure speculations. Facts are actually strongly influenced by contexts, as context brings real knowledge to existing objective data. The Pluralism Project, thus far, has embodied the ontology of knowledge creation from all groupings acknowledging that there is subjectivity in creating objectivity. The focus of the project has been to create a platform for an international, interdisciplinary exchange of ideas to explore awareness of the responses to such paradigmatic and institutional policies and processes in advancing counter positions that translate into pluralism. The project has moved its focus to the realities of paradigm consolidation in general and the imbalances of power in reality. The 9th Global Conference on Pluralism, Inclusion and Citizenship will build on the previous conferences. 'Rhetoric to Reality of Power' summarises the way the project has developed over previous years and they have acknowledged that facts are almost always contested and contexts are value loaded. Keeping with these observations, this years event will mainly focus on finding new and hitherto established ways for: - Determining the rules of power balance, practices of empowerment and disempowerment in context - Specifying the pros and cons of contexts serving as the ultimate power in defining facts when dealing with issues of pluralism and inclusion - Resolving ontological quarrels: citizenship versus exclusion - The Cultures of Power. - Measuring traits of citizenship that challenge the established notions of Pluralism, Identity and Inclusion - Creation of communities of inclusion - Examining experiences and learn how to manage disconnectedness - Understanding influences for inclusion of diasporas - Analysing the process of exclusion to find ways for inclusion in pluralistic populations. What to Send 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 11th October 2013. All submissions are minimally double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 17th January 2014. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract E-mails should be titled: Pluralism 9 Abstract Submission Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Joint Organising Chairs: Ram Vemuri and Rob Fisher: pic9@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the 'Diversity and Recognition' research projects, which in turn belong to the 'At the Interface' programmes of Inter-Disciplinary.Net. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore discussions which are innovative and challenging. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/diversity-recognition/pluralism-inclusion-and-citizenship/call-for-papers/ Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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Innovative Learning-Scapes

Innovative Learning-Scapes 31st May to 2nd June 2014 Anchorage, United States of America The conference aims to review the impacts that digital, social and mobile media and networks are having on learning environments in higher education. Participants will be from all academic disciplines across the arts, sciences, and professions. Enquiries: support@hetl.org Web address: https://www.hetl.org/events/2014-anchorage-conference/ Sponsored by: HETL Association

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MediAsia 2013 - The Fourth Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication

MediAsia 2013 - The Fourth Annual Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2013 8-10 November 2013, Osaka, Japan http://www.mediasia.iafor.org mediasia@iafor.org Sponsored by the International Academic Forum in conjunction with its globa academic partners, including Waseda University (Japan), Birkbeck University of London (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National University of Tainan (Taiwan), Lincoln University (UK), the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKSAR), Virginia Tech (USA), and Auburn University (USA). To be held alongside the Second Asian Conference on Film and Documentary - FilmAsia 2013, and the Second Annual IAFOR Open Film Competition The MediAsia event is a remarkable cross-cultural and interdisciplinary discussion, which encourage academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum encouraging lively but respectful dialogue. This international conference will bring together a number of university scholars working throughout Japan, Asia, and beyond to share ideas. MediAsia 2013 will afford the opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, and networking across higher education. Academics working in Japan and Asia will be encouraged to forge working relationships with each other, as well as with colleagues from Europe and the US, facilitating partnerships across borders. We hope to see you (again) in Osaka in the fall. Professor Gary E. Swanson, Mildred S. Hansen Endowed Chair in Journalism, The University of Northern Colorado, USA Conference Chair Professor Tamara Swenson, Osaka Jogakuin University Local Conference Chair CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 Submit through the conference website at http://www.mediasia.iafor.org MediAsia 2013 Conference Themes: 1) Social Media and Responsibility; Globalization and Internationalization 2) Connectedness, Identity and Alienation MediAsia 2013 Keynote Speaker: Bradley J. Hamm Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University, USA Bradley J. Hamm is the dean of the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University. From 2005 to 2012, Hamm was the dean of the Indiana University School of Journalism, one of the oldest programs of its kind in the United States and the world. His PhD is in mass communication research from the University of North Carolina, with a master's degree in journalism from the University of South Carolina and an undergraduate degree from Catawba College (North Carolina). He is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Catawba College in 2011 and the University of South Carolina's College of Mass Communications in 2009. He has served on the national advisory board for the Poynter Institute. Hamm has taught in Japan, China and Great Britain and started his career as a newspaper reporter. His teaching and research interests are in journalism history and media theory, particularly agenda setting theory. MediAsia 2013 Conference Chair and Featured Speaker: Gary E. Swanson Mildred S. Hansen Endowed Chair in Journalism, The University of Northern Colorado, USA Gary E. Swanson is currently the Mildred S. Hansen Endowed Chair and Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence at the University of Northern Colorado, USA. From 2005-2007 Professor Swanson was a Fulbright scholar to China and lectured at Tsinghua University and the Communication University of China. In summer 2008 he was Commentator for China Central Television International (CCTV-9) and their live coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games. Swanson repeated his assignment covering the London Olympics for CCTV-4 in the summer of 2012. Previously, he was professor and director of television for nine years at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University where he taught mostly graduate broadcast students. He has been an educator for 26 years; 20 years spent teaching at the university level. Swanson is an internationally recognized and highly acclaimed documentary producer, director, editor, photojournalist, consultant and educator. He has given keynote speeches, presented workshops and lectured at embassies, conferences, festivals, and universities throughout China, South Africa, India, Papua New Guinea, Japan, The Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore, Greece, Germany, Jordan, Spain, Portugal, Peru, the United Kingdom and the United States. Swanson has compiled a distinguished professional broadcast career spanning 13 years: From 1978 to 1991, Swanson worked for the National Broadcasting Company where he was honored with national EMMY's for producing and editing: 'The Silent Shame,' a prime-time investigative documentary; 'Military Medicine,' a two-part investigative series on NBC News; and 'Hotel Crime,' an investigative news magazine piece. Swanson was an editor for 'breaking news' and features for NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, the Today Show, Sunrise, Sunday Today, NBC Overnight, A Closer Look, Monitor, and other prime time news magazines. Swanson covered 'breaking news' in 26 states and Canada for the network including trips and campaigns of presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Bill Clinton. Swanson was the Fulbright distinguished lecturer and consultant in television news to the government of Portugal in 1989. In 1992, he covered the XXV Olympics in Barcelona, Spain for NBC News as field producer and cameraman. Swanson has earned more than 75 awards for broadcast excellence and photojournalism including three national EMMY's, the duPont Columbia Award, two CINE 'Golden Eagles,' 16 TELLY's, the Monte Carlo International Award, the Hamburg International Media Festival's Globe Award, the Videographer Award, The Communicator Award, the Ohio State Award, the CINDY Award, the 2011 Communitas Outstanding Professor and Educator award, the 2013Professor of the Year award, and many others. MediAsia 2013 Conference Themes: 1) Social Media and Responsibility; Globalization and Internationalization 2) Connectedness, Identity and Alienation About the Conference Themes and Streams, see below. 1) Social Media and Responsibility; Globalization and Internationalization As technological innovations and advances have created an ever-growing media net, and where lines have become increasingly blurred between users and consumers, questions of media accountability continue to be a constant source of discussion. Media organizations around the world are becoming increasingly socially, ethnically and culturally diverse, both as a consequence of globalization and in response to internationalization. Social media has infused itself in the lives of every young person in the developed world today. And the types of social media that we use are ever growing, evolving and changing. The way we communicate has also changed dramatically moving further away from face-to-face communication. 2) Connectedness, Identity and Alienation Being connected through social networking sites has become an accepted form of communication in today's digitalized world. People can spend hours a day talking on mobile phones, on Skype, or on the Internet, which gives the impression that we are a more connected world than ever before. And communication is lauded. Because of the massive information flow we can call ourselves perhaps the most connected age in history. But is this connectedness, however, real or illusory? Quantity of communication does not guarantee quality. For example, to many sensitive people, when they call a number and hear the words "Please listen to the following options" the sense of connectedness suddenly becomes alienating. The crude mechanics entailed can make people feel suspicious, isolated, and even threatened by an invisible structure they cannot penetrate. A raft of serious existential issues arises out of this. What impact does this have on the self whose identity in the time/space continuum, in the rapidly changing environment, and in these manufactured structures, depends for its development on interaction with perceived reality? What becomes the definition of the human? And what of the awareness of the transcendent in the human spirit from which ethics and aesthetics depend for their existence? Far from being questions of the present moment, these are parameters that will dominate the central problem of human self-understanding as we progress further into the uncharted waters of a highly uncertain future. The Conference themes are designed to inspire invitations of submissions that approach these topics from a variety of perspectives and approaches. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is also welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of disciplines and fields related to Media and Mass Communication, including the following streams: Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Digital Media and Use of New Technology in Newsgathering Communication Theory and Methodology Critical and Cultural Studies, Gender and Communication Media Disaster Coverage Media History International Communication Law, Policy and Media Ethics Newspapers and Magazines as Print/Digital Media Mass Communication Broadcast Media and Globalization Journalism Education and Scholastic Journalism Sports, Media and Globalization Media Management and Economics Political Communication and Satire Visual Communication Media and Education: Training journalists Social Media and Communication Technology Documentary Production* Film* *Successful presentations in this stream will be scheduled alongside relevant papers submitted as a part of the FilmAsia sister conference. Publishing Opportunities Authors of accepted abstracts will have the opportunity of publishing their associated paper in the official conference proceedings, and a

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OSS/BSS WORLD SUMMIT 2013

OSS/BSS WORLD SUMMIT 2013 27th to 27th September 2013 London, United Kingdom OSS/BSS World Summit 2013 is a world-class, exclusive summit, for operations support systems and business support systems in telecoms. Based in London, it lays the roadmap for the year ahead in OSS BSS + telecom billing for mobile operators. Fore more info please visit event site at http://www.ossbssworld.com Enquiries: info@ossbssworld.com Web address: http://www.ossbssworld.com Sponsored by: WMOL.

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1st Global Conference: Letters and Letter Writing

1st Global Conference Letters and Letter Writing Tuesday 18th March - Thursday 20th March 2014 Prague, Czech Republic Call for Presentations The letter has been one of the most important forms of communication over thousands of years across many cultures and continents. Whether personal, professional or an open statement of intent it can covey the most intimate messages or declare the most inflammatory of declarations. It can be delivered by hand, by postman, by pigeon, by bottle, by smartphone, by internet connection or even by space ship. It can be cherished, collected, published, censored, blogged, stolen, steamed open, torn up, buried, displayed. It can be written on paper, papyrus, skin, in the sand, in wax, on sweet wrappers and on computer screens. It can be written with quills, pens, keyboards, chalk and in ink, in blood, in lemon juice, in light, with love, with hate, with desperation, with pride, with humiliation and with satisfaction. Correspondingly, it can take seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks or even years to reach its destination, whether sent to someone in the next room, or via a time capsule to people 50 years in the future. A letter is not just the means to communicate to others, but a way in which we communicate who, what and where we are and the times that we live in, consequently, being as much about the interconnectedness of identity, place and culture through time as it is about the immediate connection to those around us. A striking example of such interconnectedness and entanglement survives from ancient Rome in the Letters to Atticus of Marcus Tullius Cicero written between 68-44 BCE. Originally hand written on papyri using a reed pen, they were delivered using a network of slaves often taking up to 4 weeks to reach their destination. Intended only to be read by his friend, this private correspondence was published by an unknown editor sometime after Cicero's death and enjoyed as a literary work. Now available as both book and hypertext, its rich contents provide valuable information on many aspects of Roman life, not to mention the history of his times. This timely consideration of the forms, materials and methods used to connect to ourselves and to others in and through time invites abstracts on the following themes for any historical period or geographical location: -The beginnings (archaeology and early human writings) -The death of the letter (and its reincarnation through technology, email) -Role in important events (private, public, real, imagined or literary) -Cultural significance of -As diary -As historical source -As literature or within a literary work -As biography -As art or visual significance of -The physical form (baked clay, waxed wooden tablets, parchment) -The writing materials (reed pen, quill, ink, biro, typewriter) -Contents of letters (love, politics, friendship, business, philosophy, consolation) -Forms of delivery (couriers, private or public postal services) -Intended readers (individual, family, group) and confidentiality issues -Letters lost and letters found -Letters as texts or texts as letters -Published versus unpublished -Handwriting and letter writing conventions: construction, syntax, language, spelling and symbols -Letter-writers: male and female -Authorship: anonymity or identity statement -Queering the letter? -Weaponizing the letter? -Intercepted or "leaked" letters -The future of letter writing What to Send 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 11th October 2013. All submissions are minimally double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 17th January 2014. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 key words. Emails should be entitled: Letters1 Abstract Submission Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs Linda McGuire: linda.mcguire@escdijon.eu Rob Fisher : letters1@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the At the Interface programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/education/letters-and-letter-writing/call-for-presentations/ Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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9th Global Conference: Creative Engagements: Thinking With Children

9th Global Conference Creative Engagements: Thinking With Children Friday 14th March - Sunday 16th March 2014 Prague, Czech Republic Call For Presentations: This global research project seeks to explore the concept of genuine 'engagement' within the overarching framework of 'creativity'. Recognizing the many facets of 'creative engagement' and the ideals and ideas associated with children, childhood and learning, this project is grounded in an inter-disciplinary perspective and research. Some of the broader areas of reference have been, and continue to be historical and contemporary representations of childhood, the complex issues surrounding the notion and practices of creative engagement in the context of pedagogy and the curriculum, changing technologies and frequently instrumental institutional imperatives and changes. More generally, this project will also address the role of creativity in social interaction, with particular reference to children's development of life skills, autonomy and independence in an increasingly complex and demanding world. Papers, presentations, reports and workshops are invited on any of the following five focus areas; 1. The Creative Environmental Space - What spaces engender or inhibit creativity? - What is the nature of the architecture of a creative space? - From Theory to Practice: Case studies of creative spaces in action: What will the creative spaces of the future look like? - Children's views on creative spaces 2. The Creative 'Inner' Space - What is the role of memory in creativity? - How is the concept of creativity 'framed' in various disciplines? - What are the origins of these forces and forms of thinking, and links to creative thinking? - What is the relationship between creativity and divergent thinking? - How are these developed and nurtured? - How do various disciplines understand these forms of thought, and praxis? - What are the similarities/differences in understanding between the related research disciplines? - How can these be fostered in a world dominated by measurement, outcomes and benchmarks? - Children's views on creativity. 3. Creativity, Engagement and Education - How do various disciplines define the concept of engagement? - What is the nature of genuine learning, genuine engagement with learning and their relationship to creativity? - What is creativity in theory and practice? What is creative education? Can creative engagement be taught? - Engaging with, engagement for, and for whom? - What does engagement mean for teachers, children and classroom practice? - How does genuine engagement and creative learning relate to the architecture and physicality of the classroom environment? - Creative engagement in the areas of planning, resourcing, organization, management and assessment. - Good practice, classroom examples, and effective strategies for promoting creativity within and across curriculum subjects. 4. Creativity, Pedagogy and Curriculum - Inter-disciplinary approaches to creative engagement in teaching and curricula. - Historical and contemporary representations of childhood and adolescence: art, film and literature. - The future role of text, the visual media as form of critical appraisal, developing creativity and children's engagement. - Children, creativity and visual literacy. - Traditional literacies and creativity: what are they and how do they fit in the visual age? - Assessing Cziksentmihaly's work, and in particular, the notion of 'flow'; how this is understood by different disciplines. - The role and nature multiple intelligences (re: Howard Gardner ) in developing creativity. - Are there more intelligences than Gardner's 7.5 â€" e.g. spiritual/existential intelligence, and how do these 'fit' with creativity? - Pedagogy, curricular and extra-curricula approaches. - Integrative case studies and examples of team based teaching. - Creativity in a crowded curriculum. - Education, entertainment or edutainment, and the 'fit' with creativity? - Teachers, creativity and professional development. - How to assess, analyze and describe creative practice? - Institutions, education and designing systems to develop children's learning in the 21st century 5. Critical and Cultural Thinking and Children - What is the optimal macro and micro-culture for developing creativity? - What are the limits of cultural development for creativity? - What are the enablers and inhibitors of creativity? - What is critical thinking? Is it the same as critical literacy? - What is the nature of engagement with critical thinking before school? - Facilitating creativity: With what, who and when? - What is the role of the 'significant other' in developing critical engagement at home and in school? - What are the conditions that foster critical thinking at home and then in the school years? - The rise of the far right Christian education movement and the effect on critical thinking and engagement. - Types of critical thinking and their relationship to creativity. - Cultural contexts of critical thinking. - What are the links between self-esteem and creativity? - What is the nature of, and links between teaching creatively and teaching for creativity? 6.Engagement, Skills and Life Issues - Emotion and links to creativity. - Engaging in intercultural and human development education with children. - The role of parents in developing or fostering creativity and engagement with life and learning. - Engaging in intercultural and human development education with children. - The nature of school as an enabler or inhibitor of creativity or engagement with learning as a whole. - The idea of moral, values and spiritual, education as creative experiences. - The role of play (in all forms) and the concept of creativity. - Children creatively engaging each other: communication and cooperation; problem solving; play and social issues - ethnicity, immigration etc. - Creatively engaging the disabled. - Exploring children's needs, wants, wishes, desires and hopes. - The nature of natural learning theories. - Developing antinomy and independence. - Developing life skills, social issues and education for citizenship. The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals. Papers will also be considered on any related theme. What to Send 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 11th October 2013. All submissions are minimally double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 17th January 2014. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 keywords. E-mails should be entitled: CE9 Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). Please note that a Book of Abstracts is planned for the end of the year. We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs Phil Fitzsimmons and Edie Lanphar: phil.fitzsimmons@avondale.edu.au Rob Fisher: ce9@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the 'At the Interface' series of research projects run by ID.Net. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and challenging. All papers accepted for and presented at this conference will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/education/creative-engagements-thinking-with-children/call-for-papers/ Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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4th Global Conference: Experiential Learning in Virtual Worlds

4th Global ConferenceExperiential Learning in Virtual Worlds Saturday 22nd March â€" Monday 24th March 2014 Prague, Czech Republic Call for Presentations: Interest in 3D virtual worlds and their application to learning have increased significantly in recent years. They play an increasingly important role for people in both social and work-based contexts, and they challenge many of our assumptions about how we work, teach, learn, and relate to each other. There are many different types of virtual worlds and they are used for a multiplicity of purposes including gaming, play, social networking, learning and development, work, and also business. The experiences gained in virtual worlds can influence who we are in the physical world, and vice versa. What are we learning through those experiences and how transferable is that learning from one domain to another? The main aims of this conference are to increase our understanding of experiential learning in virtual worlds, both formal and informal, to share experience and best practice, and to debate future possibilities for learning in virtual worlds. We believe the conference will be of interest to educators, researchers, students, independent scholars, trainers, virtual world users, and anyone interested in what happens in virtual worlds and what it means for us as human (or virtual) beings. For the purpose of this call for papers, we define virtual worlds as 3D, immersive, graphical environments, representing realistic or imaginary worlds, in which users are co-presented as animated characters (avatars) and interact with each other and the worlds' contents. We recognise the diversity and contested nature of experiential learning in virtual worlds and welcome papers that challenge this definition or shed new light on our understanding. However, in order to be considered, papers must align with the broad purpose of the conference. For example: a paper about the use of an LMS (Learning Management System) or VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) to support learning will not be considered because neither is a virtual world according to most contemporary definitions. However, a paper which explores the integration of virtual worlds with VLEs, eg Sloodle, would be considered. As it is such a broad subject area, Experiential Learning in Virtual Worlds precludes a definitive list of sub-topics, but the following themes are indicative of the kind of topics envisaged by this Call for Presentations. Indicative Themes -3D games and critical thinking -Arts and entertainment in virtual worlds -Assessment and evaluation in virtual worlds -Augmented reality -Bringing the virtual into the real world -Education, training and learning in virtual worlds -Ethic issues and dilemmas, eg in research and workplace simulations -Identity, presence and self in virtual worlds -Philosophy of education in virtual worlds -Redefining the virtual of 3D virtual worlds -Research methods in virtual worlds -Sociological research in the Metaverse -The shift from desktop apps to the web, tablets and smartphones -Transfer of learning from virtual worlds to the physical world} -Types of virtual worlds -Virtual humans and non-player characters (NPCs) in education -Virtual world technologies -Virtual worlds and gamification -Virtual worlds in health, social care, counseling and psychology -Virtual worlds used for corporate training -Where are virtual worlds headed in the future? -Why should we learn in virtual worlds? Presentations, papers, performances and live demonstrations will be considered on any relevant topic or theme. The Steering Group also welcomes the submission of preformed panel proposals. What to Send 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 11th October 2013. All submissions are at least double blind peer reviewed. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 17th January 2014. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract f) up to 10 key words E-mails should be entitled: ELVW 4 Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline) a. We acknowledge receipt and answer all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, you look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs Jim Gritton: j.r.gritton@gre.ac.uk Rob Fisher: elvw4@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the At the Interface programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/education/experiential-learning-in-virtual-worlds/call-for-papers/ Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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New Virtual Gender Unconference 12th September 2013 Milton Keynes, United Kingdom World 100 International Higher Education Conference and Study Tour: Communicating the Global University - Marketing, media and brand strategies for reputational impact 16th September 2013 York & Edinburgh, United Kingdom Channel Shift in the Public Sector Conference 26th September 2013 london, United Kingdom 2nd Annual Human Capital Innovation In Oil,Gas And Petrochemicals Forum 9th October 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia National Conference On Mind And Management 25th October 2013 New Delhi, India The 13th Biennial International Conference on Media & Communications (MENTION13) 29th October 2013 Putrajaya, Malaysia Social Media within the Military and Defence Sector 20th November 2013 London, United Kingdom Creative Innovation 2013 - Asia Pacific 27th November 2013 Melbourne, Australia 2013 5th International Conference on Information Management and Engineering (ICIME 2013) 1st December 2013 Chengdu, China 2013 4th International Conference on Computer and Computational Intelligence (ICCCI 2013) 1st December 2013 Chengdu, China 2013 International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA 2013) 6th December 2013 Sydney, Australia 2013 5th International Conference on Signal Processing Systems (ICSPS 2013) 6th December 2013 Sydney, Australia 2013 6th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (ICCSIT 2013) 20th December 2013 Paris, France 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Control, Robotics and Informatics - ICCRI 2013 29th December 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Network, Communication and Computing - ICNCC 2013 29th December 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Information and Intelligent Computing - ICIIC 2013 29th December 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013 World Congress on Electronics and Electrical Engineering (WCEEE 2013) 29th December 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mediterranean Conference for Academic Disciplines 2nd March 2014 Valletta, Malta Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society 25th June 2014 Rome, Italy Fifth International Conference on Sport and Society 16th July 2014 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th International Conference on Cultural Policy Research - ICCPR2014 12th September 2014 Hildesheim/Berlin, Germany Fifth International Conference on the Image 29th October 2014 Berlin, Germany Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference 7th November 2014 Manchester, United Kingdom July 2013 11th ECTC 2013 - The European Conference on Technology in the Classroom Brighton, United Kingdom 11th Teenage Kicks: The Representation of Youth Subcultures in Fiction, Film and Other Media Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom 12th Research Society for Victorian Periodicals Annual Conference Salford, United Kingdom 13th MATSDA/University of Liverpool Two Day Conference Liverpool, United Kingdom 13th 2013 4th International Conference on Education and Management Technology (ICEMT 2013) Jakarta, Indonesia 13th 2013 the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing (ICIIP 2013) Jakarta, Indonesia 13th 2013 the 2nd International Conference on Network and Computational Intelligence (ICNCI 2013) Jakarta, Indonesia 13th 2013 5th International Conference on Information and Financial Engineering (ICIFE 2013) Jakarta, Indonesia 15th International Conference on Women's Studies Colombo, Sri Lanka 17th Literary London 2013 London, United Kingdom 18th 11th Global Conference: Monsters and the Monstrous Oxford, United Kingdom 18th 3rd Global Conference: Childhood Oxford, United Kingdom 18th Why should I trust you? Challenges for communication in times of crises Málaga, Spain 22nd 2nd Global Conference,Making Sense Of: Play Oxford, United Kingdom 22nd 3rd Annual International Conference on Human Resource Management and Professional Development for the Digital Age (HRM & PD 2013) Singapore, Singapore 22nd International Conference on Global Business & Management (ICGBM) Colombo, Sri Lanka 22nd 3rd Global Conference: Images of Whiteness Oxford, United Kingdom 24th 7th annual Technology in Government Summit 2013 Canberra, Australia 25th Exploring the Portuguese Diaspora in InterDISCIPLINARY and Comparative Perspectives: An International Conference (deadline extended) Indianapolis, United States of America 26th International Conference on Education, Psychology and Society Bangkok, Thailand 27th 2013 International Symposium on Business and Social Science Bangkok, Thailand 29th Electronic Visualisation and the Arts London 2013 London, United Kingdom 31st EUPOP 2013 â€" PCA Europe Annual Conference Turku, Finland 31st Participatory and Popular Culture 2013 Summer Conference-Deadline extend! Nagoya, Japan August 2013 3rd 2013 2nd International Conference on Computer Technology and Science (ICCTS 2013) Dubai, United Arab Emirates 12th 2013 International Computer Music Conference Perth, Australia 13th Government Contact Centre Summit 2013 Hilton Sydney, 488 George street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia, Australia 17th 2013 6th International Conference on Advanced Computer Theory and Engineering (ICACTE 2013) Malé, Maldives 17th 2013 5th International Conference on Education Technology and Computer (ICETC 2013) Malé, Maldives 19th 5th International Conference on Business & Management Education Bangkok, Thailand 21st CAGE 101 â€" PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE Tanjong Malim, Malaysia 24th 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Information Technology - ICAIT 2013 Singapore, Singapore 24th 2013 2nd International Conference on Electronics, Mechatronics and Automation - ICEMA 2013 Singapore, Singapore 28th 2nd Conference of the European Beat Studies Network Aalborg, Denmark 30th Press regulation and accountability Pretoria, South Africa 30th JACET CONVENTION 2013 The 52nd International Convention Kyoto, Japan 31st Contesting identities: photography, narrative and the self Ballarat, Australia September 2013 1st 2nd Global Conference: Time, Space and the Body Oxford, United Kingdom 1st 3rd Global Conference: The Value of Work Oxford, United Kingdom 1st 2013 the 2nd International Conference on Microelectronics, Optoelectronics and Nanoelectronics (ICMON 2013) Beijing, China 1st 2013 2nd International Conference on Image, Vision and Computing (ICIVC 2013) Beijing, China 5th 7th Global Conference: Fear, Horror and Terror Oxford, United Kingdom 5th 3rd Global Conference: Communication and Conflict Oxford, United Kingdom 6th Visions of Egypt: Literature and Culture from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Hull, United Kingdom 6th Hockliffe Conference: Conflict in Children’s and Young Adult Fiction Bedford, United Kingdom 9th 5th Global Conference: Fashion Oxford, United Kingdom 9th 4th Global Conference: Space and Place Oxford, United Kingdom 10th Media & Mass Communication 2013, 2nd International Symposium Sunny Beach, Burgas, Bulgaria 11th Representation, Politics and Violence Brighton, United Kingdom 12th Virtual Gender Unconference Milton Keynes, United Kingdom 13th International Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ICEASS) Singapore, Singapore 15th 3rd Global Conference:Beauty Oxford, United Kingdom 15th 3rd Global Conference: Gender and Love Oxford, United Kingdom 16th 2013 International Conference on Information and Computer Technology (ICICT 2013) New Delhi, India 16th World 100 International Higher Education Conference and Study Tour: Communicating the Global University - Marketing, media and brand strategies for reputational impact York & Edinburgh, United Kingdom 17th 4th Global Conference: Performance: Visual Aspects of Performance Practice Oxford, United Kingdom 18th Criticism & Metacriticism Conference: Philosophical Tenets, Critical Theories, & Literary Schools Tehran, Iran 20th 3° International Conference on Human and Social Sciences ICHSS 2013 Rome-Italy Rome, Italy 21st 2013 2nd International Conference on Electronics Engineering and Informatics (ICEEI 2013) Phuket, Thailand 21st 2013 2nd International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN 2013) Phuket, Thailand 22nd 3rd Global Conference: Exploring Chronicity Oxford, United Kingdom 23rd 2nd Global Conference: The Graphic Novel Oxford, United Kingdom 23rd 5th Annual International Crime, Media and Popular Culture Studies Conference: A Cross Disciplinary Exploration Terre Haute, United States of America 24th The First International Symposium on Self-sacrifice and Martyrdom: A Scholarly Approach (ISSMSA 2013) Tehran, Iran 25th Intersemiotic translation Lodz, Poland 26th Fifth Biannual conference of the RECEPTION STUDY SOCIETY Milwaukee, United States of America 26th Eleventh International Conference on Books and Publishing Regensburg , Germany 26th Channel Shift in the Public Sector Conference london, United Kingdom 27th International Symposium on Education, Psychology and Social Sciences (ISEPSS) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 28th 2013 3rd International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation - ICERI 2013 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam 28th 2013 the 3rd International Conference on Computer Design and Engineering (ICCDE 2013) Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam 28th 2013 5th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE 2013) Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam 29th 3rd Language Arts and Linguistics Conference (29-30 September 2013) Hong Kong, China October 2013 1st International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) Conference 2013 Singapore, Singapore 1st International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) 2013 Singapore, Singapore 3rd Centenary of Indian Cinema: Aesthetics, Economics, and Politics Dunedin, New Zealand 4th 40 Years is Nothing; History and Memory of the 1973 Military Coups in Uruguay and Chile Sydney, Australia 5th 2013 4th International Conference on Future Information Technology - ICFIT 2013 Melaka, Malaysia 5th 2013 3rd International Conference on Computer and Software Modeling - ICCSM 2013 Melaka, Malaysia 5th 2013 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Electronics Engineering - ICNEE 2013 Melaka, Malaysia 8th International Semiotic Conference: [Is It Real?] "Structuring reality by means of signs" Ankara, Turkey 9th The End Game - Writing up your research dissertation or thesis and getting a paper published Reading, United Kingdom 9th 2nd Annual Human Capital Innovation In Oil,Gas And Petrochemicals Forum Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9th International Conference: Literature and Film Santiago, Chile 12th 2013 6th International Conference on Computer and Electrical Engineering (ICCEE 2013) Paris, France 18th Fourth International Conference on the Image Chicago , United States of America 19th 2013 3rd International Conference on Information and Electronics Engineering (ICIEE 2013) Jeju, Korea (south) 19th 2013 2nd International Conference on Software and Computer Engineering (ICSCE 2013) Jeju, Korea (south) 20th Multi Channel Retailing Gipfel 2013 Heiligendamm, Germany 22nd Social Media for Customer Service Summit New York, United States of America 22nd International Conference for Academic Disciplines (Rome 2013) Rome, Italy 23rd ACE 2013 - The Fifth Asian Conference on Education Osaka, Japan 23rd ACSET 2013 - The Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology Osaka, Japan 23rd EUTIC 2013 Waterford, Ireland 24th 2013 3rd International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Applications (ICEEA 2013) Konya, Turkey 24th 2013 4th International Conference on Software and Computing Technology (ICSCT 2013) Konya, Turkey 24th International Conference on Publishing and Editors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24th Rethinking Intermediality in the Digital Age Cluj-Napoca, Romania 24th Touring Consumption 2013 Karlsruhe, Germany 24th Partners HealthCare 10th Annual Connected Health Symposium Boston, United States of America 25th National Conference On Mind And Management New Delhi, India 26th 2013 2nd International Conference on Software and Intelligent Information (ICSII 2013) Hong Kong, China 26th 2013 2nd International Conference on Information and Digital Engineering (ICIDE 2013) Hong Kong, China 26th 2013 5th International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing (ICGIP 2013) Hong Kong, China 28th Digital Heritage 2013 International Congress Marseille, France 29th The 13th Biennial International Conference on Media & Communications (MENTION13) Putrajaya, Malaysia 30th 6th International Conference for EBHC Teachers and Developers Taormina, Italy 31st AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES FOR MUSIC AND MEDIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2013 Ankara, Turkey November 2013 1st 2nd Global Conference: Body Horror: Contagion, Mutation, Transformation Athens, Greece 1st 1st Global Conference: Shapeshifters: Transformations, Hybridity and Identity Athens, Greece 1st 2nd Global Conference: Sport Athens, Greece 2nd 2013 5th International Conference on Computer Technology and Development (ICCTD 2013) Macau, China 2nd 2013 2nd International Conference on Networks and Information (ICNI 2013) Macau, China 2nd 2013 2nd International Conference on Software and Information Management (ICSIM 2013) Macau, China 4th Digital Economy (DE) 2013: Open Digital Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom 4th Making Sense of: Food Athens, Greece 4th The 2nd Conference on Sustainable Business and Sustainable Development in Asia (COSA 2013) Bangkok, Thailand 4th 1st Global Conference: Suicide, Self-Harm and Assisted Death Athens, Greece 4th 1st Global Conference: Revolt and Revolution Athens, Greece 5th Anglo-American Conference for Academic Disciplines at the University of London London, United Kingdom 6th CommUnity: 2nd International Communication Students' Symposium Eskisehir, Turkey 7th 10th Global Conference: Making Sense of: Dying and Death Athens, Greece 7th 7th Global Conference: Visual Literacies Athens, Greece 7th 2nd Global Conference: The Citizen in the 21st Century Athens, Greece 8th MediAsia 2013 - The Fourth Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication Osaka, Japan 8th FilmAsia 2013 - The Second Asian Conference on Film and Documentary Osaka, Japan 9th Nostalgias: Visualising Longing Margate, UK, United Kingdom 9th SEMPRE Music and Empathy Conference Hull, United Kingdom 10th 3rd Global Conference: Writing Athens, Greece 10th 2nd Global Conference: Hollywood and the World Athens, Greece 11th 4th Private Law Conference (IPL) Bangkok, Thailand 13th International Conference on Creative Industries Surabaya, Indonesia 14th International Interdisciplinary Student Conference 2013: Ljubljana, Slovenia 15th 2013 9th International Conference on MEMS NANO, and Smart Systems - ICMENS 2013 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 16th 2013 The 6th International Conference on Machine Vision (ICMV 2013) London, United Kingdom 16th 2013 the 3rd International Conference on Communication and Network Security (ICCNS 2013) London, United Kingdom 20th Social Media within the Military and Defence Sector London, United Kingdom 21st Comics Forum - Small Press and Undergrounds: A Conference on Comics Leeds, United Kingdom 21st 1st International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Setting Surabaya, Indonesia 23rd 2013 3rd International Conference on Computer Engineering and Bioinformatics (ICCEB 2013) Bangkok, Thailand 23rd 2013 4th International Conference on Networking and Information Technology (ICNIT 2013) Bangkok, Thailand 25th 8th Australian Media Traditions Conference: Places, Spaces, Networks, and Intermedia Brisbane, Australia 26th 2nd International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences Dubai, United Arab Emirates 26th Second International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences Dubai, United Arab Emirates 27th PERSPECTIVES ON PROGRESS Brisbane, Australia 27th Creative Innovation 2013 - Asia Pacific Melbourne, Australia 28th Science of Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity in the Tropics Cairns, Paradise Palms, Australia December 2013 1st 2013 5th International Conference on Information Management and Engineering (ICIME 2013) Chengdu, China 1st 2013 4th International Conference on Computer and Computational Intelligence (ICCCI 2013) Chengdu, China 1st Critical Information Graduate Student Conference New York, United States of America 2nd International Conference on Language, Literature & Linguistics 2013 ( LLL 2013) Colombo, Sri Lanka 2nd Fourth New Zealand Discourse Conference (NZDC4) Auckland, New Zealand 3rd European Conference for Academic Disciplines: Academia's Largest Christmas Conference Spanning Over 3 Countries Freiburg, Germany 3rd The 2nd International Conference on Interactive Digital Media (ICIDM 2013) Kuching, Malaysia 6th 2013 International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA 2013) Sydney, Australia 6th 2013 5th International Conference on Signal Processing Systems (ICSPS 2013) Sydney, Australia 8th International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Management (ICTHM 2013) Colombo, Sri Lanka 12th The 5th International Conference on Language and Communication: Innovative Inquiries and Emerging Paradigms in Language, Media and Communication Bangkok, Thailand 18th The 2nd Conference on Anthropology and Sustainability in Asia Bangkok, Thailand 20th 2013 6th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (ICCSIT 2013) Paris, France 26th IETE Cynosure 2013 (ICCEEE) Lonere, Raigad, India 29th 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Control, Robotics and Informatics - ICCRI 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 29th 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Network, Communication and Computing - ICNCC 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 29th 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Information and Intelligent Computing - ICIIC 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 29th 2013 World Congress on Electronics and Electrical Engineering (WCEEE 2013) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 2014 2nd Mediterranean Conference for Academic Disciplines Valletta, Malta 20th 2nd International Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance â€" ICMLG Wellesley, United States of America 24th 9th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security ICCWS-2014 West Lafayette, United States of America 29th The Supernatural in Literature and Film: Ghosts, Fairies, Aliens, Vampires, Monsters, and Demons Lerwick, United Kingdom May 2014 8th International Conference on Translation Studies ICTS Bangkok, Thailand June 2014 11th Twelfth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities Madrid, Spain 25th Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society Rome, Italy July 2014 9th Fourteenth International Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations Conference Vienna, Austria, Austria 16th Fifth International Conference on Sport and Society Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 2014 6th AFRICA MEDIA & DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE 2014 ACCRA- GHANA, Ghana 20th Reading and Writing from Below: Exploring the Margins of Modernity Helsinki, Finland September 2014 12th 8th International Conference on Cultural Policy Research - ICCPR2014 Hildesheim/Berlin, Germany October 2014 29th Fifth International Conference on the Image Berlin, Germany November 2014 7th Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference Manchester, United Kingdom 2013 4th International Conference on Future Information Technology - ICFIT 2013 5th October 2013 Melaka, Malaysia ICFIT 2013 will be published in the JIII (ISSN: 2301-3745), and will be indexed by WorldCat, Google Scholar,CROSS REF and E&T Digital Library, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, and sent to be reviewed by Ei Compendex and ISI Proceedings. 2013 3rd International Conference on Computer and Software Modeling - ICCSM 2013 5th October 2013 Melaka, Malaysia ICCSM 2013 will be published in the IJMO (ISSN: 2010-3697), and will be indexed by WorldCat, Google Scholar, CROSS REF E&T Digital Library and CNKI, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, and sent to be reviewed by Ei Compendex and ISI Proceedings. 2013 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Electronics Engineering - ICNEE 2013 5th October 2013 Melaka, Malaysia ICNEE 2013 will be published in the Advanced Materials Research Journal (ISSN: 1022-6680) as a special issue. Advanced Materials Research (ISSN: 1022-6680) is Indexed by Elsevier: SCOPUS and Ei Compendex (CPX). 2013 6th International Conference on Computer and Electrical Engineering (ICCEE 2013) 12th October 2013 Paris, France The ICCEE 2013 will be published in International Journal of Electrical Energy (IJOEE,ISSN: 2301-3656),and will be indexed by Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar, EBSCO, E&T Digital Library, Crossref and Electronic Journals Digital Library 2013 3rd International Conference on Information and Electronics Engineering (ICIEE 2013) 19th October 2013 Jeju, Korea (south) ICIEE 2013 will be published into International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering (IJIEE, ISSN: 2010-3719), which will be Indexed by: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Electronic Journals Library, E&T Digital Library, and Crossref. 2013 2nd International Conference on Software and Computer Engineering (ICSCE 2013) 19th October 2013 Jeju, Korea (south) Conference papers will be published into International Journal of Lecture Notes on Software Engineering (LNSE, ISSN: 2301-3559), which will be Indexed by: E&T Digital Library, EBSCO, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, ICSDL, and Google Scholar. ACE 2013 - The Fifth Asian Conference on Education 23rd October 2013 Osaka, Japan Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience Japan, explore Osaka and Kyoto, join a global academic community... ACSET 2013 - The Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology 23rd October 2013 Osaka, Japan Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience Japan, explore Osaka and Kyoto, join a global academic community... 2013 3rd International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Applications (ICEEA 2013) 24th October 2013 Konya, Turkey All accepted papers of ICEEA 2013 will be published in the Applied Mechanics and Materials Journal (ISSN: 1660-9336). Applied Mechanics and Materials (ISSN: 1660-9336) is Indexed by Elsevier: Ei Compendex (CPX), ISI (ISTP, CPCI, Web of Science). 2013 4th International Conference on Software and Computing Technology (ICSCT 2013) 24th October 2013 Konya, Turkey Journal of Computers (JCP, ISSN: 1796-203X) Journal of Software (JSW, ISSN: 1796-217X) Advanced Science Letter (ASL, ISSN: 1936-6612) International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering (IJCTE, ISSN: 1793-8201) 2013 2nd International Conference on Software and Intelligent Information (ICSII 2013) 26th October 2013 Hong Kong, China ICSII 2013 will be published in Journal of Industrial and Intelligent Information (JIII) ISSN: 2301-3745, and will be included in the Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar, EBSCO, E&T Digital Library, Crossref and Electronic Journals Digital 2013 2nd International Conference on Information and Digital Engineering (ICIDE 2013) 26th October 2013 Hong Kong, China ICIDE 2013 will be published in Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology (IJIMT) (ISSN: 2010-0248), and will be included in the Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Crossref and ProQuest. 2013 5th International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing (ICGIP 2013) 26th October 2013 Hong Kong, China The ICGIP 2013 will be included in the SPIE Digital Library, and indexed by Ei Compendex and Thomson ISI. 2013 5th International Conference on Computer Technology and Development (ICCTD 2013) 2nd November 2013 Macau, China The conference proceeding will be published by ASME, which will be included in the ASME Digital Library, and indexed by the Ei Compendex, ISI Proceeding and other indexing services. 2013 2nd International Conference on Networks and Information (ICNI 2013) 2nd November 2013 Macau, China ICNI 2013 will be published in the LNIT (ISSN: 2301-3788), and will be indexed by WorldCat, CROSS REF, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, E&T Digital Library and CNKI, and sent to be reviewed by Ei Compendex and ISI Proceedings. 2013 2nd International Conference on Software and Information Management (ICSIM 2013) 2nd November 2013 Macau, China ICSIM 2013 will be published in the LNSE (ISSN: 2301-3559) as one volume, and will be indexed by E&T Digital Library, EBSCO, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, International Computer Science Digital Library (ICSDL), ProQuest and Google Scholar. The 2nd Conference on Sustainable Business and Sustainable Development in Asia (COSA 2013) 4th November 2013 Bangkok, Thailand The range of research submissions may include conceptual, empirical, experimental, and case studies. We particularly invite papers making empirical and theoretical contributions on sustainable business and sustainable development. MediAsia 2013 - The Fourth Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 8th November 2013 Osaka, Japan Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience Japan, explore Osaka and Kyoto, join a global academic community... FilmAsia 2013 - The Second Asian Conference on Film and Documentary 8th November 2013 Osaka, Japan Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience Japan, explore Osaka and Kyoto, join a global academic community... 2013 9th International Conference on MEMS NANO, and Smart Systems - ICMENS 2013 15th November 2013 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ICMENS 2013 will be published in the Journal of Materials Science and Engineering (ISSN:2315-4527), which will be indexed by Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar, EBSCO, E&T Digital Library and Electronic Journals Digital Library. 2013 The 6th International Conference on Machine Vision (ICMV 2013) 16th November 2013 London, United Kingdom ICMV 2013 conference papers will be published by SPIE, which will be included in SPIE Digital Library and indexed by Ei Compendex and ISI proceeding. 2013 the 3rd International Conference on Communication and Network Security (ICCNS 2013) 16th November 2013 London, United Kingdom ICCNS 2013 will be published in Journal of Communications (JCM, ISSN: 1796-2021) , which will be indexed by EI Compendex; SCOPUS; ULRICH's Periodicals Directory; Google Scholar; INSPEC; etc. (http://www.jocm.us/) 2013 3rd International Conference on Computer Engineering and Bioinformatics (ICCEB 2013) 23rd November 2013 Bangkok, Thailand ICCEB 2012 will be published in the IPCBEE (ISSN: 2010-4618), and indexed by Ei Geobase(Elsevier), Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, EBSCO, CNKI, WorldCat, Google Scholar, Cross ref, and sent to be reviewed by Compendex and ISI Proceedings. 2013 4th International Conference on Networking and Information Technology (ICNIT 2013) 23rd November 2013 Bangkok, Thailand All accepted papers will be published in the volume of Journal of Communications (JCM) (ISSN: 1796-2021), which will be indexed by EI Compendex; SCOPUS; ULRICH's Periodicals Directory; Google Scholar; INSPEC; etc. 2013 5th International Conference on Information Management and Engineering (ICIME 2013) 1st December 2013 Chengdu, China ICIME 2013 will be published in the JIII (ISSN: 2301-3745), and will be indexed by Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar, EBSCO, Engineering & Technology Digital Library and Electronic Journals Digital Library. 2013 4th International Conference on Computer and Computational Intelligence (ICCCI 2013) 1st December 2013 Chengdu, China ICCCI 2013 will be published in the IJMLC (ISSN: 2010-3700) as one volume, and will be indexed by Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Google Scholar, Crossref, ProQuest. We will choose some excellent papers to the JCP (ISSN: 1796-203X). 2013 International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA 2013) 6th December 2013 Sydney, Australia All accepted papers for the ICCMA 2013 will be published in Applied Mechanics and Materials Journal (ISSN: 1660-9336).Applied Mechanics and Materials (ISSN: 1660-9336) is Indexed by Elsevier: SCOPUS www.scopus.com and Ei Compendex (CPX) www.ei.org. 2013 5th International Conference on Signal Processing Systems (ICSPS 2013) 6th December 2013 Sydney, Australia ICSPS 2013 will be published in the Journal of Signal Processing Systems (IJSPS?ISSN: 2315-4535), and will be indexed by Google Scholar, EBSCO, Electronic Journals Digital Library, and sent to be reviewed by Ei Compendex and ISI Proceedings. 2013 6th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (ICCSIT 2013) 20th December 2013 Paris, France ICCSIT 2013 will be published in the conference proceedings with ISBN, and the selected papers will be published in the indexed Journals.Journal of Computers (JCP, ISSN: 1796-203X, 30 Papers)Journal of Software (JSW, ISSN: 1796-217X, 30 Papers). 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Control, Robotics and Informatics - ICCRI 2013 29th December 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ICCRI 2013 will be published into Journal of Automation and Control Engineering (JOACE,ISSN: 2301-3702) by: Engineering and Technology Publishing, which will be indexed by Google Scholar, CrossRef, ETLibrary,MELib, IndexCopernicus, EBSCO, JournalSeek 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Network, Communication and Computing - ICNCC 2013 29th December 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ICNCC 2013 will be published in Journal of Communications (JCM, ISSN: 1796-2021) , which will be indexed by EI Compendex; SCOPUS; ULRICH's Periodicals Directory; Google Scholar; INSPEC; etc. (http://www.jocm.us/). 2013 The 2nd International Conference on Information and Intelligent Computing - ICIIC 2013 29th December 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia All papers for the ICIIC 2013 will be published in the International Journal of Machine Learning and Computing (IJMLC?ISSN: 2010-3700)as one volume, and will be Indexed by: Engineering & Technology Library, Google Scholar. 2013 World Congress on Electronics and Electrical Engineering (WCEEE 2013) 29th December 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WCEEE 2013 Conference proceeding will be published by Atlantis Press, Atlantis Press will submit the papers to be reviewed by Ei Compendex and Thomson ISI.

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