Digital Freedoms: Challenges The Cybercultures Project

Digital Freedoms: Challenges The Cyber-cultures Project Tuesday 7th July - Thursday 9th July 2015 Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom Call for Presentations: Online freedoms have become increasingly endangered in many regions of the world. This year's Interactive Convergence will be devoted to exploring the various ways in which digital freedoms are currently challenged - as well as possible responses to such threats - within the framework of five thematic tracks. Because of the complexity of these challenges and the overlap of issues across themes, we are inviting participants of various backgrounds (academic, legislative, commercial; across disciplines) to submit proposals on several topics of interest to them. Presenters are additionally encouraged to think broadly within and across thematic tracks; we encourage submissions addressing research questions such as (though not limited to) those listed here below. Topical Areas: Regulating Online Communities, Computer-supported Subcultures: What are strategies for preserving freedom of speech and regaining privacy online? To what extent is it really possible to preserve digital privacy? In an era when users of anonymity projects such as Tor are almost automatically considered threats to society, do there exist user-friendly strategies and applications for protecting individual communication? If such tools do exist, why have they not been more broadly adopted by the general public? In the wake of WikiLeaks and Edward Snowdon, what cyber-security issues have emerged? Is the term "privacy" itself a remnant of the past? Internet-related legislation is an ever-present driver of network activity. What is the future of online piracy? Do current legal frameworks suffice in relation to data sharing trends? What should happen to the data and profiles of deceased persons? Topical Areas: Social Networks, Online Communities: Social network users are increasingly targeted by online marketing. Do principles of ethical marketing even exist today? How should users desiring to maintain a social media presence avoid being disrupted by non-stop advertising? What strategies exist for creating simultaneous online user profiles which span social networking services? What are trends in user-generated content, and how might online communication culture be defined today? What services have been established with crowd-sourcing? Topical Area: Mobile Applications: It no longer matters how one accesses the Internet; mobile devices now compete in terms of functionality, speed, and software with traditional desktop computers. How have cloud and mobile services changed user behaviour? That app trends are emerging in tele-sports, tele-exercise, tele-health, or traffic systems? In sum, we encourage authors to explore and discuss why - when networks are increasingly accessible, with increasingly user-friendly interfaces and lower costs - the status of online citizenship appears to be increasingly threatened because of government control, loss of privacy, endangered Internet neutrality, ubiquitous marketing, and cyber-crime. Proposals, presentations, studies, and reports might explore topics such as: Online Communities: - Emerging and Potential Practices in Social Networking. - The Psychological Impacts of Online Interaction. - User-generated Content and Changes in Cultural Practice. - Ubiquitous Consumption, Mobile Advertising, and Crowd-sourcing. Design for Social Networking: - Trends in Web Services, Interfaces and Apps. - Accessibility, Usability, and Design. - Quality of Experience. - Cloud Systems. - Convergence of Desktop and Mobile Communications. - Semantic Web - Web 3.0. - Metadata. Access to Data. - Surveillance Technologies and Anonymisation Tools. - Impact on User Behaviour. Regulating Online Communities: - Internet Neutrality - Governance and Control over the Online Environment. Insufficient Legislation. - Self-Regulation. Hactivism. Computational Privacy. - Cyber-Activism and Social Mobilisation: Real World Impacts. - Cyber-security and Cybercrime. - Intellectual Property Protection. Decline of Piracy? Computer-supported Subcultures: - Technology-dependent/Independent Subcultures. - Interactions between Regional, Glocal, Global, Multi-national, Intercontinental, Cross-generational and Diasporic Online Communities. Mobile Applications: - Mobile Applications for Social Networking, Online Marketing, Tele-Health, Traffic Systems, Distance Education and Online Entertainment. - Promises, Expectations, Case Studies. The Steering Group welcomes the submission of proposals for short workshops, practitioner-based activities, performances, and pre-formed panels. We particularly welcome short film screenings; photographic essays; installations; interactive talks and alternative presentation styles that encourage engagement. What to Send: Proposals will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word proposals should be submitted by Friday 13th March 2015. If a proposal is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper of no more than 3000 words should be submitted by Friday 22nd May 2015. Proposals should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs; proposals may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in programme, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 keywords. E-mails should be entitled: Cybercultures 10 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: Daniel Riha: rihad@inter-disciplinary.net Rob Fisher: cyber10@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the 'Critical Issues' 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. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference. Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/cybercultures/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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ic-ITS 2015 International Conference on Information Technology and Society 2015

ic-ITS 2015 International Conference on Information Technology and Society 2015 June 8-9, 2015. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Web address: http://fstm.kuis.edu.my/icits/ Call for papers - The IC-ITS 2015 secretariat cordially invites submission of academic articles to the International Conference on Information Technology and Society 2015. This conference is a platform to bring together researchers, developers and practitioners from academia and industry working in the areas of Information Technology and its contribution to the Society. The conference is hosted by Faculty of Information Science and Technology, International Islamic University College of Selangor. Theme "Information Technology and its Impact to the Society" Venue Grand Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Conference Dates 8th and 9th June 2015 http://fstm.kuis.edu.my/icits/ Sub-themes -Information Technology in Society -Information Policy -ICT in Education -Social Media and Community -Multimedia and Society -Natural language processing -Machine Translation -Computer Science -Algorithm and Programming -Software Engineering -Decision support systems -Knowledge management -Intelligent information systems -Languages and programming techniques -Social impact of IT -Emerging technologies -Machine Learning http://fstm.kuis.edu.my/icits/ All accepted papers with author registration, complete fee payment, presentation at the conference and subject to approval of Editorial Board will be published in the e-Proceeding of the International Conference on Information Technology and Society 2015. Select articles will be published in myJICT - Journal of Information Technology

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10th International Conference on the Arts in Society

TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ARTS IN SOCIETY London, UK Imperial College London 22-24 July 2015 Dear Delegate, On behalf of the Organizing Committee and the International Advisory Board, we are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Tenth International Conference on the Arts in Society and the Call for Submissions to The Arts Journal Collection. The 2015 Arts in Society Conference will be held in London, UK from 22-24 July at Imperial College London. Proposals for paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops, focused discussions, or colloquia are invited to the conference, addressing the arts through one of the following themes: THEMES - Theme 1: Arts Education - Theme 2: Arts Theory and History - Theme 3: New Media, Technology, and the Arts - Theme 4: Social, Political, and Community Agendas in the Arts - Special Focus: The Work of Art in the Age of Networked Society PLENARY SPEAKERS - James Bridle-Artist, Writer, and Publisher, London, UK - Ruth Catlow-Co-founder and Artistic Director, Furtherfield; Head, Writtle School of Design, London, UK Presenters also have the option to submit completed papers to one of the fully peer-reviewed journals in The Arts Collection. If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to the journal. Proposals are reviewed on rolling deadlines. The final submission deadline for in-person presentations is 19 MAY 2015 (title and short abstract). Proposals submitted after this day will be accommodated in non-themed sessions at the conference or are eligible for community membership registrations (no attendance at conference required with community membership presentations). For more information and to submit a proposal visit: www.ArtsinSociety.com/London-2015 Enquiries: conferencedirector@commongroundpublishing.com Web address: http://ArtsinSociety.com/London-2015 Sponsored by: The Arts in Society knowledge community / Common Ground Publishing

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EdMedia 2015 - World Conference on Educational Media and Technology

EdMedia 2015 - World Conference on Educational Media and Technology http://aace.org/conf/edmedia 22nd to 26th June 2015 Montreal, Canada FINAL Call for Participation: April 29, 2015 http://aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm Early Registration: May 21, 2015 http://aace.org/conf/edmedia/rates.htm About Montreal, Canada: http://aace.org/conf/cities/montreal Hotel Information: https://www.aace.org/conf/cities/montreal/hotel.htm EdMedia 2015 is the 27th annual international conference, organized by the non-profit organization, AACE (http://aace.org) and co-sponsored by the Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (http://aace.org/pubs/jemh). This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education. EdMedia, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries. For a list, see: http://aace.org/conf/edmedia/countries.htm NEW Special Interest Groups http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/sigs/ - Emerging Technologies - Professional Identities - Learning Design We invite you to attend EdMedia and submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, tutorials, workshops, posters/demonstrations, corporate showcases/demos, and SIG discussions. The Conference Review Policy requires that each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and published proceedings available on http://EdITLib.org - Education and Information Technology Digital Library. Enquiries: conf@aace.org Web address: http://aace.org/conf/edmedia Sponsored by: AACE - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education and Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia

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Learning and Performance Ecosystem 2015 Conference

Does Your Organization Support All Forms of Learning and Performance? Your organization's learning and performance ecosystem includes all the different ways people are connected and supported in their work by a broad range of content, processes, tools, and technologies. But how do you tie the unique components of your ecosystem together into a cohesive strategy that enhances individual effectiveness and organizational performance? At Learning and Performance Ecosystem 2015, March 25 - 27 in Orlando, you'll meet other senior professionals facing similar challenges and get clarity around what it takes to create and support a learning and performance ecosystem, as well as the strategies needed to create one that thrives! Learn from peers and industry experts in leading organizations like these... - BMO Financial Group - Boeing - FDIC - Kaplan Higher Education - Nielsen - Northwestern Mutual - Sears Holdings Corporation - Time Warner Cable - T-Mobile - Zeiders Enterprises - And more (view the full session list at http://bit.ly/1yH6iHo) Register for Ecosystem 2015 by Friday, February 6 and save 100 USD with the Early discount-in addition to all other discounts for which you may qualify. Plus, employees of academic institutions save an additional 35 percent off registration! Learn more or register now for Ecosystem 2015 at: http://bit.ly/1EopQkh

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44th NSEE Annual Conference

National Society of Experiential Education (NSEE), is a non-profit membership organization composed of educators, businesses, and community leaders. Founded in 1971, NSEE also serves as a national resource center for the development and improvement of experiential education programs nationwide. 44th Annual Conference Monday, October 5 - Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Loews Don CeSar Hotel on the Beach St. Pete Beach, Florida 2015 NSEE Annual Conference: Final Week to Submit to Speak at Conference Proposal Submission Deadline: January 23, 2015 Conference Theme: Experiential Education for the 21st Century Preserving High Impact Practices in a Digital and Virtual World Call for Proposals: Visit www.nsee.org Teaching and learning today take place in a fast-paced and ever-changing landscape of technology, information, social media and global connectivity. The many forms of experiential education-internships, service learning, education abroad, co-ops, project work, or undergraduate research-are no exception. Embedding high-impact teaching practices into our educational programs and providing students with concrete and authentic learning experiences in which they can reflect, conceptualize, and actively experiment-these are the challenges we face in a digital world where students spend ever more time and energy within virtual spaces, online platforms and social networks. Whether carried out across the oceans or across the tracks, today's experiential education programs-if they are to be effective and lead to meaningful learning and personal development-must respond to the many challenges and very great opportunities that a wireless and often virtual world of connectivity and information present to experiential teachers and learners. As educators in this new world informational order, we face a singular challenge: how best to preserve the high-impact experiential teaching and learning practices that we know work and which research continues to demonstrate. The opportunity before us-how to integrate these new technologies into established high-impact practices intelligently, authentically, and reflectively-holds out the promise that successful strategies in program design and delivery will strengthen experiential education for the 21st century. Join NSEE as members and friends explore these and related issues at the 44th Annual Conference on the beach in sunny St. Pete Beach, Florida. In a wired and virtual world of social media, learn to apply NSEE's Eight Principles of Good Practice for All Experiential Learning Activities to experiential programs at your home institution. Meet and share experiences with experiential educators, practitioners, faculty and students who use technology and social media in innovative ways that advance the theory and practice of Experiential Education. Enroll in NSEE's pre-conference workshops delivered by the Experiential Education Academy (EEA) and gain theoretical grounding and practical insights into good practice in experiential program design, delivery and assessment. NSEE invites session and poster proposals addressing this year's conference theme! Topical areas of investigation for the 44th NSEE Annual Conference include: - What impact is technology having on the traditional theory and practice of experiential education? - How do we adapt the existing experiential education theories, such as the Kolb Learning Cycle, for students learning in a progressively virtual and online world? - What case studies demonstrate good practice in integrating technology into the active learning classroom? - How do internships, co-ops and service learning programs use technology experientially? - How do we apply NSEE Eight Principles of Good Practice for All Experiential Learning Activities in a digital age? - How do we use E-Portfolios, team-based design, and participatory learning within experiential pedagogies? - How can we use these technologies to expand and deepen experiential education, both on and off campus? - What challenges and opportunities do such technologies present to experiential educators? NSEE's 44th Annual Conference addresses these and related questions by exploring how experiential educators are adapting to the changed technological landscape of K-16 education today. NSEE invites session and poster proposals from faculty, administrators and students using principles of good practice in experiential education and preserving high impact teaching and learning practices in our digital and virtual world. Visit www.nsee.org to learn more. Proposal Submission Deadline: January 23, 2015 at 11:59 pm Call for Proposals: Information and Guidelines 44th Annual Conference Monday, October 5 - Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Loews Don CeSar Hotel on the Beach St. Pete Beach, Florida EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PRESERVING HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES IN A DIGITAL AND VIRTUAL WORLD Proposal Submission Deadline: January 23, 2015 When preparing your proposal, we encourage you to structure your ideas around the areas of interest as represented by NSEE's Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and within the context of one of the following conference tracks: - Scholarship: Empirical, Applied, and Pedagogical Research - Best Practices - Case Studies - Technology (e.g., e-learning, e-portfolios) - Tools and Techniques - Partnerships - Conversations across campus between student affairs and academic affairs - Attracting external partners, funding, and relationships - Engaging in national conversations (e.g., how your institution works with other national organizations such as AAC And U, AAEEBL, NCHC to promote experiential education) - Evaluation and Assessment - Accreditation (e.g., QEP) - Tools and Techniques - Student Poster Forum - Research experiences and reflection - Education Abroad experiences and reflection - Service-Learning experiences and reflection - Internship experiences and reflections SUBMISSION All proposals must be submitted electronically to nsee@talley.com using the online form at www.nsee.org. Follow the link to the conference section. Incomplete proposals or improperly formatted proposals will not be considered. The deadline for submitting proposals is 11:59 EST p.m. on January 23, 2015 SCORING Proposals will be peer-reviewed by the 2015 Conference Planning Committee. The review process consists of dividing the proposals by SIG types as indicated in Section No.4 on the application. Review teams will then evaluate proposals based on the following criteria: - Design and content (discussion, interaction, instruction) - 25 points - Experiential and/or creative nature of presentation. - 25 points - Clarity of description - 25 points - Relevance of topic to conference theme/tracks - 15 points - Presenter expertise with topic - 10 points FORMAT Presenters are requested to provide their preferred presentation format (Section No.2) on the application form. Since a limited number of session and round-table spaces are available, all requests will be taken into consideration, but preferences cannot be guaranteed. Submission of a proposal constitutes your willingness to accept and abide by the final decision of the Conference Committee. Sessions are 60-minute or 90-minute formal presentations followed by discussion and questions. Preference will be given to sessions that actively engage participants and reflect a depth and breadth of experience. Please clearly articulate in your proposal the strategy you will use to actively engage the audience. Breakfast Round-tables are 60-minute interactive discussions, held at round-tables during breakfast, and led by the presenter(s). The sessions are informal in nature and are intended to promote insights and conversation among participants. Breakfast tables normally accommodate no more than 8 to 10 people. Student Poster Forum is a 60-minute interactive period during which the audience circulates among poster displays while students present and discuss the content of their poster. This forum is intended to generate conversation and to stimulate interest for students, faculty sponsors, and the audience. NOTIFICATION Applicants will be notified of the status of their proposal no later than May 30, 2015. If a proposal has multiple presenters, written correspondence will be sent only to the primary contact. It is the responsibility of the primary contact to disseminate all information regarding the proposal to all presenters. ABSTRACT PUBLICATION The abstract submitted in the template section of the Proposal Application may be used by NSEE to promote the Annual Conference. NSEE reserves the right to edit abstracts for publication in the conference program and advertising materials. PRESENTATION POSTING OPTION Presenters have the option to submit an electronic copy of their presentation and/or handout materials which will be posted on the conference website. CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS Once the program schedule has been finalized, changes cannot be made. While situations may arise that might cause a presenter to cancel his/her presentation, NSEE encourages presenters to seek every possible alternative, including finding a substitute or co-presenter, prior to making a decision to withdraw from the conference. In the event that a presenter must cancel, written notification must be submitted to NSEE at the presenter's earliest opportunity. Failure to do so may result in non-acceptance of future program proposals. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED All faculty and staff presenters are required to register for the full conference. Student presenters may register for only the day of the conference during which they will be presenting their poster sessions. Information on conference registration fees and hotel rates will be available at www.nsee.org mid-May 2015. Discounts are available for campus teams of 5 or more. APPLICATION Download the Proposal Application at www.nsee.org. CONTACT US National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) 19 Mantua Road Mt. Royal, NJ 08061 Phone: 856.423.3427 Fax: 856.423.3420 NSEEMTG@talley.com NSEE@talley.com

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Thirteenth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries

THE THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BOOKS, PUBLISHING, AND LIBRARIES Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia - Robson Square 19-20 October 2015 Dear Delegate, Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, posters, or colloquia are invited for the Thirteenth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries being held at the University of British Columbia - Robson Square, in Vancouver, Canada from 19-20 October 2015. We welcome proposals from a variety of disciplines and perspectives that will contribute to the conference discourse. We also encourage faculty and research students to submit joint proposals for paper presentations or colloquia. SPECIAL CONFERENCE FOCUS: "The Event of the Book" The 2015 Book Conference coincides with the Vancouver Writer's Festival. As the social worlds of the book are being evermore mediated by digital modes of production and distribution, how do we make sense of 'The Event of the Book?' At a micro level, the event of the book is the experience of holding a material object. At the macro level, the event of the book is the experience of person-to-person events such as writers' festivals. How might the digital re-energize - 'materialize' - the event of the book? How can the affordances of digital technologies re-configure how we understand the media and social practices of the event of the book at micro and macro levels? The 2015 meeting will feature a special focus on this thought-provoking subject. We welcome open debate, discourse, and research from participants that center on this special topic, as well as any other themes or issues relevant to books, publishing, and libraries. We also encourage faculty and research students to submit joint proposals for paper presentations, colloquia, or panel discussions. CONFERENCE THEMES: Proposals for paper presentations, workshops or colloquia are invited that discuss the broader themes listed below. In addition to the special focus, paper presentations will be grouped into one of the following categories for presentation at the conference: Theme 1: Publishing Practices: Past, Present, and Future Theme 2: Reading, Writing, Literacy, and Learning Theme 3: Books and Libraries Special Focus: The Event of the Book If you are unable to attend the conference in person, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to The International Journal of the Book. Proposals for in-person presentations should be submitted by 22 SEPTEMBER 2015 (title and short abstract). Proposals submitted after this day will be accommodated in non-themed sessions at the conference or are eligible for community membership registrations (no attendance at conference required with community membership presentations). For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference visit: www.BooksAndPublishing.com/Vancouver-2015 Enquiries: conferencedirector@commongroundpublishing.com Web address: http://BooksAndPublishing.com/Vancouver-2015 Sponsored by: Books, Publishing, and Libraries / Common Ground Publishing

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