[Air-l] CFP: blogtalk Sydney

[Adrian Miles]

hi all

a reminder about this forthcoming conference:

Call for Papers
BlogTalk Downunder
Sydney, 20 & 21 May, 2005


An official call for papers that address any of the conference 
themes, but not restricted to these, is announced.

Papers are welcomed from academics or practitioners across all levels 
and disciplines. Early career researchers and students are also 
encouraged to submit abstracts for papers.

Suggested conference themes:
Weblogs in education
Weblogs in language & literacy
Weblog application tools / software
Weblogs in organisations
Weblogs as a medium: genres, styles, aesthetics, discourse etc
Weblogs in social studies
Weblogs in journalism
Weblogs in cultural studies
Weblogs in political arenas
Weblogs & technologies - RSS, graph theory, network mapping
Weblogs and knowledge management
Emergent trends - including moblogging, audio-blogging, vlogs
Future issues

Abstracts of no more than 500 words are required in Word format - emailed to:
Anne.Bartlett-Bragg at uts.edu.au
Please include:
Your name
Position
Institution or Organisation
email contact
URL (if relevant)

Acknowledgement will be sent via email within 48 hours of receipt.

Key Dates:
Submission of abstracts
31 January, 2005

Paper acceptance
28 February, 2005

Final versions of papers
31 March, 2005

Final Papers:
Final papers are due by 31 March, 2005. A maximum of 3,000 words.
Paper presentations will be a maximum of 20 minutes, with 10 minutes 
for discussion.

All papers accepted will be blind refereed by 3 people and eligible for DEST.

Workshop Sessions:
Submissions to conduct a half-day (3 hour) workshop are also welcomed.
A detailed outline, including objectives and topics to be covered, 
will be reviewed by the organising committee.
Participant attendance will be at additional cost to conference 
registration. Costs of the workshop and fees will be negotiated with 
presenters.

-- 
cheers
Adrian Miles
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