[Air-L] CFP: mSociety 2008: The First International Conference on Mobile Society

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Call for
Papers, Panels, Special Sessions, Tutorials, Exhibitions and Demos

mSOCIETY 2008
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The 1st International Conference on Mobile Society
18-19 September 2008, Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey

SPONSORS, ORGANIZERS and SUPPORTERS:
--- TURKCELL (Diamond Sponsor), TurkSat (Gold Sponsor)
--- Mobile Government Consortium International, UK, AykeyNet, UK
--- Dept. of Computer Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and
Technology, Turkey,
--- Center for Information and Society, University of Washington, USA.

Mobile Society refers to the emerging trends of the collective life on
earth driven by the technology of networked mobile phones and other
mobile devices. These technologies and their fast and wide adoption
are influencing the way we live in society, the way we run businesses
and the way we are as an individual.

The First International Conference on Mobile Society  (mSociety 2008)
aims to be a platform for the presentation, exchange and dissemination
of the latest developments, ideas, applications and services involving
all aspects of practice and research in mSociety.

The mSociety 2008 organization invites all professionals with an
interest in how mobility influences society in both positive and
negative ways. Possible perspectives may include, but are not limited
to, the diffusion and adoption of technology; the dissemination of
mobile content, applications and services for business and
entertainment; the economical, sociological and psychological impact
of mobility on society.

How to participate?
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Please visit the conference web site for submissions, review policy
and further info at www.mgovernment.org/events/
--- Researchers: send a maximum  of 10 pages of a paper presenting
your research and its results.
--- Members of Civil Society Organizations and Private sector
professionals: send a page long proposal for a talk presenting, for
example, an implementation, application or services deployed, cases
studied and experiences gained.

Who will attend?
--- Researchers economists, technologists, sociologists and
psychologists from academic institutions and other research
organizations.
--- Private Sector professionals from, for example, mobile telco`s,
infrastructure, hardware, content, applications and service providers
to _ individuals and organizations.
--- Members of Public Sector, Donors and Civil Society Organizations.

Please get in touch for further information...
mSociety 2008 – msociety2008 at mgovernment.org  www.mgovernment.org/events/
Mobile Government Consortium International -  info at mgovernment.org
Other mGCI events – www.mgovernment.org/events/