[Air-L] CfP: Engaging Data, Oct 12-13, 2009, MIT

[Marcus Foth]

Engaging Data
First International Forum on the Application and Management of  
Personal Electronic Information

October 12-13, 2009
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

http://senseable.mit.edu/engagingdata/

The Engaging Data: First International Forum on the Application and  
Management of Personal Electronic Information is the launching event  
of the Engaging Data Initiative, which will include a series of  
discussion panels and conferences at MIT. This initiative seeks to  
address the issues surrounding the application and management of  
personal electronic information by bringing together the main  
stakeholders from multiple disciplines, including social scientists,  
engineers, manufacturers, telecommunications service providers,  
Internet companies, credit companies and banks, privacy officers,  
lawyers, and watchdogs, and government officials.

The goal of this forum is to explore the novel applications for  
electronic data and address the risks, concerns, and consumer opinions  
associated with the use of this data. In addition, it will include  
discussions on techniques and standards for both protecting and  
extracting value from this information from several points of view:  
what techniques and standards currently exist, and what are their  
strengths and limitations? What holistic approaches to protecting and  
extracting value from data would we take if we were given a blank  
slate? These issues and questions will be addressed through invited  
talks, paper presentations, and panel discussions. The forum will  
serve as a platform to exchange ideas, discuss the latest developments  
in this field, address significant issues, and create visions for the  
future.

The forum is seeking original contributions in the form of both  
position papers and technical papers. Of particular interest are  
papers that open new paths for research, express a creative vision for  
the future, and contribute to a lively debate.

For questions regarding paper submissions, please contact Caitlin  
Zacharias: czachar at mit.edu

Important Dates

Deadline for submission of full papers: July 13, 2009
Notification of acceptance: August 10, 2009
Camera-ready papers due: August 31, 2009
Early registration: August 31, 2009
Conference dates: October 12-13, 2009

Full call for papers:

http://senseable.mit.edu/engagingdata/call_for_papers.html



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Dr Marcus Foth
Senior Research Fellow

Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation
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