[Air-L] Internet Research 13.0: Technologies: submission open

Thu Mar 1 11:12:20 PST 2012

Thank you both so much!
-Kelly

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Light Ben <B.Light at salford.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi Kelly,
>
> Please see this post for details, we had a problem with the system so
> we're keeping it open a little longer.
> http://ir13.aoir.org/2012/03/submission-update/
>
> Best,
>
> Ben.
>
> On 01/03/2012 18:56, "kelly boudreau" <kelly.boudreau at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >Can someone tell me what time (& timezone) the deadline is? I cannot seem
> >to find it in the call or on the website.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >Kelly Boudreau
> >
> >On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Attwood, Feona
> ><F.Attwood at shu.ac.uk>wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Internet Research 13.0: Technologies
> >>
> >> The 13th Annual International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the
> >> Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
> >>
> >>
> >> October 18-21, 2012
> >>
> >> MediaCity:UK - University of Salford
> >>
> >> Salford - Greater Manchester - UK
> >>
> >> http://ir13.aoir.org
> >>
> >> Submission here: https://www.conftool.com/aoir-ir13/
> >>
> >>
> >> Internet Research 13.0 will focus on the theme of technologies,
> >>understood
> >> in the broadest sense as crafts, techniques, and systems. The conference
> >> will examine the place of the Internet in the contemporary world and in
> >> relation to a range of existing and emerging technologies, considering
> >>its
> >> impact in a context where life is entangled with technologies of all
> >>kinds
> >> as never before. The conference will bring together scholars,
> >>researchers,
> >> students and practitioners from many disciplines to map and situate the
> >> development of the Internet as part of the history of human technology.
> >>
> >> To this end, we call for papers, panel and pre-conference workshop
> >> proposals from any discipline, methodology, community or a combination
> >>of
> >> them that address the conference themes, including, but not limited to,
> >> papers that intersect and/or interconnect with the following:
> >>
> >>
> >>  *   the speed and acceleration of technological change
> >>  *   the past, present and future of technology
> >>  *   emerging and converging technologies
> >>  *   educational technology
> >>  *   cultures of crafting
> >>  *   connectivity and access
> >>  *   space, location and mobile technologies
> >>  *   technology, networks and attachments
> >>  *   technology and the body
> >>  *   technologies of the self
> >>  *   technology, regulation and ethics
> >>
> >>
> >> Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically address
> >> the conference themes, and we welcome innovative, exciting, and
> >>unexpected
> >> takes on those themes. We also welcome submissions on topics that
> >>address
> >> social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or
> >> philosophical aspects of the internet beyond the conference themes. In
> >>all
> >> cases, we welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions as
> >>well as
> >> international collaborations from both AoIR and non-AoIR members.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> SUBMISSIONS
> >>
> >> We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions. As in
> >>the
> >> past, we welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS,
> >> organized PANEL PROPOSALS that present a coherent group of papers on a
> >> single theme, as well as PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS which focus on a
> >> particular topic. We also invite proposals that will focus on discussion
> >> and interaction among conference delegates. A common form of this type
> >>is
> >> the ROUNDTABLE SESSION, but we would also like to encourage other
> >>formats,
> >> such as OPEN FISHBOWL SESSIONS. (See the Wikipedia entry under ³Fishbowl
> >> (conversation)² for a description of this format. Fishbowl sessions
> >>should
> >> cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community.)
> >> Finally, we invite short 5-minute talks on topics of interest to the
> >> community as part of our Ignite-IR panels. Please see below for more
> >> information on this format.
> >>
> >> DEADLINES
> >>
> >> Submissions Due: 1 March 2012 (Papers, Panels and Pre-Workshops. Details
> >> below.)
> >> NOTE: The submission deadline is a HARD DEADLINE; there will be NO
> >> extensions to this date.
> >>
> >> Notification: 1 May 2012
> >>
> >> Full Papers Submissions Due for inclusion in Selected Papers of IR: 1
> >>July
> >> 2012
> >>
> >> Ignite-IR Final Proposal Deadline: 1 August 2012
> >>
> >> Ignite-IR Slides Due: 15 September 2012
> >>
> >>
> >> SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
> >>
> >> All papers and presentations will be evaluated in a standard blind peer
> >> review.
> >>
> >> PAPERS (individual or multi-author)  submit abstract of 600-800 words
> >>
> >>
> >> PANEL PROPOSALS  submit a description of 600-800 words on the panel
> >> theme, plus a 250-500 word abstract for each paper or presentation. The
> >> panel organizer must assemble these materials for submission
> >>
> >> ROUNDTABLE and FISHBOWL PROPOSALS  submit a statement indicating the
> >> nature of the discussion and form of interaction, and listing initial
> >> participants. (In the case of a fishbowl proposal, this will include the
> >> name of the moderator, and the names of the first four speakers for the
> >> fishbowl.)
> >>
> >> PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS  please submit all workshop proposals via
> >>email
> >> to attwood at aoir.org<mailto:attwood at aoir.org>. Workshop proposals should
> >> include names of presenters and a 1,000-word description.
> >>
> >> IGNITE-IR  please submit a one-paragraph abstract and other
> >>information.
> >> Details at http://ir13.aoir.org/ignite-ir
> >>
> >>
> >> Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted
> >> proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and
> >> overseen by the Program Chair. Each individual may present only one
> >>paper
> >> during the conference, though they may be listed as a co-author on
> >>multiple
> >> papers. In addition to this one presentation, they may also appear on a
> >> panel, roundtable, or performance. The exception is the Ignite-IR
> >> lightening talk, which may be in addition to any other presentations.
> >>
> >> PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
> >>
> >> Full papers submitted by the 1 July 2012 deadline will undergo review to
> >> be published in an open-access, online collection, Selected Papers of
> >> Internet Research (ISSN 2162-3317). A template and guidelines for
> >>preparing
> >> your final paper are available on the conference website (
> >> http://ir13.aoir.org/papers)
> >>
> >> Selected papers from the conference will alternatively be published in a
> >> special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society.
> >>Authors
> >> selected for submission for this issue will be contacted prior to the
> >> conference.
> >>
> >> PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
> >>
> >> On 18 October 2012, there will be a limited number of pre-conference
> >> workshops and symposia that will provide participants with in-depth,
> >> hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these
> >> pre-conference workshops. Local presenters are encouraged to propose
> >> workshops that will invite visiting researchers into their labs or
> >>studios
> >> or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1,000 words, and should
> >> clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs, equipment
> >>and
> >> minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its relevance to the
> >> conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they demonstrate
> >>that
> >> the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of
> >> thematic depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities for
> >>scholarly
> >> or artistic connections. These proposals and all inquiries regarding
> >> pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to the
> >> program chair (attwood at aoir.org<mailto:attwood at aoir.org>) and no later
> >> than 1 March 2012.
> >>
> >>
> >> IGNITE-IR
> >>
> >> For the second year, the Internet Research conference will offer the
> >> opportunity to present short, five minute talks in rapid succession.
> >> Presenters provide a deck of twenty slides, which will auto-advance each
> >> fifteen seconds. Details on the session maybe found at the conference
> >> website. Because talks are intended to be of the moment, the submission
> >> deadline is much later than for papers: 1 August 2012.
> >>
> >>
> >> CONTACT INFORMATION
> >>
> >> Program Chair: Feona Attwood, Communication, Sheffield Hallam
> >>University,
> >> UK, email attwood at aoir.org<mailto:attwood at aoir.org>
> >>
> >> Local Conference Chair: Ben Light, School of Media, Music, and
> >> Performance, University of Salford, email: light at aoir.org<mailto:
> >> light at aoir.org>
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> >
> >
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