[Air-L] CFP: Cyberspace 2015

Thu May 28 10:43:04 PDT 2015

Dear colleagues,

We kindly invite you to submit a paper to Cyberspace 2015. The upcoming
13th international conference will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, 27 – 28
November 2015.

=== CYBERSPACE 2015: CALL FOR PAPERS ===

XIIIth international conference organized by the Institute of Law and
Technology, Faculty of Law in cooperation with the Faculty of Social
Studies, Masaryk University and the European Academy of ICT Law

Brno, Czech Republic
27 – 28 November 2015

Papers are solicited to the following streams:

Cybersecurity, Cybercrime
eCommerce, eFinance
Government 2.0, eJustice
Intellectual Property On-Line
International Internet Law
Privacy and Surveillance
New Media and Politics
New Media and Society
Psychology of Cyberspace
Religion in Cyberspace
Video Games and Society
Ideas for Cyberspace

CYBERSECURITY, CYBERCRIME, chairs: Václav Stupka, Jakub Harašta,
illustrative topics: cyberattacks, cyberterrorism, response teams, botnets,
digital forensics, child pornography, identity  theft,  hacking/cracking,
 phishing,  malicious  code, stalking, ius ad bellum/ius in bello, rules of
engagement

eCOMMERCE, eFINANCE, chairs: Zsolt Balogh, Libor Kyncl,
illustrative topics: information society services, EDI and EFT regulation,
model laws on eCommerce, burden of proof, on-line gambling, taxation of
e-commerce, e-banking, e-insurance, e-pensions, online investments, eFX
markets, electronic payments, electronic money, virtual money, payment
portals, payment systems, informal value transfer systems, online AML and
CTF measures incl. due diligence, property and taxation in virtual worlds

GOVERNMENT 2.0, eJUSTICE, chair: Ludwig Gramlich,
illustrative topics: open government, open data, on-line dispute
settlement, re-use of public sector information, on-line public
procurement,  on-line  legal  counselling,  e-identity, mobile government,
e-participation vs. e-democracy?, social media strategies in the public
sector

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ON-LINE, chairs: Andreas Wiebe, Matěj Myška,
illustrative topics: copyright, digital rights management,  open  source,
 open  access, exceptions  and limitations to IP, fair use, fair dealing,
protection of software, licensing,  P2P networks,  trademarks  on-line,
 collective management of copyright, trademarks in auction and search
servers, enforceability of free licences, free/open software, TDM and
limitations, IP in public sector information, protection of raw data

INTERNATIONAL INTERNET LAW, chair: Dan Svantesson,
illustrative topics: Brussels I, Rome I, Rome II and the internet,
cross-border on-line defamation, place of damage, electronic choice  of
 law  and  choice of  forum,  international  on-line arbitration,
cross-border consumer arbitration, cross-border eCommerce, cross-border
consumer protection, cross-border online intellectual property issues,
public international law and the  Internet,  private  international  law
 and  the  Internet, extraterritoriality online

PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE, chair: Aleš Završnik,
illustrative topics: Privacy on-line, Internet surveillance, smart
surveillance, anonymizers, social networking surveillance, ISPs, law
 enforcement and  intelligence snooping,  marketing surveillance, PET
technologies, right to be forgotten, cyber counter-surveillance

NEW MEDIA AND POLITICS, chairs: Monika Metyková, Jakub Macek,
illustrative topics: online political communication, new media and
election, campaigns, the role of social media in democracy  and
 democratization,  social  networks  and transformation  of  journalism,
 new  media  and  political mobilization, internet and transparency of
government, the impact of WikiLeaks

NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY, chair: Kristian Daneback,
illustrative topics: digital media and civic participation, online public
spheres, new media in everyday lives, web 2.0, internet governance,
 digital  divide,  communities  in  cyberspace, hacktivism, free culture
movement, anthropology of cyberspace, gender and internet, gaming, society
and cyberspace, new media and social services

PSYCHOLOGY OF CYBERSPACE, chair: David Šmahel,
illustrative topics: influence of the Internet use on individuals and
family, children and adolescents in virtual worlds, Internet addiction,
identity in virtual environment, counselling on the Internet,  on-line
 therapy,  Internet  and  sexuality,  human personality on-line, virtual
social groups, virtual communities, blogs, games on-line, MMORPG and
virtual worlds, online communication,  e-learning,  opportunities  of
 Internet  use, cyberbullying,  online  victimisation,  intimacy  and
 Internet, technology and health

RELIGION IN CYBERSPACE, chair: Vít Šisler,
illustrative topics:  religious normative  frameworks  in  cyberspace,
networking diasporas, religious collaborative environments, on-line
counseling, on-line fatwas and cyber muftis, new religious movements,
religious discourses in cyberspace

VIDEO GAMES AND SOCIETY, chair: Cyril Brom, Zdeněk Záhora,
illustrative topics: social aspects of video games, digital game-based
learning, serious games, on-line gaming, videogames as a research tool,
work-in-progress papers are welcome

IDEAS FOR CYBERSPACE, chairs: Herbert Hrachovec, Radim Polčák,
illustrative topics: any thoughts for the present or future of cyberspace

=== PUBLICATION OF PAPERS ===

Accepted papers will be, depending on their topic, published upon peer
review in one of following scientific journals:

MUJLT - Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology (mujlt.law.muni.cz),
on-line and printed, listed in SCOPUS, EBSCO, Hein Online, De Gruyter,
Czech Database of Scientific Journals, Slovenian Database of Scientific
Journals

Cyberpsychology (cyberpsychology.eu), on-line, listed in SCOPUS, EBSCO,
ERIH PLUS, Directory of Open Access Journals

=== IMPORTANT DATES ===

Abstract submission deadline: 31 July 2015
Notice on acceptance deadline: 31 August 2015
Conference dates: 27 – 28 November 2015
Papers for journal publication deadline: 11 February 2016

=== ABSTRACT FORMAL REQUIREMENTS ===

Range: max. 1.500 characters incl. spaces
Submission: on-line at  www.cyberspace.muni.cz

=== PAPER FORMAL REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMISSION ===

Papers published in MUJLT:  http://mujlt.law.muni.cz/instructions.php
Papers published in Cyberpsychology:
http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/submission.php

=== CONFERENCE FEES ===

full pass - speakers: 1390 CZK (approx. 50 EUR)
full pass - delegates (not presenting a paper): 1790 CZK (approx. 65 EUR)
full pass - VIPs (upon special appointment): FREE
student pass light (programme only): FREE
student pass full (all refreshments, Friday reception, Saturday lunch): 490
CZK (approx. 18 EUR) last minute (on-site) registration: 2100 CZK (approx.
77 EUR)

dinner fee: Saturday conference dinner with free complimentary drinks - 590
CZK (approx. 22 EUR), last minute (on-site): 690 CZK (approx. 25 EUR) –
Saturday dinner is not included in any of above passes

The registration will be carried out on-line through the conference web at
www.cyberspace.muni.cz. The registration opens 1 June 2015 and closes 12
November 2015 (after that, it will be possible to register on-site).

=== CONFERENCE ADDRESSES ===

Conference website: http://cyberspace.muni.cz
Central conference e-mail address: cyberspace at law.muni.cz
Mailing address: Masaryk University, Faculty of Law
Institute of Law and Technology
Veveří 70
611 80 Brno
Czech Republic

=== CONFERENCE OFFICIALS ===

General Chair: Radim Polčák
Deputy Chairs: Danuše Spáčilová, David Šmahel
Scientific Committee: Zsolt Balogh, Cyril Brom, Kristian Daneback, Ludwig
Gramlich, Herbert Hrachovec, Libor Kyncl, Monika Metyková, Matěj Myška,
Radim Polčák, Dan Svantesson, Václav Stupka, Vít Šisler, David Šmahel,
Andreas Wiebe, Aleš Završnik
Publicity Officer: Monika Stachoňová
Financial Officer: Jakub Harašta
Hospitality Officer: Jakub Míšek
Programme Officer: Pavel Loutocký

Best regards,
Daniela Vajbarová
On behalf of the Organizing Committee