[Air-L] Call for Papers: 15th Annual ASIS&T SIG for Social Informatics Research Symposium

[Kolina S Koltai]

Happy Monday!

On behalf of the SIG for Social Informatics, I am happy to announce our
call for papers for the 15th Annual SIG SI Research Symposium to be held as
a part of the pre-conference fun at this year's annual ASIS&T meeting
<https://www.asist.org/am19/>! The theme this year is "Practical Social
Informatics: Collaboration across Fields, Sectors, and Borders."

Call for proposal and submission link: https://easychair.org/cfp/SIGSI2019

Data protection, privacy, misinformation, and the ethical issues
surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) have drawn much attention in
recent years and created many challenges for various organizations in both
public and private sectors, including government agencies, businesses, and
research institutions. ICT Researchers and practicing professionals are
increasingly in need of collaborative efforts and theoretical lenses to
examine the various aspects of the new developments in data, AI, and
augmented reality technologies, especially their social influences.

Understanding the social impacts of these emerging technologies requires a
sociotechnical approach as well as local, national, and international
collaborations across different disciplines and sectors.

With a strong interest in understanding how information and technology
professionals explore social informatics in practice, the 15th Annual
Social Informatics Research Symposium provides a great opportunity for
sharing and exchanging experiences and ideas and suggesting theories and
directions for future work among social informatics researchers and
practitioners.

The Special Interest Group Social Informatics (SIG SI) seeks contributors
for a full-day pre-conference workshop, scheduled for Saturday, October 19,
2019, from 9:00 – 17:00 during the ASIS&T annual meeting.

For the full workshop proposal, please click here
<https://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/the-15th-annual-social-informatics-research-symposium-full-day-workshop/>
.

*Submission Guidelines*

Submission system opens: Saturday, 1 June, 2019

Submission Deadline: July 10, 2019

Notifications:  August 1, 2019 in time for conference early registration
(ends August 2, 2019)

*Paper Abstract Submissions:*

Extended abstracts (1,000-1,500 words) will be double-blind peer-reviewed.
Please remove any identifying information from the text. Word limit does
not include references.

*Panel Submissions:*

Panel proposals (1,000 words) will be peer reviewed and may contain
identifying information. Word limit does not include references.

*Poster Submissions:*

Poster proposals (500 words) will be double-blind peer-reviewed. Please
remove any identifying information from the text. Word limit does not
include references.

*Further Information:*

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   Works in progress will be considered.
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   At least one author must be able to attend and present at the
   preconference.
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   Accepted proposals may choose to publish their submission in the
   symposia proceedings, to be published on the SIG-SI website

*Topics*

We are particularly interested in collaborative work that explores the
human and social aspects of ICT (broadly defined) in professional or
practical settings and any work that assumes a critical stance towards the
symposium's theme, "practical social informatics: collaboration across
fields, sectors, and borders." However, we will also continue our tradition
to solicit research on other related social informatics topics. Submissions
for the symposiums may include empirical, critical and theoretical work, as
well as richly described practice cases and demonstrations. We encourage
all scholars interested in social aspects of ICT to share their research
and research in progress by submitting a short paper, an extended abstract
of their work, or a poster and attending the symposium. The symposiums are
also the venue for the presentation of the best social informatics paper
awards for each year. The topics of interest include, but are not limited
to:

●      Data protection, privacy, and ethics

●      AI ethics

●      Collaborative work in social informatics

●      Ethics and security of the Internet of Things (IoT)

●      Digital equity and digital divide

●      Freedom of expression, hate speech, and the role of platforms

●      Human rights to information and technology

●      Sustainability, environmental concerns, and information technology
manufacturing

●      AI, automation, and the impact on job markets

●      Implications and social influence of ICT design

More information can be found in the symposium overview:
https://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/the-15th-annual-social-informatics-research-symposium-full-day-workshop/

*SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS*

Xiaohua Zhu (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)

Theresa Anderson (University of Technology Sydney)

*PROGRAM COMMITTEE*

Xiaohua Zhu (University of Tennessee), Theresa Anderson (University of
Technology Sydney), Adam Worrall (University of Alberta; Awards
Coordinator), Catherine Dumas (Simmons University), Rachel Simmons
(University of Texas at Austin), Kolina Koltai (University of Texas at
Austin), Kirstin Phelps (University of Illinois), Kenneth Haggerty
(University of Memphis), Emad Khazraee (Indeed, Inc.), Kristin R.
Eschenfelder (University of Wisconsin-Madison).


-- 
Kolina Koltai
PhD Candidate
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Information
Office: UTA 5.548
kolinakoltai.com