Call for Papers: ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative WorkCall for Papers: ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work

The ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work is a premier venue
for presenting research in the design and use of technologies that affect
groups, organizations, and communities. CSCW encompasses both the technical
and social challenges encountered when supporting collaboration. The
development and application of new technologies continues to enable new ways
of working together and coordinating activities. Although work is an area of
focus, CSCW embraces research and technologies supporting a wide range of
recreational and social activities using a diverse range of devices. The
conference brings together top researchers and practitioners from academia
and industry who are interested in both technical and social aspects of
collaboration.

CSCW 2012 will be held February 11-15, 2012, in Seattle, Washington, USA.
CSCW Workshops provide an opportunity to discuss and explore emerging areas
of CSCW research with a group of like-minded researchers and practitioners
from industry and academia. Workshops may focus on any aspect of CSCW theory
or practice, established concerns or new ideas. However, radical new ideas
expected to draw a sufficient number of participants are very much
encouraged! The goal of a workshop is to share understandings and
experiences, to foster research communities, to learn from each other and to
envision future directions. For examples of workshop topics from the last
two conferences, please review the CSCW 2010 and CSCW 2011 Workshop
Programs.

The deadline for Workshop proposals is July 8.

As previously announced, the deadline for Papers (10 pages) & Notes (4
pages) submissions is June 3; please note that titles and abstracts of
Papers & Notes are requested by May 27 (this Friday), and that a link to the
submission site is available on the Papers & Notes page.
The complete Call for Participation, including information about Papers &
Notes, Workshops, CSCW Horizon, Demonstrations, Panels, Posters, Videos, the
Doctoral Colloquium, and Student Volunteers – as well as Papers and Notes –
can be found at cscw2012.org. You can also follow announcements about the
conference on Twitter, @ACM_CSCW2012, and/or “like” us on Facebook,
www.facebook.com/CSCW2012

We look forward to your participation!

The CSCW 2012 Committee
Conference Co-chairs
Steve Poltrock
Carla Simone, University of Milano-Bicocca
Workshops Co-chairs
Darren Gergle, Northwestern University
M. Antonietta Grasso, Xerox Research Centre Europe
Papers & Notes Co-chairs
John Riedl, University of Minnesota
Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine
Jonathan Grudin, Microsoft Research

The 2012 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
11-15 February 2012
Seattle, Washington, USA
Homepage: cscw2012.org
Twitter: @ACM_CSCW2012
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CSCW2012The ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work is a premier venue
for presenting research in the design and use of technologies that affect
groups, organizations, and communities. CSCW encompasses both the technical
and social challenges encountered when supporting collaboration. The
development and application of new technologies continues to enable new ways
of working together and coordinating activities. Although work is an area of
focus, CSCW embraces research and technologies supporting a wide range of
recreational and social activities using a diverse range of devices. The
conference brings together top researchers and practitioners from academia
and industry who are interested in both technical and social aspects of
collaboration.

CSCW 2012 will be held February 11-15, 2012, in Seattle, Washington, USA.
CSCW Workshops provide an opportunity to discuss and explore emerging areas
of CSCW research with a group of like-minded researchers and practitioners
from industry and academia. Workshops may focus on any aspect of CSCW theory
or practice, established concerns or new ideas. However, radical new ideas
expected to draw a sufficient number of participants are very much
encouraged! The goal of a workshop is to share understandings and
experiences, to foster research communities, to learn from each other and to
envision future directions. For examples of workshop topics from the last
two conferences, please review the CSCW 2010 and CSCW 2011 Workshop
Programs.

The deadline for Workshop proposals is July 8.

As previously announced, the deadline for Papers (10 pages) & Notes (4
pages) submissions is June 3; please note that titles and abstracts of
Papers & Notes are requested by May 27 (this Friday), and that a link to the
submission site is available on the Papers & Notes page.
The complete Call for Participation, including information about Papers &
Notes, Workshops, CSCW Horizon, Demonstrations, Panels, Posters, Videos, the
Doctoral Colloquium, and Student Volunteers – as well as Papers and Notes –
can be found at cscw2012.org. You can also follow announcements about the
conference on Twitter, @ACM_CSCW2012, and/or “like” us on Facebook,
www.facebook.com/CSCW2012

We look forward to your participation!

The CSCW 2012 Committee
Conference Co-chairs
Steve Poltrock
Carla Simone, University of Milano-Bicocca
Workshops Co-chairs
Darren Gergle, Northwestern University
M. Antonietta Grasso, Xerox Research Centre Europe
Papers & Notes Co-chairs
John Riedl, University of Minnesota
Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine
Jonathan Grudin, Microsoft Research

The 2012 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
11-15 February 2012
Seattle, Washington, USA
Homepage: cscw2012.org
Twitter: @ACM_CSCW2012
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CSCW2012

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Call for papers: ANALYSIS OF MOBILE PHONE DATASETS AND NETWORKS (NETMOB 2011)Call for papers: ANALYSIS OF MOBILE PHONE DATASETS AND NETWORKS (NETMOB 2011)

CALL FOR PAPERS
NETMOB 2011

Second conference on the
ANALYSIS OF MOBILE PHONE DATASETS AND NETWORKS

Mobile phone datasets have become widely available in recent years and have opened the possibility to improve our understanding of large-scale social networks by investigating how people exchange information, build trust, create markets and develop social interactions. Mobile phone data is also helping us understand complex processes such as the spread of information and viruses or transportation and the use of urban infrastructures.

Given the success of the first NetMob conference we have decided to organize a second edition. NetMob2011 will take place (again!) at the Media Lab at MIT and will be co-located with the Third IEEE Conference on Social Computing. The conference format of the first NetMob will be essentially unchanged:one track of short contributed talks, a simplified submission procedure, no proceedings (except for a book of abstracts), and the possibility to present recent results or results submitted elsewhere.

We hope to see you there and look forward catching up with the latest developments in mobile phone dataset analysis.

Media Lab, MIT (Cambridge, USA)
October 10-11, 2011

http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/~blondel/netmob/

The conference format is flexible: one track of short contributed talks, a
simplified submission procedure (abstracts only), and the possibility to
present recent results or results submitted elsewhere. All contributions
that deal with the analysis of mobile phone datasets are welcome. The
conference is co-located with the IEEE Conference on Social Computing.
Abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2011.

*** Workshop co-chairs ***
Vincent Blondel UCLouvain (Belgium) and MIT
Alex Pentland Media Lab, MIT
*** Scientific committee ***
Samuel Arbesman Harvard University
Laszlo Barabasi Northeastern University
Nicholas Christakis Harvard University
Rob Claxton British Telecom (UK)
Massimo Colonna Telecom Italia (Italy)
Nicolas de Cordes Orange Group Strategy (France)
Nathan Eagle txteagle
Kenth Engø-Monsen Telenor (Norway)
Alexandre Gerber AT&T Research
Marta Gonzales MIT
Cesar Hidalgo Media Lab, MIT
Kimmo Kaski Aalto University (Finland)
János Kertész Budapest University of Technology (Hungary)
Renaud Lambiotte University of Namur (Belgium)
Juha Laurila Nokia Research (Switzerland)
David Lazer Northeastern University
Franck Legendre ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Esteban Moro Egido Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Nuria Oliver Telefonica Research (Spain)
Jukka-Pekka Onnela Harvard University
Dino Pedreschi Università di Pisa (Italy)
Daniele Quercia University of Cambridge (UK)
Carlo Ratti Senseable City Lab, MIT
Jari Saramäki Helsinki University of Technology (Finland)
Zbigniew Smoreda Orange Labs (France)
John Tsitsiklis LIDS, MIT
Paul Van Dooren UCLouvain (Belgium)
Alex Varshavsky AT&T Labs
*** Organizing committee ***
Francesco Calabrese IBM Research (Ireland) and MIT
Yva de Montjoye Media Lab, MIT
Gautier Krings UCLouvain (Belgium)
Dashun Wang Northeastern UniversityCALL FOR PAPERS
NETMOB 2011

Second conference on the
ANALYSIS OF MOBILE PHONE DATASETS AND NETWORKS

Mobile phone datasets have become widely available in recent years and have opened the possibility to improve our understanding of large-scale social networks by investigating how people exchange information, build trust, create markets and develop social interactions. Mobile phone data is also helping us understand complex processes such as the spread of information and viruses or transportation and the use of urban infrastructures.

Given the success of the first NetMob conference we have decided to organize a second edition. NetMob2011 will take place (again!) at the Media Lab at MIT and will be co-located with the Third IEEE Conference on Social Computing. The conference format of the first NetMob will be essentially unchanged:one track of short contributed talks, a simplified submission procedure, no proceedings (except for a book of abstracts), and the possibility to present recent results or results submitted elsewhere.

We hope to see you there and look forward catching up with the latest developments in mobile phone dataset analysis.

Media Lab, MIT (Cambridge, USA)
October 10-11, 2011

http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/~blondel/netmob/

The conference format is flexible: one track of short contributed talks, a
simplified submission procedure (abstracts only), and the possibility to
present recent results or results submitted elsewhere. All contributions
that deal with the analysis of mobile phone datasets are welcome. The
conference is co-located with the IEEE Conference on Social Computing.
Abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2011.

*** Workshop co-chairs ***
Vincent Blondel UCLouvain (Belgium) and MIT
Alex Pentland Media Lab, MIT
*** Scientific committee ***
Samuel Arbesman Harvard University
Laszlo Barabasi Northeastern University
Nicholas Christakis Harvard University
Rob Claxton British Telecom (UK)
Massimo Colonna Telecom Italia (Italy)
Nicolas de Cordes Orange Group Strategy (France)
Nathan Eagle txteagle
Kenth Engø-Monsen Telenor (Norway)
Alexandre Gerber AT&T Research
Marta Gonzales MIT
Cesar Hidalgo Media Lab, MIT
Kimmo Kaski Aalto University (Finland)
János Kertész Budapest University of Technology (Hungary)
Renaud Lambiotte University of Namur (Belgium)
Juha Laurila Nokia Research (Switzerland)
David Lazer Northeastern University
Franck Legendre ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Esteban Moro Egido Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Nuria Oliver Telefonica Research (Spain)
Jukka-Pekka Onnela Harvard University
Dino Pedreschi Università di Pisa (Italy)
Daniele Quercia University of Cambridge (UK)
Carlo Ratti Senseable City Lab, MIT
Jari Saramäki Helsinki University of Technology (Finland)
Zbigniew Smoreda Orange Labs (France)
John Tsitsiklis LIDS, MIT
Paul Van Dooren UCLouvain (Belgium)
Alex Varshavsky AT&T Labs
*** Organizing committee ***
Francesco Calabrese IBM Research (Ireland) and MIT
Yva de Montjoye Media Lab, MIT
Gautier Krings UCLouvain (Belgium)
Dashun Wang Northeastern University

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Call for Paper: Business Applications of Social Network Analysis (BASNA 2011)Call for Paper: Business Applications of Social Network Analysis (BASNA 2011)

The aim of BASNA 2011 is to encourage multidisciplinary discussions related to novel ideas and applications geared towards analyzing social network data for business use. By bringing together researchers in the fields of SNA, data mining, and management studies, the workshop will focus on identifying areas of collaboration among their respective disciplines:

  • The role of data mining techniques in identifying scalable methods for the extraction and organization of social relations for management research and business practice
  • The role of management research in guiding data mining efforts and SNA metrics development towards theoretically-grounded discoveries about social network emergence.
  • The role of Social Network Analysis in developing and applying metrics and tools for the mapping, evaluation, visualization, and design of social relations in organizations.

BASNA 2011 is seeking original research work which is not yet published or not submitted in any other conferences, journals or magazines.

Accepted papers of the workshop would be available via IEEE Xplore digital library.

Selected authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper, with a fast reviewing process, to the Journal of Information Science and Technology , to the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations, and to the International Journal of Social Network Mining

The workshop’s topics of interest include (but are not limited to the following):

Topics of Interest:

  • Algorithms for data mining social networks, graphs, links
  • Applications of social network data mining to address a real world business scenario
  • Anomaly detection in network based applications like intrusion detection in telecommunication
  • Application of scale-free networks
  • Mobile social networks
  • Application of network data mining to discover consumer, organization, and interorganizational structures
  • Data mining applications for business blogging and micro-blogging (real time mining)
  • Community discovery in social networks
  • Data mining on large graphs
  • Data mining applications for viral marketing
  • Behavioral analysis in social networks
  • Social semantic web
  • Privacy issues in social networks
  • Recommendation systems based on social network analysis
Social Network Analysis (SNA) based:

  • Knowledge Management (identifying experts, fostering knowledge exchange and integration, creating and developing communities of practice)
  • Marketing (identifying new and key customers, customer relationship management)
  • Innovation Support (enhancing innovation capacity, supporting new product development teams)
  • Change Management (managing change, post-merger integration, identifying key enablers)
  • Talent Management (hiring and career development)
  • Leadership Development (decision-making, identifying leaders)
  • Intra-Organizational Coordination (supporting coordination and information flows among organizational members and units)
  • Inter-Organizational Coordination (supporting collaboration in consortia, industrial districts, inter-organizational alliances)

BASNA Website: http://basna.in/call-fo-papers2011/The aim of BASNA 2011 is to encourage multidisciplinary discussions related to novel ideas and applications geared towards analyzing social network data for business use. By bringing together researchers in the fields of SNA, data mining, and management studies, the workshop will focus on identifying areas of collaboration among their respective disciplines:

  • The role of data mining techniques in identifying scalable methods for the extraction and organization of social relations for management research and business practice
  • The role of management research in guiding data mining efforts and SNA metrics development towards theoretically-grounded discoveries about social network emergence.
  • The role of Social Network Analysis in developing and applying metrics and tools for the mapping, evaluation, visualization, and design of social relations in organizations.

BASNA 2011 is seeking original research work which is not yet published or not submitted in any other conferences, journals or magazines.

Accepted papers of the workshop would be available via IEEE Xplore digital library.

Selected authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper, with a fast reviewing process, to the Journal of Information Science and Technology , to the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations, and to the International Journal of Social Network Mining

The workshop’s topics of interest include (but are not limited to the following):

Topics of Interest:

  • Algorithms for data mining social networks, graphs, links
  • Applications of social network data mining to address a real world business scenario
  • Anomaly detection in network based applications like intrusion detection in telecommunication
  • Application of scale-free networks
  • Mobile social networks
  • Application of network data mining to discover consumer, organization, and interorganizational structures
  • Data mining applications for business blogging and micro-blogging (real time mining)
  • Community discovery in social networks
  • Data mining on large graphs
  • Data mining applications for viral marketing
  • Behavioral analysis in social networks
  • Social semantic web
  • Privacy issues in social networks
  • Recommendation systems based on social network analysis
Social Network Analysis (SNA) based:

  • Knowledge Management (identifying experts, fostering knowledge exchange and integration, creating and developing communities of practice)
  • Marketing (identifying new and key customers, customer relationship management)
  • Innovation Support (enhancing innovation capacity, supporting new product development teams)
  • Change Management (managing change, post-merger integration, identifying key enablers)
  • Talent Management (hiring and career development)
  • Leadership Development (decision-making, identifying leaders)
  • Intra-Organizational Coordination (supporting coordination and information flows among organizational members and units)
  • Inter-Organizational Coordination (supporting collaboration in consortia, industrial districts, inter-organizational alliances)

BASNA Website: http://basna.in/call-fo-papers2011/

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coins11: Call for papers, workshops, artefacts – “Thinking the Swarm”coins11: Call for papers, workshops, artefacts – “Thinking the Swarm”

When: September 8-10, 2011
Where: Basel, Switzerland | HyperWerk Institute for Postindustrial Design

Papers: Abstract submission deadline June 15, 2011

Workshops: Proposal submission deadline (extended) May 30, 2011

Artifacts: Proposal submission deadline June 15, 2011 Pecha Kucha: Proposal submission deadline June 15, 2011

http://basel11.coinsconference.org/

The Collaborative Innovation Networks (COINs) Conference invites you to submit your papers, workshop proposals, and artifacts to the 3rd annual conference to be held in Basel, Switzerland. COINS11 brings together practitioners, researchers and students of the design and science of collaboration to share, learn, and gain inspiration. Conference activities will take place throughout the Old City of Basel. Attendees will be encouraged to engage with the community, meet local entrepreneurs, artists, and designers, take a guided tour of the city, and participate in hands-on workshops and interactive sessions.

Where science, art and design meet, COINS11 looks at the emerging forces behind the phenomena of open-source, creative, and entrepreneurial movements. Through interactive workshops, professional presentations, and fascinating keynotes, COINS11 combines a wide range of interdisciplinary fields such as social network analysis, group dynamics, design and visualization, information systems and the psychology and sociality of collaboration.

The COINS11 conference committee seeks original and creative paper submissions, workshop ideas and concepts, unique artifacts or installations, and engaging rapid-fire presentations celebrating the theme “Thinking the Swarm.” This year we are asking what is relevant with regard to the innovative powers of creative swarms, what are the observable qualities of virtual collaboration, and how does the quest for global cooperation affect local networks? We invite both theoretical and practice-based dialogues, case studies, technological solutions, research studies, and interactive artifacts that thoroughly reflect this year’s conference theme.

We invite researchers and designers to submit their latest scientific results and experimental design solutions as full research papers, workshop proposals, artifact demonstrations in the following conference themes:

  • Collaboration in a Global Context: Optimization through Collaboration
  • Teamwork through virtually enhanced Collaboration
  • Measuring the performance of COINs
  • Patterns of swarm creativity Group
  • Collaboration: Collaborative Leadership
  • Design and visualization in interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Group dynamics and global teaming in virtual collaboration
  • Individual Aspects of Collaboration: The psychology and sociality of collaboration
  • Social Behavior Modeling
  • Social Intelligence and Social Cognition Tools and Methods: Social System Design and Architectures
  • Dynamic Social Network Analysis
  • Semantic Social Network Analysis

Papers:

Abstract Submission Deadline June 15, 2011

COINS11 seeks original, high-quality papers that reflect the full breadth and scope of collaboration science and design including: bold research ideas, conceptual developments, research investigations, methodological & theoretical advances, design ideas, development experiences and more. Submissions should report original research, reflections on theoretical concerns, methodological advances, or other insights that contribute to our understanding of all aspects of collaboration and help advance the state of knowledge for the community. We encourage perspectives from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.

Besides being published in the conference proceedings, selected papers will also be published by Springer in an edited volume on “Collaborative Innovation Networks”.


Workshops:

Proposals Submission Deadline EXTENDED May 30, 2011 Workshops will take place during the conference and will form part of the main program. This year we are accepting proposals for both two-hour and four-hour sessions.

Workshops are intended to provide a forum for exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, fostering conversation and research communities, learning from each other, exploring controversies, engaging in debate, envisioning future directions and elaborating new methods and perspectives.

Workshop activities can range from open forum discussion, to demonstrations or presentations with discussion, to collaborative activities such as structured brainstorming, illustrative games or role-plays. Whatever the focus or format, organizers will be required to schedule time for conversation, reflection, discussion, and debate. Although we envision most workshop activities to take place in one setting, let us know if your workshop will venture out into other sites in Basel.

Pecha Kucha:
Proposals Submission Deadline June 15, 2011 This is the first year COINs is introducing Pecha Kucha (pronounced: “peh-cha-ku-cha”) presentations. An informal, engaging and highly visual presentation of 10 slides, each one exactly 30 seconds, for a total presentation time of 5 minutes,. Pecha Kucha presentations at COINS11 are intended to communicate quickly and efficiently various ideas related to social network analysis, group dynamics, design and visualization, information systems and the psychology and sociality of collaboration. We encourage submissions that are visually engaging, loaded with thought provoking content and provide a strong point of view on a specific topic related to the conference theme.

Artifacts:
Proposals Submission Deadline June 15, 2011 The artifacts category seeks to provide participants with an opportunity to present work in a forum that facilitates open discussion and enables direct interaction with conference attendees. A dedicated session will be held during the conference to present the artifacts.

Artifacts can be anything from design sketchbooks to reformed organizational processes, advertisements, products, short films, conceptual objects, etc. We encourage submissions that are thought provoking and visually engaging, and which cover exploratory/speculative work, smaller projects, unusual representations of ethnographic work, and so on. The form of the presented materials is open. In keeping with the category title “artifacts”, we encourage submissions based on some material installation that can be exhibited at the conference. Our hope is that the tangible quality will, in part, prompt interaction with and between conference attendees.

Program Committee:
John Bucuvalas (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) James A. Danowski (University of Chicago, Il., USA) Jana Diesner (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA) Kai Fischbach (University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany) Hauke Fuehres, Program Chair (University of Cologne, Germany) Cristobal Garcia (University of Cattolica, Chile) Peter Gloor (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., USA) Julia Gluesing (Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., USA) Francesca Grippa (Northeastern University, Boston, MA) Takashi Iba (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan) Casper Lassenius (Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland) Hong Joo Lee (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea) Chris Miller (Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., USA) Maria Paasivaara (Aalto University, Espoo, Finland) Sung Joo Park (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea) Johannes Putzke (University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany) Ken Riopelle (Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., USA) Mischa Schaub (Hyperwerk Institute of Post Industrial Design, Basel, Switzerland) Detlef Schoder (University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany) Tsvi Vinig (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) Manfred Vogel (University of Applied Sciences, Brugg, Switzerland)

This year’s conference in Basel, Switzerland, hosted by HyperWerk Institute for Postindustrial Design from September 8-10, 201 follows the last two successful conferences in Savannah, Georgia hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, in coordination with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Collective Intelligence and Wayne State University for Applied Science and Engineering

For up to date information and additional details please visit our website: http://basel11.coinsconference.org

Questions regarding the COINS11, please email: coinsconference[at]gmail[dot]com To engage with the broader COINs community, follow us on twitter (#coins11) and join our Facebook page (Collaborative Innovation Networks – COINs Conference).When: September 8-10, 2011
Where: Basel, Switzerland | HyperWerk Institute for Postindustrial Design

Papers: Abstract submission deadline June 15, 2011

Workshops: Proposal submission deadline (extended) May 30, 2011

Artifacts: Proposal submission deadline June 15, 2011 Pecha Kucha: Proposal submission deadline June 15, 2011

http://basel11.coinsconference.org/

The Collaborative Innovation Networks (COINs) Conference invites you to submit your papers, workshop proposals, and artifacts to the 3rd annual conference to be held in Basel, Switzerland. COINS11 brings together practitioners, researchers and students of the design and science of collaboration to share, learn, and gain inspiration. Conference activities will take place throughout the Old City of Basel. Attendees will be encouraged to engage with the community, meet local entrepreneurs, artists, and designers, take a guided tour of the city, and participate in hands-on workshops and interactive sessions.

Where science, art and design meet, COINS11 looks at the emerging forces behind the phenomena of open-source, creative, and entrepreneurial movements. Through interactive workshops, professional presentations, and fascinating keynotes, COINS11 combines a wide range of interdisciplinary fields such as social network analysis, group dynamics, design and visualization, information systems and the psychology and sociality of collaboration.

The COINS11 conference committee seeks original and creative paper submissions, workshop ideas and concepts, unique artifacts or installations, and engaging rapid-fire presentations celebrating the theme “Thinking the Swarm.” This year we are asking what is relevant with regard to the innovative powers of creative swarms, what are the observable qualities of virtual collaboration, and how does the quest for global cooperation affect local networks? We invite both theoretical and practice-based dialogues, case studies, technological solutions, research studies, and interactive artifacts that thoroughly reflect this year’s conference theme.

We invite researchers and designers to submit their latest scientific results and experimental design solutions as full research papers, workshop proposals, artifact demonstrations in the following conference themes:

  • Collaboration in a Global Context: Optimization through Collaboration
  • Teamwork through virtually enhanced Collaboration
  • Measuring the performance of COINs
  • Patterns of swarm creativity Group
  • Collaboration: Collaborative Leadership
  • Design and visualization in interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Group dynamics and global teaming in virtual collaboration
  • Individual Aspects of Collaboration: The psychology and sociality of collaboration
  • Social Behavior Modeling
  • Social Intelligence and Social Cognition Tools and Methods: Social System Design and Architectures
  • Dynamic Social Network Analysis
  • Semantic Social Network Analysis

Papers:

Abstract Submission Deadline June 15, 2011

COINS11 seeks original, high-quality papers that reflect the full breadth and scope of collaboration science and design including: bold research ideas, conceptual developments, research investigations, methodological & theoretical advances, design ideas, development experiences and more. Submissions should report original research, reflections on theoretical concerns, methodological advances, or other insights that contribute to our understanding of all aspects of collaboration and help advance the state of knowledge for the community. We encourage perspectives from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.

Besides being published in the conference proceedings, selected papers will also be published by Springer in an edited volume on “Collaborative Innovation Networks”.


Workshops:

Proposals Submission Deadline EXTENDED May 30, 2011 Workshops will take place during the conference and will form part of the main program. This year we are accepting proposals for both two-hour and four-hour sessions.

Workshops are intended to provide a forum for exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, fostering conversation and research communities, learning from each other, exploring controversies, engaging in debate, envisioning future directions and elaborating new methods and perspectives.

Workshop activities can range from open forum discussion, to demonstrations or presentations with discussion, to collaborative activities such as structured brainstorming, illustrative games or role-plays. Whatever the focus or format, organizers will be required to schedule time for conversation, reflection, discussion, and debate. Although we envision most workshop activities to take place in one setting, let us know if your workshop will venture out into other sites in Basel.

Pecha Kucha:
Proposals Submission Deadline June 15, 2011 This is the first year COINs is introducing Pecha Kucha (pronounced: “peh-cha-ku-cha”) presentations. An informal, engaging and highly visual presentation of 10 slides, each one exactly 30 seconds, for a total presentation time of 5 minutes,. Pecha Kucha presentations at COINS11 are intended to communicate quickly and efficiently various ideas related to social network analysis, group dynamics, design and visualization, information systems and the psychology and sociality of collaboration. We encourage submissions that are visually engaging, loaded with thought provoking content and provide a strong point of view on a specific topic related to the conference theme.

Artifacts:
Proposals Submission Deadline June 15, 2011 The artifacts category seeks to provide participants with an opportunity to present work in a forum that facilitates open discussion and enables direct interaction with conference attendees. A dedicated session will be held during the conference to present the artifacts.

Artifacts can be anything from design sketchbooks to reformed organizational processes, advertisements, products, short films, conceptual objects, etc. We encourage submissions that are thought provoking and visually engaging, and which cover exploratory/speculative work, smaller projects, unusual representations of ethnographic work, and so on. The form of the presented materials is open. In keeping with the category title “artifacts”, we encourage submissions based on some material installation that can be exhibited at the conference. Our hope is that the tangible quality will, in part, prompt interaction with and between conference attendees.

Program Committee:
John Bucuvalas (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) James A. Danowski (University of Chicago, Il., USA) Jana Diesner (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA) Kai Fischbach (University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany) Hauke Fuehres, Program Chair (University of Cologne, Germany) Cristobal Garcia (University of Cattolica, Chile) Peter Gloor (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., USA) Julia Gluesing (Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., USA) Francesca Grippa (Northeastern University, Boston, MA) Takashi Iba (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan) Casper Lassenius (Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland) Hong Joo Lee (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea) Chris Miller (Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., USA) Maria Paasivaara (Aalto University, Espoo, Finland) Sung Joo Park (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea) Johannes Putzke (University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany) Ken Riopelle (Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., USA) Mischa Schaub (Hyperwerk Institute of Post Industrial Design, Basel, Switzerland) Detlef Schoder (University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany) Tsvi Vinig (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) Manfred Vogel (University of Applied Sciences, Brugg, Switzerland)

This year’s conference in Basel, Switzerland, hosted by HyperWerk Institute for Postindustrial Design from September 8-10, 201 follows the last two successful conferences in Savannah, Georgia hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, in coordination with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Collective Intelligence and Wayne State University for Applied Science and Engineering

For up to date information and additional details please visit our website: http://basel11.coinsconference.org

Questions regarding the COINS11, please email: coinsconference[at]gmail[dot]com To engage with the broader COINs community, follow us on twitter (#coins11) and join our Facebook page (Collaborative Innovation Networks – COINs Conference).

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Call for Papers: 8th Conference on Applications of Social Network AnalysisCall for Papers: 8th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis

8th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis
Zurich, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2011

Keynotes (September 15-16)
Philippa Pattison, University of Melbourne
Alessandro Lomi, University of Lugano

Software Workshops (September 14)
SIENA by Johan Koskinen, University of Manchester
PNet by Philippa Pattison, University of Melbourne

Preconference Workshops (September 13)
Introduction to SNA by Thomas N. Friemel et al., University of Zurich
Historische Netzwerkforschung, by Wilko Schröter, University of Vienna

Applications of Social Network Analysis
The 8th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis (ASNA) has the goal to assess the state of the field and discuss current developments and innovations in social network research. As for the previous years, ASNA 2011 will primarily provide an interdisciplinary venue with focus on applications of social network analysis. However, submissions on theoretical and methodological issues are also welcome. There are no limitations with respect of scientific disciplines and research questions. However, contributors are especially encouraged to submit papers related to one of the special thematic tracks organized at this year’s conference.

Special tracks:

  • Political Networks (Chair: Uwe Serdült & Christian Hirschi)
  • Communication Networks (Chair: Thomas N. Friemel)
  • Historical Network Analysis (Chair: Wilko Schröter)

Other topic oriented tracks will be organized based on the submissions or can be suggested to the conference committee.

Submission, Presentation, and Registration

ASNA 2011 accepts two different kinds of submission types. The two formats differ with respect to submission criteria, presentation and discussion time, and consideration for publication. Both types require the submission of an extended abstract (700-1’000 words) by June 1, and receive notice of acceptance by June 13, 2011. If you submit a full paper (15-30 pages, double spaced) you will automatically be assigned to a full paper presentation. You will benefit from a longer presentation time (20 min), a discussion by a respondent (5 min) and an extended time slot for the discussion in the panel (5 min) which totals to 30 minutes. Only full paper presented at the conference will be considered for publication in the journal “Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences” (published by Elsevier).

Standard presentation Full paper presentation
Submission Extended abstract of 700-1’000 words by June 1 Extended abstract of 700-1’000 words by June 1
Notice of acceptance June 13, 2011 June 13, 2011
Full paper submission July 31, 2011
Time slot 15 min 30 min
Consideration for publication No Yes

 

For submitting your abstract, please send your abstract as a word- or pdf-file to the following email address: info [at] asna.ch

Submission deadline: June 1, 2011

Conference and workshop registration deadline: July 31, 2011

About ASNA

Further information about ASNA 2011 (and previous conferences) can be found on the conference website: www.asna.ch

Organizing Committee
Uwe Serdült, U of Zurich, Centre for Democracy Aarau
Thomas N. Friemel, U of Zurich, Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research
Christian Hirschi, ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions
Karin Ingold, ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions
Sabrina Ruggieri, University of Bern, Department of Psychology
Fabio Sticca, University of Zurich, Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development

Contact: info [at] asna.ch8th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis
Zurich, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2011

Keynotes (September 15-16)
Philippa Pattison, University of Melbourne
Alessandro Lomi, University of Lugano

Software Workshops (September 14)
SIENA by Johan Koskinen, University of Manchester
PNet by Philippa Pattison, University of Melbourne

Preconference Workshops (September 13)
Introduction to SNA by Thomas N. Friemel et al., University of Zurich
Historische Netzwerkforschung, by Wilko Schröter, University of Vienna

Applications of Social Network Analysis
The 8th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis (ASNA) has the goal to assess the state of the field and discuss current developments and innovations in social network research. As for the previous years, ASNA 2011 will primarily provide an interdisciplinary venue with focus on applications of social network analysis. However, submissions on theoretical and methodological issues are also welcome. There are no limitations with respect of scientific disciplines and research questions. However, contributors are especially encouraged to submit papers related to one of the special thematic tracks organized at this year’s conference.

Special tracks:

  • Political Networks (Chair: Uwe Serdült & Christian Hirschi)
  • Communication Networks (Chair: Thomas N. Friemel)
  • Historical Network Analysis (Chair: Wilko Schröter)

Other topic oriented tracks will be organized based on the submissions or can be suggested to the conference committee.

Submission, Presentation, and Registration

ASNA 2011 accepts two different kinds of submission types. The two formats differ with respect to submission criteria, presentation and discussion time, and consideration for publication. Both types require the submission of an extended abstract (700-1’000 words) by June 1, and receive notice of acceptance by June 13, 2011. If you submit a full paper (15-30 pages, double spaced) you will automatically be assigned to a full paper presentation. You will benefit from a longer presentation time (20 min), a discussion by a respondent (5 min) and an extended time slot for the discussion in the panel (5 min) which totals to 30 minutes. Only full paper presented at the conference will be considered for publication in the journal “Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences” (published by Elsevier).

Standard presentation Full paper presentation
Submission Extended abstract of 700-1’000 words by June 1 Extended abstract of 700-1’000 words by June 1
Notice of acceptance June 13, 2011 June 13, 2011
Full paper submission July 31, 2011
Time slot 15 min 30 min
Consideration for publication No Yes

 

For submitting your abstract, please send your abstract as a word- or pdf-file to the following email address: info [at] asna.ch

Submission deadline: June 1, 2011

Conference and workshop registration deadline: July 31, 2011

About ASNA

Further information about ASNA 2011 (and previous conferences) can be found on the conference website: www.asna.ch

Organizing Committee
Uwe Serdült, U of Zurich, Centre for Democracy Aarau
Thomas N. Friemel, U of Zurich, Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research
Christian Hirschi, ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions
Karin Ingold, ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions
Sabrina Ruggieri, University of Bern, Department of Psychology
Fabio Sticca, University of Zurich, Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development

Contact: info [at] asna.ch

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Call for Papers: Open Source Intelligence and Web Mining 2011 (OSINT-WM 2011)Call for Papers: Open Source Intelligence and Web Mining 2011 (OSINT-WM 2011)

Open Source Intelligence and Web Mining 2011
OSINT-WM 2011
September 12-14, 2011

After the great success of OSINT-WM 2008, OSINT-WM 2009, and OSINT-WM 2010, which were held in conjunction with the 12th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV08) in London, UK, 13th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV09) in Barcelona, Spain, and 2010 International Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2010) in Odense, Denmark, now we look forward to a more successful OSINT-WM 2011 http://osint-wm.org/ to be held in Conjunction with the European ISI 2011.
The aim of this symposium is to provide an international forum for researchers, professionals, and industrial practitioners to share their knowledge in the rapidly growing area of OSINT-WM. OSINT-WM 2011 invites research submissions on all topics related to OSINT-WM, including but not limited to those listed below:

* Open Source Intelligence
* Web Dynamics
* Dark Web
* Web Content Mining
* Web Structure Mining
* Web Usage Mining
* Web Mining for Blog Analysis
* Web Mining for Online Personalization and Recommendation System
* Web Mining and Intelligence
* News Analysis and Visualization
* News Monitoring
* Harvesting Web
* Case Studies
* Internet as a Tool for Command and Control
* Information Terrorism
* Social Network Analysis
* Investigative Data Mining
* Privacy and Legal Issues

Papers will be refereed and appear in the conference proceedings, which will be published by IEEE Computer Society. A selection of best papers will be recommended for publication in special issues of scientific journals, or as an edited book published by Springer.

Important Dates:

Submission of Papers: May 31, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: June 25, 2011
Camera Ready Papers: July 14, 2011
Author Registration due: July 14, 20101
Symposium: September 12-14, 2011

Papers reporting original and unpublished research results pertaining to the above topics are solicited. Full paper submission deadline is May 31, 2011. These papers will follow an academic review process. Full paper manuscripts must be in English with a maximum length of 8 pages (using the IEEE two-column template). Submissions should include the title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), tel/fax numbers, abstract, and postal address(es) on the first page. Papers should be submitted to the Conference Submission System. If Web submission is not possible, manuscripts should be sent as an attachment via email to memon@mmmi.sdu.dk by May 31, 2011. The attachment must be in PDF or Word .doc format.

It is important to note that IEEE CPS will publish the proceedings of OSINT-WM 2011 and hence all the rules and regulations of IEEE CPS will be applied as explained in the following link:

http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/policies

Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Authors should certify that their papers represent substantially new previously unpublished work. Paper submission implies that the intent is for one of the authors to present the paper if accepted and that at least one of the authors register for a full conference fee.Open Source Intelligence and Web Mining 2011
OSINT-WM 2011
September 12-14, 2011

After the great success of OSINT-WM 2008, OSINT-WM 2009, and OSINT-WM 2010, which were held in conjunction with the 12th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV08) in London, UK, 13th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV09) in Barcelona, Spain, and 2010 International Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2010) in Odense, Denmark, now we look forward to a more successful OSINT-WM 2011 http://osint-wm.org/ to be held in Conjunction with the European ISI 2011.
The aim of this symposium is to provide an international forum for researchers, professionals, and industrial practitioners to share their knowledge in the rapidly growing area of OSINT-WM. OSINT-WM 2011 invites research submissions on all topics related to OSINT-WM, including but not limited to those listed below:

* Open Source Intelligence
* Web Dynamics
* Dark Web
* Web Content Mining
* Web Structure Mining
* Web Usage Mining
* Web Mining for Blog Analysis
* Web Mining for Online Personalization and Recommendation System
* Web Mining and Intelligence
* News Analysis and Visualization
* News Monitoring
* Harvesting Web
* Case Studies
* Internet as a Tool for Command and Control
* Information Terrorism
* Social Network Analysis
* Investigative Data Mining
* Privacy and Legal Issues

Papers will be refereed and appear in the conference proceedings, which will be published by IEEE Computer Society. A selection of best papers will be recommended for publication in special issues of scientific journals, or as an edited book published by Springer.

Important Dates:

Submission of Papers: May 31, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: June 25, 2011
Camera Ready Papers: July 14, 2011
Author Registration due: July 14, 20101
Symposium: September 12-14, 2011

Papers reporting original and unpublished research results pertaining to the above topics are solicited. Full paper submission deadline is May 31, 2011. These papers will follow an academic review process. Full paper manuscripts must be in English with a maximum length of 8 pages (using the IEEE two-column template). Submissions should include the title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), tel/fax numbers, abstract, and postal address(es) on the first page. Papers should be submitted to the Conference Submission System. If Web submission is not possible, manuscripts should be sent as an attachment via email to memon@mmmi.sdu.dk by May 31, 2011. The attachment must be in PDF or Word .doc format.

It is important to note that IEEE CPS will publish the proceedings of OSINT-WM 2011 and hence all the rules and regulations of IEEE CPS will be applied as explained in the following link:

http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/policies

Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Authors should certify that their papers represent substantially new previously unpublished work. Paper submission implies that the intent is for one of the authors to present the paper if accepted and that at least one of the authors register for a full conference fee.

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