CFP: LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2007 (Dubrovnik and Mljet, Croatia)
28 May – 2 June 2007
Inter-University Centre (http://www.iuc.hr/ )
Don Ivana Bulica 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia, and
Hotel Odisej, island Mljet, Pomena, Croatia (http://www.hotelodisej.hr)
Course web site: http://www.ffos.hr/lida/
Course email: lida@ffos.hr
The general aim of the annual conference and course Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA), started in 2000, is to address the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world, with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances and solutions. Each year a different and ‘hot’ theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part covers research and development and the second part addresses advances in applications and practice. LIDA seeks to bring together researchers, practitioners, and developers in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable locations.
Call for Papers URL: http://www.ffos.hr/lida/themes/
Deadlines:
For papers and workshops: 15 January 2007. Acceptance by 15 February 2007.
For demonstrations and posters: 1 February 2007. Acceptance by 1 March 2007.
Final submission for all accepted papers and posters: 15 March 2007.
Session Types
Papers: research studies and reports on practices and advances that will be presented at the conference and included on the conference Web site. Papers of up to 4000 words in length should be submitted, following the American Psychological Association (APA) style, followed, among others, by the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) and Information Processing & Management (IP&M). The papers will be refereed and published in LIDA 2007 Proceedings.
Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies, advances, examples, practices, or preliminary work that will be presented in a special poster session. Awards will be given for Best Poster and Best Student Poster. Proposals for posters should be submitted as a short, one or two- page paper.
Demonstrations: live examples of working projects, services, interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be presented during the conference in specialized facilities or presented in special demonstration sessions. These should involve some aspect of users and use. Proposals for demonstration should provide short description and a URL address, if available.
Workshops: two to four-hour sessions that will be tutorial and educational in nature. Workshops will be presented before and after the main part of the conference and will require separate fees, to be shared with workshop organizers. Proposals for workshops should include a short description, with indication of level and potential audience.
PhD Forum: short presentations by PhD students in a session organized by the European Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (EC/ASIST).
Friday, January 05, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
CFP: SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (TOJDE)
CFP: SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (TOJDE)
(ISSN: 1302–6488; Vol. 8, No. 3)
Topic: "Web 2.0 and Social Software in Distance Education"
Guest Editors:
Mark J.W. Lee, Charles Sturt University, AUSTRALIA and
Hakan G. Senel, Anadolu University, TURKEY
'Web 2.0' (O'Reilly, 2005 - http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html), epitomised by such nascent technologies as blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasting, as well as tag-based folksonomies, social networking, collaborative editing and peer-to-peer (P2P) media sharing applications, is purported to be redefining the way we conceive and make use of the Internet, and is enjoying considerable attention and popularity in both mainstream society and in education spheres. Its advent and continued growth may have specific implications for the field of online and web-based distance education.
Submissions are invited for an internationally peer-reviewed Special Issue of the Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE) on the use of Web 2.0 and social software in distance education.
Questions/themes that are of interest in this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:
* Does Web 2.0 represent a major conceptual or paradigm shift in how we conceive and make use of the Internet as a means of delivering teaching, learning and assessment? Are they the just the same old technologies in shiny new wrapping, or do they actually have anything new to offer us in the way of improving and/or enhancing the way we teach, learn and assess at a distance? How to avoid coasting on fashion and falling prey to a 'technology-driven pedagogy' (Salaberry, 2001)?
* Is the emergence of Web 2.0 changing the culture of, and/or redefining the competencies that are needed by, distance education teachers and learners?
* Does Web 2.0 have the potential – more so than its predecessors – to address the traditional issues/challenges faced by the field of distance education, and if so, how can this potential be best harnessed? How can the technology be used to capitalise on the unique strengths and opportunities of distance education?
* What are existing examples of 'best practice' and 'good principles' in this area, if any, and how can we learn from them?
* What are the major issues facing institutions in terms of strategy, policy and infrastructure for Web 2.0-enhanced distance education? What are the implications for teachers and learners?
Scholarly articles in the form of reports of empirical/evidence-based research are sought for publication in this Special Issue pending favourable review. Meta-analyses, as well as case studies or reports of works-in-progress supported by a sound theoretical foundation and incorporating an extensive literature review, will also be considered.
All articles will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity and soundness. Successful contributions will not focus merely on the technology or the technical aspects of Web 2.0-based distance education applications, but rather will engage deeply with pertinent questions and issues from a pedagogical, social, cultural, philosophical and/or moral/ethical perspective.
Approximately 7 to 11 papers will be selected for this 4th Special Issue of TOJDE.
PAPER SPECIFICATIONS AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
For details consult the TOJDE guidelines: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/callfp.html
Please note that since TOJDE is an online publication, there is no specified word limit for submissions; however, authors are reminded that clarity and succinctness of expression will be highly valued.
KEY DATES
Article submission deadline: April 1, 2007
Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2007
Submission of final articles for publication: June 1, 2007
Publication of Special Issue: July 1, 2007
(ISSN: 1302–6488; Vol. 8, No. 3)
Topic: "Web 2.0 and Social Software in Distance Education"
Guest Editors:
Mark J.W. Lee, Charles Sturt University, AUSTRALIA and
Hakan G. Senel, Anadolu University, TURKEY
'Web 2.0' (O'Reilly, 2005 - http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html), epitomised by such nascent technologies as blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasting, as well as tag-based folksonomies, social networking, collaborative editing and peer-to-peer (P2P) media sharing applications, is purported to be redefining the way we conceive and make use of the Internet, and is enjoying considerable attention and popularity in both mainstream society and in education spheres. Its advent and continued growth may have specific implications for the field of online and web-based distance education.
Submissions are invited for an internationally peer-reviewed Special Issue of the Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE) on the use of Web 2.0 and social software in distance education.
Questions/themes that are of interest in this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:
* Does Web 2.0 represent a major conceptual or paradigm shift in how we conceive and make use of the Internet as a means of delivering teaching, learning and assessment? Are they the just the same old technologies in shiny new wrapping, or do they actually have anything new to offer us in the way of improving and/or enhancing the way we teach, learn and assess at a distance? How to avoid coasting on fashion and falling prey to a 'technology-driven pedagogy' (Salaberry, 2001)?
* Is the emergence of Web 2.0 changing the culture of, and/or redefining the competencies that are needed by, distance education teachers and learners?
* Does Web 2.0 have the potential – more so than its predecessors – to address the traditional issues/challenges faced by the field of distance education, and if so, how can this potential be best harnessed? How can the technology be used to capitalise on the unique strengths and opportunities of distance education?
* What are existing examples of 'best practice' and 'good principles' in this area, if any, and how can we learn from them?
* What are the major issues facing institutions in terms of strategy, policy and infrastructure for Web 2.0-enhanced distance education? What are the implications for teachers and learners?
Scholarly articles in the form of reports of empirical/evidence-based research are sought for publication in this Special Issue pending favourable review. Meta-analyses, as well as case studies or reports of works-in-progress supported by a sound theoretical foundation and incorporating an extensive literature review, will also be considered.
All articles will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity and soundness. Successful contributions will not focus merely on the technology or the technical aspects of Web 2.0-based distance education applications, but rather will engage deeply with pertinent questions and issues from a pedagogical, social, cultural, philosophical and/or moral/ethical perspective.
Approximately 7 to 11 papers will be selected for this 4th Special Issue of TOJDE.
PAPER SPECIFICATIONS AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
For details consult the TOJDE guidelines: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/callfp.html
Please note that since TOJDE is an online publication, there is no specified word limit for submissions; however, authors are reminded that clarity and succinctness of expression will be highly valued.
KEY DATES
Article submission deadline: April 1, 2007
Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2007
Submission of final articles for publication: June 1, 2007
Publication of Special Issue: July 1, 2007
Call for Reviewers: TER (Technology Electronic Reviews)
Call for Reviewers: TER (Technology Electronic Reviews)
I would also like to take this opportunity for LITA members with an interest in reviewing books on current technology to join the Technology Electronic Reviews (TER) listserv to find out about books and other materials for review. Please send me (at kalfatovicm@si.edu an email with
your name and email address) and you'll be added to the distribution list.
To find out more about TER and read the current issue, visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ter/tertechnology.htm
Martin Kalfatovic
TER Editor
Head, New Media Office and
Preservation Services Department
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
NHB 24 Mezz, MRC 154
Washington, DC 20013-7012
202-633-1705
kalfatovicm@si.edu
I would also like to take this opportunity for LITA members with an interest in reviewing books on current technology to join the Technology Electronic Reviews (TER) listserv to find out about books and other materials for review. Please send me (at kalfatovicm@si.edu an email with
your name and email address) and you'll be added to the distribution list.
To find out more about TER and read the current issue, visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ter/tertechnology.htm
Martin Kalfatovic
TER Editor
Head, New Media Office and
Preservation Services Department
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
NHB 24 Mezz, MRC 154
Washington, DC 20013-7012
202-633-1705
kalfatovicm@si.edu
CFP: 7th Annual Brick and Click Libraries – An Academic Library Symposium
CFP: 7th Annual Brick and Click Libraries – An Academic Library Symposium
Friday, November 2, 2007
CFP Deadline: March 1, 2007
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri
Symposium homepage: http://brickandclick.org
"Brick and Click" is a one-day symposium of practical relevance to academic libraries supporting traditional and online resources/services. The symposium provides a forum for considering the evolving needs of library users.
Submit your presentation proposal at http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/presenterform.htm. Or, submit to a poster session proposal at http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/posterform.htm. All submissions must be received by March 1, 2007.
Presenters receive a reduced registration fee ($90) to the symposium and an opportunity to publish a paper along with giving a presentation or poster session. For more information, go to: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/presenters.htm.
Presentations may cover, but are not limited to, the topics listed at: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/sampletopics.htm.
Send any additional questions about presentation and/or poster session proposals to Kathy Ferguson: mailto:juliah@nwmissouri.edu
Kathy Ferguson, Carolyn Johnson & Pat Wyatt
Symposium Co-Coordinators
www.brickandclick.org
Friday, November 2, 2007
CFP Deadline: March 1, 2007
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri
Symposium homepage: http://brickandclick.org
"Brick and Click" is a one-day symposium of practical relevance to academic libraries supporting traditional and online resources/services. The symposium provides a forum for considering the evolving needs of library users.
Submit your presentation proposal at http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/presenterform.htm. Or, submit to a poster session proposal at http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/posterform.htm. All submissions must be received by March 1, 2007.
Presenters receive a reduced registration fee ($90) to the symposium and an opportunity to publish a paper along with giving a presentation or poster session. For more information, go to: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/presenters.htm.
Presentations may cover, but are not limited to, the topics listed at: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/sampletopics.htm.
Send any additional questions about presentation and/or poster session proposals to Kathy Ferguson: mailto:juliah@nwmissouri.edu
Kathy Ferguson, Carolyn Johnson & Pat Wyatt
Symposium Co-Coordinators
www.brickandclick.org
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Call for Panelist: LITA’s Digital Library Technologies Interest Group (DLTIG) - ALA Annual
Call for Panelist: LITA’s Digital Library Technologies Interest Group (DLTIG) - ALA Annual
This is a call for panel participation for LITA’s Digital Library Technologies Interest Group (DLTIG) discussion at the ALA 2007 Annual Conference in Washington D.C. tentatively set for Sunday, June 24, 2007 at 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Discussion Groups's Home Page
Suggested title and description:
What’s the Usage? How Patrons Make Use of Public Domain Digital Books
Now that thousands (millions?) of books have been digitized by Google Books Library Project how are they being used? What students in what area of studies use digital books? What is public usage of out-of-copyright digital books? Are third party university students writing theses on American 19th Century Economic Policies due to access to Harvard University’s public domain digital book collection? Are we advancing knowledge, sparking new scholarship, promoting learning and driving the pace of innovation now that hitherto inaccessible information for educational, research and general public use is now accessible?
Please come to listen to a panel of librarians who have partnered with the Google Book Library Project in a discussion on usage of digitized book collections.
We all have been reading and watching as librarians partner with Google to digitize collections. Please email me below if you are willing to share information on usage of this ever growing digital resource.
Thanks,
Dr. Richard J. Smith, Co-Char DLTIG
Wolfner Library, Director
Missouri State Library
P.O. Box 387
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-522-2767
In Missouri: 800-392-2614
Fax: 573-751-6734
Email: richard.smith@sos.mo.gov
Web Site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/
This is a call for panel participation for LITA’s Digital Library Technologies Interest Group (DLTIG) discussion at the ALA 2007 Annual Conference in Washington D.C. tentatively set for Sunday, June 24, 2007 at 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Discussion Groups's Home Page
Suggested title and description:
What’s the Usage? How Patrons Make Use of Public Domain Digital Books
Now that thousands (millions?) of books have been digitized by Google Books Library Project how are they being used? What students in what area of studies use digital books? What is public usage of out-of-copyright digital books? Are third party university students writing theses on American 19th Century Economic Policies due to access to Harvard University’s public domain digital book collection? Are we advancing knowledge, sparking new scholarship, promoting learning and driving the pace of innovation now that hitherto inaccessible information for educational, research and general public use is now accessible?
Please come to listen to a panel of librarians who have partnered with the Google Book Library Project in a discussion on usage of digitized book collections.
We all have been reading and watching as librarians partner with Google to digitize collections. Please email me below if you are willing to share information on usage of this ever growing digital resource.
Thanks,
Dr. Richard J. Smith, Co-Char DLTIG
Wolfner Library, Director
Missouri State Library
P.O. Box 387
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-522-2767
In Missouri: 800-392-2614
Fax: 573-751-6734
Email: richard.smith@sos.mo.gov
Web Site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Call for Contributions: Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development
Call for Contributions: Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development
As a published librarian, please consider contributing to Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development aimed at helping U.S. librarians succeed as writers. Libraries Unlimited, Scarecrow, Neal-Schuman, Linworth, ALA, McFarland are possible publishers.
Word total for 3 articles based on your areas of experience is 4,000: one article may be 1500 words, another 1500 words, the last 1,000 to total 4,000.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most helpful. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. Deadline for e-mailing articles is March 1, 2007; contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor’s discount on additional copies.
Please send your topics first before writing to avoid any duplication, and a 50-55-word bio with your present position, relevant publications, and awards for the contributor page.
To check my background, enter Smallwood
http://authors.libraryofmichigan.org/publicsearch.asp
To view the books published by Ann, please view the following:
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-7832665-6225458?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Riedling
Poetry, YA, book reviews, newspaper columns, essays, magazine articles, textbooks, profiles, children’s books, biographies, short stories, are some of the areas that librarians are interested in getting insightful tips for publication.
Thank you for your consideration--and do ask questions!
Carol Smallwood
smallwood@tm.net
Ann Riedling
Ann.riedling@ksb.kyschools.us
ariedling@iglou.com
As a published librarian, please consider contributing to Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development aimed at helping U.S. librarians succeed as writers. Libraries Unlimited, Scarecrow, Neal-Schuman, Linworth, ALA, McFarland are possible publishers.
Word total for 3 articles based on your areas of experience is 4,000: one article may be 1500 words, another 1500 words, the last 1,000 to total 4,000.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most helpful. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. Deadline for e-mailing articles is March 1, 2007; contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor’s discount on additional copies.
Please send your topics first before writing to avoid any duplication, and a 50-55-word bio with your present position, relevant publications, and awards for the contributor page.
To check my background, enter Smallwood
http://authors.libraryofmichigan.org/publicsearch.asp
To view the books published by Ann, please view the following:
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-7832665-6225458?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Riedling
Poetry, YA, book reviews, newspaper columns, essays, magazine articles, textbooks, profiles, children’s books, biographies, short stories, are some of the areas that librarians are interested in getting insightful tips for publication.
Thank you for your consideration--and do ask questions!
Carol Smallwood
smallwood@tm.net
Ann Riedling
Ann.riedling@ksb.kyschools.us
ariedling@iglou.com
Sunday, December 31, 2006
CFP: Print Networks Conference - History of the British Book Trade)
CFP: Print Networks Conference - History of the British Book Trade)
The twenty-fourth annual Print Networks conference on the History of the British Book Trade will take place at the University of Chester on 24-26 July 2007. The theme for the conference is Print culture in the provinces: the creation, distribution, and dissemination of word and image. Provincial-metropolitan inter-trade connections will be acceptable or on aspects of trade relations with any part of the former colonies & dominions.
A selection of the papers will be published in July 2008 as part of the Print Networks series, published by the British Library and Oak Knoll Press. Papers should be of up to 30 minutes duration. An abstract of the offered paper and a brief CV, (no longer than one side of A4 in total) of the likely contents should be submitted by 31 January 2007.
Further information, including contact details, available here:
http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk/PrintNetworks.htm
The twenty-fourth annual Print Networks conference on the History of the British Book Trade will take place at the University of Chester on 24-26 July 2007. The theme for the conference is Print culture in the provinces: the creation, distribution, and dissemination of word and image. Provincial-metropolitan inter-trade connections will be acceptable or on aspects of trade relations with any part of the former colonies & dominions.
A selection of the papers will be published in July 2008 as part of the Print Networks series, published by the British Library and Oak Knoll Press. Papers should be of up to 30 minutes duration. An abstract of the offered paper and a brief CV, (no longer than one side of A4 in total) of the likely contents should be submitted by 31 January 2007.
Further information, including contact details, available here:
http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk/PrintNetworks.htm
An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference on The Archive of the Future/The Future of the Archive
An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference on The Archive of the Future/The Future of the Archive
April 6-7, 2007
Rochester, NY
In his essay Valery Proust Museum, Adorno associates museums with death rationalized, pointing at how a modernized form forces a chronological order onto the objects. This imposition, as he describes it, is partially a function of the physical layout of the archival space. In the digital age, however, archives no longer need necessarily be housed physically, nor must they abide by
chronological schema. Our present question concerns the future of the archive and what the archive of the future might look like or accomplish. Does the digitization of the archive give us an opportunity to rethink the archival project in terms of how the archive, its access and selection, has effects on knowledge, authority, and subjectivities?
Addressing the archive as an abstract concept, a concrete object, and a practice, we would like to consider theoretical explorations as well as projects focusing on libraries, museums, collections, collectors, the technical difficulties of archiving, standards or difficulties of preservation, and other theoretical, technical, or topical investigations.
Topics of interest can include but are by no means limited to:
-Legality, authority, or dissemination of archives
-Structures of the digital environment or how interfaces affect the archival enterprise
-Digitization and dynamics of globalization, imperialism, local movements
-Distinctions between public and private spaces Anonymity, erotics of encounter, role playing, and new or temporary subjectivities formed in contributing to or observing digital archives
-Archived memory in life-writing (autobiography, letters, journals, blogs, etc.)
-Archives, access, and the aura94 of a work
-The role of manuscripts, illuminated or otherwise
-Preservation and transmission of oral or written histories and memory
-Literary variorum
-Questions of old canons, new canons, and the end of the canon
The conference will be held the weekend of April 6th and 7th at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY and will be hosted by the English Department and the Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, as well as being funded by the Humanities Project. There will be multiple keynote speakers. Previous conference proceedings have been published in (In)Visible Culture. We are seeking interdisciplinary work in various fields, given as 20 minute papers, artist presentations, or other scholarly/professional visual presentations.
Please submit 500 word abstracts, including 5-10 digital images if you are proposing an artist talk or visual presentation, to futureofthearchive@gmail.com by Monday, January 15, 2007.
For information and updates please see: http://www.rochester.edu/College/humanities/projects/?archive
April 6-7, 2007
Rochester, NY
In his essay Valery Proust Museum, Adorno associates museums with death rationalized, pointing at how a modernized form forces a chronological order onto the objects. This imposition, as he describes it, is partially a function of the physical layout of the archival space. In the digital age, however, archives no longer need necessarily be housed physically, nor must they abide by
chronological schema. Our present question concerns the future of the archive and what the archive of the future might look like or accomplish. Does the digitization of the archive give us an opportunity to rethink the archival project in terms of how the archive, its access and selection, has effects on knowledge, authority, and subjectivities?
Addressing the archive as an abstract concept, a concrete object, and a practice, we would like to consider theoretical explorations as well as projects focusing on libraries, museums, collections, collectors, the technical difficulties of archiving, standards or difficulties of preservation, and other theoretical, technical, or topical investigations.
Topics of interest can include but are by no means limited to:
-Legality, authority, or dissemination of archives
-Structures of the digital environment or how interfaces affect the archival enterprise
-Digitization and dynamics of globalization, imperialism, local movements
-Distinctions between public and private spaces Anonymity, erotics of encounter, role playing, and new or temporary subjectivities formed in contributing to or observing digital archives
-Archived memory in life-writing (autobiography, letters, journals, blogs, etc.)
-Archives, access, and the aura94 of a work
-The role of manuscripts, illuminated or otherwise
-Preservation and transmission of oral or written histories and memory
-Literary variorum
-Questions of old canons, new canons, and the end of the canon
The conference will be held the weekend of April 6th and 7th at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY and will be hosted by the English Department and the Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, as well as being funded by the Humanities Project. There will be multiple keynote speakers. Previous conference proceedings have been published in (In)Visible Culture. We are seeking interdisciplinary work in various fields, given as 20 minute papers, artist presentations, or other scholarly/professional visual presentations.
Please submit 500 word abstracts, including 5-10 digital images if you are proposing an artist talk or visual presentation, to futureofthearchive@gmail.com by Monday, January 15, 2007.
For information and updates please see: http://www.rochester.edu/College/humanities/projects/?archive
Call for Library Promotional Material: 2007 Swap & Shop PR Event (LAMA)
Call for Library Promotional Material: 2007 Swap & Shop PR Event (LAMA)
http://blogs.ala.org/lamaleads.php?title=plan_for_2007_swap_aamp_shop_pr_event&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
As you start preparing for the end of another year, I just want to remind you to hold on to the amazing library promotional materials that you created in 2006. In the coming months, we'll put out our call for entries in the annual Best of Show competition and the Swap & Shop event, sponsored by the LAMA Public Relations and Marketing Section at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Details will be available soon, but feel free to send me any questions or comments you may have.
Wishing all of you a wonderful 2007....
Troy Rumpf, Sway & Shop Chair
Manager, Community & Media Relations
Laramie County Library System
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307.635.1032 ext. 123
TRumpf@lclsonline.org
www.LCLSonline.org
http://blogs.ala.org/lamaleads.php?title=plan_for_2007_swap_aamp_shop_pr_event&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
As you start preparing for the end of another year, I just want to remind you to hold on to the amazing library promotional materials that you created in 2006. In the coming months, we'll put out our call for entries in the annual Best of Show competition and the Swap & Shop event, sponsored by the LAMA Public Relations and Marketing Section at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Details will be available soon, but feel free to send me any questions or comments you may have.
Wishing all of you a wonderful 2007....
Troy Rumpf, Sway & Shop Chair
Manager, Community & Media Relations
Laramie County Library System
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307.635.1032 ext. 123
TRumpf@lclsonline.org
www.LCLSonline.org
Saturday, December 30, 2006
CFP: LIBRARIES DURING THE NAZI PERIOD PROVENANCE RESEARCH AND HISTORY OF LIBRARIES
CFP: LIBRARIES DURING THE NAZI PERIOD PROVENANCE RESEARCH AND HISTORY OF LIBRARIES
March, 26th/27th 2008 in Vienna, Austria
Deadline for submission of abstracts: July, 31st 2007.
The conference “Libraries during the Nazi period” is organized by the Vienna University Library and the Vienna City Library in cooperation with the Association of Austrian Librarians. Taking place four years after the conference “Looting and Restitution in Libraries” in April 2003 at the Vienna City Hall, the focus of the 2008 conference will be on new projects and recent developments. The conference “Libraries during the Nazi period” is inviting papers on book looting, recent provenance research and aspects of the history of libraries during 1933 and 1945.
Topics of interest include:
-Recent developments in provenance research in libraries
-The looting of private and institutional collections between 1933 and 1945
-Aspects of the history of libraries relating to National Socialism (librarians before and during WWII, the politics of libraries, …)
-How libraries and other institutions with book holdings in German-speaking countries and in Central and Eastern Europe approach issues relating to looting and restitution.
-Archives and other sources of information for provenance research (Archival records; databases …)
Accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings. Proposals should be in Word and include a title and a summary of up to 300 words. These abstracts and a curriculum vitae with full contact details should be sent to:
Stefan Alker, Christina Köstner
Projekt Provenienzforschung
Universität Wien, Bibliotheks- und Archivwesen/
Vienna University Library
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, A-1010 Wien
Tel. +43-1-4277-15064
E-Mail: provenienzforschung.ub@univie.ac.at
Website: http://www.ub.univie.ac.at/provenienzforschung/
Christian Mertens
Wienbibliothek im Rathaus/Vienna City Library
Rathaus, A-1082 Wien
Tel. +43-1-4000-84978
E-Mail: christian.mertens@wienbibliothek.at
Website: http://www.wienbibliothek.at/
March, 26th/27th 2008 in Vienna, Austria
Deadline for submission of abstracts: July, 31st 2007.
The conference “Libraries during the Nazi period” is organized by the Vienna University Library and the Vienna City Library in cooperation with the Association of Austrian Librarians. Taking place four years after the conference “Looting and Restitution in Libraries” in April 2003 at the Vienna City Hall, the focus of the 2008 conference will be on new projects and recent developments. The conference “Libraries during the Nazi period” is inviting papers on book looting, recent provenance research and aspects of the history of libraries during 1933 and 1945.
Topics of interest include:
-Recent developments in provenance research in libraries
-The looting of private and institutional collections between 1933 and 1945
-Aspects of the history of libraries relating to National Socialism (librarians before and during WWII, the politics of libraries, …)
-How libraries and other institutions with book holdings in German-speaking countries and in Central and Eastern Europe approach issues relating to looting and restitution.
-Archives and other sources of information for provenance research (Archival records; databases …)
Accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings. Proposals should be in Word and include a title and a summary of up to 300 words. These abstracts and a curriculum vitae with full contact details should be sent to:
Stefan Alker, Christina Köstner
Projekt Provenienzforschung
Universität Wien, Bibliotheks- und Archivwesen/
Vienna University Library
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, A-1010 Wien
Tel. +43-1-4277-15064
E-Mail: provenienzforschung.ub@univie.ac.at
Website: http://www.ub.univie.ac.at/provenienzforschung/
Christian Mertens
Wienbibliothek im Rathaus/Vienna City Library
Rathaus, A-1082 Wien
Tel. +43-1-4000-84978
E-Mail: christian.mertens@wienbibliothek.at
Website: http://www.wienbibliothek.at/
Friday, December 29, 2006
CFP: MINING MATERIAL CULTURE, 78th Annual Meeting, Southwestern Anthropological Association
CFP: MINING MATERIAL CULTURE, 78th Annual Meeting, Southwestern Anthropological Association
(April 12-15, 2007, Sacramento, CA.)
Deadline for Abstracts: Feb. 15, 2007.
The Southwestern Anthropological Association invites papers, posters, organized sessions and panel discussions that engage with material culture and materiality on substantive and theoretical levels. We particularly seek submissions that mine material culture for its epistemological limits and possibilities; for its embodiment of social and economic relations—both present and past; for its long and exceptional career as a marker of cultural identity and social distinction—generational, gendered, global, national, religious, and occupational; for its critical role in corporate branding, cultural imperialism, consumptive excess; and for its singular ability to express aesthetic and techno-scientific tradition and innovation, future and past—from iPods to IKEA and Clovis points to WMDs (however intangible and elusive).
The 21st century brings new meanings and sensibilities to the very notion of materiality—encouraging us to interrogate the archive as a repository of not simply the letter, the field note, the photograph, the map—but also the corporeal remnants and reflections of the newly fleeting and ephemeral: the digital image made material through the film, print, mapping and coding technologies that organize our everyday lives, from the medical to the mundane—the ultrasound and full body scan to the instant message and hand-held GPS.
We especially invite submissions from our colleagues outside the academy, including museum professionals and cultural resource managers—private, state, federal and tribal—who can speak to the poetics and politics of NAGPRA, repatriation, collections and collectors, archives and museums, heritage preservation and archaeological tourism. Further, we seek, with this year’s theme, to encourage a dialogue about the history of mining, the Gold Rush, and the continuing impact of these activities on indigenous, settler, and new immigrant societies in Northern California, the Sierra Nevada, and beyond.
Deadline for Submissions: February 15, 2007
Conference Venue: Holiday Inn-Capitol Plaza, Sacramento, CA
For more information about SWAA, visit
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/anthropology/swaa.
Exhibitors, vendors, and presenters should direct queries about the annual meeting to:
Terri Castaneda, Ph.D.
President, Southwestern Anthropological Association
Department of Anthropology
California State University Sacramento,
6000 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6106.
Phone: 916-278-6067; tac@csus.edu
(April 12-15, 2007, Sacramento, CA.)
Deadline for Abstracts: Feb. 15, 2007.
The Southwestern Anthropological Association invites papers, posters, organized sessions and panel discussions that engage with material culture and materiality on substantive and theoretical levels. We particularly seek submissions that mine material culture for its epistemological limits and possibilities; for its embodiment of social and economic relations—both present and past; for its long and exceptional career as a marker of cultural identity and social distinction—generational, gendered, global, national, religious, and occupational; for its critical role in corporate branding, cultural imperialism, consumptive excess; and for its singular ability to express aesthetic and techno-scientific tradition and innovation, future and past—from iPods to IKEA and Clovis points to WMDs (however intangible and elusive).
The 21st century brings new meanings and sensibilities to the very notion of materiality—encouraging us to interrogate the archive as a repository of not simply the letter, the field note, the photograph, the map—but also the corporeal remnants and reflections of the newly fleeting and ephemeral: the digital image made material through the film, print, mapping and coding technologies that organize our everyday lives, from the medical to the mundane—the ultrasound and full body scan to the instant message and hand-held GPS.
We especially invite submissions from our colleagues outside the academy, including museum professionals and cultural resource managers—private, state, federal and tribal—who can speak to the poetics and politics of NAGPRA, repatriation, collections and collectors, archives and museums, heritage preservation and archaeological tourism. Further, we seek, with this year’s theme, to encourage a dialogue about the history of mining, the Gold Rush, and the continuing impact of these activities on indigenous, settler, and new immigrant societies in Northern California, the Sierra Nevada, and beyond.
Deadline for Submissions: February 15, 2007
Conference Venue: Holiday Inn-Capitol Plaza, Sacramento, CA
For more information about SWAA, visit
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/anthropology/swaa.
Exhibitors, vendors, and presenters should direct queries about the annual meeting to:
Terri Castaneda, Ph.D.
President, Southwestern Anthropological Association
Department of Anthropology
California State University Sacramento,
6000 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6106.
Phone: 916-278-6067; tac@csus.edu
CFP: ALT-C 2007: Beyond control - Learning technology for the social network generation
CFP: ALT-C 2007: Beyond control - Learning technology for the social network generation
4-6 September 2007, Nottingham, England
First call for papers and abstracts
The online paper submission system for ALT-C 2007 is now open:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/papers.html
Please read the submission guidelines for Research Papers and for Abstracts
- http://www.alt.ac.uk/guidelines_papers.html
- and download the Research Paper Template if you wish to submit a research paper.
Key deadlines:
Research Papers and Abstracts
- Submissions open: 8 December 2006
- Last date for Research Papers: 14 February 2007
- Last date for Abstracts for short papers, symposia, workshops, demonstrations and posters: 28 February 2007
Booking by presenters
- Main presenter to book by: 9 June 2007
- All other presenters to book by: 29 June 2007
Please contact us for queries as follows:
- submitting proposals to ALT-C 2007:
Rhonda Riachi (rriachi@brookes.ac.uk)
- sponsoring ALT-C 2007:
Seb Schmoller (sschmoller@brookes.ac.uk)
- exhibiting at ALT-C 2007:
Hayley Willis (h.willis@brookes.ac.uk)
ALT-C 2007
Beyond control: learning technology for the social network generation
4-6 September 2007, Nottingham, England http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/
4-6 September 2007, Nottingham, England
First call for papers and abstracts
The online paper submission system for ALT-C 2007 is now open:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/papers.html
Please read the submission guidelines for Research Papers and for Abstracts
- http://www.alt.ac.uk/guidelines_papers.html
- and download the Research Paper Template if you wish to submit a research paper.
Key deadlines:
Research Papers and Abstracts
- Submissions open: 8 December 2006
- Last date for Research Papers: 14 February 2007
- Last date for Abstracts for short papers, symposia, workshops, demonstrations and posters: 28 February 2007
Booking by presenters
- Main presenter to book by: 9 June 2007
- All other presenters to book by: 29 June 2007
Please contact us for queries as follows:
- submitting proposals to ALT-C 2007:
Rhonda Riachi (rriachi@brookes.ac.uk)
- sponsoring ALT-C 2007:
Seb Schmoller (sschmoller@brookes.ac.uk)
- exhibiting at ALT-C 2007:
Hayley Willis (h.willis@brookes.ac.uk)
ALT-C 2007
Beyond control: learning technology for the social network generation
4-6 September 2007, Nottingham, England http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/
CFP: “Crimea 2007”: LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION RESOURCES IN THE MODERN WORLD OF SCIENCE, CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS
CFP: Fourteenth International Conference “Crimea 2007”: LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION RESOURCES IN THE MODERN WORLD OF SCIENCE, CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS
World professional forum for leadership and staff of libraries, publishing houses, book trade business, museums, archives, information centers, universities, colleges, computer and Internet companies
Sudak, Alushta, Feodosia, Kerch, Koktebel, Simferopol,
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
June 9-17, 2007
The “Crimea 2007” Conference is held under the auspices of IFLA.
2007 Topic: The Role of Digital Information and Digital Libraries in Advance to the Knowledge-Based Society
CFP URL: http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2007/eng/inf.php
Conference URL: http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2007/eng/
Deadline: March 15, 2007
The Conference program will be built around the following topics and will include sections, round tables, workshops and presentations.
-Worldwide Information Infrastructure, Interlibrary Cooperation, International Cooperation Projects
-National Libraries and National Information Resources
-Development and Preservation of Library Collections. Cooperation of Libraries, Publishers and Book Market.
-Online Technologies, CD-ROM, Electronic Publications and the Internet in Libraries
-Digital Libraries and Digital Resources. E-learning
-Automated Library Systems and Information Technologies
-Information Support of Education and Management
-Corporate Library and Information Systems, Corporate Technologies and Library Consortia
-Information and Linguistic Support of Library and Information Systems.
-Bibliographic Formats. Metadata. Data Exchange Standards and Protocols
-Library Staff, Profession and Education. Development of Educational Technologies in the Information Society Age
-Development of Library Collections in National Languages
-Libraries, Municipal Information and Regional Studies
-Library and Information Services for the Disabled
-Libraries, Museums, and Archives in the Global Information and Cultural Environment
-Ethics and Security of Electronic Information
-Environmental Protection Information and the Role of Libraries in Promoting
-Environmental Awareness of the Population
-Legal Information and Official Publications. Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
-Libraries and Business in the Modern Information Environment
-Management of Libraries, Library and Other Professional Associations
-Library Science, Bibliography and Bibliology. Library Statistics
-Medical Information Resources and Systems. Hospital Libraries. Bibliotherapy
-Children, Computers, and the Internet. Problems of School Libraries and Information Literacy
-Library as Tolerance Space. Library and Politics
-Innovation Technologies in Science, Culture, and Education
A series of satellite events is also envisaged including annual conferences of library associations and professional groups. The list of sections, round tables, workshops and additional events will be continuously updated and finalized by the Program Committee in April 2007.
World professional forum for leadership and staff of libraries, publishing houses, book trade business, museums, archives, information centers, universities, colleges, computer and Internet companies
Sudak, Alushta, Feodosia, Kerch, Koktebel, Simferopol,
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
June 9-17, 2007
The “Crimea 2007” Conference is held under the auspices of IFLA.
2007 Topic: The Role of Digital Information and Digital Libraries in Advance to the Knowledge-Based Society
CFP URL: http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2007/eng/inf.php
Conference URL: http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2007/eng/
Deadline: March 15, 2007
The Conference program will be built around the following topics and will include sections, round tables, workshops and presentations.
-Worldwide Information Infrastructure, Interlibrary Cooperation, International Cooperation Projects
-National Libraries and National Information Resources
-Development and Preservation of Library Collections. Cooperation of Libraries, Publishers and Book Market.
-Online Technologies, CD-ROM, Electronic Publications and the Internet in Libraries
-Digital Libraries and Digital Resources. E-learning
-Automated Library Systems and Information Technologies
-Information Support of Education and Management
-Corporate Library and Information Systems, Corporate Technologies and Library Consortia
-Information and Linguistic Support of Library and Information Systems.
-Bibliographic Formats. Metadata. Data Exchange Standards and Protocols
-Library Staff, Profession and Education. Development of Educational Technologies in the Information Society Age
-Development of Library Collections in National Languages
-Libraries, Municipal Information and Regional Studies
-Library and Information Services for the Disabled
-Libraries, Museums, and Archives in the Global Information and Cultural Environment
-Ethics and Security of Electronic Information
-Environmental Protection Information and the Role of Libraries in Promoting
-Environmental Awareness of the Population
-Legal Information and Official Publications. Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
-Libraries and Business in the Modern Information Environment
-Management of Libraries, Library and Other Professional Associations
-Library Science, Bibliography and Bibliology. Library Statistics
-Medical Information Resources and Systems. Hospital Libraries. Bibliotherapy
-Children, Computers, and the Internet. Problems of School Libraries and Information Literacy
-Library as Tolerance Space. Library and Politics
-Innovation Technologies in Science, Culture, and Education
A series of satellite events is also envisaged including annual conferences of library associations and professional groups. The list of sections, round tables, workshops and additional events will be continuously updated and finalized by the Program Committee in April 2007.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
CFP: AIRWeb 2007
CFP: AIRWeb 2007
URL (Conference): http://airweb.cse.lehigh.edu/2007/
URL (Call for Papers): http://airweb.cse.lehigh.edu/2007/cfp.html
AIRWeb is a series of international workshops focusing on Adversarial Information Retrieval on the Web that brings together both researchers and industry practitioners, to present and discuss advances in the state of the art.
This year, AIRWeb'2007 will be co-located with the WWW'07 conference in Banff, Canada. The workshop will include a Web Spam challenge that will test different spam detection techniques on a shared reference collection. Accepted papers will be posted on the ACM Digital Library.
Important dates
7 February 2007: E-mail intention to submit (optional, but helpful)
15 February 2007: Deadline for submissions — see Call for Papers
15 March 2007: Notifications
30 March 2007: Camera-ready copy due
30 March 2007: Submissions to the Web Spam challenge due.
8 May 2007: Date of workshop
Overview
The ubiquitous use of search engines to discover and access internet content shows clearly the success of information retrieval algorithms. However, unlike controlled collections, the vast majority of the Web pages lack an authority asserting their quality. This openness of the Web has been the key to its rapid growth and success, but this openness is also a major source of new adversarial challenges for information retrieval methods.
Adversarial Information Retrieval addresses tasks such as gathering, indexing, filtering, retrieving and ranking information from collections wherein a subset has been manipulated maliciously. On the Web, the predominant form of such manipulation is "search engine spamming" or spamdexing, i.e., malicious attempts to influence the outcome of ranking algorithms, aimed at getting an undeserved high ranking for some items in the collection. There is an economic incentive to rank higher in search engines, considering that a good ranking on them is strongly correlated with more traffic, which often translates to more revenue.
This, the third AIRWeb workshop, builds on the previous successful meetings at Chiba, Japan as part of WWW2005, and at Seattle, USA as part of SIGIR2006. This workshop provides a focused venue for both mature and early-stage work in web-based adversarial IR.
We solicit both full and short submissions on any aspect of adversarial information retrieval on the Web. Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
-Link spam: nepotistic linking, collusion, link farms, link exchanges and link bombing.
-Content spam: keyword stuffing, phrase stitching, and other techniques for generating synthetic text.
-Cloaking: sending different content to a search engine than to regular visitors of a web site, which is often used in combination with other spamming techniques.
-Comment spam in legitimate sites: in blogs, forums, wikis, etc.
-Spam-oriented blogging: splogs, spings, etc
-Click fraud detection: including forging clicks for profit, or to deplete a competitor's advertising funds
-Reverse engineering of ranking algorithms
-Web content filtering: as used by governments, corporations or parents to restrict access to inappropriate content
-Advertisement blocking: developing software for blocking advertisements during browsing
-Stealth crawling: crawling the Web while avoiding detection
-Malicious tagging: for injecting keywords or for self-promotion in general
Papers addressing higher-level concerns, e.g., whether "open" algorithms can succeed in an adversarial environment, whether permanent solutions are possible, how the problem has evolved over years, what are the differences between "black-hat", "white-hat", and "gray-hat" techniques, where is the line between search engine optimization and spamming, etc., are also welcome.
At least three anonymous reviews will be provided per paper, judged on the basis of relevance, originality, quality, and presentation. Proceedings of the workshop will be included in the ACM Digital Library. Substantially longer papers may also be submitted to ACM Transactions on the Web (TWEB): special issue on adversarial issues in Web search.
Full papers are limited to 8 pages; work-in progress will be permitted 4 pages. See submission instructions for details.
Web Spam Challenge
This year, we are introducing a novel element: a Web Spam Challenge for testing web spam detection systems. We will be using the WEBSPAM-UK2006 collection for Web Spam Detection that comprises a large set of web pages, a web graph, and human-provided labels for a set of hosts. To reduce the amount work due to data processing, we will also provide a set of features extracted from the contents and links in the collection, which may be used by the participant teams in addition to any automatic technique they choose to use.
We ask that participants of the Web Spam Challenge submit predictions (normal/spam) for all unlabeled hosts in the collection. Predictions will be evaluated and results will be announced at the AIRWeb 2007 workshop. See the Web Spam Challenge website for details.
Participation on the challenge does not require a paper submission, and researchers submitting papers are not required to participate in the challenge. However, we encourage that participants of the Web Spam Challenge also submit research articles describing their systems, and we encourage authors submitting research articles on Web Spam detection to participate in the challenge.
URL (Conference): http://airweb.cse.lehigh.edu/2007/
URL (Call for Papers): http://airweb.cse.lehigh.edu/2007/cfp.html
AIRWeb is a series of international workshops focusing on Adversarial Information Retrieval on the Web that brings together both researchers and industry practitioners, to present and discuss advances in the state of the art.
This year, AIRWeb'2007 will be co-located with the WWW'07 conference in Banff, Canada. The workshop will include a Web Spam challenge that will test different spam detection techniques on a shared reference collection. Accepted papers will be posted on the ACM Digital Library.
Important dates
7 February 2007: E-mail intention to submit (optional, but helpful)
15 February 2007: Deadline for submissions — see Call for Papers
15 March 2007: Notifications
30 March 2007: Camera-ready copy due
30 March 2007: Submissions to the Web Spam challenge due.
8 May 2007: Date of workshop
Overview
The ubiquitous use of search engines to discover and access internet content shows clearly the success of information retrieval algorithms. However, unlike controlled collections, the vast majority of the Web pages lack an authority asserting their quality. This openness of the Web has been the key to its rapid growth and success, but this openness is also a major source of new adversarial challenges for information retrieval methods.
Adversarial Information Retrieval addresses tasks such as gathering, indexing, filtering, retrieving and ranking information from collections wherein a subset has been manipulated maliciously. On the Web, the predominant form of such manipulation is "search engine spamming" or spamdexing, i.e., malicious attempts to influence the outcome of ranking algorithms, aimed at getting an undeserved high ranking for some items in the collection. There is an economic incentive to rank higher in search engines, considering that a good ranking on them is strongly correlated with more traffic, which often translates to more revenue.
This, the third AIRWeb workshop, builds on the previous successful meetings at Chiba, Japan as part of WWW2005, and at Seattle, USA as part of SIGIR2006. This workshop provides a focused venue for both mature and early-stage work in web-based adversarial IR.
We solicit both full and short submissions on any aspect of adversarial information retrieval on the Web. Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
-Link spam: nepotistic linking, collusion, link farms, link exchanges and link bombing.
-Content spam: keyword stuffing, phrase stitching, and other techniques for generating synthetic text.
-Cloaking: sending different content to a search engine than to regular visitors of a web site, which is often used in combination with other spamming techniques.
-Comment spam in legitimate sites: in blogs, forums, wikis, etc.
-Spam-oriented blogging: splogs, spings, etc
-Click fraud detection: including forging clicks for profit, or to deplete a competitor's advertising funds
-Reverse engineering of ranking algorithms
-Web content filtering: as used by governments, corporations or parents to restrict access to inappropriate content
-Advertisement blocking: developing software for blocking advertisements during browsing
-Stealth crawling: crawling the Web while avoiding detection
-Malicious tagging: for injecting keywords or for self-promotion in general
Papers addressing higher-level concerns, e.g., whether "open" algorithms can succeed in an adversarial environment, whether permanent solutions are possible, how the problem has evolved over years, what are the differences between "black-hat", "white-hat", and "gray-hat" techniques, where is the line between search engine optimization and spamming, etc., are also welcome.
At least three anonymous reviews will be provided per paper, judged on the basis of relevance, originality, quality, and presentation. Proceedings of the workshop will be included in the ACM Digital Library. Substantially longer papers may also be submitted to ACM Transactions on the Web (TWEB): special issue on adversarial issues in Web search.
Full papers are limited to 8 pages; work-in progress will be permitted 4 pages. See submission instructions for details.
Web Spam Challenge
This year, we are introducing a novel element: a Web Spam Challenge for testing web spam detection systems. We will be using the WEBSPAM-UK2006 collection for Web Spam Detection that comprises a large set of web pages, a web graph, and human-provided labels for a set of hosts. To reduce the amount work due to data processing, we will also provide a set of features extracted from the contents and links in the collection, which may be used by the participant teams in addition to any automatic technique they choose to use.
We ask that participants of the Web Spam Challenge submit predictions (normal/spam) for all unlabeled hosts in the collection. Predictions will be evaluated and results will be announced at the AIRWeb 2007 workshop. See the Web Spam Challenge website for details.
Participation on the challenge does not require a paper submission, and researchers submitting papers are not required to participate in the challenge. However, we encourage that participants of the Web Spam Challenge also submit research articles describing their systems, and we encourage authors submitting research articles on Web Spam detection to participate in the challenge.
CFP: "Libraries and Sustainable Development: Perspectives on the Future”
CFP: "Libraries and Sustainable Development: Perspectives on the Future”
12-14 July 2007
Crowne Plaza
Kuching Sarawak MALAYSIA
The Malaysian Librarian Association will be hosting an International Conference 2007, July 12-14, 2007 at The Crowne Plaza Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The theme of the conference is “Libraries and Sustainable Development: Perspectives on the Future”. The conference will provide and opportunity for practitioners and librarians to share experience and insights on libraries and sustainable development.
Objectives:
-To support IFLA’s Statement on Libraries and Sustainable Development [IFLA Glasgow 2002] -To give new insights on libraries and sustainable development
-To enhance the roles of libraries in sustainable development initiatives
The organizing committee of International Conference 2007 invites submission of papers.
The topic must be on libraries in the context of sustainable development. Areas of focus;
-IFLA’s Statement on Libraries and Sustainable Development [IFLA Glasgow 2002]
-New insights on libraries and sustainable development
-Roles of libraries in sustainable development initiatives
The conference program will comprise all papers accepted for the conference. For submission of presentation abstract, please read the following requirement.
Abstract must be received by 15 February 2007
Abstract should e submitted through email to mohdsharif@gmail.com or fax to (03-) in a Microsoft Word attachment.
Please observe the following information during the submission process:
Name and contact details of author, including email address
Author’s name and affiliation (institution/s you work for)
Abstract title
Abstract (at least 300 words)
Short biography of author (maximum 50 words)
Notification
Abstracts will be peer-reviewed. Successful proposals will be identified by 15th March 2007. Full papers will be due by 15 May 2007. Papers should be no longer than 20 pages to allow a delivery of 30 minutes.
For further information contact the International Conference 2007 Secretariat
Secretariat
International Conference 2007
Center for Academic Information Services
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
94300 Kota Samarahan
Tel: ++6082-583837, 583836, 583835
Fax: ++6082-665156
Email: rin@cais.unimas.my, sumaizan@cais.unimas.my , arhuzaimah@cais.unimas.my
Important dates
Submission of call for papers 15 February 2007
Notification of acceptance 15 March 2007
Submission of full papers 15 May 2007
Conference dates 12-14 July 2007
12-14 July 2007
Crowne Plaza
Kuching Sarawak MALAYSIA
The Malaysian Librarian Association will be hosting an International Conference 2007, July 12-14, 2007 at The Crowne Plaza Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The theme of the conference is “Libraries and Sustainable Development: Perspectives on the Future”. The conference will provide and opportunity for practitioners and librarians to share experience and insights on libraries and sustainable development.
Objectives:
-To support IFLA’s Statement on Libraries and Sustainable Development [IFLA Glasgow 2002] -To give new insights on libraries and sustainable development
-To enhance the roles of libraries in sustainable development initiatives
The organizing committee of International Conference 2007 invites submission of papers.
The topic must be on libraries in the context of sustainable development. Areas of focus;
-IFLA’s Statement on Libraries and Sustainable Development [IFLA Glasgow 2002]
-New insights on libraries and sustainable development
-Roles of libraries in sustainable development initiatives
The conference program will comprise all papers accepted for the conference. For submission of presentation abstract, please read the following requirement.
Abstract must be received by 15 February 2007
Abstract should e submitted through email to mohdsharif@gmail.com or fax to (03-) in a Microsoft Word attachment.
Please observe the following information during the submission process:
Name and contact details of author, including email address
Author’s name and affiliation (institution/s you work for)
Abstract title
Abstract (at least 300 words)
Short biography of author (maximum 50 words)
Notification
Abstracts will be peer-reviewed. Successful proposals will be identified by 15th March 2007. Full papers will be due by 15 May 2007. Papers should be no longer than 20 pages to allow a delivery of 30 minutes.
For further information contact the International Conference 2007 Secretariat
Secretariat
International Conference 2007
Center for Academic Information Services
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
94300 Kota Samarahan
Tel: ++6082-583837, 583836, 583835
Fax: ++6082-665156
Email: rin@cais.unimas.my, sumaizan@cais.unimas.my , arhuzaimah@cais.unimas.my
Important dates
Submission of call for papers 15 February 2007
Notification of acceptance 15 March 2007
Submission of full papers 15 May 2007
Conference dates 12-14 July 2007
Saturday, December 23, 2006
CFP: Technical Writing panel of South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA)
CFP: Technical Writing panel of South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA)
The Technical Writing panel of the South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) seeks papers for the 2007 annual convention.
The topic is open. We are, however, particularly interested in presentations that address questions of documentation and sourcing in technical and professional communication. Submissions from newer scholars are also especially welcome.
Please email 500 word abstracts to Dr. Stephen E. Severn at ssevern@mail.wtamu.edu by 1March 2007. If desired, hard copies may be mailed to
Dr. Stephen E. Severn
Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages
West Texas A&M University
CC-413A
Canyon, TX 79106
The 2007 SCMLA Annual Conference will take place in Memphis, TN from November 1st through November 3rd. Please visit
http://www.ou.edu/scmla/memphisinfo.htm for details.
The Technical Writing panel of the South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) seeks papers for the 2007 annual convention.
The topic is open. We are, however, particularly interested in presentations that address questions of documentation and sourcing in technical and professional communication. Submissions from newer scholars are also especially welcome.
Please email 500 word abstracts to Dr. Stephen E. Severn at ssevern@mail.wtamu.edu by 1March 2007. If desired, hard copies may be mailed to
Dr. Stephen E. Severn
Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages
West Texas A&M University
CC-413A
Canyon, TX 79106
The 2007 SCMLA Annual Conference will take place in Memphis, TN from November 1st through November 3rd. Please visit
http://www.ou.edu/scmla/memphisinfo.htm for details.
CFP: SPORT LITERATURE ASSOCIATION (2207, Saratoga Springs, NY)
CFP: SPORT LITERATURE ASSOCIATION (2007, Saratoga Springs, NY)
June 20-24, 2007
Saratoga Springs, NY
SLA Hope: http://www.uta.edu/english/sla/index.html
The 24th Annual Conference of the Sport Literature Association will be held June 20-24, 2007, at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. The Program Committee of the Sport Literature Association invites proposals for individual papers and complete sessions. All submissions should relate to the literature of sport in some way.
Scholarly and critical submissions for the conference should follow the general guidelines set forth in the association's publication, Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature, which "celebrate[s] the intersection of literature with the world of play, games, and sport." Submissions "should address treatments of sport in texts or textual media (print, film, performance, digital or other media). We invite essays on sport literature (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, or film) or on the rhetoric of sport. Cultural-studies approaches to sport texts are welcome." We also encourage sessions focused on presenters' original creations, including fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry.
Those interested in presenting should send abstracts of individual papers or original work or proposals for complete sessions by March 15, 2007to:
Dr. Craig Riordan
Department of Kinesiology and Recreation Administration
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521
Email: cnr5@humboldt.edu
Phone: 707-826-4541
Fax: 707-826-5451
Submissions should include presenter's name, phone number, postal and email address, paper title, and a 250-word abstract (abstracts are mandatory since they will be printed in post conference proceedings). Indicate the type of presentation as research, fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry. Proposals should also include suggestions for possible panel members.
Presenters will be notified of acceptance by April 15, 2007
June 20-24, 2007
Saratoga Springs, NY
SLA Hope: http://www.uta.edu/english/sla/index.html
The 24th Annual Conference of the Sport Literature Association will be held June 20-24, 2007, at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. The Program Committee of the Sport Literature Association invites proposals for individual papers and complete sessions. All submissions should relate to the literature of sport in some way.
Scholarly and critical submissions for the conference should follow the general guidelines set forth in the association's publication, Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature, which "celebrate[s] the intersection of literature with the world of play, games, and sport." Submissions "should address treatments of sport in texts or textual media (print, film, performance, digital or other media). We invite essays on sport literature (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, or film) or on the rhetoric of sport. Cultural-studies approaches to sport texts are welcome." We also encourage sessions focused on presenters' original creations, including fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry.
Those interested in presenting should send abstracts of individual papers or original work or proposals for complete sessions by March 15, 2007to:
Dr. Craig Riordan
Department of Kinesiology and Recreation Administration
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521
Email: cnr5@humboldt.edu
Phone: 707-826-4541
Fax: 707-826-5451
Submissions should include presenter's name, phone number, postal and email address, paper title, and a 250-word abstract (abstracts are mandatory since they will be printed in post conference proceedings). Indicate the type of presentation as research, fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry. Proposals should also include suggestions for possible panel members.
Presenters will be notified of acceptance by April 15, 2007
CFP: International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
CFP: International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
- 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
(UbiComp 2007, Sept. 16 - 19, Innsbruck, Austria)
http://www.ubicomp2007.org/
- UbiComp 2007 Challenge
(UbiComp 2007, Sept. 16 - 19, Innsbruck, Austria)
http://www.ubicomp2007.org/calls/#Chall
- 3rd International Workshop on Location- and Context-Awareness
(LoCA 2007, Sept. 20 - 21, Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Germany)
http://loca2007.context-aware.org/
Holiday opportunity (by no means affiliated with or related to the
UbiComp conference and the LoCA symposium):
- Oktoberfest, Sept. 22 - Oct. 07, Munich, Germany ;-)
http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/index.php
UbiComp2007 Call for Papers
---------------------------
---------------------------
UbiComp 2007 [1] will be the Ninth International Conference on
Ubiquitous Computing, held in Innsbruck, Austria, on 16-19 September 2007.
UbiComp 2007 invites original, high-quality research papers in the areas
of ubiquitous, mobile, embedded, and handheld computing. The conference
provides a forum for original research that enables new capabilities,
appropriate security and privacy, improved user experiences, and
simplified and powerful development and deployment practices. In
addition, we are interested in studies of existing and emerging
technologies, everyday use of technologies, and insightful commentary on
the state of the field.
Researchers are encouraged to submit papers on the following topics:
- Inferring the state of the user, such as location, activity,
intentions, resources, and capabilities in the past, present,
and future
- Developing ubicomp systems, including representations, architecture,
middleware, resource management, and service discovery
- Embedding computation for new user interfaces, assistive technologies,
communication, novel sensors, intelligent environments, wearable
computing, and continuous monitoring and actuation
- Building ubicomp systems for health, gaming, socializing, and other
applications
- Ensuring user trust through privacy and security
- Understanding ubicomp and its consequences through conceptual models,
hard-won experience, user studies, business scenarios,
and real deployments
UbiComp has a history of being a very selective conference, and there is
no desire to reduce expectations on quality. In an effort to enhance the
breadth of the conference, we aim to increase the number of accepted
full papers to approximately 40 for this year, which is up from 30 last
year and 22 the year before. Presentations will be scheduled in a
dualtrack format. The conference will institute a process for nominating
and selecting awards for best paper and presentations at the conference.
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by members of the program committee
and by selected expert reviewers. Papers will be evaluated on the basis
of originality, significance of contribution, technical correctness,
overall appeal to the general UbiComp reader, and presentation. Papers
submitted must not have been previously published nor currently under
review for any publication with an ISBN, ISSN, or DOI number. If
submitted work may appear to overlap with the authors’ previous work,
the authors should email the PC chairs [2] directly to explain how the
new work is different. All reviewers will be instructed to keep
submissions confidential, although submissions must be publishable by
the cameraready deadline.
Accepted papers will be published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS), and all submissions should be formatted
according to their guidelines [3]. Misformatted submissions, or those
longer than 18 pages, are subject to rejection without review. Shorter
submissions will not be penalized, and each submission’s length should
be appropriate for its content. One author from each accepted paper will
be required to attend the conference to present their work.
Paper submissions must be anonymized to facilitate blind review. Authors
are encouraged to take care throughout the entire document to minimize
references that may reveal the identity of the authors or their
institutions. Relevant references to an author's previous research
should not be suppressed but instead referenced in a neutral way.
Papers should be submitted as PDF files through PCS at [4].
A PDF version of this CfP is also available [5].
Important Dates:
Submission Deadline: March 9, 2007 (23:59 PST)
Author Notification: May 25, 2007
Camera-Ready Version: June 29, 2007
UbiComp Conference: Sept. 16-19, 2007
Program Chairs:
John Krumm, Microsoft Research, USA
Gregory Abowd, Georgia Tech, USA
Aruna Seneviratne, NICTA, Australia
Conference Chair:
Thomas Strang, University of Innsbruck and German Aerospace Center
[1] http://www.ubicomp2007.org/
[2] pcchairs(at)ubicomp2007.org
[3] http://www.springer.com/east/home/computer/lncs?SGWID=5-164-7-72376-0
[4] https://precisionconference.com/~ubicomp
[5] http://www.ubicomp2007.org/files/UbiComp2007-CfP-Main.pdf
UbiComp Challenge
-----------------
-----------------
UbiComp 2007 [1] will introduce a new instrument to promote and encourage
high quality research in the area of UbiComp: The UbiComp Challenge.
It is a field test intended to accelerate research, development and
applicability of UbiComp technology.
Using an "eating your own dog's food" approach, the UbiComp2007
Challenge is seeking for submissions of how to implement an audience
voting system to finally determine the winner of the "Best Presentation
Award" which will be given at UbiComp2007 for the first time. The
central requirement is that the proposed solution makes clever and
efficient use of UbiComp technology, and can actually be implemented
by the proposers before and used at the conference in September 2007.
The conference organizers reserve a grant of up to 2000 EUR to buy
necessary equipment claimed and justified by the best proposal.
The challenge call [2] is intentionally underspecified in terms of
approaches and technologies to allow for a creative and innovative
scientific solution employing all kinds of ubiquitous computing
technologies and techniques that are appropriately addressing the
problem space.
The challenge offers an excellent way to showcase tangible results of
ubiquitous computing research and development to approx. 500 attendees
from academia and industry, which is also the amount of people which
are expected to use the winner's system at the same time, so it should
scale adequately. We believe that the experiences and findings from
developing and running a system of this scale provide valuable results
to the UbiComp community.
The UbiComp Challenge committee will carefully review all submissions
to identify the most appealing approach, which is still realistic to be
implemented in the given timeframe:
Submission Deadline: Feb 01, 2007
Notification: Mar 15, 2007
Conference: Sep 16-19, 2007
We expect submissions in form of an abstract that describes the ubicomp
technology being adopted and discusses the novelty and distinguishing
ideas, but also provide justification for the feasibility of the
approach and cost estimates. The challenge abstract of the best five
submissions will be published in the Conference Supplement and should
therefore be self-contained. The best submissions are also given the
opportunity to showcase their approaches in the UbiComp demo program.
The abstracts should be a maximum of 8 pages, in the LNCS conference
publications format, including all figures and references and one
additional page for the review process summarizing all pieces of
equipment you expect to use and a complete cost estimation of your
solution.
Submit your proposals as PDF document to challenge(at)ubicomp2007.org
We are looking forward to your submissions!
UbiComp 2007 Challenge Chair
Matthias Kranz, University of Munich
[1] http://www.ubicomp2007.org/
[2] http://www.ubicomp2007.org/calls/#Chall
LoCA 2007 Call for Papers
-------------------------
-------------------------
3rd International Symposium on Location and Context Awareness
September 20th-21st. Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Germany
(right after UbiComp 2007 in Innsbruck, right before the Oktoberfest in Munich)
The 2007 Symposium on Location and Context Awareness seeks new and
significant research on systems, services, and applications to detect,
interpret and use of location and other contextual information.
Context includes users’ activities, goals, abilities, preferences,
interruptibility, affordances, and surroundings. With context, we can
expect computers to deliver information, services, and entertainment
in a way that maximizes convenience and minimizes intrusion.
Developing awareness involves research in sensing, inference, data
representation, and design.
Topic Areas:
We seek technical papers describing original, previously unpublished
research results. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Sensing location and context
- Inference techniques for context from low-level sensor data
- Privacy and sharing of location and context information
- User studies of location- and context-aware systems
Dates:
Submission Deadline: May 29, 2007
Author Notification: July 3, 2007
Camera-Ready Version: July 10, 2007
Symposium: Sept. 20-21, 2007
Paper Submission Guidelines:
All papers will be reviewed by an international program committee with
appropriate expertise. LoCA 2007 aims to be selective and the committee
will favor a technically robust program. The ideal LoCA submission
should provide an insightful survey of existing work, introduce a
radically new concept, or present concrete, significant, transferable
research based on the implementation and evaluation of a working system.
Accepted papers will be presented by their authors at the LoCA Symposium
in Munich and published in the Springer Lecture Notes on Computer
Science. Submissions must be formatted in Springer LNCS style, limited
to 18 pages.
Submit papers via http://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=4899.
Preparation of the camera-ready version of accepted papers may be
shepherded by the program committee.
Demonstration Submission Guidelines - New this year!
New this year, we will have a demonstration session. We solicit
proposals for demos of location and context technologies or
applications. Demo proposals should include a brief 2-3 page
description of the demo and describe the key research results or
innovation. Demo submissions will follow the same review timeline as
the papers.
Best Paper and Presentation Awards:
One paper will be elected for a Best Paper Award by the LoCA program
committee. In addition, a combination of the LoCA program committee and
all symposium participants will elect the recipient of the
Best Presentation Award following the symposium.
General Chair:
Thomas Strang, DLR and UIBK
Program Co-Chairs:
Jeffrey Hightower, Intel Research
Bernt Schiele, TU Darmstadt
- 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
(UbiComp 2007, Sept. 16 - 19, Innsbruck, Austria)
http://www.ubicomp2007.org/
- UbiComp 2007 Challenge
(UbiComp 2007, Sept. 16 - 19, Innsbruck, Austria)
http://www.ubicomp2007.org/calls/#Chall
- 3rd International Workshop on Location- and Context-Awareness
(LoCA 2007, Sept. 20 - 21, Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Germany)
http://loca2007.context-aware.org/
Holiday opportunity (by no means affiliated with or related to the
UbiComp conference and the LoCA symposium):
- Oktoberfest, Sept. 22 - Oct. 07, Munich, Germany ;-)
http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/index.php
UbiComp2007 Call for Papers
---------------------------
---------------------------
UbiComp 2007 [1] will be the Ninth International Conference on
Ubiquitous Computing, held in Innsbruck, Austria, on 16-19 September 2007.
UbiComp 2007 invites original, high-quality research papers in the areas
of ubiquitous, mobile, embedded, and handheld computing. The conference
provides a forum for original research that enables new capabilities,
appropriate security and privacy, improved user experiences, and
simplified and powerful development and deployment practices. In
addition, we are interested in studies of existing and emerging
technologies, everyday use of technologies, and insightful commentary on
the state of the field.
Researchers are encouraged to submit papers on the following topics:
- Inferring the state of the user, such as location, activity,
intentions, resources, and capabilities in the past, present,
and future
- Developing ubicomp systems, including representations, architecture,
middleware, resource management, and service discovery
- Embedding computation for new user interfaces, assistive technologies,
communication, novel sensors, intelligent environments, wearable
computing, and continuous monitoring and actuation
- Building ubicomp systems for health, gaming, socializing, and other
applications
- Ensuring user trust through privacy and security
- Understanding ubicomp and its consequences through conceptual models,
hard-won experience, user studies, business scenarios,
and real deployments
UbiComp has a history of being a very selective conference, and there is
no desire to reduce expectations on quality. In an effort to enhance the
breadth of the conference, we aim to increase the number of accepted
full papers to approximately 40 for this year, which is up from 30 last
year and 22 the year before. Presentations will be scheduled in a
dualtrack format. The conference will institute a process for nominating
and selecting awards for best paper and presentations at the conference.
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by members of the program committee
and by selected expert reviewers. Papers will be evaluated on the basis
of originality, significance of contribution, technical correctness,
overall appeal to the general UbiComp reader, and presentation. Papers
submitted must not have been previously published nor currently under
review for any publication with an ISBN, ISSN, or DOI number. If
submitted work may appear to overlap with the authors’ previous work,
the authors should email the PC chairs [2] directly to explain how the
new work is different. All reviewers will be instructed to keep
submissions confidential, although submissions must be publishable by
the cameraready deadline.
Accepted papers will be published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS), and all submissions should be formatted
according to their guidelines [3]. Misformatted submissions, or those
longer than 18 pages, are subject to rejection without review. Shorter
submissions will not be penalized, and each submission’s length should
be appropriate for its content. One author from each accepted paper will
be required to attend the conference to present their work.
Paper submissions must be anonymized to facilitate blind review. Authors
are encouraged to take care throughout the entire document to minimize
references that may reveal the identity of the authors or their
institutions. Relevant references to an author's previous research
should not be suppressed but instead referenced in a neutral way.
Papers should be submitted as PDF files through PCS at [4].
A PDF version of this CfP is also available [5].
Important Dates:
Submission Deadline: March 9, 2007 (23:59 PST)
Author Notification: May 25, 2007
Camera-Ready Version: June 29, 2007
UbiComp Conference: Sept. 16-19, 2007
Program Chairs:
John Krumm, Microsoft Research, USA
Gregory Abowd, Georgia Tech, USA
Aruna Seneviratne, NICTA, Australia
Conference Chair:
Thomas Strang, University of Innsbruck and German Aerospace Center
[1] http://www.ubicomp2007.org/
[2] pcchairs(at)ubicomp2007.org
[3] http://www.springer.com/east/home/computer/lncs?SGWID=5-164-7-72376-0
[4] https://precisionconference.com/~ubicomp
[5] http://www.ubicomp2007.org/files/UbiComp2007-CfP-Main.pdf
UbiComp Challenge
-----------------
-----------------
UbiComp 2007 [1] will introduce a new instrument to promote and encourage
high quality research in the area of UbiComp: The UbiComp Challenge.
It is a field test intended to accelerate research, development and
applicability of UbiComp technology.
Using an "eating your own dog's food" approach, the UbiComp2007
Challenge is seeking for submissions of how to implement an audience
voting system to finally determine the winner of the "Best Presentation
Award" which will be given at UbiComp2007 for the first time. The
central requirement is that the proposed solution makes clever and
efficient use of UbiComp technology, and can actually be implemented
by the proposers before and used at the conference in September 2007.
The conference organizers reserve a grant of up to 2000 EUR to buy
necessary equipment claimed and justified by the best proposal.
The challenge call [2] is intentionally underspecified in terms of
approaches and technologies to allow for a creative and innovative
scientific solution employing all kinds of ubiquitous computing
technologies and techniques that are appropriately addressing the
problem space.
The challenge offers an excellent way to showcase tangible results of
ubiquitous computing research and development to approx. 500 attendees
from academia and industry, which is also the amount of people which
are expected to use the winner's system at the same time, so it should
scale adequately. We believe that the experiences and findings from
developing and running a system of this scale provide valuable results
to the UbiComp community.
The UbiComp Challenge committee will carefully review all submissions
to identify the most appealing approach, which is still realistic to be
implemented in the given timeframe:
Submission Deadline: Feb 01, 2007
Notification: Mar 15, 2007
Conference: Sep 16-19, 2007
We expect submissions in form of an abstract that describes the ubicomp
technology being adopted and discusses the novelty and distinguishing
ideas, but also provide justification for the feasibility of the
approach and cost estimates. The challenge abstract of the best five
submissions will be published in the Conference Supplement and should
therefore be self-contained. The best submissions are also given the
opportunity to showcase their approaches in the UbiComp demo program.
The abstracts should be a maximum of 8 pages, in the LNCS conference
publications format, including all figures and references and one
additional page for the review process summarizing all pieces of
equipment you expect to use and a complete cost estimation of your
solution.
Submit your proposals as PDF document to challenge(at)ubicomp2007.org
We are looking forward to your submissions!
UbiComp 2007 Challenge Chair
Matthias Kranz, University of Munich
[1] http://www.ubicomp2007.org/
[2] http://www.ubicomp2007.org/calls/#Chall
LoCA 2007 Call for Papers
-------------------------
-------------------------
3rd International Symposium on Location and Context Awareness
September 20th-21st. Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Germany
(right after UbiComp 2007 in Innsbruck, right before the Oktoberfest in Munich)
The 2007 Symposium on Location and Context Awareness seeks new and
significant research on systems, services, and applications to detect,
interpret and use of location and other contextual information.
Context includes users’ activities, goals, abilities, preferences,
interruptibility, affordances, and surroundings. With context, we can
expect computers to deliver information, services, and entertainment
in a way that maximizes convenience and minimizes intrusion.
Developing awareness involves research in sensing, inference, data
representation, and design.
Topic Areas:
We seek technical papers describing original, previously unpublished
research results. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Sensing location and context
- Inference techniques for context from low-level sensor data
- Privacy and sharing of location and context information
- User studies of location- and context-aware systems
Dates:
Submission Deadline: May 29, 2007
Author Notification: July 3, 2007
Camera-Ready Version: July 10, 2007
Symposium: Sept. 20-21, 2007
Paper Submission Guidelines:
All papers will be reviewed by an international program committee with
appropriate expertise. LoCA 2007 aims to be selective and the committee
will favor a technically robust program. The ideal LoCA submission
should provide an insightful survey of existing work, introduce a
radically new concept, or present concrete, significant, transferable
research based on the implementation and evaluation of a working system.
Accepted papers will be presented by their authors at the LoCA Symposium
in Munich and published in the Springer Lecture Notes on Computer
Science. Submissions must be formatted in Springer LNCS style, limited
to 18 pages.
Submit papers via http://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=4899.
Preparation of the camera-ready version of accepted papers may be
shepherded by the program committee.
Demonstration Submission Guidelines - New this year!
New this year, we will have a demonstration session. We solicit
proposals for demos of location and context technologies or
applications. Demo proposals should include a brief 2-3 page
description of the demo and describe the key research results or
innovation. Demo submissions will follow the same review timeline as
the papers.
Best Paper and Presentation Awards:
One paper will be elected for a Best Paper Award by the LoCA program
committee. In addition, a combination of the LoCA program committee and
all symposium participants will elect the recipient of the
Best Presentation Award following the symposium.
General Chair:
Thomas Strang, DLR and UIBK
Program Co-Chairs:
Jeffrey Hightower, Intel Research
Bernt Schiele, TU Darmstadt
Poster Session Applications Sought for 2007 ALA Annual Conference
Poster Session Applications Sought for 2007 ALA Annual Conference
Applications for presenting poster sessions at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference are now being accepted. An application form is available on the poster session website. Submissions from both the United States, as well as international submissions, will be accepted.
The 2007 ALA Annual Poster Sessions will be held in Washington, DC, June 23, 24, and 25. For more information, contact Candace Benefiel, Chair of the ALA Poster Session Review Panel at cbenefie@lib-gw.tamu.edu or (979) 862-1044.
The deadline for submitting an application is January 31, 2007. Applicants will be notified by March 31, 2007 whether their submission has been accepted for presentation at the conference.
Applications for presenting poster sessions at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference are now being accepted. An application form is available on the poster session website. Submissions from both the United States, as well as international submissions, will be accepted.
The 2007 ALA Annual Poster Sessions will be held in Washington, DC, June 23, 24, and 25. For more information, contact Candace Benefiel, Chair of the ALA Poster Session Review Panel at cbenefie@lib-gw.tamu.edu or (979) 862-1044.
The deadline for submitting an application is January 31, 2007. Applicants will be notified by March 31, 2007 whether their submission has been accepted for presentation at the conference.
CFP: Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA) Academic Section Professional Forum
CFP: Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA) Academic Section Professional Forum
The Academic Section of the Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA), in co-sponsorship with the New Mexico Library Association, announces a call for papers to be presented at the:
2007 NMLA/MPLA Joint Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 14-16, 2007
For additional details of the 2007 NMLA/MPLA Joint Conference, go to: http://www.nmla.org/abq2007/home.htm
The MPLA Academic Section sponsors the Professional Forum, which presents new ideas, innovations, and case studies in librarianship that benefit the profession. Research methodology is encouraged, but not essential. Academic, school, and public librarians are all invited to participate. The papers are peer reviewed for an award of a $300 prize to the winning paper presentation.
GUIDELINES FOR PAPERS
• Problems are clearly identified and solutions proposed
• Themes may include locally implemented experiences resulting in success or failure, theoretical models, statistical studies, or state of the art reviews
• Although formal research methodology is not required, papers should develop clear positions or concepts
EVALUATION
Papers will be selected on:
• Significance of topics to library professions
• Development of concept and quality of organization
• Clarity of ideas and objectives
Final presentations will be judged at the annual conference on:
• Objectives are evident, with clear ideas and concepts
• Quality of organization
• Quality of presentation, use of visuals, etc.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Authors must be current members of MPLA
• Papers must be original – not published or presented elsewhere
• Papers in length from two to six pages, with bibliography and appendices as needed
• Selected authors will make a presentation of the paper at the 2007 NMLA/MPLA Joint Conference
• Submit an abstract electronically by January 17, 2007 to: jfandrich@msubillings.edu
For more information contact:
Jan Fandrich, Technical & Access Services Librarian
Montana State University-Billings Library
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Voice: 406-657-1665
Fax: 406-657-2037
Email: jfandrich@msubillings.edu
MPLA Professional Development Grants are available to fund research and travel!
See application information at the MPLA website: http://www.mpla.us/committees/profdev/grants.html
The Academic Section of the Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA), in co-sponsorship with the New Mexico Library Association, announces a call for papers to be presented at the:
2007 NMLA/MPLA Joint Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 14-16, 2007
For additional details of the 2007 NMLA/MPLA Joint Conference, go to: http://www.nmla.org/abq2007/home.htm
The MPLA Academic Section sponsors the Professional Forum, which presents new ideas, innovations, and case studies in librarianship that benefit the profession. Research methodology is encouraged, but not essential. Academic, school, and public librarians are all invited to participate. The papers are peer reviewed for an award of a $300 prize to the winning paper presentation.
GUIDELINES FOR PAPERS
• Problems are clearly identified and solutions proposed
• Themes may include locally implemented experiences resulting in success or failure, theoretical models, statistical studies, or state of the art reviews
• Although formal research methodology is not required, papers should develop clear positions or concepts
EVALUATION
Papers will be selected on:
• Significance of topics to library professions
• Development of concept and quality of organization
• Clarity of ideas and objectives
Final presentations will be judged at the annual conference on:
• Objectives are evident, with clear ideas and concepts
• Quality of organization
• Quality of presentation, use of visuals, etc.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Authors must be current members of MPLA
• Papers must be original – not published or presented elsewhere
• Papers in length from two to six pages, with bibliography and appendices as needed
• Selected authors will make a presentation of the paper at the 2007 NMLA/MPLA Joint Conference
• Submit an abstract electronically by January 17, 2007 to: jfandrich@msubillings.edu
For more information contact:
Jan Fandrich, Technical & Access Services Librarian
Montana State University-Billings Library
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Voice: 406-657-1665
Fax: 406-657-2037
Email: jfandrich@msubillings.edu
MPLA Professional Development Grants are available to fund research and travel!
See application information at the MPLA website: http://www.mpla.us/committees/profdev/grants.html
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