10 Years On: Looking Forwards in Mobile ICT Research
ICA Communications and Technology Division
Mobile Communications 10th Anniversary Pre-Conference Workshop
16th and 17th June 2013
London School of Economics and Political Science
Media and Communications Department Lead
Organisers:
Leslie Haddon (Senior Researcher LSE)
Jane Vincent (Visiting Fellow University of Surrey Digital World Research Centre)
We
are pleased to invite papers for the Mobile Communications ICA
Pre-Conference Workshop. In celebration of its 10th Anniversary Year we
also announce the introduction of an Award for the Best Paper. We look
forward to receiving your submissions and to welcoming you in London in
June 2013!
Aims of the Pre-Conference Workshop
This
Workshop aims to understand more about the implications of the fast
moving mobile world both on the social practices of the users of mobile
ICTs as well as, and following the main ICA conference theme, on the
ability of researchers to deliver reliable and effective research
material. This 10th Mobile Communications ICA pre-conference provides a
chance to take stock, reflect on and look forward to developments in
research in this field over the forthcoming years. This will include
discussing the general expectations and aspirations of an invited panel
of experts and exploring the future research implications of
contemporary studies to be reported at the conference.
Workshop Topics
Mobile
communications are by no means new when we think in terms of
walkie-talkies or car telephones but the hand held digital voice and
data mobile communications that now populate our always on connected
lives have only become omnipresent in the last five years. Ten years
ago, when the first ICA Mobile Communications Pre-Conference Workshop
was held, Twitter was unheard of, wifi virtually non-existent and mobile
phone subscriptions a fifth of their present day numbers. Nowadays
mobile ICTs are no longer merely mobile phones nor do they just involve
communication between people. Instead mobile devices like smartphones,
tablets or laptops use many convergent technologies (3G, 4G, Wifi,
Television etc). How can this experience of, and exponential global
growth in, mobile ICTs inform our ideas about the future? We anticipate
many diverse topics which will be linked through the common thread of
looking forwards in mobile communications perhaps also providing
material that may help set a future research agenda.
We welcome abstracts that relate to the following broad areas of mobile ICT research
- Cultural differences
- Gender
- Children
- Elderly
- Mobile media
- Migration
- Social Media
This
range is in part designed to produce a broad overview, but other more
specific areas will be considered. For example, contemporary studies are
already identifying challenges in achieving consistency, reliability
and quality of results in a fast moving world of Big Data, petabytes and
change. New research has already highlighted the effects of people on
the move around the globe – migration within and between nations; as
well as emotions, affect and sentiment with regard to using mobile
devices.
Best Paper Award
An
Award for the best paper will be given at this event; only full papers
submitted by the entry date can be included for consideration for this
award.
Programme Outline
Commencing
9am Sunday morning 16 June 2013 and concluding at 1pm 17th June, this
one and a half day event will consist of expert panel presentations and
reflections, and strands for the presentation of papers.
There
is an upper limit of 46 papers, and a limit of 70 delegates. Poster
sessions may be an option if there is high demand. More details of the
programme and social events including a dinner on Sunday night will be
released as they are confirmed Venue and Cost The event is hosted by The
London School of Economics and Political Science Media and
Communications Department. The cost will be £70 per person inclusive of
lunch Sunday and coffee/tea Sunday and Monday morning. Map link
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/mapsAndDirections/howToGetToLSE.aspx The LSE is
the world’s leading social science institution for teaching and
research, with an academic profile spanning a wide range of disciplines.
Teaching and research are conducted through 18 departments and 26
research centres and institutes, with students drawn from more than 130
countries worldwide.
Paper Submission Process
Contributions
are invited from scholars from multiple disciplines studying mobile
ICTs and at all stages of their career. In keeping with the
pre-conference theme, those submitting abstracts should write something
about the broader implications, issues, trends, future research, etc.
that can be derived from the particular empirical study or the topic
they focused upon. This will also help to seek further publication of
any papers. Although the papers may well cover diverse topics this will
ensure they have a common thread of implications for communications
research.
Abstracts
250 – 500 words to be sent to j.vincent@surrey.ac.uk Please use ICA
Mobile Communications cfp Abstract Submission as email subject and
include a 50 word max biography
Abstract Deadline 16 November 2012
Confirmation of acceptance by 4 January 2012
Only Full Papers (max 8000 words) submitted by 31 March 2013 will be considered for the Best Paper Award.
