11th Annual ICA Mobile Pre-conference Workshop
Mobile Research for Building a Better World
May 21 – 22, 2014
Seattle, WA
Mobile
communication focuses on the intersection of mobility, place,
technology, and culture, against a backdrop of rapid international
economic and social change. The past decade of research on mobile
communication has expanded on topics such as the reordering of social
relationships, the global diffusion of mobile media, and the societal
and psychological effects of mobile usage. This uniquely situates mobile
communication for an interdisciplinary pre-conference to address
positive and negative impacts of mobile-mediated communication in
society. In the 11th ICA Mobile Pre-conference Workshop, in the lush
Pacific Northwest, we want to reflect upon the positive and negative
aspects brought to our lives by this rapid spread of mobile
communication, through the theme of “Mobile Research for Building a
Better World.” Complementing the main conference theme, we expect
participants to promote various definitions of “the good life” – such as
capital enhancement, personal freedoms, social justice, more productive
interactions, and stronger social ties – or factors that impede it. We
anticipate a broad range of topics in mobile communication and welcome
abstracts based on empirical and theoretical work entwined with mobile
communication as it relates to:
- International contexts
- International development
- Health
- Social media
- Cultural differences
- Gender
- Local culture and heritage
- Learning and education
- Journalism
- Activism and social movements
- Politics
- Civic engagement
- Usability issues
- Methodologies
Submissions
are welcomed from scholars at all stages of their careers, and across
multiple disciplines engaged in research on mobile communication.
Submissions should be extended abstracts of no more than 750 words and
be in Word doc/docx or PDF format. Submissions will be accepted through
email to submissions@icamobile.org. The deadline for submissions is
11:59 PM EST on November 18, 2013. Papers will be judged by peer review
on criteria of relevance and originality of topic, adequacy of
literature review and methodology, legitimacy of conclusions, clarity of
presentation, as well as fit with — and contribution to — the
conference theme. Notifications on acceptance will be emailed in early
January.
Best Paper Award
An
award for the best paper will be given at this event. Only full papers
submitted by the spring deadline for full paper submission (March 31st,
2014) will be considered for this award.
Venue
The
mobile pre-conference will be held at the University of Washington.
Transportation to the venue from the conference hotel will be provided
at the beginning and end of each day’s events. Additionally, the venue
is accessible by public transportation.
