Mobile Research for Building a Better World (International Communication Association Preconference 2014)

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

CFP: #SMSociety14: SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY CONFERENCE

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
When: September 27-28, 2014
Poster Abstracts Due: May 23, 2014 

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We invite you to submit papers (extended abstracts), panel proposals and posters on a variety of topics including (but not limited to!):

• Social Media & Big Data,
• Social Media Impact on Society,
• Theories & Methods, and
• Online/Offline Communities.

All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the Program Committee and evaluated based on their relevance and potential contribution to the conference. All of the accepted submissions will be published on the conference website and promoted through various media channels. The conference presentations will also be streamed online and recorded. Author(s) of accepted abstracts may also be invited to submit their full papers to the new Big Data & Society Journal published by SAGE.

CFP: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

What: 48th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) – Social Networking and Communities Mini-track

Where: The Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, Kauai, Hawaii, US 

When: January 5-8, 2015

Website: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/

Twitter hashtag: #HICSS

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SOCIAL NETWORKING AND COMMUNITIES MINI-TRACK CO-CHAIRS:

Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University, gruzd@dal.ca (Primary Contact)

Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia

Karine Nahone, University of Washington

IMPORTANT DATES:

Full Papers Due: June 15, 2014

Paper Notification: August 15, 2014

Early-bird Registration Ends: October 1, 2014

General Registration Begins: October 2, 2014

Registration Required for Authors: October 15, 2014

Late Registration Begins: December 2, 2014

ABOUT THE MINI-TRACK:

The Social Networking and Communities Mini-track calls for papers that address social networks and communities supported and/or complemented by social media for work, learning, socializing, economic and/or political processes, and/or that address design, practices, use or evaluation of such social media use. Papers are encouraged that address communities in a broad sense of its use, including communities of practice, epistemic communities, or communities of inquiry; as well as fully virtual communities, and social media use that supports or complements geographically based community. We particularly encourage papers that: advance our understanding of social network growth, formation, structure and outcomes through social media; advance our understanding of the design of social media technologies and practices for effective community development and maintenance; studies of socio-technical aspects of social media use that explore how the technology relates to social outcomes; theoretical studies that explore models and principles of social media design, use and outcomes.