CFP: Oxford's Connected Life conference
Connected Life 2015 is a day-long conference dedicated to
igniting multidisciplinary exchanges and showcasing exciting Internet research.
We welcome students and faculty from all disciplines, including (but not
limited to) business, computer science, economics, education, history,
international relations, law, linguistics, literature, media and
communications, medicine, philosophy, politics, psychology, and sociology. Like
last year’s inaugural conference, Connected Life 2015 will foster
collaborations within and beyond Oxford in pursuit of an enhanced understanding
of the Internet and its multifaceted effects upon society.
We invite the submission of proposals for presentations on
ongoing or recent research. Proposals that address our key thematic questions
are particularly encouraged: How does our digital society intersect with
existing social structures, institutions, and relationships? What are the
impacts of digital technology on society and how will these evolve? Topics of
interest include (but are not limited to):
- Politics and Public Policy
- Science and Technology
- Teaching and Education
- Gender and Identity
- Digital Humanities
- Cybersecurity, Surveillance, and Censorship
- Big Data Methods
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Virtual Markets and Economies
- Internet Infrastructure and Protocols
- Social Networking
- History of the Internet
- Mobile Technologies
- Media and Journalism
The above categories are intended only to provide a general
direction for what can be discussed. We welcome submissions on any research
topic related to the Internet; if you have questions about this, please contact
a member of the organising team. Please note that as we are calling for
presentations, not papers, proceedings will not be published. Therefore, we are
willing to consider abstracts based on papers submitted to other conferences.
However, we do recommend that clarification is first sought from the other
intended destination(s) for your work.
Submissions for oral presentations should be in the form of
either an abstract or blog post of 400-600 words. Please submit via email (to connectedlife@oii.ox.ac.uk)
by Tuesday, 31st March 2015. We encourage blog posts that can be published on
this website and generate discussion before and after the conference; however,
the choice of a blog post or traditional abstract will not affect acceptance.
We are also accepting abstracts or blogs posts (also of
400-600 words) for our Poster and Visualisation Fair, which will be running all
day with a dedicated session for questions after lunch. Time and space
permitting, any sort of visual is welcome (e.g., videos, interactive displays).
We will do our best to accommodate interesting work that fits with the
conference theme.
All abstracts and blog posts will be reviewed by a committee
of students and faculty from the Oxford Internet Institute. Notification of
acceptances will be communicated in mid-late April.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to provide
travel support bursaries (of around £100-150) for a limited number of
participants from outside the UK and Europe. If you are in need of financial
assistance for travel, please indicate this in your submission.
Registration will open in April. Like last year, there will
be a registration fee of £10 that covers lunch, tea and coffee, and a reception
at the end of the day.
We look forward to receiving and reviewing your submissions!
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us at connectedlife@oii.ox.ac.uk.
