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2011 iConference - Early Registration Alert

The UW Information School invites the ICTD community to attend the sixth annual 
iConference, which will take place February 8-11, 2011, at the Renaissance 
Hotel downtown. This is the first time that the University of Washington and 
Seattle will host faculty, researchers, students and collaborators from all 28 
information schools. The four days will include peer-reviewed papers, posters, 
and workshops, as well as industry panels with representatives with Seattle's 
industry leaders. The iConference is presented by the iCaucus, an association 
of 28 academic institutions spanning eight countries worldwide dedicated to 
advancing the information field.

Attendees who register by December 14 receive a discount on registration. There 
is also a special "Day Rate" available for attendees who only want to attend 
portions of the program and a discounted rate for full-time students. The 
program will include:

Tuesday, February 8
Workshop (all day): Storytelling, Narratives and Metaphors in the Design and 
Use of ICTs: Creating an interdisciplinary community of scholarship; Brian M. 
Landry, Phillip J. Ayoub, Michael Twidale

Workshop (9am - 12:30): ICTD Un-Workshop: Charting iSchool Research in 
Information and Communication Technologies and Development; Chris Coward

Wednesday, February 9
Session 10: Social Inclusion

 *   Low-cost Assistive Technology in the developing world: A research agenda 
for information schools, Joyojeet Pal, Victor Tsaran, Ugo Vallauri
 *   Technology as Amplifier in International Development, Kentaro Toyama
 *   Things Fall Apart: Maintenance, Repair, and Technology for Education 
Initiatives in Rural Namibia, Alex Pompe, Steven Jackson

Session 16: Collaboration

 *   No Sense of Distance: Improving Cross-Cultural Communication with 
Context-Linked Software Tools, Cecilia Aragon, Sarah Poon
 *   Social Scientists, Documents and Cyberinfrastructure: The Cobbler's 
Children or the Missing Masses? Elizabeth Kaziunas , Steve Sawyer, Carsten 
Osterlund
 *   Designing the Future of Collaborative Workplace Systems: Lessons Learned 
from a Comparison with Alternate Reality Games, David Gurzick, Kevin White, 
Wayne Lutters, Brian Landry, Caroline Drombowski, Jeffrey Kim

Session 17: Social Inclusion

 *   Cost and other barriers to public access computing in developing 
countries, Melody Clark, Ricardo Gomez
 *   Loose Strands: Searching for Evidence of Public Access ICT Impact on 
Development, Michelle Fellows, Araba Sey
 *   Using Mobile Phone Data to Measure the Ties Between Nations, Joshua 
Blumenstock

Thursday, February 10
Session 36: Collaboration

 *   Good Bones: Anthropological Scientific Collaboration around Computed 
Tomography Data, Andrea Tapia, Rosalie Ocker, Mary Beth Rosson, Bridget Blodgett
 *   NGO Collaborations: Sharing and Pooling projects, Kartikeya Bajpai, Edgar 
Maldonado, Louis-Marie Ngamassi Tchouakeu, Andrea Tapia, Carleen Maitland
 *   Metadata Fictions and Frictions in Scientific Collaboration, Matthew 
Mayernik, Archer Batcheller, Christine Borgman

Friday, February 11
Session 39: Social Inclusion

 *   Dusting for science: motivation and participation of digital citizen 
science volunteers, Oded Nov, Ofer Arazy, David Anderson
 *   Governance of Labor in Digital Video Networks, Adam Fish
 *   The CyberNavigators of Chicago Public Library and the 'informatics 
moment': The information revolution in civil society and people's everyday 
lives, Kate Williams

Session 42: Visualization

 *   Visualizing Global Cyberscapes, Matthew Zook
 *   A vision for Information Visualization in Information Science, Marilyn 
Ostergren, Jeff J. Hemsley, Miranda Belarde-Lewis, Shawn Walker
 *   Visualization, Causation, Discourse, and History, Robert Allen

Three more great reasons to attend the iConference:

1. Quality and breadth of research - This year's CFP was the most selective 
ever. With papers and posters spanning design, e-learning, health, knowledge 
organization, open access, social media, and more, you're sure to experience 
much that pertains to your area of expertise.

2. Unparalleled networking opportunities - the iConference draws fellow 
professionals who share your passion and research interests. It's a dynamic 
experience that fosters interaction, spontaneity, reflection, and potential 
collaboration.

3. Keynotes and industry panels - In addition to two keynotes from visionaries 
in the field of information science, Colin B. Burke and Susan Dumais, the 
conference will also feature industry panels on "Privacy in the Cloud" and "Big 
Data."

Visit our website for additional details, including a complete conference 
agenda: 
www.ischools.org/iConference11/2011index/<http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/2011index/>
iConference 2011 is hosted by the University of Washington Information School. 
Presenting Sponsors include the National Science Foundation, Microsoft 
Research, Intelius, and Serials Solutions. Additional support provided by 
Google, Washington Research Foundation, WebJunction, the Seattle Public 
Library, and the University of Washington Libraries.


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