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I'll put together a list of e-government/e-democracy/e-society conferences next. Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Many of the CFPs have fast approaching deadlines. Also, if you've written an academic paper and would like to convert it into a 750 word "Feature" for DoWire let me know. These short articles tend to leak around the Internet and open up previously unknown opportunities. Remember, despite your natural tendency to treat your information and knowledge as a scarcity, on the Internet the more you share the more you gain. Steven Clift Democracies Online Newswire http://www.dowire.org DoWire Call for Papers Collection - Jan 2004 ================================================== 1. ESF TED Workshop on >>Electronic Voting in Europe<< 2. 4th European Conference on e-Government EGOV04 - Third Egov Conference within the DEXA Conference Framework 3. Theory and Practice of Community Informatics in the CIS 4. 5th Annual National Conference on Digital Government Research: New Challenges and Opportunities 5. Participatory Design Conference Artful Integration: Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices 6. 2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04) 7. Journal of E-Government 8. The Seventh International Conference on Virtual Communities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. ESF TED Workshop on >>Electronic Voting in Europe<< From: Robert Krimmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Call for Papers ESF TED Workshop on >>Electronic Voting in Europe<< Dear Collegues! As Part of this ESF TED programme, the working group "e-Democracy" of the Austrian Computer Society and the research group e-Voting.at is Announcing the following call for papers for the workshop "e-Voting in Europe" from 7th till 9th of July 2004. For more details see below and http://e-voting.at/ted. Important Dates: Draft of the paper....................15th February 2004 Notification of acceptance .......... 15th March 2004 Receipt of the final paper............23rd April 2004 Best Regards, Alexander Prosser Robert Krimmer --- The ESF TED Workshop on Electronic Voting in Europe Technology, Law and Politics Jointly Organized by Working Group "e-Democracy" of the Austrian Computer Society (OCG) and Institute of Information Processing and Information Economics University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna (WU Vienna) Supported by ESF: European Science Foundation (ESF) within the project TED: Towards Electronic Democracy Internet-based Complex Decision Support Aim --- The aim of this ESF Workshop is to bring together e-voting specialists working in academia, government and industry in order to - Formulate the issues involved (technology, law and politics) in implementing e-voting. - Report on implementations, their legal, organisational and technical framework, the project experience made and future plans. - Analyse the effects of e-voting on our democratic system and voter behaviour. Topics ------ The idea of this workshop is to discuss the development in this field in a 3-day workshop with 2 tracks that deal with the topics from a theoretical view as well as real-world case studies. - Implementation issues of e-voting, whether technical or legal, preferably combined with their application in real or test elections. - Social and political analysis of the effects of electronic voting. Venue ----- The workshop "Electronic Voting in Europe" will be held in Bregenz/Austria (Lake of Constance). There will be no parallel sessions and sufficient space will be given to informal communications. Working language ---------------- The working language of the workshop will be English. Contributed papers ------------------ The full paper submissions will be subject to a double-blind review. Electronic submissions shall be made through the platform provided at http://e-Voting.at/ted or by e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], which serves as an online-system for the whole review process. Deadlines --------- Draft of the paper....................15th February 2004 Notification of acceptance .......... 15th March 2004 Receipt of the final paper............23rd April 2004 Accommodation ------------- Participants are responsible for their accommodation. The organisers will reserve blocks of accommodations at the conference location. Fee --- Before 25th April 2004 ...... 150 EUR / student fee.......75 EUR After 25th April 2004.........200 EUR / student fee .....100 EUR The registration fee covers participation in regular, poster and computer sessions, one set of preprints, welcome party, conference dinner and three lunches. If you cancel your registration before May 31, 2004, you will obtain 50 percent of the registration fee refunded. No refund will be made after this date. The proceedings will be sent by mail in any case. Publication ----------- All papers accepted for the Workshop will appear in the Workshop Proceedings. The Workshop proceedings are intended to appear as an edition in the Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences of the Springer-Verlag. Best Paper Award ---------------- The IPC will award the best contribution presented at the Workshop. Accommodation ------------- Accommodation for the participants of the Workshop is possible in the conference location hotels nearby the conference location. International Programme Committee --------------------------------- A. Prosser, Austria Chairman W. Polasek, Switzerland N. Braun, Switzerland J. Scholl, USA R. Traunmüller, Austria National Organisation Committee ------------------------------- R. Krimmer Chairman R. Kofler Web General Enquiries ----------------- Prof. Alexander Prosser The ESF TED e-voting workshop Institute of Information Business and Information Economics WU Vienna, Pappenheimgasse 35/5, A-1200 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43/1/31336/5615, Fax: +43/1/31336/905622 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://e-Voting.at/ted - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. 4th European Conference on e-Government From: Sue Nugus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The 4th European Conference on e-Government (ECEG 2004) will be run this year as a European Union conference as part of the Irish Government's Presidency of the EU. The conference will be run at Trinity College Dublin on June 17-18. The closing date for abstract submissions is 13 February and a full call for papers can be found at http://www.academic-conferences.org/eceg2004/eceg2004-call-papers.htm Authors of papers which are selected will receive a personal invitation from the Irish Government to present at the conference . It has taken a long time to confirm the date and the venue with all the parties concerned and thus the lead time for abstract submission is short, but we are hoping that we will, as usual, have a fine range of academic papers. In addition to academics, we are expecting to have representatives at the conference from all 25 countries which will then be part of the EU. We are also expecting 4 Ministers of State and a number of EU Commissioners to be present. This should be a very interesting networking opportunity for all of us. Apologies for any cross postings and if you have any other queries about the conference, please get in touch with Professor Dan Remenyi at Trinity College at [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. EGOV04 - Third Egov Conference within the DEXA Conference Framework Part of an excellent conference list at: http://www.edemocratie.ro/evenim.html EGOV04 - Third Egov Conference within the DEXA Conference Framework Zaragoza / Spain 30 August – 3 September, 2004 The EGOV Conferences intend to assess the state of the art in e- Government and to provide guidance for research & development in this fast-moving field. The annual conferences bring together leading research experts and professionals from all over the globe. EGOV04 in Zaragoza will build on the success of the preceding EGOV Conferences in Aix and in Prague. Contributions to the Third EGOV Conference are expected to mirror current developments in e-Government and to address one or more of the following topics: - Frameworks and guidelines for e-Government and e-Governance - e-Government policies, strategies and implementation - Methods and tools for e-Government research - e-Democracy and e-Voting - One-stop Government, electronic service delivery, mobile services - International and regional projects, case studies and best practice - Sustaining administrative processes, collaborative activities, legal interpretation - Trust and security: provisions and instruments, citizen cards, digital signatures - Knowledge management, public information, GIS (geographical information systems) - Interoperability and standards, semantic standardisation - Change management and new organisational arrangements: public- private-partnerships, virtual teams - Legal, societal and cultural aspects of e-Government - International dimensions: cooperation, comparisons, networks - Teaching e-Government Important Dates: Submission deadline: 1 February 2004 Notification of acceptance: 3 April 2004 Camera ready papers due: 15 May 2004 Sursa: http://falcon.ifs.uni-linz.ac.at/news/cfp_egovernment2004.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. Theory and Practice of Community Informatics in the CIS From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CfPapers: Theory and Practice of Community Informatics in the CIS Theory and Practice of Community Informatics in the CIS (English-Russian Textbook) Call for Abstracts and Chapters This edition will be the second part of the textbook "Community Informatics. Community Networking: Approaches. Prospects. Tools". The first part of the book was published in 2003 in Russian and English as a part of the Community Informatics Open Source Archive (http://ci-text.researcher.at) and was focused on the experiences of using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for locally based community and civic development (broadly defined) in a global, but particularly developed country context. The second part will in large part present a wide range of theoretical and practical experience, which has been accumulated in CIS countries in the area of Community Informatics. Community Informatics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary approach which includes concerns for community Internet access, community information, online civic participation and community service delivery, community economic development, training and learning networks, and telework among other areas of interest. We are looking for papers focusing on the experience in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States on the issue areas listed below among others: 1. ICTs and community and social development 2. e-government, e-governance and e-democracy 3. e-enabled local economic development 4. e-education and e-learning 5. using ICTs in civic activities 6. local information systems 7. e-enabled local media and content production 8. locally based e-enabled resource management 9. locally based e-enabled environmentalism and environmental management 10. government policy and local ICT initiatives We welcome accounts of both theoretical and applied research, as well as research conducted at micro, meso and macro levels of analysis. In addition to research papers, we welcome submissions on current issues, public policies and practical problems in the field. We would particularly like to invite papers presenting case studies of successful localized ICT developments, citizen's media and community communication issues. In addition, the volume will include a limited number of high quality theoretical articles which will provide an overall vision and overview on the current status, problems and perspectives of Community Informatics as the discipline is developing globally. Thus, the overall objective of the book is to provide an introduction to advanced research on the objectives, practices and dynamics of Community Informatics as it is being expressed across all types of social institutions and media. Authors should initially submit short or extended abstracts of no more than 1500 words or completed papers for an initial review by March 1, 2004. Final papers will be due no later than April 1, 2004. Submissions will be accepted in either English or Russian and should be sent to the Editorial Board via e-mail at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Works submitted in either Russian or English will be translated into the other language and the book will have both Russian and English editions. All submissions should include authors' names, affiliations and contact information. Publishers of the book are: Institute of System Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences (ISA RAN) http://www.isa.ac.ru Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) http://www.ciresearch.net/ Centre of Community Networking and Information Policy Studies (CCNS) http://www.communities.org.ru Editors: Michael Gurstein (CIRN) Michel Menou (CIRN) Yury Popkov (ISA RAN) Sergei Stafeev (CCNS) Victor Tischenko (ISA RAN) Please forward this to anyone, particularly from the CIS region who might have an interest. -------> Russian version http://communities.org.ru/papers/2004/cfp-rus.rtf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5. 5th Annual National Conference on Digital Government Research: New Challenges and Opportunities dg.o 2004 May 24–26, 2004: Seattle, Washington 5th Annual National Conference on Digital Government Research: New Challenges and Opportunities http://www.dgrc.org/dgo2004/ Call for Research Papers, Demonstrations, Posters, Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions, and (new this year) Project Highlights from NSF Digital Government Projects The National Science Foundation and the Digital Government Research Center (DGRC) invite you to submit to dg.o2004, the 5th annual conference on digital government research. This year, we focus on: o reflecting on the practical aspects and unique opportunities presented by digital government research projects, projects that are inter-disciplinary with the collaboration of government partners, o highlighting the breadth and depth of current digital government projects, and o exploring the nature of digital government research as a new and growing research area. Digital government research is interdisciplinary and multi-sector, with a focus on research at the intersections of computer and information sciences, IT-related social, political, and behavioral sciences, and the problems and missions of government agencies. Correspondingly, the conference attracts researchers in the varied disciplines, government agencies representatives, policy specialists, business experts, representatives from the software industry, and members of the public. New for dg.o 2004: · A new type of submission - Project Highlight - for active NSF Digital Government projects to describe their accomplishments, success stories, broader impact, challenges/barriers, and research value. · A longer format for formal research papers where the best papers will be considered for inclusion in either a special issue of an existing scholarly journal or for a possible new Digital Government Research Journal currently under discussion. We encourage submission of papers that advance the emerging field of digital government research. Note: We expect to invite the best submissions in all categories to an “NSF Digital Government” workshop, to be held in the Washington, D.C. area following the conference. Formal research papers, posters, demonstrations, and proposals for Birds-of-a-Feather discussion groups may address any aspect of digital government research, including but not limited to the following: IT-Enabled Government Operations: o Integration of Data and Services o IT Adoption in Government o Evaluation of IT Adoption in Government o Interoperable Data, Networks and Architectures o Long Term Preservation and Archiving of Government Information o Security, Privacy, and Information Assurance Citizen Interactions o Universal Access to Information and Services o Privacy and trust o Transparency and usability o Public participation in democratic processes IT Research: o Geographic Information Systems o Semantic Web o The Grid o Modalities, Multimedia Interfaces, and HCI o Trust, Confidentiality, Ownership, Reliability o Large Scale Data and Information Acquisition and Management o Software Engineering of Large-Scale Government Projects o Technology Transition o Collaboration Tools o Interoperable Data, Networks and Architectures o Long Term Preservation and Archiving of Government Information o Security, Privacy, and Information Assurance Social Science Research: o Public Policy Issues and Impacts o Organizational and Management Issues o Digital Democracy and Governance o Impact of More Transparent and Understandable Government Processes and Decision-Making Government Application Domains: o Electronic Grants Administration o Environmental Management o Electronic Rulemaking o National and International Digital Government Efforts and Cooperation o Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement o Crisis Management and Emergency Response o Federal Statistics o Health and human services For inspiration and guidance in drafting successful papers and proposals for the 2004 conference, you may wish to consult proceedings from past dg.o conferences available on the web at: http://www.dgrc.org/conferences You may also consult Digital Government-funded projects at: http://www.digitalgovernment.org/ProjectSearch?commonName=a&action=all POINTS OF CONTACT General Conference Chairs: Eduard Hovy (USC/ISI and DGRC): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sharon Dawes (CTG, University at Albany): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Program Chair: Lois Delcambre (OGI/OHSU): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Financial Chair: Yigal Arens (USC/ISI and DGRC): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Government Liaison: Valerie Gregg (NSF): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Communications: Mack Reed (USC/ISI and DGRC): [EMAIL PROTECTED] VENUE This year the conference will take place in Seattle, Washington. 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Participatory Design Conference Artful Integration: Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices Download PDF of CFP from: http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/pdc2004/cfp.html Call For Participation PDC 2004 the eighth biennial Participatory Design Conference Artful Integration: Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices July 27 -31, 2004 - Toronto, Canada Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) Download the CFP in Adobe PDF format. >From the CFP: 2004 • February 13 (extended from January 9) Due date for research paper submissions • March 5 Due date for pre-conference workshops and tutorials • March 19 Acceptance notification for workshops and tutorials • April 23 Acceptance notification to authors of research papers • May 7 Due date for short papers/posters/artifacts/demos/conference workshop submissions • May 21 Acceptance notification short papers/posters/artifacts/demos/conference workshop presenters • May 31 Early registration date • June 4 Due date for Final Proceedings Vol1 versions of research papers • June 11 Due date for final Proceedings Vol2 versions of pre- conference and conference workshops and other submissions • July 27-31 PDC 2004 ... In cooperation with the ACM and IFIP (pending) Academic sponsors: Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI), University of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies (FIS), University of Toronto Held immediately before DIS 2004 Participatory Design (PD) is a diverse collection of principles and practices aimed at making technologies and social institutions more responsive to human needs. A central tenet of PD is the direct involvement of people in the co-design of the systems they use. The Participatory Design Conferences, held every two years since 1990, have brought together a multidisciplinary and international group of software developers, researchers, social scientists, designers, activists, practitioners, users, citizens, cultural workers and managers who adopt distinctively participatory approaches in the development of information and communication artifacts, systems, services and technology. Participatory design approaches have been used in traditional application domains (such as computer systems for business, health care and governmental) and are also relevant in emerging areas such as web-portal design, e-government services, community networks, enterprise resource planning, public (and other) CSCW (computer supported cooperative work) systems, social administration & community development, university/community partnerships, tele- health, communities of practice and political deliberation/mobilization (e-democracy), digital arts and design, scholarship and teaching with mediated technologies (e-learning) and the experience of a sense of place (Environmental Psychology) cultural production and cultural institutions. We further welcome submissions that explore the relationship between PD approaches and the design of ICT (information and communication technology)infrastructures like open source projects, standards, protocols, new media, policy, broadband and WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) networks and the like, and how in turn they may enable and constrain the possibilities for participation. Participatory designers of ICT-applications may learn from, and, hopefully contribute to, work in other fields, such as community and organizational development, architecture, urban planning, policy development, media, design and art, especially insofar as these fields increasingly use ICTs. Participatory design approaches can be applied in various social settings such as local communities, government agencies, civil society, NGOs, schools and universities, companies, trade unions, etc. each with its own distinctive stakeholder arenas and power relations. The overall theme of the 2004 conference, "Artful Integration: Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices" describes a central reality of participatory design. It recognizes that an essential ingredient in design practice is the working together of multiple, heterogeneous elements. Whereas conventional design approaches emphasize the role of the designer and the creation of singular ‘things’, artful integration calls attention to the collective interweaving of people, artifacts and processes to achieve practical, aesthetic or emancipatory syntheses. The conference will include the inauguration of the "Artful Integrators Award" for exemplary work in participatory design. We invite contributions on all aspects of participatory design, especially those that address concerns discussed above. Share your artful integrations with the broader community! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6. 2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04) Call for Papers 2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04) July 21 - 25, 2004 - Orlando, Florida, USA http://www.confinf.org/pista04 PISTA '04 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original and unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking, problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). ICT researchers are invited to present their research results. Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study papers and innovative solutions. Corporations are invited to present political information systems and software based solutions. Public servers are invited to present case studies, information systems developed for specific purpose, and innovative ideas and designs. Political and social scientists are invited to present research or position papers on the impact and the future possibilities of ICT in Societal systems and political processes. Politician and political consultants are invited to present problems that might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions that might be improved by different approaches and design in ICT. All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel sessions with panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and political consultants or politicians are highly encouraged. Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must not be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed proceedings. You can find complete information about the conference in our web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04 PISTA '04 Organization General Chair: Prof. Jose Vicente Carrasquero Organizing Committee Chair: Prof. Angel Oropeza Organized by the IIIS: The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics Conference Areas · Informatics And Society · Informatics, Voting and Political Parties · Informatics And Government · Ethical and Legal Issues related to Informatics Abstracts and Paper Drafts Submission Form Papers might be submitted via web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/submission.asp, as extended abstracts (500-1500 words) or as full papers drafts (2000-5000 words). Reviews will be done for both kinds of submissions. Invited Sessions proposals can be done filling the form given in the web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/invitedsession/organizer.asp More information about Invited Sessions Organization could be found at the web http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/ISOrganization.asp Important Dates February 04th, 2003: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500) words or paper Drafts (2000-5000) words. February 04th, 2003: Invited session proposals. March 17th, 2004: Notifications of Acceptance. April 13th, 2004: Submission of final versions: hard copies and electronic versions. Some invited sessions might have a different timetable according to its organizer and chair Papers Reviewing And Publication Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not exceed six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and electronic proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright release form. The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics will publish, at least, the best 10% of the papers presented at the conference. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7. Journal of E-Government Journal of E-Government A Publication of the Haworth Political Press www.egovjournal.com Call for Papers January 7, 2004 The Editors of the Journal of E-Government invite submissions for articles, book reviews, and commentaries for the Journal, which is published by Haworth Press beginning spring 2004. The response to the initial Call for Papers for the first volume consisting of four issues has been overwhelming. As a consequence, the Journal has decided to introduce a rolling submission deadline. Thus, there will be no specific deadlines to follow and submissions are encouraged at any time. However, it should be noted that in order to ensure consideration for a specific issue of the Journal, submissions should be received approximately three months prior to publication date. Papers may be on any aspect of e-government, ranging from local to national and international initiatives and developments. We stress that we welcome and encourage articles from practitioners of e- government and industry experts as well as researchers in the field. We seek a broad range of case studies, research articles, commentaries, reviews, and industry notes relevant to the evolving field of e-government. Submissions are encouraged from all allied fields, including government and public administration, political science, public health, justice and law enforcement, communications, public finance, and other fields related to the use of information and communication technology in the public sector. Authors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with Journal publication requirements. All submission, style requirements and other information may be found online at http://www.egovjournal.com Thank you for your interest in the Journal of E-Government. Sincerely, The Editors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8. The Seventh International Conference on Virtual Communities From: http://www.infonortics.com/vc/vc04/vc04.announce.html The Seventh International Conference on Virtual Communities Crowne Plaza Promenade Hotel, The Hague, The Netherlands 14-15 June 2004 This page last updated 19 January 2004 Offers of presentations at this conference are now being invited. We can only accommodate a maximum of 18 full presentations during this two-day programme, so we need to be highly selective. This is not an appropriate conference for simple product / company descriptions, and all offers of papers will be scrutinised to ensure they feature a specific topic or area of interest or concern, rather than simply an illustration of a vendor's product. This year, there will be a limited space for those wishing to describe interesting new products; these 15 minute speaking slots within the main conference will be clearly labelled as "new product announcements". This conference is an opportunity for attendees and speakers to share best practices. With a focus on various species of virtual communities, we plan presentations or panels on: Social Software and Social Networks Collaboration Tools: Helping Communities Work Together Communities of Practice Communities of Users Geographic / local area Communities Case studies of Successful Communities Core tools and technologies Communities as pressure groups / Flash communities Those with appropriate expertise who are interested in taking part in the programme should contact the conference's programme management panel via Harry Collier of InfonorticsWe shall require an outline of your proposed presentation, an informative title for your presentation, and brief biographical details. At this international meeting, we regret that we cannot normally contribute towards travel or subsistence expenses for speakers. Because speaking or panel slots are limited in number, you are advised to get your detailed propositions in as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Deadline for paper offers: Monday 9 February 2004. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - end ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - - - W: http://publicus.net Minneapolis - - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - MSN/Y!/AIM: netclift Join 2500+ on my Democracies Online Newswire: http://publicus.net/dowire.html E-Democracy.Org's US Election 2004 directory: http://e-democracy.org/us *** Past Messages, Discussion http://e-democracy.org/do *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
