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Speaking of online deliberation (or at least discussion,
conversation, and dialogue), E-Democracy.Org welcomes your input on
the rough draft of our Forum Development Guide: http://e-
democracy.org/uk
We also encourage those interested in effectively investing in
e-discourse tools to watch the development of http://GroupServer.org

Steven Clift
http://dowire.org


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Date sent:              Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:15:58 -0800 (PST)
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Subject:                Online Deliberation 2005 / DIAC-2005 (CFP)



                    *** Call for Participation ***

                2nd Conference on Online Deliberation:
                    Design, Research, and Practice
                               DIAC 2005

                 Website: www.online-deliberation.net

                            May 20-22, 2005
                  Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Abstract deadline: March 15, 2005

The Second Conference on Online Deliberation: Design, Research, and
Practice / DIAC 2005, will be held at Stanford University from Friday
through Sunday, May 20-22, 2005. This conference is a follow-up to
"Developing and Using Online Tools for Deliberative Democracy", a
two-day seminar which was held at Carnegie Mellon University in June,
2003. At the end of the CMU conference, participants agreed to have a
follow-up meeting at Stanford.  We would like to solidify the
conference as a regular event, and to discuss the possibility of
establishing a new society for online deliberation that will bring
together researchers, designers, and practitioners whose work bears
on
this area.  This conference is also the latest in a series of
conferences on Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing
(DIAC), presented in association with the Public Sphere Project (a
CPSR Initiative).

We welcome proposals for presentations and workshops from both within
and outside academia. An edited volume of abstracts and selected full
papers from the conference is planned for publication afterward
through CSLI Publications, a division of the University of Chicago
Press. Topics of interest include:


* Online deliberation and groupware design
* Computer-supported cooperative work
* Uses and implications of the Internet for democratic participation
* E-consultation and E-rulemaking
* Online facilitation and community-building
* Research on virtual communities
* Uses of groupware in organizations
* Online learning communities
* Social decision procedures for online environments
* Analyzing online dialogue
* Email and listservs
* Chatrooms and instant messaging
* Message boards and blogs
* Collaborative editing and wikis
* Online organizing and petitions
* Teleconferencing
* Mobile communication and "smart mobs"
* Smart rooms and iRooms
* Immersive virtual environments
* Multilingual online communities and machine translation
* Secure communication and voting
* Information systems support for deliberation
* Lessons from "offline" deliberation and democracy
* Distributed design
* IP, ownership and "copyleft"
* Digital divides, usability, and accessibility
* Free speech and censorship online
* Communication across platforms


All of the above topics bear on whether Internet tools for
deliberation can truly deepen democracy -- in groups, communities,
and
societies --and, if so, how. But work on these topics is spread over
many and diverse disciplines: computer science, the social sciences,
education, law, public policy, philosophy, social work, and
information science, just to name a few. It involves scholars,
designers, and practitioners from all over the world. This
conference,
like the one at CMU in 2003, is an attempt to bring these
perspectives
together so that we can all widen our horizons.

The focus of the conference is not the Internet, society, and
politics
generally, but rather work that is especially related to online
deliberation tools and their use. "Deliberation" denotes "thoughtful,
careful, or lengthy consideration" by individuals, and "formal
discussion and debate" in groups (Collins English Dictionary, 1979).
We are therefore primarily interested in online communication that is
reasoned, purposeful, and interactive, but the power and predominance
of other influences on political decisions (e.g. mass media, appeals
to emotion and authority, and snap judgements) obviously make them
relevant to the prospects for deliberative e-democracy. Topics such
as
technology policy and social networks are of interest, but proposals
around such topics for this conference should relate them to online
deliberation.

Proposals should be submitted under one of the following categories:

PAPER PRESENTATION
A proposal to present a paper may include an abstract of up to 300
words. Accepted authors will have until May 1 to upload a draft of
their full paper so that conference attendees and an assigned
discussant can read it before the conference.  Paper presenters will
have between 15 and 25 minutes to present their paper, depending on
the time available in the final schedule.  A limited number of papers
will be selected for full-text print publication in a book that will
be issued after the conference. Authors who are invited to publish
their paper in the edited volume will have until July 1 to produce
camera-ready copy.  Papers that are not included in the book willl
have their abstracts published instead.

DEMO OR TALK
A proposal to give a demonstration or talk may include an abstract of
up to 300 words, which should describe the presentation that is being
proposed.  Accepted presenters will be given 15-25 minutes to present
their work, depending on the time available in the final schedule.
Presenters may, at their option, upload full papers on the conference
web site prior to the conference, but a discussant will not be
assigned if the submission is made in a category other than "paper
presentation". Abstracts will be published in the edited volume that
will be issued after the conference.

PANEL OR SHORT WORKSHOP A proposal for a panel or short workshop may
include an abstract of up to 500 words.  The abstract should include
the names of proposed presenters or hosts, as well as a description
of
the proposed workshop/panel.  Workshops/panels are expected to last
about 75 minutes.  Presenters/participants may, at their option,
upload full papers on the conference web site prior to the
conference.
 Abstract-length (500 word)  summaries of each workshop/panel will be
published in the edited volume that will be issued after the
conference, and will be due from the workshop/panel organizers by
June
1.  The conference online discusssion forum (linked from the
conference homepage) is available as a venue for networking on panel
and workshop proposals.

EXTENDED WORKSHOP A proposal for an extended workshop may include an
abstract of up to 700 words.  The abstract should include the names
of
proposed presenters or hosts, as well as a description of the
proposed
workshop.  Workshops are expected to last either for a hafl day or a
full day.  If a proposal is not accepted as an extended workshop, the
proposed presenters/hosts may be offered the opportunity to do a
short
workshop instead.  Participants may, at their option, upload full
papers to the conference web site prior to the conference.
Abstract-length (700 word) summaries of each workshop will be
published in the edited volume that will be issued after the
conference, and will be due from the workshop organizers by June 1.
The conference online discussion forum (linked from the conference
homepage) is available as a venue for networking on workshop
proposals.

The conference will be held at Stanford University in rooms equipped
with overhead and laptop projection equipment, screens, and
chalkboards. Presenters will need to take responsibility for any
computer equipment, slides, or other audio-visual aids needed for
their presentations.

If space is available, we will try to facilitate impromptu workshops
and group discussions that are organized informally during the
conference. Organizers of these discussions will also be invited to
submit 300-word summaries at the conclusion of the conference for
publication in the edited volume.

For more information, consult the conference website:
http://www.online-deliberation.net/conf2005.





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