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Call for Papers "ICTs Bridging Cultures? Theories, Obstacles, Best Practices" 6th International Conference on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication (CATaC08) Université de Nîmes Nîmes (France) 24-27 June 2008 __________________________________________________ The biennial CATaC conference series 10 years old in 2008! provides a premier international forum for current research on how diverse cultural attitudes shape the implementation and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The conference series brings together scholars from around the globe who provide diverse cultural and disciplinary perspectives in their presentations and discussions of the conference theme and topics (listed below). Nîmes, inhabited by Celts since the 4th ct. B.C.E., became a Gallo-Roman city in 18 BCE, and is home to some of the best-preserved examples of Roman engineering and architecture. The Pont de Gard, an aquaduct bridge across the Gard river, serves as our primary metaphor for CATaC 2008: ICTs as technologies bridging cultures. Our venue in multi-cultural Nîmes further provides us with a number of cultural experiences and pleasures unique to the South of France. Finally, CATaC 2008 emphasizes francophone participation in a number of ways, including, translation provided for abstracts in French and English, and for questions and answers following presentations. Original full papers (especially those which connect theoretical frameworks with specific examples of cultural values, practices, etc.) and short papers (e.g. describing current research projects and preliminary results) are invited. TOPICS include but are not limited to: - Language as a core issue in cultural diversity with IT: are languages shaping a new IT world? - CMC as fostering and/or threatening cultural diversity - Theoretical and practical approaches to analyzing "culture" and its impact on the use and implementation of ICTs - ICTs in the francophone world, including: influences of francophone usages globally and cross-cultural comparisons - Beyond glocalization and homogenization: new mixtures of identities and cultures as facilitated by ICTs - Empowerment and CMC, including issues of gender, languages and power (economic, political, social) - Values, ethics, justice, and ICTS - Cultural and linguistic diversity and e-learning SUBMISSIONS All submissions will be peer reviewed by an international panel of scholars and researchers. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings. Submission of a paper implies that it has not been submitted or published elsewhere. At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the conference. Papers may be submitted in either French or English. We strongly encourage submissions to include abstracts both in French and English, since accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings with abstracts in both languages. We will translate abstracts if necessary. Accepted papers must be formatted according to the conference proceedings template (download from www.catacconference.org). The program also includes a panel on culture psychology chaired by Professor Alexander Voiskounsky. Submission Schedule: Full papers (maximum 15 formatted pages) - 14 January 2008 Short and panel papers (3-5 formatted pages) - 21 January 2008 Notification of acceptance - mid February 2008 Final formatted papers - 28 February 2008 See the conference website for further information about submitting papers, travel and accommodations, etc.: http://www.catacconference.org SPONSORS Université de Nîmes Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres de Montpellier Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Béziers CONFERENCE CHAIRS Charles Ess, Drury University, USA, [email protected] Fay Sudweeks, Murdoch University, Australia, [email protected] CONFERENCE VICE CHAIR Marie-Christine Deyrich, IUFM de Montpellier, France, [email protected] PROGRAM CHAIR Herbert Hrachovec, University of Vienna, Austria __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
