[Wiki-research-l] Deadline Extension for Opensym 2017 [was "CFP International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym 2017)"]

2017-04-04 Thread Benj. Mako Hill 
Greetings friends!

The deadline for OpenSym 2017 has been extended by two weeks! It's now
April 21st. Please consider submitting something!

Lots of details are here: http://opensym.lero.ie/cfp/

Later,
Mako


> Greetings Wikimedia Researchers!
> 
> It looks like nobody forwarded this year OpenSym 2017 to this
> list yet! Please consider submitting a paper, attending to the doctoral
> consortium, etc. All please help us spread the word about the
> conference!
> 
> I've included the CFP itself below!
> 
> Regards,
> Mako
> 
> 
> OpenSym 2017 General Call for Papers
> 
> 
> OpenSym 2017, the 13th International Symposium on Open Collaboration
> August 23-25, 2017 | Galway, Ireland
> Conference Website: http://os2017.opensym.org
> Call for Papers: http://opensym.lero.ie/cfp/
> 
> About the Conference
> 
> 
> The 13th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym 2017)
> is the premier conference on open collaboration research and practice,
> including open source, open data, open science, open education, wikis
> and related social media, Wikipedia, and IT-driven open innovation
> research.
> 
> OpenSym is the first conference series to bring together the different
> strands of open collaboration research and practice, seeking to create
> synergies and inspire new collaborations between people from computer
> science, information science, social science, humanities, and everyone
> interested in understanding open collaboration and how it is changing
> the world.
> 
> This year’s conference will be held in Galway, Ireland, on August
> 23-25, 2017. A Doctoral Symposium will take place on August 22, 2017.
> 
> OpenSym is held in-cooperation with ACM SIGWEB and ACM SIGSOFT and the
> conference proceedings will be archived in the ACM digital library
> like all prior editions.
> 
> The research paper submission deadline is April 07, 2017.
> 
> Submission Information and Instructions
> ---
> 
> Topics: The conference provides peer-reviewed research tracks on
> subjects related to open collaboration including:
> 
> - Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)
> - Open Data and Open Science
> - Open Education
> - IT-Driven Open Innovation
> - Open Collaboration Research, esp. Wikis and Social Media
> - Open Policy/Open Government
> - Wikipedia and Wikimedia Research
> 
> 
> Paper Presentation: OpenSym 2017 will be organized as a one track
> conference in order to emphasize the interdisciplinary character of
> this conference and to encourage discussion.
> 
> Submission Deadline: The research paper submission deadline is April
> 7th 2017. Submitted papers should present integrative reviews or
> original reports of substantive new work: theoretical, empirical,
> and/or in the design, development and/or deployment of novel concepts,
> systems, and mechanisms. Research papers will be reviewed to meet
> rigorous academic standards of publication. Papers will be reviewed
> for relevance, conceptual quality, innovation and clarity of
> presentation.
> 
> Paper Length: There is no minimum or maximum length for submitted
> papers. Rather, reviewers will be instructed to weigh the contribution
> of a paper relative to its length. Papers should report research
> thoroughly but succinctly: brevity is a virtue. A typical length of a
> “long research paper” is 10 pages (formerly the maximum length limit
> and the limit on OpenSym tracks), but may be shorter if the
> contribution can be described and supported in fewer pages— shorter,
> more focused papers (called “short research papers” previously) are
> encouraged and will be reviewed like any other paper. While we will
> review papers longer than 10 pages, the contribution must warrant the
> extra length. Reviewers will be instructed to reject papers whose
> length is incommensurate with the size of their contribution. Papers
> should be formatted in ACM SIGCHI paper format. Reviewing is not
> double-blind so manuscripts do not need to be anonymized.
> 
> Posters: As in previous years, OpenSym will also be hosting a poster
> session at the conference. To propose a poster, authors should submit
> an extended abstract (not more than 4 pages) describing the content of
> the poster which will be published in a non-archival companion
> proceedings to the conference. Posters should use the ACM SIGCHI
> templates for extended abstracts. An example of a poster abstract can
> be found here. Reviewing is not double-blind so abstracts do not need
> to be anonymized.
> 
> Paper Proceedings: OpenSym is held in-cooperation with ACM SIGWEB and
> ACM SIGSOFT and the conference proceedings will be archived in the ACM
> digital library like all prior editions.  OpenSym seeks to accommodate
> the needs of the different research disciplines it draws on including
> disciplines with archival conference proceedings and disciplines where
> authors usually present at conferences and publish later.

Re: [Wiki-research-l] Digital engagement / digital volunteer work

2017-04-04 Thread Jan Dittrich 
Hi Julian,

A resource I found generally useful as entry point to academic research in
the field is Building Successful Online Communities (Kraut, Resnick).

I am aware of some successful citizen science like GalaxyZoo where people
can help to classify photos of galaxies and there are also some predigital
examples of citizen science like Butterfly counts (see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science)

Jan

2017-04-04 12:45 GMT+02:00 Julian Fischer :

> Hi all,
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland is planning a workshop (June 23, 2017) on digital
> engagement / digital volunteer work.
>
> The aim of the workshop is to identify with other stakeholders ("classic"
> NGOs, Free- and Open-Movement, Volunteers, state authorities) open
> questions on digital engagement / digital volunteer work that should be
> answered.
>
> Research questions could be as follows:
> - What is the difference between digital and analog engagement?
> - What are the core characteristic of digital engagement?
> - What should state authorities on the national and local level do in order
> to support digital volunteers?
> - How important is digital engagement for our society?
> - ...
>
> Is there anybody from the Wikimedia movement who can help us to broaden our
> German perspective and give us international insides on this topic (e.g.
> via a ten minutes video message)?
>
> Do you know any inspiring study?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Julian Fischer
> Head of Volunteer Support
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
> Tel. +49-(0)30 219 158 26-0
> http://wikimedia.de
>
> Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
> Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
> http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
> Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
> der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
> Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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Re: [Wiki-research-l] Digital engagement / digital volunteer work

2017-04-04 Thread Daniel Mietchen 
Hi Julian,

one open question I would like to see addressed is how the digital and
on-the-ground responses to emergency situations (think earthquakes,
floods, disease outbreaks, war etc.) can be coordinated more
efficiently. Those responses are by no means limited to volunteers,
but frequently have a strong volunteer component.

A good example for that is OpenStreetMap, who have established
mechanisms to (re)map the affected areas within days and sometimes
hours (see https://www.hotosm.org/ ), and many of the responders on
the ground are using that.

There are a few more examples like that, but my impression is that, by
and large, the traditional responders are operating as closed siloes,
though awareness is growing that this may need to change.

My notes on the topic are at
https://github.com/Daniel-Mietchen/datascience/blob/master/emergency-response.md
.

Cheers,

Daniel

On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Julian Fischer
 wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland is planning a workshop (June 23, 2017) on digital
> engagement / digital volunteer work.
>
> The aim of the workshop is to identify with other stakeholders ("classic"
> NGOs, Free- and Open-Movement, Volunteers, state authorities) open
> questions on digital engagement / digital volunteer work that should be
> answered.
>
> Research questions could be as follows:
> - What is the difference between digital and analog engagement?
> - What are the core characteristic of digital engagement?
> - What should state authorities on the national and local level do in order
> to support digital volunteers?
> - How important is digital engagement for our society?
> - ...
>
> Is there anybody from the Wikimedia movement who can help us to broaden our
> German perspective and give us international insides on this topic (e.g.
> via a ten minutes video message)?
>
> Do you know any inspiring study?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Julian Fischer
> Head of Volunteer Support
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
> Tel. +49-(0)30 219 158 26-0
> http://wikimedia.de
>
> Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
> Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
> http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
> Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
> der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
> Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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[Wiki-research-l] Digital engagement / digital volunteer work

2017-04-04 Thread Julian Fischer 
Hi all,

Wikimedia Deutschland is planning a workshop (June 23, 2017) on digital
engagement / digital volunteer work.

The aim of the workshop is to identify with other stakeholders ("classic"
NGOs, Free- and Open-Movement, Volunteers, state authorities) open
questions on digital engagement / digital volunteer work that should be
answered.

Research questions could be as follows:
- What is the difference between digital and analog engagement?
- What are the core characteristic of digital engagement?
- What should state authorities on the national and local level do in order
to support digital volunteers?
- How important is digital engagement for our society?
- ...

Is there anybody from the Wikimedia movement who can help us to broaden our
German perspective and give us international insides on this topic (e.g.
via a ten minutes video message)?

Do you know any inspiring study?

Cheers,

Julian Fischer
Head of Volunteer Support

Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
Tel. +49-(0)30 219 158 26-0
http://wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
http://spenden.wikimedia.de/

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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[Wiki-research-l] Call for Workshops - 10th Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics - CICM 2017 - Deadline: April 17th, 2017

2017-04-04 Thread Serge Autexier 
 Call for Workshop Proposals
10th Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics
- CICM 2017 - 
   July 17-21, 2017
  University of Edinburgh, Scotland
 http://www.cicm-conference.org/2017

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Digital and  computational solutions are becoming  the prevalent means
for the generation, communication, processing, storage and curation of
mathematical  information.  Separate  communities  have  developed  to
investigate  and build  computer based  systems for  computer algebra,
automated deduction, and mathematical publishing as well as novel user
interfaces. While all of these systems excel in their own right, their
integration  can   lead  to   synergies  offering   significant  added
value.  The  Conference  on Intelligent  Computer  Mathematics  (CICM)
offers a  venue for discussing  and developing solutions to  the great
challenges posed by the integration of these diverse areas.

CICM has been held annually as a joint meeting since 2008, co-locating
related   conferences  and   workshops  to   advance  work   in  these
subjects. Previous  meetings have been  held in Birmingham  (UK 2008),
Grand Bend (Canada 2009), Paris (France 2010), Bertinoro (Italy 2011),
Bremen (Germany  2012), Bath (UK  2013), Coimbra (Portugal  2014), 
Washington DC (USA 2015) and Bialystok (Poland 2016).

This is the call for proposals for  workshops to be held  at CICM 2017
Edinburgh, Scotland, July 17-21, 2017. 

Some of the workshops that have been held at past CICM meetings are:
  Automated Reasoning: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice
  Compact Computer Algebra
  Empirically Successful Automated Reasoning for Mathematics
  Formal Mathematics for Mathematicians 
  Intelligent Proof Search
  Mathematical user Interfaces
  Mathematics Information Retrieval
  OpenMath
  Pen-Based Mathematical Computation
  Programming languages for Mechanized Mathematics Systems
  Proof Engineering
  SCIEnce
  The Notion of Proof
  User Interfaces for Theorem Provers

Proposals for workshops  to be held at CICM  2017 are solicited.  Both
well-established workshops and newer or brand new ones are encouraged.

Please provide the following information:
 
 + Workshop title.
 + Names and affiliations of organizers.
 + Brief description of workshop goals and/or topics.
 + Proposed workshop duration (half a day up to two days is possible).
 + If the workshop has met previously, please include the conference 
   affiliation for the previous meeting. If the workshop is new, 
   please indicate so.

CICM  will take  care  of copying  and  distributing informal  printed
proceedings for  workshops that  would like this  service, as  well as
permanently archived open access online proceedings with CEUR-WS.org.

All  proposals  should  be  sent  via email to the CICM workshop chair
Petros Papapanagiotou (p...@ed.ac.uk).

Important dates:

 Deadline for proposal submissions: 17. April 2017
 Workshop dates:  17-21. July 2017

More details on the conference are available from

   http://www.cicm-conference.org/2017

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