***Apologies for cross-posting*** ************************************************************* iConference 2013: Early-bird registration available through Dec. 15, 2012 12-15 February, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/2013index/ *************************************************************
The iConference organizers encourage everyone to register now in order to secure our best available rates. Discounted early-bird registration is available through Dec 15, 2012; regular rates will apply thereafter. Register today at http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/registration/. The eighth annual iConference will take place February 12-15, 2013, at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. The four days will include 36 peer-reviewed papers, 36 notes, 100 posters, 12 workshops, and 12 alternative events. Also included is a Doctoral Student Colloquium, an Early Career Colloquium, a Research Paper Development Roundtable, and our first-ever Social Media Expo. Keynote addresses will be given by Nancy Cantor, Myron Gutmann, and V. Lane Rawlins. More details below. A complete program schedule is posted on our website. The iConference is presented by the iSchools, a worldwide association of academic institutions dedicated to advancing the information field in the 21st century. The iConference pushes the boundaries of information studies, explores core concepts and ideas, and creates new technological and conceptual configurations - all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. This year's conference is presented under the banner "Data, Innovation, Wisdom." Register now to take advantage of our special Early Bird rates. Visit our website for additional details: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/registration/. iConference 2013 is hosted by the College of Information at the University of North Texas. Presenting Sponsors include the National Science Foundation and Microsoft Research. Additional support provided by CA Technologies, Emerald Group Publishing, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, UNT Libraries and the UNT COI Alumni Society. QUALITY AND BREADTH OF RESEARCH - We received a tremendous response to our CFP, and our reviewers were highly selective. Papers, posters, and this year's new category of notes will span design, e-learning, health, knowledge organization, open access, social media, and much more. You're sure to experience much that pertains to your area of expertise. Our complete program schedule will be posted soon. UNPARALLELED NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES - The iConference draws fellow scholars and professionals who share your passion and research interests. It's an immersive experience that fosters interaction, spontaneity, reflection, and potential collaboration. DYNAMIC KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - This year's speakers include Nancy Cantor, Chancellor, Syracuse University; Myron Gutmann, Assistant Director for the National Science Foundation; and V. Lane Rawlins, President, University of North Texas. THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORKSHOPS - The iConference has a tradition of opening with a day of interactive workshops, access to which is included with your registration. Once again we are pleased to host the Sociotechnical Research workshop, and new this year is a Special Workshop on Information Privacy, presented by the iSchools Caucus. Our complete list of workshops follows: * Special Workshop on Information Privacy * Sociotechnical Systems Research: Advancing Clear Definitions, Conceptual Boundaries, Shared * Understandings, and Promising and Fruitful Research Problem Domains * Educating E-Discovery Litigation Support Professionals * Big Social Data for Social and Information Scientists * Digital Youth Workshop: Calling all Designers, Researchers and Policy Makers * Filling the Workforce gap in Data Science and Data Analytics * Data Management Planning: Where we've been and where we are going next * An Introduction to Policy Informatics * Computational Scientometrics: Theory and Applications * Capitalizing on Research to Improve Education in Digital Curation * Help iDigBio Reveal Hidden Data: iDigBio Augmenting OCR Working Group Needs You * From iSchools to US Ignite: Strategies for Fostering Inclusive Gigabit Networks Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/workshops/. DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM - With support from the National Science Foundation, our doctoral student colloquium provides invited doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and one another in a setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/doctoral/. EARLY CAREER COLLOQUIUM - Crafted for those in pre-tenure positions, the program will include dialogue, guidance and insights from tenured faculty and deans. Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/jr_faculty/. SOCIAL MEDIA EXPO - Sponsored by FUSE Labs of Microsoft Research, this student Expo is organized around the theme of leveraging social media to foster lifelong learning in everyday life. It will showcase exceptional interdisciplinary research and development work from select information school programs. Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/expo/. CONFERENCE LINKS * Conference Home: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/2013index/ * Registration: https://www.conftool.pro/iConference13/ * Accommodation: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/accommodation/ * Past Proceedings: http://www.ischools.org/site/conference/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IConference * Twitter: http://twitter.com/iConf CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS Honorary Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Liddy, Syracuse University; Herman Totten, University of North Texas Conference Chair: William Moen, University of North Texas Program Co-Chairs: Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University; Martin Halbert, University of North Texas Papers and Notes Co-Chairs: Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University; Martin Halbert, University of North Texas Posters Chair: Catherine Blake, University of Illinois Workshops Co-Chairs: John Carlo Bertot, University of Maryland; Paul T. Jaeger, University of Maryland Alternative Events Co-Chairs: Marcia A. Mardis, The Florida State University; Maria Souden, University College Dublin Research Paper Development Roundtable Chair: Martin B.H. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs: Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University; Karen Fisher, University of Washington; Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto Early Career Colloquium Chair: Steven B. Sawyer, Syracuse University Social Media Expo Committee: Shelly D. Farnham, Microsoft Research; Eytan Adar, University of Michigan; Jamie Callan, Carnegie Mellon University; Anthony J. Rotolo, Syracuse University Doctoral Dissertation Competition Committee: David Hendry, University of Washington; Lynne Howarth, University of Toronto; Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University Information Privacy Workshop Co-Chairs: Deirdre K. Mullican, UC Berkeley; Allessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University Information Privacy Workshop Steering Committee: Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University; Finn Brunton, University of Michigan; Jean Camp, Indiana University; Robert Deng, Singapore Management University; Jens Grossklags, Penn State; Xu Heng, Penn State; Chris Hoofnagle, UC Berkeley; Apu Kapadia, Indiana University; Cliff Lampe, University of Michigan; Deirdre K. Mulligan, UC Berkeley; Rahul Telang, Carnegie Mellon University; Yingjiu LI, Singapore Management University Proceedings Co-Chairs: Linda Schamber, University of North Texas; Oksana Zavalina, University of North Texas Proceedings Co-Chairs: Linda Schamber, University of North Texas; Oksana Zavalina, University of North Texas Conference System Coordinator: Yunfei Du, University of North Texas Program Committee: Eileen Abels, Drexel University Theresa Anderson, University of Technology, Sydney Rosa Arriaga, Georgia Institute of Technology Nicholas Belkin, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey John Carlo Bertot, University of Maryland Randolph Bias, University of Texas Wade Bishop, University of Kentucky Catherine Blake, University of Illinois Pia Borlund, Royal School of Library and Information Science Copenhagen Peter Brusilovsky, University of Pittsburgh Joy Davidson, Glasgow University Robert Deng, Singapore Management University Yunfei Du, University of North Texas Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University Pedro Ferreira, Carnegie Mellon Andrew Flinn, University College London Fred Fonseca, Pennsylvania State University Maria Gade, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin Steve Howard, University of Melbourne Paul T. Jaeger, University of Maryland Heikki Keskustalo, University of Tampere Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Cory Knobel, University of California, Irvine Elizabeth Liddy, Syracuse University Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto Marcia A. Mardis, The Florida State University; Eden Medina, Indiana University Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia Karine Nahon, University of Washington Arcot Rajasekar (Raja), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lionel Robert, University of Michigan Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University Linda Schamber, University of North Texas Maria Souden, University College Dublin Mega M. Subramaniam, University of Maryland Elaine Toms, University of Sheffield Herman Totten, University of North Texas Martin B.H. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh Judith Wusteman, University College Dublin Iris Xie, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Learn more at: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/2013index/
