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Bibliography on the scalability of socio-technical systems
by giuseppe.lugano＠jyu.fi 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

Dear colleagues, I am working on a paper on scalability issues in socio-technical systems. There is a large body of research on scalability in technical systems from computer scientists and software engineers, but unfortunately there seems to be much less material on scalability is socio-technical systems. I have found some useful material in the book "Socionics - Scalability of complex social systems" published by Springer LCNS and a discussion on the poor scalability of mobile communication systems in relation to social coordination by R.Ling in "The mobile connection" (Elsevier, 2004 p.77-78). Can anybody recommend additional resources on the topic? Thanks in advance for your replies. Giuseppe -------- Giuseppe Lugano Ph.d. Candidate, Human Dimensions Research Group University of Jyväskylä (Finland)

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CCA 2010 CFP : addendum
by Guillaume Latzko-Toth 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

Sorry, I didn't realize the CFP itself was not attached to my previous mail. Here is the direct link to the PDF: [1]http://www.acc-cca.ca/files/CFP%20CCA%202010%20:%20Appel%20ACC%20201 0.pdf Only the deadline has changed. It's February 1st for all kinds of submissions (individual papers, panels with up to 4 papers, roundtables, etc.; see the CFP for details). Note that there is a special session for master's students. For details on the conference and requirements for papers, go here: [2]http://acc-cca.ca/en/annual_conference Then, to submit a proposal, go here: [3]http://ocs.sfu.ca/fedcan/index.php/cca2010/ Hope it helps. Best, Guillaume From: Dale Bradley <dbradley(a)BROCKU.CA> To: CCA-LIST(a)LISTS.MCGILL.CA Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 5:16:01 PM Subject: cfp: CCA 2010 cfp [date extended] & confirmed speakers & events Please distribute widely... Hi everyone, A few important notes and announcements concerning the annual conference: 1: The submission deadline for the CCA 2010 annual conference has been extended from Jan. 15 to Feb. 1. -the original CFP has been appended as a PDF file. Feel free to distribute the cfp to any and all relevant lists (but please mention the change in the deadline if you do so). -"thanks" to all who have submitted thus far. -for those who have encountered the odd technical glitch, please be patient as we work through our 'tech-help' list. 2: Confirmed speakers I am delighted to report that we have lined up the following speakers for the conference (topics and date/time info will be made available as the conf. schedule takes shape): Lisa Gitelman, NYU, Dept. of Media, Culture, and Communication & Dept. of English Toby Miller, U of California Riverside, Depts of English, Sociology, & Women's Studies; Director of Film and Visual Culture Program In addition to the speakers, we will have a special roundtable [Media Revolution Connectivity] hosted by Le Devoir marking their 100th anniversary. Participants will be announced once the panel is finalized. 3: Workshops The CCA is working on, and invites participation in, 2 events outside of our official conference dates [June 1-3]. Both of these workshops will likely be held at McGill University. Please note that these events are in the early planning stages and that the dates and details are subject to change. More detailed information concerning these events is forthcoming and will be posted to the CCA listserv and on the conference website as soon as is possible -A day-long paid limited enrolment workshop (May 31, limited enrolment) with Catherine Orenstein, founder and director of the OpEd Project [[4] http://www.theopedproject.org/] Interested participants may contact Dr. Philip Savage [savagep(a)mcmaster.ca] -A 2 day international open workshop (May 26-27 - tentative) by the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet). The Giganet workshop is held annually in different countries and the CCA is pleased to help host the workshop in MontrÃ©al this year. More details are included in the appended document ["giganet-workshops" - MS Word format]. Finally, Concordia's Comm Dept. is working hard on making the reception for the CCA's 30th anniversary memorable and, from the looks of things, this year's conference should rather exciting. Thanks to all involved for their work thus far (and the work yet to be done...). =============== Dale A. Bradley Assistant Professor :: Dept. of Communications, Popular Culture, & Film :: Brock University 905.688.5550 x.3180 President :: Canadian Communication Association [5]www.acc-cca.ca Book Review Editor :: Canadian Journal of Communication [6]www.cjc-online.ca =============== References 1. http://www.acc-cca.ca/files/CFP%20CCA%202010%20:%20Appel%20ACC%202010.pdf 2. http://acc-cca.ca/en/annual_conference 3. http://ocs.sfu.ca/fedcan/index.php/cca2010/ 4. http://www.theopedproject.org/ 5. http://www.acc-cca.ca/ 6. http://www.cjc-online.ca/

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A/V Now Available For EDUCAUSE Webinar > Library in Your Pocket > January 20 2010
by gerrymck 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

Colleagues/ A Most Excellent /Informative Webinar / Thanks Educause ; David ; Jason And Steve !!! /Gerry EDUCAUSE Live! Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing Successful Mobile Services / January 20, 2010 / 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT) David Woodbury / Libraries Fellow / North Carolina State University Jason Casden / Digital Technologies Development Librarian,/ North Carolina State University Summary Your host, Steve Worona, will be joined by David Woodbury, Jason Casden, and the topic will be "Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing Successful Mobile Services" Students are arriving on college campuses with the ability to connect to the web with a diverse array of mobile devices. However, some online services aren’t a good fit for the small screen, and new services can also be developed that take advantage of the mobile user context. Developers of the NCSU Libraries Mobile site [http://m.lib.ncsu.edu/] will share their strategy and techniques for creating a suite of mobile services that are optimized for a majority of mobile web platforms, from iPhones to flip phones. The session will also include a discussion of site usage and promotion as well as plans for future mobile services. Links To A/V and Source Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yhcglqp ] !!! Thanks (Again) To Gary Price / ResourceShelf / For The HeadsUp !!! Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs >>> "The Future Is Mobile" >>>

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Call for Abstracts on the Politics of Digital Media in the Balkans and the Middle East
by Helga Tawil Souri 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

Apologies for cross-posting *Call for Abstracts on the Politics of Digital Media in the Balkans and the Middle East.* Editors: Helga Tawil-Souri (New York University) and Zala Volcic (University of Queensland) We invite abstract submissions for an edited book on the creation, dissemination, interpretation, and role of digital media for political purposes in the Balkans and the Middle East. The Balkan and Middle East contexts provide interesting case studies because of their overlapping patterns of national and regional identification combined with the tensions these create. The overall goal of the edited volume will be to consider the relationship between a wide array of internet uses and forms of political deliberation, taking into consideration both the ways in which interactive media help to foster deliberation, discussion, and the coordination of collection action, and the ways in which they may thwart public sphere ideals of rational critical deliberation and public accountability. Our intent is to provide an overview of the spectrum of political uses of new media in these two regions. Contributors may come from a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives, attending to how political groups, practices, and communicative genres are underwritten and sustained via engagement with digital technology, as well as to how the political realm itself is transformed in the age of digital media. Relevant topics include but are not limited to the following: - The political uses of digital media - The uses of digital media for purposes of organizing protest and dissent and for the construction of forums for political deliberation. - How activists and (political) groups have used the internet to hold state authorities accountable or challenge them, or to publish and circulate information. - The creation, dissemination and/or interpretation of digital media content by communities and individuals for political purposes - The kinds of politics that are created/expressed in the digital media environment - How mediated expressions and spaces connect to politics ‘on the ground’ - The kinds of political challenges that arise from digital media use in the regions - The shifting relationship between digital media and journalism - How population groups use the internet to connect with one another across national divisions (for example Serbs living in Bosnia, Serbia, and Montenegro; Palestinians living in Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria). - Chapters may focus on different forms of digital media and spaces: internet cafes, social networking sites, bulletin boards, blogs, twitter, wikipedia, youTube, listservs, websites and other digital/social media. - Chapters may focus on one national context or sub-context, or may be comparative in scope. - For the purposes of this project, the relevant geographic range of the Balkans and the Middle East includes the following: Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen. - We particularly welcome contributions from scholars from the relevant regions. Please send a *short bio, a publication list,* and a *500 word abstract* detailing the topic of your article, the overall context, your material, methodology, and theoretical argument by *March 1, 2010*. Authors will be notified by the 25th of March 2010 of the outcome of their submissions. If accepted, full papers, of a maximum of 6,000 words, should be submitted by* September 1, 2010*. Papers will then be reviewed individually by the editors and in the standard blind review process of the publisher. Submissions and inquiries about this volume should be sent to both helga(a)nyu.edu z.volcic(a)uq.edu.au

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CCA 2010 CFP EXTENDED - FEBRUARY 1st, 2010.
by Guillaume Latzko-Toth 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

>From: Dale Bradley <dbradley(a)BROCKU.CA> >To: CCA-LIST(a)LISTS.MCGILL.CA >Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 5:16:01 PM >Subject: cfp: CCA 2010 cfp [date extended] & confirmed speakers & >events > >Please distribute widely... > >Hi everyone, > >A few important notes and announcements concerning the annual >conference: > >1: The submission deadline for the CCA 2010 annual conference has >been extended from Jan. 15 to Feb. 1. >-the original CFP has been appended as a PDF file. Feel free to >distribute the cfp to any and all relevant lists (but please >mention the change in the deadline if you do so). >-"thanks" to all who have submitted thus far. >-for those who have encountered the odd technical glitch, please be >patient as we work through our 'tech-help' list. > >2: Confirmed speakers >I am delighted to report that we have lined up the following >speakers for the conference (topics and date/time info will be made >available as the conf. schedule takes shape): > >Lisa Gitelman, NYU, Dept. of Media, Culture, and Communication & >Dept. of English > >Toby Miller, U of California Riverside, Depts of English, >Sociology, & Women's Studies; Director of Film and Visual Culture >Program > >In addition to the speakers, we will have a special roundtable >[Media Revolution Connectivity] hosted by Le Devoir marking >their 100th anniversary. Participants will be announced once the >panel is finalized. > >3: Workshops >The CCA is working on, and invites participation in, 2 events >outside of our official conference dates [June 1-3]. Both of these >workshops will likely be held at McGill University. Please note >that these events are in the early planning stages and that the >dates and details are subject to change. More detailed information >concerning these events is forthcoming and will be posted to the >CCA listserv and on the conference website as soon as is possible > >-A day-long paid limited enrolment workshop (May 31, limited >enrolment) with Catherine Orenstein, founder and director of the >OpEd Project [http://www.theopedproject.org/] >Interested participants may contact Dr. Philip Savage >[savagep(a)mcmaster.ca] > >-A 2 day international open workshop (May 26-27 - tentative) by the >Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet). The Giganet >workshop is held annually in different countries and the CCA is >pleased to help host the workshop in MontrÃ©al this year. More >details are included in the appended document ["giganet-workshops" >- MS Word format]. > >Finally, Concordia's Comm Dept. is working hard on making the >reception for the CCA's 30th anniversary memorable and, from the >looks of things, this year's conference should rather exciting. >Thanks to all involved for their work thus far (and the work yet to >be done...). > > > >=============== >Dale A. Bradley >Assistant Professor :: Dept. of Communications, Popular Culture, & >Film :: Brock University >905.688.5550 x.3180 > >President :: Canadian Communication Association >www.acc-cca.ca > >Book Review Editor :: Canadian Journal of Communication >www.cjc-online.ca >===============

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International Journal of E-Politics: inaugural issue Publication Announcement
by Andrea Calderaro 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Apologies for cross-postings 8<---------- The International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) has just published its inaugural issue. http://www.igi-global.com/IJEP Special issue on : "E-Politics in a Global Context" International Journal of E-Politics, Vol. 1, Issue 1 Guest editors: Andrea Calderaro, European University Institute Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University Table of Contents - Preface Andrea Calderaro, Co-Editor of Innaugural Issue (IJEP) Celia Romm Livermore, Editor In-chief (IJEP) - From the Streets to the Net? The Political Use of the Internet by Social Movements Mosca, Lorenzo University of Roma Tre - Election Campaigns on the Internet: How are Voters Affected? Hoff, Jens University of Copenhagen - Between Individuality and Collectiveness: Email Lists and Face-to- Face Contact in the Global Justice Movement Kavada, Anastasia University of Westminster - Internet-Based Protest in European Policymaking: The Case of Digital Activism Breindl, Yana Université Libre de Bruxelles - Empirical Analysis of Political Spaces on the Internet: The Role of E-Mailing Lists in the Organization of Alter-Globalization Movements Calderaro, Andrea European University Institute - The Way is the Goal Interview with Maqui, Indymedia London / IMC-UK Network Activist Milan, Stefania European University Institute - Book Review _________________________________ Andrea Calderaro Department of Social and Political Sciences European University Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- PERSONAL PAGE: http://www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro CV: http://www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro/CalderaroCV.pdf

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International Journal of E-Politics: inaugural issue Publication Announcement
by Andrea Calderaro 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Apologies for cross-postings 8<---------- The International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) has just published its inaugural issue. http://www.igi-global.com/IJEP Special issue on : "E-Politics in a Global Context" International Journal of E-Politics, Vol. 1, Issue 1 Guest editors: Andrea Calderaro, European University Institute Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University Table of Contents - Preface Andrea Calderaro, Co-Editor of Innaugural Issue (IJEP) Celia Romm Livermore, Editor In-chief (IJEP) - From the Streets to the Net? The Political Use of the Internet by Social Movements Authors: Mosca, Lorenzo Affiliations: University of Roma Tre, Italy - Election Campaigns on the Internet: How are Voters Affected? Authors: Hoff, Jens Affiliations: University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Between Individuality and Collectiveness: Email Lists and Face-to- Face Contact in the Global Justice Movement Authors: Kavada, Anastasia Affiliations: University of Westminster, UK - Internet-Based Protest in European Policymaking: The Case of Digital Activism Authors: Breindl, Yana Affiliations: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium - Empirical Analysis of Political Spaces on the Internet: The Role of E-Mailing Lists in the Organization of Alter-Globalization Movements Authors: Calderaro, Andrea Affiliations: European University Institute, Italy - The Way is the Goal Interview with Maqui, Indymedia London / IMC-UK Network Activist Authors: Milan, Stefania Affiliations: European University Institute, Italy - Book Review _________________________________ Andrea Calderaro Department of Social and Political Sciences European University Institute Italy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- PERSONAL PAGE: http://www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro CV: http://www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro/CalderaroCV.pdf

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Re: [Air-L] distributed imagery and copyright [Air-L Digest, Vol 66, Issue 20]
by paul caplan 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Of course the use of an image by a Media (Big or 'Citizen') as an element in a piece of commercial, or even non-commercial journalism is an issue. Leaving aside the lack of professionalism as well as the legality, here the issue is one of using an image (without consent) because the image's 'meaning' (sic) is needed for the story. The question I am working through is what happens when the image(s) 'used' (in a non-commercial, critical 'artwork') are being included not for what they signify as an individual image but because they are part of a distributed stream or flow where. It is the stream of media that is being brought in that is the subject. How, for instance do we understand http://www.flickr.com/photos/content2bdifferent/3931755030/in/set-721576222… or indeed the Yahoo Pipes Aggergator I have put together: olympicarcades.theinternationale.com? p On 19/01/2010 23:00, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:34:15 +0530 > From: Mridula<mridula(a)gmail.com> > To:air-l@listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] distributed imagery and copyright (was: a > question of open source ethics) > Message-ID: > <459bd09b1001182104j6bbf0efam767695eefa93c23f(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > The issue with the independent ended up by the paper apologizing for the use > of the 'all rights reserved' photo. > > Here is more on it the British Journal of Photography- > > http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=872764 > > To me (as a less than amateur photographer) the issue is very clear. When I > post something under 'all rights reserved' that is how it should remain. If > someone asked me permission for the use of a photograph and they are not for > profit, I ask for a credit and let them use it. If it is a commercial site I > ask for token money and usually in India you never hear from them again. > > In this part some of us use 'all rights reserved' to initiate a > conversation. I once found, and not so long back, a photo of mine in an > Indian national newspaper's Sunday supplement after cropping out (c) Mridula > D from the image. Hence, the hesitation to use creative commons, that it > would be taken as an excuse by everyone to use pictures. > > Regards, > Mridula > -- paul caplan content to be different the Internationale olympicarcades.theinternationale.com No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 270.14.150/2632 - Release Date: 01/19/10 07:34:00

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Extended CFP: EDem10 - 4th International Conference on eDemocracy- 6/7 May 2010 Danube University Krems, Austria
by Noella Edelmann 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Extended Call For Papers: EDem10 4th International Conference on eDemocracy 6 and 7 May 2010 Danube University Krems, Austria www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem *A revolution doesn*t happen when a society adopts new tools. It happens when society adopts new behaviours* (Clay Shirky) Confirmed Keynote Speakers * Stevan Harnad (American Scientist Open Access Forum; Universite du Quebec a Montreal, CAN; University of Southampton, UK) * Ismael Peña-López (Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain) * Jochen Scholl (The Information School, University of Washington, USA) * Micah L. Sifry (Personal Democracy Forum, TechPresident, New York, USA) * Andy Williamson (Hansard Society, London, UK) Call for Papers Scientific eDemocracy visions and models have been developed since the 1960s, but it is now, during the first decade of the 21st Century, that they are becoming reality, being tested and implemented. Extensive IT provides the necessary basis, but it is not the developments in IT alone that are responsible for successful eDemocracy projects - it is due all those who use and apply them, as they adopt new behaviours and change old ones. The new, digital generation lives and breathes new values: they collaborate, compile content together, share their ideas, create networks on social platforms and organise themselves quickly and simply. The new values held, the new behaviours adopted, the changed mindset, along with improved usability and a still-increasing use of the internet, has led to a rapid and radical change in our society. The EDem10 focuses on these changes which can be seen occurring in different areas and which are manifest in different way: * Transparency & Communication (freedom of information, free information access, openness, information sharing, blogging, micro-blogging, social networks, data visualization, eLearning, empowering, *); * Participation & Collaboration (innovation malls, innovation communities, bottom up, top down, social networks, engagement and accountability, collaborative culture, collaboration between C2C, G2C, *); * Architecture, Concepts & Effects (access and openness, user generated content, peer production, network effects, power laws, long tail, harnessing the power of the crowd, crowd sourcing, social web, semantic web, ...); * Different Fields: open government initiatives, eDemocracy, eParticipation, eVoting, eDeliberation; * Approaches and Disciplines: law & legal studies, social sciences, computer sciences, political sciences, psychology, sociology, applied computer gaming and simulation, democratic theory, media and communication sciences; * Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Approaches; * Research Methods. On primary aim is to bring together researchers and practitioners. We would like to invite individuals from academic, applied and practitioner backgrounds as well as public administration offices, public bodies, NGO/NPOs, education institutions and independent organisations to submit their research and project papers. The main conference language is English; submissions in German (with an abstract in English) are also acceptable. Fees EUR 105,- for authors and PEP-NET Members EUR 125,- early bird rate for participants who register until 28.02.2010 EUR 145,- for participants who register after 28.02.2010 The fee includes conference, proceedings and social program during the conference. A pre-conference social program will be announced later. Deadlines Submission of papers (max. 10 pages): Extended Deadline - 1. March 2010 Notification of acceptance: 2. April 2010 Camera-ready paper submission: 12. April 2010 Conference: 6-7 May 2010 Submissions To submit your paper, please visit the conference website www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem All submissions will be submitted to a double-blind full paper review by at least 2 reviewers. Further Information Conference Website: www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem Direct contact: michael.sachs(a)donau-uni.ac.at, noella.edelmann(a)donau-uni.ac.at The Proceedings will be published by the Austrian Computer Society. The EDem conference series is jointly organised by the Danube University Krems and the University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna. Kind regards Noella Edelmann Noella Edelmann BA, MSc, MAS Researcher EDem10 Conference www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government www.jedem.org Digital Government Blog http://digitalgovernment.wordpress.com/ Centre for E-Government Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30 3500 Krems Austria Tel.: ++43 2732 893 2303 www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov noella.edelmann(a)donau-uni.ac.at

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2nd CfP for IFIP e-Government Conference (EGOV) 2010 - Lausanne / Switzerland
by Hans J. Scholl 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

IFIP e-Government Conference (EGOV) 2010 29 August -- 2 September 2010; Lausanne, Switzerland (co-organised with ePart 2010) www.egov-conference.org<http://www.egov-conference.org/> Call for Papers The Europe-based Annual International IFIP e-government conference is one of three core conferences, which present the state of the art in the study domains of eGovernment and eGovernance. Over the years, through the organisation of its Europe-based conferences, the EGOV community has provided important guidance for research and development in this fast-moving domain of study. The different conferences thereby play an important role. This time for the first time, the conference will be a full IFIP working conference organised by the IFIP working group 8.5 (pending IFIP approval). The IFIP e-government conference b rings together leading researchers and professionals from across the globe and from a number of disciplines. Over the years, the interest in this domain of study has steadily increased. The 2009 EGOV conference - within the DEXA conference cluster - has attracted more than 130 participants from 32 countries including developing countries, with 35 contributions in completed research, 25 contributions in ongoing research, 7 projects contributions and 3 workshops. eGovernment research has demonstrated its relevance to practice and consequently has influenced and even shaped government strategies and implementations. Conversely, eGovernment practice has inspired eGovernment research. A wide range of topics has received scholarly attention. In recent years, the assessment and evaluation of eGovernment projects, the foundations of eGovernment as a research discipline, integration and interoperation in government, and the role of information and communication technology for developme nt rank among leading topics on the research agenda. Topics at the IFIP e-government conference 2010 include but are not limited to: * Foundations of eGovernment and eGovernance research * Future directions in research and practice of ICT in the public sector * Research theories and frameworks for public sector modernization with the support of ICT * Research methods, method integration and techniques * Designing and assessing systems for the public sector: innovative cases and systems * ICT usage, acceptance and performance of technology-supported public sector activities: methods and contemporary case analyses * Innovation management, change management and complexity management in shaping public sector advancements * Benefits management in the context of eGovernment * Mass collaboration of stakeholders in government modernization: participative governance and policy modelling * Stakeholder-driven public sector reengineering * Mobile services and methods in government * Cloud computing and social networks in the public sector * Information preservation, information management, and information access * Trust and privacy in eGovernment * Open source in eGovernment * Emergency and disaster response management * Retaining public sector experiences * Education, training courses, and curricula The IFIP e-government conference 2010 hosts four distinct formats of contributions: * Completed research papers (max 12 pages, published in Springer LNCS) * Ongoing research and innovative projects (max 8 pages, published in Trauner) * Workshops and panels on pertinent issues * PhD colloquium submission. These formats encourage scientific rigor and discussions of state of the art in the study domain, but also welcome innovative research approaches, work in progress, and studies of practical eGovernment or eGovernance projects, as well as reports on systems implementation. Prior to the conference (August 29 and 30) a PhD student colloquium will be held providing doctoral students with an international forum for presenting their work, networking opportunities and cross-disciplinary inspiration. We seek innovative and scholarly sound contributions. Accepted papers of completed research will be published in Springer LNCS. Ongoing research and project papers will be published in Trauner proceedings. Read more in the submission guidelines and review criteria The IFI P e-government conference will be co-located with ePart, the new International Conference on eParticipation, which will be dedicated to topics on eParticipation and eDemocracy. ePart will take place in parallel to the IFIP e-government conference at the same venue. Important Dates Submission of papers: 15 February 2010 Submission of workshop/panel proposals: 15 March 2010 Submissions to PhD colloquium: 15 March 2010 Notification of acceptance for papers: 30 March 2010 Notification of acceptance for workshops/panels: 30 April 2010 Conference chairs: Maria A. Wimmer, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Jean-Loup Chappelet, IDHEAP, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Honorary chair Roland Traunmüller, University of Linz, Austria Chairs of PhD Colloquium Sharon Dawes, Center for Technology in Government, USA Björn Niehaves, European Research Center for Information Systems, Germany Dr. Hans J (Jochen) Scholl, MBA Associate Professor The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370C Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840, USA Skype: jochenscholl Phone: (206) 616-2543 Fax: (206) 616-3152 Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/

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