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Deadline for ELO2019
by James O'Sullivan 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

*Apologies for cross-posting* This is a final reminder that the call for submissions for the 2019 *Electronic Literature* Organization Conference & Media Arts Festival closes on *Jan 14th*. One of the largest international gatherings of scholars and practitioners concerned with screen and computational literatures / games / artworks of all forms, ELO2019 will mark the first time that the event is hosted in Ireland. After the conference, suitable papers will be published in the Electronic Book Review (Open Humanities Press). *For more, see:* http://elo2019.ucc.ie/

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WEBCAST: UN High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation: Virtual Town Hall Meeting – 7 January 2018
by Joly MacFie 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

The important information in this call is that, while the deadline to get your comments in to the panel is Jan 31, it would be a good idea to actually get them in before the meeting on Jan 21/22. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DigitalCooperation2>Earlier today* Monday January 7 2018* the *United Nations High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation <https://digitalcooperation.org/>* hosted a *Virtual Town Hall <http://bit.ly/TownHallJanuary>*. This comprised a briefing by co-Executive Director *Dr Jovan Kurbalija* and Senior Communications Officer *Anoush Rima Tatevossian* that covered the past month's #digitalcooperation engagements, the first round of responses to the Call for Contributions, future events including the Panel's 2nd meeting later in January, plus questions. A mildly edited version will be webcast tonight at *7pm ET | 00:00 UTC* on *ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/>* *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DigitalCooperation2 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DigitalCooperation2>* *CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS (DEADLINE JAN 31)* *https://digitalcooperation.org/call-for-contributions/ <https://digitalcooperation.org/call-for-contributions/>* *OCTOBER 2018 VIRTUAL TOWN HALL* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DigitalCooperation <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DigitalCooperation>* *TWITTER: #DigitalCooperation http://bit.ly/digitalcooperation <http://bit.ly/digitalcooperation>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/10801/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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2nd CfP: 10th International Conference on Social Media & Society (Toronto, July 19-21, 2019) - Papers due Jan 28!
by agruzd＠gmail.com 06 Jan '19

06 Jan '19

***Apologies for cross-posting*** Hello Social Media Researchers! Happy New Year! This is just a quick reminder that the deadline to submit your work to the International Conference on Social Media & Society (Toronto, Canada, July 19-21, 2019) is fast approaching. Both Work-in-Progress extended abstracts (~1000-1200 words) and full papers (6-10 pages) are due January 28, 2019. We welcome research from a wide range of methodological perspectives employing established quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods as well as innovative approaches that cross interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding of the current and future trends in social media research. Full papers presented at the Conference will be published in the conference proceedings by ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS) <http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2930971&CFID=847001369&CFTOKEN=15617273&p reflayout=flat#prox> and will be available in the ACM Digital Library. All conference presenters (full, WIP and poster authors) will also be invited to submit their extended work to a special issue of the Social Media + Society <http://sms.sagepub.com/> journal published by SAGE. For more information, please visit CfP <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/2018/rethinking-privacy-and-trust-in-the- social-media-age-smsociety-cfp-toronto-canada-july-19-21-2019/> at https://socialmediaandsociety.org/2018/rethinking-privacy-and-trust-in-the-s ocial-media-age-smsociety-cfp-toronto-canada-july-19-21-2019/ If you have any questions, please contact us via email at ask(a)socialmediaandsociety.org <mailto:ask@socialmediaandsociety.org> or on Twitter at @SocMediaConf <https://twitter.com/SocMediaConf> -- 2019 SMSociety Organizing Committee

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46th International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science (SOFSEM 2020): Second Call for Track Proposals
by Announce Announcements 05 Jan '19

05 Jan '19

*** Second Call for Track Proposals *** 46th International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science (SOFSEM 2020) Atlantica Miramare 4* Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus January 20-24, 2020 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Submission Deadline: February 11, 2019 *** (Proceedings to be published by Springer) SOFSEM (SOFtware SEMinar) is an annual international winter conference devoted to the theory and practice of Computer Science. SOFSEM presents the latest results and developments in academic and industrial research in leading areas of Computer Science. The first SOFSEM was organized in 1974, and it was traditionally located in the Czech and Slovak Republics, before it starting moving to other European locations. In 2017 it was organised in Ireland, in 2018 in Austria and in 2019 in Slovakia. The 46th edition will be organised in the sunny Mediterranean island of Cyprus. SOFSEM consists of Invited Talks by prominent researchers, Contributed Talks selected from the submitted papers, and the Student Research Forum. The program is organized in plenary talks and parallel tracks devoted to original research in contemporary areas of Computer Science. SOFSEM has a long-standing tradition of facilitating discussions and collegial interactions and is well-known for its familiar and inspiring atmosphere and as a meeting place for active and leading computer scientists. SOFSEM is a track based conference. It features the traditional track on Foundations of Computer Science and a number of other tracks that over the years have evolved to cover and address contemporary important areas of Computer Science, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cryptography, Security, and Verification, Data Science, Knowledge Engineering, Social Computing and Human Factors, Software and Web Engineering, etc. The proceedings of SOFSEM are published in the prestigious ARCoSS (Advanced Research in Computing and Software Science) subseries of Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. For SOFSEM 2020, the Steering Committee is inviting proposals for organising tracks. The tracks can be of theoretical or practical nature or a combination of both. Tracks from industry are particularly welcome. The proposal should not exceed 3 pages and should include the following items: a) Title, aim and scope of the proposed track, as well as the list of topics that the proposed track will address. b) Rationale for having this track in SOFSEM, including any other similar events that the proposed track complements or differs from. c) Names, affiliations and short CVs for the chairs of the proposed track, demonstrating past relevant experience in organising such tracks or events. d) Tentative list of names of the Program Committee for the proposed track. e) A short dissemination plan for the CFP mentioning the forums where the latter will be posted. The proposals will be reviewed by the Steering Committee and the General Chairs, based on the above mentioned criteria. A proposal may be accepted as is, requested to modify its title and/or topics covered, merged with another proposed track or rejected. Upon acceptance, the track chairs will be notified of their exact duties in managing the affairs of their track. The Steering Committee reserves the right to cancel a track at any moment in time, if these responsibilities are not dealt with satisfactorily by the track chairs. Proposals should be submitted by February 11th, 2019 to the SOFSEM 2020 General Chairs, Yannis Manolopoulos (yannis.manolopoulos AT ouc.ac.cy) and George A. Papadopoulos (george AT cs.ucy.ac.cy). IMPORTANT DATES * Submission of track proposals: February 11, 2019 * Notification of proposals acceptance or rejection: February 25, 2019 * Submission of abstracts: July 29, 2019 * Submission of full papers: August 5, 2019 * Notification of acceptance for submitted papers: September 30, 2019 * Camera-Ready submission of accepted papers: October 28, 2019 * Early and author registration deadline: November 25, 2019 * Conference dates: January 20-24, 2020 ORGANISATION General Chairs Yannis Manolopoulos, Open University of Cyprus, CY George A, Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, CY Steering Committee Barbara Catania, University of Genova, IT Miroslaw Kutylowski, Wroclaw Uni. of Technology, PL Tiziana Margaria-Steffen, University of Limerick, IE Branislav Rovan, Comenius University, Bratislava, SK Petr Saloun, Technical University of Ostrava, CZ Julius Stuller, Academy of Sciences, Prague, CZ, chair Jan van Leeuwen, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NL

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#12Streams 10 – Shernon Osepa - Community Networks
by Joly MacFie 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

The theme of CIGF 2018 was “Promoting secure, resilient and effective data management in the age of social media.“ Shernon Osepa took advantage of the resilience aspect to eloquently expound on ISOC's current push on access. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12days10/> Today, *Friday January 4 2019*, at *7pm EST* (00:00 UTC), in the tenth installment of the *Internet Society Livestreaming <https://isoc.live/>*‘s ‘*12 Days of Streams <https://isoc.live/tag/12-streams/>*‘ annual highlights we feature *Shernon Osepa <https://www.internetsociety.org/author/osepa/>*, Manager, Regional Affairs at the Internet Society’s *Latin America & the Caribbean Bureau <https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/latin-america-caribbean/>*, speaking about *Community Networks <https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/community-networks/> *at the *14th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum <http://www.ctu.int/events/14th-caribbean-internet-governance-forum-suriname/>* (CIGF 2018) in Paramaribo, Suriname on May 23 2018. *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12days10/ <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12days10/>* *FULL CIGF2018 LIVESTREAM* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2018 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2018>* *PAPER – Community Networks in Latin America* *https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/ <https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…>* *TWITTER: #12streams http://bit.ly/2SgU9Gu <http://bit.ly/2SgU9Gu>* *#CIGF2018 http://bit.ly/cigf2018 <http://bit.ly/cigf2018> | #14CIGF http://bit.ly/14cigf <http://bit.ly/14cigf>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/10786/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Call for Applications – online MA in Strategic Communications at National University (La Jolla, CA)
by Federica Fornaciari 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

The Department of Arts & Humanities at National University welcomes applications to its online M.A. program in Strategic Communications. The next cohort starts in March 2019. *About the Program:* Throughout the Master of Arts in Strategic Communications, you will learn to operate in an increasingly complex and interdependent global environment and acquire the theoretical and practical foundations for developing strategic communications programs and campaigns. Each course provides an essential stepping-stone on the way to planning, executing, and evaluating effective strategic communications efforts. The degree is very versatile in order to provide you with the means that you may apply to your chosen career paths. As a result, you can develop and strengthen several skills including the following: persuasion, audience analysis, campaign planning and development, understanding of uses/features of traditional and new media, research methods, crisis evaluation and management, ethics/ethical norms for media industry, decision-making, problem-solving, project planning and management – as well as interpersonal, intercultural and organizational skills for the workplace. Finally, in the capstone course, you will put together a professional portfolio to display and present material developed throughout your coursework – this is a fundamental tool for students who are getting ready to apply for jobs or promotions. *Faculty* Our interdisciplinary faculty includes communication professionals, as well as established and emerging researchers who specialize in a variety of fields such as social and digital media, public relations, marketing, crisis communication, and more. *Class format & requirements* Our classes are intensive 4-weeks long classes, fully online. We offer weekly online seminars - these are also recorded so students always have the option to watch them asynchronously. The program include 10 core courses. *Career Options* The Master of Arts in Strategic Communications equips you with the tools necessary to launch professional communication careers in a variety of private, public sector, and non-profit organizations. The program provides you with a great combination of theoretical and practical skills that enable you to be competitive in the marketplace. *For more info about the program: *contact Federica Fornaciari, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Academic Program Director ffornaciari(a)nu.edu *or visit the program website:* https://www.nu.edu/OurPrograms/CollegeOfLettersAndSciences/ArtsAndHumanitie… *For info about graduate admission/ to apply* *:https://www.nu.edu/admissions/graduate/ <https://www.nu.edu/admissions/graduate/>* *About National University* National University is a San Diego-based nonprofit founded in 1971 by retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Chigos. As the largest private nonprofit university in San Diego, our mission is to provide accessible, achievable higher education to adult learners. A pioneer in the digital space, we’ve offered online classes for more than 20 years. For more info about National University: https://www.nu.edu/ouruniversity/theuniversity/ Thanks, *Federica Fornaciari**, Ph.D., Assistant** Professor* *Academic Program Director, MA Strategic Communications * National University College of Letters and Sciences Department of Arts and Humanities 11255 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, California 92037-1011 Email: ffornaciari(a)nu.edu

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The 27th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP 2019): Second Call for Theory, Opinion and Reflection Papers
by Announce Announcements 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

*** SECOND CALL FOR THEORY, OPINION AND REFLECTION PAPERS *** 27th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2019) Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus, June 9-12, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Submissions due: March 16, 2019 ACM UMAP - User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. Theory, Opinion and Reflection (TOR) are position papers that critically look at ongoing and emerging research topics, reflections on persistent or fleeting trends in the field and blue sky future ideas for UMAP research. They offer an opportunity for discussing thought-provoking work relevant to the UMAP community, albeit they are not yet ready to be published as a full length research papers at a refereed conference. They should be of sufficient quality and relevance to the UMAP community and demonstrate the ability to spur discussion and debate on the future course of the UMAP research. The presentations will be in the form of a 10 minute pitch in a plenary conference session, just before a break. The presenters will present the topic and raise relevant questions to stimulate discussion during the breaks. Submissions should have a maximum length of 4 pages in the ACM SIG proceedings template. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS Submissions must adhere to the ACM SIG Standard (SIGCONF) proceedings template. A template can be found at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. Submit your papers in PDF format via EasyChair for UMAP 2019 TOR at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. The review process will be single blinded, i.e. authors' names should be included in the papers. Submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. They will be assessed based on their originality and novelty, potential to stimulate discussion on important research questions, potential contribution to UMAP research and practice, potential impact in particular use cases, as well as their overall readability. Papers that exceed the page limits (4 pages for TOR) or do not adhere to the formatting guidelines will be returned without review. IMPORTANT DATES · Submission of TOR papers: March 16th, 2019 · Notification of acceptance: April 5th, 2019 · Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: April 15th, 2019 Note: The submissions times are 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth. PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION Accepted Theory, Opinion and Reflection papers will be published in the ACM UMAP 2019 Adjunct Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. All categories will be presented at the poster reception of the conference, in the form of a poster and/or a software demonstration following poster format. This form of presentation will provide presenters with an opportunity to obtain direct feedback about their work from a wide audience during the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper there. THEORY, OPINION AND REFLECTION PAPERS CHAIRS · Jan-Geert Houben, Delft University, The Netherlands (g.j.p.m.houben AT tudelft.nl) · Bamshad Mobasher, DePaul University, USA (mobasher AT cs.depaul.edu)

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Vacancy for an Associate Professor/Professor in Media & Communication Studies at the University of Nottingham's China campus
by Andrew White 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

The University of Nottingham's China campus has the following vacancy in the School of International Communications *Associate Professor/Professor in Media & Communication Studies* Closing date: 20 February 2019 https://hrms.nottingham.edu.cn/psp/PRDHCM/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_… Please note that the successful candidate will be expected to take on the role of Head of School for a fixed period of time amounting to no more than 3 years. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Andrew White, the current Head of the School of International Communications, email: andrew.white(a)nottingham.edu.cn > The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), a pioneer in > Sino-foreign tertiary education, is rapidly expanding. It is looking for > ambitious, talented academics with a passion for teaching as well as > research flair to join its team. UNNC is part of the University of > Nottingham’s Global University, and offers unique teaching and research > opportunities in a highly dynamic economy. > > UNNC is currently ranked in the world top 300 for the discipline of > Communication as measured by the Shanghai ARWU: > http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/communicati… > > > The recruitment of a high profile media and communication scholar to take > a leadership role within the School of International Communications will > contribute to the maintenance and/or improvement of The University of > Nottingham Ningbo China’s ranking. > > Our BA (Hons) in International Communications is a provincial level > accredited degree which includes a dedicated programme of study for a > European or East Asian language. Its sister programme, BA (Hons) in > International Communications with Chinese, has proved successful in > attracting high quality international students to our school. > > We currently run an MA programme in International Communications and also > have one of the most successful PhD programmes in the university. We have > been graduating students for more than ten years and our alumni have > continued their education in some of the world’s leading universities, > including Oxford and Cambridge, as well as working for companies like the > Bank of China, L’Oreal, Ogilvy & Mather and the British Chamber of Commerce > in Shanghai. > > The post-holder will be expected to teach across the full range of our > programmes, and conduct research, knowledge exchange and the securing of > external funding in the school’s main research areas. More details of the > school and its teaching and research activities can be found here: > > https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/internationalcommunications/index.aspx > > > Salary will be within the range of £51,630 – £61,618 for the Associate > Professor post and £61,618 – £84,527 for the Professorship. In addition, an > attractive package including accommodation allowance, travel allowance and > medical insurance will be provided for international appointments. > > The post will initially be offered on a fixed term contract with the > University of Nottingham Ningbo China for a period of 5 years starting June > 2019 or as soon as thereafter. This contract may be extended on an > indefinite basis by mutual agreement. > > Please indicate clearly on your application whether you wish to be > considered for the Associate Professor post or the Professorship. > > Informal enquires may be addressed to Professor Andrew White, Head of > School of International Communications, email: > andrew.white(a)nottingham.edu.cn. Please note that applications sent > directly to this address will not be accepted. > Applications must be submitted on-line: > https://hrms.nottingham.edu.cn/psp/PRDHCM/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_… > > *Interviews will take place in Ningbo, China, in mid-April 2019, though > this is subject to change. Your referees will be contacted prior to the > interview. * > > > Andrew White > > Professor of Creative Industries & Digital Media > > Head of the School of International Communications > > Director of the AHRC Centre for Digital Copyright and IP Research in China > > the School of International Communications > > The University of Nottingham Ningbo China > > http://ningbo.academia.edu/AndrewWhite >

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CFP: Schemas, Graphs, Ontologies: Baking Semantics into Data-Driven Media Technologies
by Andrew Iliadis 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

*apologies for cross posting* *CFP: Schemas, Graphs, Ontologies: Baking Semantics into Data-Driven Media Technologies* *4S 2019 New Orleans: Innovations, Interruptions, Regenerations* *Society for Social Studies of Science Annual Meeting New Orleans September 4-7, 2019 * Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a restful break. We’re organizing a call for papers on semantic media technologies for the upcoming 4S conference. If you’re working on topics like the semantic web, knowledge graphs, applied ontologies, metadata, taxonomies, and categorization, we’d love to have you with us. The open call description is below, with a list of potential topics and submission link. 130. Schemas, Graphs, Ontologies: Baking Semantics into Data-Driven Media Technologies Amelia Acker, The University of Texas at Austin Andrew Iliadis, Temple University Since Google declared, in a 2012 blog post, that they would begin focusing on “things, not strings” there has been increasing talk in the media about the value of semantically enhancing data for reuse and sharing. As vast amounts of unstructured data grow thanks to the resources of media technology companies and governments, there is a push to structure those data to produce semantic interoperability and thus improve understanding. Various information infrastructures like metadata schemas, knowledge graphs, and applied ontologies are experiencing a resurgence as the limitations of statistical algorithms and relational databases become clearer and researchers argue for training data that must be made understandable and structured in such a way as to provide value. Yet, along with increasing our ability to make sense of heterogeneous data through semanticization, there are identifiable problems related to data interoperability that may negatively impact people, practices, and places. This panel will explore the idea of schemas, graphs, and ontologies through their use by media technology companies and scientific researchers by asking if these methods are appropriate for modeling all kinds of knowledge, how such modeling affects access and control, what risks of misrepresentation and error exit, and what potential there is of transforming or appropriating knowledge. This panel seeks empirically grounded papers or novel theoretical approaches to understanding how semantically constraining technologies are operationalized in practices across domains, including scientific, governmental, and business contexts. Papers that focus on single case studies, introduce new methods, or propose ethical and policy frameworks are encouraged. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): histories of semantic media, social and critical perspectives on semantic technologies, semantic web, open data, linked data, knowledge graphs, schemas, metadata, applied ontology, taxonomies, graph databases, DBpedia, Wikidata, Web Ontology Language, Schema.org, microformats, Resource Description Framework, Freebase, GoodRelations, PoolParty, Ontotext, Friend of a Friend, Descriptive Ontology for Linguistic and Cognitive Engineering, Dublin Core, Basic Formal Ontology, GoodRelations, Shapes Constraint Language, Google Knowledge Graph, Facebook Open Graph, Neo4j, Microsoft Satori, World Wide Web Consortium, virtual assistants, Siri Active Ontology, eBay Product Knowledge Graph, Alexa Meaning Representation Language, etc. Submissions (250 words, due by Feb 1st) can be submitted here (select “Papers for Open Panels” #130): https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ssss/4s19/ -- Andrew Iliadis, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Media Studies and Production Lew Klein College of Media and Communication Temple University

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CFP Workshop: Charting the future of forced migration research in Information Science
by Violeta Trkulja 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

Apologies for cross-posting. This is a call for contributions to the full-day workshop at the *2019 iConference* to be held in Washington, DC, on *Sunday, March 31st, 2019*. In this workshop, we seek to bring together researchers from the information fields broadly construed, along with researchers in related disciplines to showcase the range of areas, practices and methodologies available to research forced migration. The aim is to introduce our information science colleagues to research in related disciplines, as well as acculturate our colleagues from other disciplines into the rich research context and frameworks in information science. The workshop will feature a panel, lightning talks and various engagement sessions. A Special Issue featuring some of the Workshop contributions will also be produced following the event. The following two themes will frame the workshop contributions and discussions: *Information spaces of refugees* -Navigating the information environments in new and/or transitional countries -Operational knowledge about information practices in different contexts -Making space for refugees Evolving services provided by (public) libraries and other information professionals in the context of forced migration *Digitally-mediated environments of refugees* -Information-related skills and strategies that facilitate access to (and uses of) information -Role of social media and online spaces in creating/regaining a sense of place -Access, accessibility, usability issues in forced migration research -Credibility and assessment; multilingual interactions; user-generated content *Abstract Submission* The workshop welcomes submissions for presenting a lightning talk of 15 minutes in one of the main themes of the workshop: Information spaces of refugees and digitally-mediated environments for refugees. Each lightning talk session will be followed by an interactive engagement with the audience led by the speaker. When submitting an abstract for a talk, please state your plan for an interactive session that encourages audience commentary and engagement. Please plan for no more than 30 minutes. Your submission should include the following things: -abstract of your lightning talk with up to 300 words -short description of your audience engagement idea with no more than 200 words. Please send your submission to iconf2019-forcedmigrationws(a)lists.hu-berlin.de *Important Dates* -Abstract submission deadline: Jan 15th, 2019 -Notification of acceptance: Feb 15th, 2019 *Knowledge Dissemination – Special Issue of IJIDI* In addition to the Workshop, we will also produce a Special Issue in the International Journal for Information, Diversity and Inclusion (IJIDI) on the theme of the future of forced migration in information science. We welcome full research papers that make a novel contribution to this area of research (e.g., empirical, theory-based, methodological, comparative), and we seek a broad spectrum of submissions from workshop attendees as well as those who are not able to attend the workshop. The Special Issue will also have a special section for student work, works in progress, opinion pieces, and professional reports. Deadlines for the Special Issue of IJIDI: Extended abstracts of up to 1,000 words for full research papers and up to 500 words for contributions to the special section are due by April 30, 2019. Authors will be notified of acceptance by May 30, 2019. The final papers will be due by October 15, 2019. Publication scheduled for the April 2020 issue. Organizers Dr. Juliane Stiller, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany (juliane.stiller(a)ibi.hu-berlin.de) Dr. Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information, University Toronto, Canada (nadia.caidi(a)utoronto.ca) Dr. Violeta Trkulja, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany (violeta.trkulja(a)ibi.hu-berlin.de) Dr. Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Computer Science, University of Toronto, Canada (ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu) -- Dr. Violeta Trkulja Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin School of Library and Information Science Sitz: Dorotheenstrasse 26, 10117 Berlin Post: Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin Tel: +49 30 2093-70963 Fax: +49 30 2093-70951 Mail: violeta.trkulja(a)ibi.hu-berlin.de Web: www.ibi.hu-berlin.de

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