Apologies for cross-postings. Please consider submitting to this upcoming conference, hosted by the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. It's sponsored by iSchools, but open to all, and this year's theme of "culture, design, society" is particularly relevant to members of this list. It would be great to see a contingent of aoir members participate! Please pass this along to any lists, colleagues or students you think would be interested. Best, Sara --- Sara M. Grimes, PhD Assistant Professor FACULTY OF INFORMATION 140 St. George Street University of Toronto Toronto ON M5S 3G6 Canada Tel: +1 416 978-5269 | Fax: +1 416 971-1399 Email: sara.grimes@utoronto.ca<mailto:sara.grimes@utoronto.ca> Blog: http://gamineexpedition.blogspot.com<http://gamineexpedition.blogspot.com/> <please distribute widely> Call for Participation: iConference 2012 Toronto, Canada February 7-10, 2012 http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ The iConference is an annual gathering of a broad spectrum of scholars and researchers concerned about critical information issues in contemporary society. 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. These issues will be tackled during our four-day event in downtown Toronto, February 7-10, 2012. The conference theme is: Culture * Design * Society. Please join us for a multitude of high quality papers, posters, workshops, along with interactive alternative events that will frame the conversation. In addition to these activities, there will be a Doctoral Colloquium and an Early Career Workshop at the conference, lots of social events, and many opportunities to mingle. The iConference series is sponsored by the iSchools, a growing association of more than 30 Schools, Faculties and Colleges in North America, Europe and Asia -- however, affiliation with the iSchools is not a prerequisite, and we encourage everyone to participate. * Conference: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ * iCaucus: http://www.ischools.org/site/ * Last Year’s Proceedings: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1940761 Submission types: * Papers: We’re looking for original research, six to eight pages; papers will be refereed in a double-blind process, and accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Submission deadline: Monday September 12, 2011 Notification: Early November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Posters: We’re interested in posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Poster abstracts will undergo a blind review, and accepted posters will have their abstracts published in the ACM Digital Library. Submission deadline: Monday September 26, 2011 Notification: Mid November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Workshops: These can be half- or full-day and can focus on any area within information. Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011 Notification: Early October Final version due: Monday October 31, 2011 * Alternative Events: These can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging and pluralistic. Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011 Notification: Mid November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Doctoral Colloquium: This year’s colloquium will be organized around the theme of “inquiry.” Applicants will submit a 1,000 word abstract addressing the question, “What is the nature of inquiry in the information field, what makes it similar to or different from other areas of research, and what challenges have you met in your own research in this regard?” Visit our website for details. Application deadline: Friday September 30, 2011 Notification: Late November ORGANIZERS Conference Chair * Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto Papers Chair * Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles Posters Chair * Paul Marty, Florida State University Alternative Events Chair * Philippa Levy, University of Sheffield Workshops Chair * Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs * Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University * Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University Keynote Speakers Chair * Brian Cantwell Smith, University of Toronto Publication Chair * Yuri Takhteyev, University of Toronto Social Media Chair * Rhonda McEwen, University of Toronto Program Committee * Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University * Jack Andersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science * Nick Belkin, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey * Jean-François Blanchette, University of California, Los Angeles * Johan Bollen, Indiana University * Geoff Bowker, University of Pittsburgh * Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology * Donald Case, University of Kentucky * Chen Chuanfu, Wuhan University * Paul Clough, University of Sheffield * Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University * Ron Day, Indiana University * Melanie Feinberg, University of Texas, Austin * Robert Glushko, University of California Berkeley * Sean Goggins, Drexel University * Sara Grimes, University of Toronto * David Hendry, University of Washington * Steven Jackson, University of Michigan * Jim Jansen, The Pennsylvania State University * Michelle Kazmer, Florida State University * Anita Komlodi, UMBC * Christopher (Cal) Lee, University of North Carolina * Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois * William Moen, University of North Texas * Bonnie Nardi, University of California, Irvine * Heather L. O'Brien, University of British Columbia * Ee-Peng Lim, Singapore Management University * Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin * Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin * Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London * Bo Xie, University of Maryland Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/