CFP First Asia Cyber Emotions International Conference, KyeongSan/ Daegu, South Korea, Dec 2-3, 2010 Conference Summary The Cyber Emotions Research Center at YeungNam University in South Korea is holding the 1st Asia Cyber Emotions International Conference from December 2-3 (Fri-Sat), 2010. As the online population grows and social interactions are increasingly influenced by Internet technologies, human emotions have been observed in online user behaviour. It is important to understand how online environment catalyses offline emotional characteristics, and transfers them into e-communities. The workshop aims to bring scholars working on related academic fields such as social sciences, computer and information sciences together to examine the (emerging) issues of feelings concerns the contemporary computer-mediated e- society. The workshop aims to examine the current and possible theoretical frameworks and investigate new approaches and techniques for detecting, measuring and evaluating feelings in cyberspace and the associated effects. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Cyber emotion - Facial expression - Tools for cyber emotion research - Online communication - Methods for detecting and measuring emotion online We welcome papers reporting on research into any perspective of human emotions. We particularly welcome papers that describe and apply innovative methodological approaches. PhD/postgraduate students are also very welcome to participate in the conference. The official language for the conference is English. However, we may be able to provide translators for other languages such as German, Japanese and Chinese. Key conference organizers: Asso. Prof. Han Woo Park Department of Media & Communication WCU Webometrics Institute YeungNam University Assis. Prof Sung Woo Lim Department of German Language & Literature YeungNam University Important dates: Abstract submission deadline: August 01, 2010 Notice of acceptance deadline: September 01, 2010 Conference dates: December 2-3, 2010 Registration fee: General: US $50 Student: Free Abstract submission If you would like to participate, please submit your abstract(s) in PDF format via email to cyberemotions@gmail.com. Funding up to 600,000 Korean dollars may be available for selected scholars and students. Funding will cover board and lodging for the duration of the conference, and in selected cases, air travel to South Korea by the most economical means. To be considered for the funding, please submit your CV together with the abstract(s) to cyberemotions@gmail.com by August 01, 2010. Contact us If you have any enquiries or would like to contact us regarding the suitability of your research for the conference, please email us on cyberemotions@gmail.com .