Please feel free to redistribute: Call for Papers BlogTalk Downunder Sydney, 20 & 21 May, 2005 An official call for papers that address any of the conference themes, but not restricted to these, is announced. Papers are welcomed from academics or practitioners across all levels and disciplines. Early career researchers and students are also encouraged to submit abstracts for papers. Suggested conference themes: Weblogs in education Weblogs in language & literacy Weblog application tools / software Weblogs in organisations Weblogs as a medium: genres, styles, aesthetics, discourse etc Weblogs in social studies Weblogs in journalism Weblogs in cultural studies Weblogs in political arenas Weblogs & technologies – RSS, graph theory, network mapping Weblogs and knowledge management Emergent trends – including moblogging, audio-blogging, vlogs Future issues Abstracts of no more than 500 words are required in Word format – emailed to: Anne.Bartlett-Bragg@uts.edu.au Please include: Your name Position Institution or Organisation email contact URL (if relevant) Acknowledgement will be sent via email within 48 hours of receipt. Key Dates: Submission of abstracts 31 January, 2005 Paper acceptance 28 February, 2005 Final versions of papers 31 March, 2005 Final Papers: Final papers are due by 31 March, 2005. A maximum of 3,000 words. Paper presentations will be a maximum of 20 minutes, with 10 minutes for discussion. All papers accepted will be blind refereed by 3 people and eligible for DEST. Workshop Sessions: Submissions to conduct a half-day (3 hour) workshop are also welcomed. A detailed outline, including objectives and topics to be covered, will be reviewed by the organising committee. Participant attendance will be at additional cost to conference registration. Costs of the workshop and fees will be negotiated with presenters. cheers Adrian Miles +++++++++++++++++++++ http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/vog/vlog/