Call for Panels and Papers WORLD SOCIAL SCIENCE FORUM Montréal, Canada 13-15 October 2013 Social Transformations and the Digital Age http://wssf2013.org/ Deadline extended to February 5, 2013. The International Social Science Council’s 2nd World Social Science Forum (WSSF) will take place on 13-15 October, 2013 in Montréal, Canada. The theme and focus for the 2013 Forum is “Social Transformations and the Digital Age”. The Forum will include plenary presentation/discussion sessions, and parallel panel presentations/discussion sessions. The conference organizers welcome suggestions for alternative or hybrid forms of presentation that take advantage of the features of digital technologies. Queries on procedures and processes should be sent to: info@wssf2013.org Deadlines 1. The proposal deadline is 5 February 2013. 2. Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 2013. 3. Successful applicants are expected to provide an extended abstract (2,000 words) to the ISSC no later than 9 September 2013 During the 2013 World Social Science Forum in Montréal, scholars from across the disciplines and across the world will come together to address the ways in which digital technologies are being developed and used, and • (First major focus area) how they are transforming different spheres of social life and • (Second major focus area) how they are transforming the social sciences. For the full call for papers, visit http://wssf2013.org/ Dr. Delia Dumitrica Department of Communication and Culture University of Calgary