Dear Internet Resarchers, are you doing research on online communities, social networks online & offline, the internet in organizations, digital inequality, or a related topic? Then this call for papers should be of interest to you. --------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS --------------------------------------------------------------- 8th International GOR Conference GOR 06 GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH '06 21st and 22nd of March, 2006 at Ravensberger Park, Bielefeld, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Organized by: German Society for Online Research - DGOF e.V. scientific co-organizers: Prof. Dr. Frank Faulbaum Prof. Dr. Nicola Doering Prof. Dr. Manfred Leisenberg sponsored by: TNS Infratest, Bielefeld --------------------------------------------------------------- Conference topics include theories, methods, and findings concerning social and business aspects of the Internet and mobile communication. The aim of the conference is to document the progress of Internet science, innovative developments, and practical experience. Traditionally, GOR conferences have been excellent opportunities for dialogue between: - researchers and users of Internet science - universities and companies - customers and suppliers. --------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Languages: English, German ------------------------- Contributions: -------------- Paper presentations, posters, and sessions can be proposed on the following topics: A: The Internet as a Resarch Tool Online Market Research and Social Research - Methods' Effects of Online Data Collection - Mobile Data Collection - Statistical Biases in Online Sampling - Best Practice Examples - Innovative Data Collection Tools - Online Access Panels - Quality Standards - Data Mining - Online Experiments B: The Internet Measured - Diffusion of Visual Online & Mobile Communication - Indices of the Digital Divide(s) and Digital Inequality - Use of Logfiles and Databases - Indices of the Information Society - Measurement of Range of Coverage C: The Internet in its Context Internet, Mobile Communication, and Civil Society - Online Groups / Online Communities - Social Networks and Relationships - E-Government and E-Voting - Internet, Social Movements, and Collective Action - Internet & Science Electronic & Mobile Business - E-Business - Evaluation of Web-Sites and E-Commerce - Mobile Commerce - Electronic Customer Relationship Management Internet & Mobile Communication in Everyday Life - Mobile & Online Entertainment - Social and Psychological Effects of Internet Use - E-Health - E- & M-Learning - Weblogs Internet & Mobile Communication in Organizations - Online Employee Surveys - Virtual Teams & Online Communities of Practice - Online Knowledge Exchange and Knowledge Management in Organizations ------------------------------------------------------------ Paper Presentations: ------------------------------ Paper presentations include an oral presentation of max. 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for discussion time. Selected contributions will be invited to submit their paper for publication in an international English language conference proceedings' volume or in an international English language journal. Posters: ------------- Posters will be discussed at fixed times. The best poster(s) will be awarded by an independent jury. Prize total: EUR 500,-. Sessions: -------------- There will also be the opportunity to propose a group of (3-5) interrelated presentations within one session. For more information please contact the program committee (gorpaper06@dgof.de). Workshops: ----------------- There will be tutorial workshops covering key methods of Internet Science. The workshops will take place the day before the GOR conference (March 20, 2006) as well as during the conference. Participation in workshops is not free of charge and the number of participants will be limited. Registered visitors of the conference have priority. More information is available at http://www.gor.de. Exhibition Stand Space: ---------------------------------- Companies will have the opportunity to book exhibition stand space for presentations of products or services. More information is available at gororga06@dgof.de. Social Events and Membership Meeting: ----------------------------------------------------------- The traditional early-bird-meeting will take place in the evening of March 20, 2006. During this meeting visitors and participants will have the opportunity to socialize with colleagues and meet with other researchers. On Tuesday 21st March 2006, there will be a social event in the evening which will include dinner and dancing. During the conference there will be a meeting of the members of the German Society for Online Research. The members will receive additional information about the meeting at a later date. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Submission Guidelines -------------------------------- If you would like to contribute to the conference by presenting a paper or a poster, please submit an abstract electronically no later than: September 30th 2005 to: http://www.gor.de Abstracts should contain no more than 350 words. The abstract has to be written in English language. An additional German language version is appreciated, if possible. Authors may present in English or German. In any case the transparencies have to be prepared in English language. Papers can be only submitted via the Web-based online tool located at the GOR-Website. We ask for your understanding that we cannot accept papers sent via email. Authors will receive notification of acceptance by: November 30, 2005. The preliminary program will be posted by January 1st, 2006 at the following URL: http://www.gor.de Accepted oral presentation transparencies or Power-Point files in English are to be sent by February 17th 2006. -------------------------- Conference Fees: -------------------------- Conference fees include conference materials, two lunches, conference dinner, drinks and snacks during breaks. Researchers: 150 Euros Students: 90 Euros Presenting participants: 120 Euros (first authors only) Commerical participants (e.g. company representatives, free- lancers, consultants): 390 Euros Participants living in the EU will have to pay full conference fees in advance. Other participants may pay their fees on the conference date at the venue. Day tickets are not available. DGOF members are subject to a 20% conference fee reduction (membership application forms can be found at: http://www.dgof.de/dgof_antrage.pdf). Early registrants (excluding DGOF members), who register before January 20, 2006 receive a fee reduction of 15%. For first authors there are special deadlines for registration: After notification of acceptance (Nov. 30, 2005) first authors can register immediately. First authors who register no later than December 15, 2005 receive a fee reduction of 15% (not valid for DGOF members). First authors have to register no later than December 31, 2005. Registration for all other participants will begin on January 1st 2006. Further detailed information will be posted continually at the following URL: http://www.gor.de ------------------------------ Important deadlines: ------------------------------ 09/30/05 Deadline for abstract submission 11/30/05 Feedback on acceptance / Registration of authors begins 01/01/06 Preliminary program will be published / General registration begins 03/20/06-03/22/06 Conference + workshops ----------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of contacts: Conference Website, Abstract submission, Workshops: http://www.gor.de Business activities & any further questions: office@dgof.de ----------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================= Uwe Matzat Sociology Section Department of Technology Management Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands --------------- phone: +31 40 247-8392 email: u.matzat@tm.tue.nl http://www.tue-tm-soc.nl/~matzat/ =======================================