------ Apologies for cross-postings -------- Call for Papers: Mobile Music A Special Session at the MOBILE LIFE CONFERENCES and EXHIBITIONS -- mSOCIETY 2008 -- The 1st International Conference on Mobile Society -- EURO mGOV 2008 -- The 3rd European Conference on Mobile Government 15 -19 September 2008, Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey http://www.mgovernment.org/events/index.html mlife@mgovernment.org Chairs: ----------- Michael Bull, Professor, Sussex University, UK Session Description: ----------------------------- For the first time in history over 50% of consumers in industrialised cultures worldwide have the capability of listening to music whilst on the move - either through the use of their mobile phones or on dedicated MP3 players such as the Apple iPod. In this stream we wish to discuss the social, aesthetic and commercial impact of the rise of mobile music consumption: We wish to encourage contributions that discuss: • The changing nature of the ‘social’ that might be implied by the personalised environment created through the use of mobile technologies. • The potential for artistic and aesthetic production and consumption through the use of these technologies. • The changing nature of consumption patterns - collaborative and individualised. • What lessons might be learnt by the industries involved in terms of their response to new technologies, new markets and new patterns of consumption. Submissions in the form of research papers (max 10 pages) and practice talks (max 1 page) are solicited via the conferences online submission system at the http://www.mgovernment.org/confadmin/confadmin.php Further information on submissions and all about the conferences can be found at http://www.mgovernment.org/events/ Contacts: -------------- For all enquiries please write to the session chairs: M.Bull@sussex.ac.uk or the conference secreteria mlife@mgovernment.org For other Special sessions at the mLife Conf. & Exhibitions please visit http://www.mgovernment.org/events/specialSessions.html ------- IBRAHIM KUSHCHU, MBA, MSC., PHD Associate Professor and Director,  Mobile Government Consortium International, UK http://www.mgovernment.org    http://www.aykey.net ik@mgovernment.org  ik@aykey.net          +44 1273 777853 ==  please visit mLife events www.mgovernment.org/events/