Call for Participation Computer-Mediated Social Networking Dunedin, New Zealand 11-13 June 2008 http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/infosci/Conferences/Isn2008/ The International Conference on Computer-Mediated Social Networking (ICCMSN 2008) will explore social networking issues such as formation of online communities and how collaboration and cooperation can be achieved. The topics covered encompass multiple disciplines, including Computer Science, Sociology, Epidemiology, Economics, Marketing, Education, etc. Some of the applications that can benefit from social network structural models include social norm spreading, disease propagation, opinion dynamics, and collective knowledge construction. Network topologies can play an important role in these applications. The conference will examine the links between these topics. Topics of interest include: * Facilitating effective structure in a Social Network Structure (SNS) * Agent-based simulation for studying the dynamic behaviour in on-line societies * Issues and solutions in modelling virtual collaborative environments * Integration of various communication tools such as Wikis, Blogs, Discussion Boards etc. Important dates: Submission date: 15 February 2008 Acceptance notification: 8 March 2008 Camera-ready submission date: 30 March 2008 Conference: 11-13 June 2008 We invite your participation by submitting research papers in the relevant areas of your interest. Inter-disciplinary research papers are also encouraged. ~~ Erika Pearson Dept. of Media, Film and Communication. University of Otago P.O. Box 56 Dunedin 9054 Aotearoa/New Zealand Ph: (+0064 3) 479-8680 E-mail: erika.pearson@otago.ac.nz