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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Apologies for cross-posting -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND THE INTERNET (cosci12)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>DATE: August 1-3, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>LOCATION: Düsseldorf, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CONTACT PERSON: Alexander Tokar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>EMAIL: </span><a href="mailto:tokar@phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de"><span lang=EN-US>tokar@phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>WEB SITE: </span><a href="http://www.nfgwin.uni-duesseldorf.de/de/cosci12"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.nfgwin.uni-duesseldorf.de/de/cosci12</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 15, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>----------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CONFERENCE TOPICS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>----------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online media have brought about numerous changes in scholarly practices, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>including, but not limited to gathering data, finding relevant <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>literature, making research and results accessible, organising <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>collaboration, communicating with colleagues and students as well as <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>creating fruitful learning environments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The interdisciplinary conference "Science and the Internet", to be held <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>August 1-3, 2012 in Düsseldorf, brings together researchers and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>practitioners from multiple disciplines (e.g. information science, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>computer science, sociology, communication and media studies, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>linguistics, educations studies, legal studies, etc.) working on the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>following or related issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How is the research process transformed through the use of digital <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>infrastructures?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How can the challenges of the public availability of (large scale) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>scientific data be met?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How do scholars make use of social networking platforms, (micro-)blogs, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>wikis, or websites?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How does the Internet affect scholarly publishing (e.g. Open Access, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>unpublished manuscripts, blogs)?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How has the Internet changed the practice and relevance of citations and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>of receiving reputation?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How do teaching styles or beliefs and use of the Internet mutually <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>influence each other?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Do Web 2.0 platforms offer opportunities to advance public understanding <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>of science?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What is the role of ethics, policies, and legal regulation in academic <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>use of the Internet?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What theoretical and practical implications do the aforementioned <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>considerations have for science and the Internet?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>--------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>--------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The conference language is English. We invite two types of submissions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Abstracts for talks (20 minutes for presentation + 10 minutes for <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>discussion) should not exceed 500 words, excluding data and references. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In case of acceptance a full paper (max. 3.000 words or 12 pages) in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>either English or German must be submitted by July 15, 2012. The full <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>paper will be published in conference proceedings (print and online).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Proposals for interactive workshops (90 minutes) should outline both the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>thematic focus and the session design. Workshops should engage <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>participants in developing the topics. Proposals should not exceed 1.000 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>words.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Both abstracts for presentations and proposals for interactive workshops <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>must be submitted via EasyChair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Deadline for submitting abstracts: January 15, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Camera-ready submission of papers: July 15, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Conference dates: August 1-3, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>---------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>---------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The conference is organized by the interdisciplinary Junior Researchers <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Group "Science and the Internet" (</span><a href="http://nfgwin.uni-duesseldorf.de/"><span lang=EN-US>http://nfgwin.uni-duesseldorf.de/</span></a><span lang=EN-US>) at <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Michael Beurskens (legal studies)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Susanne Keuneke (communication and media studies)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Merja Mahrt (communication and media studies)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Cornelius Puschmann (English linguistics)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Isabella Peters (information science)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Alexander Tokar (English linguistics)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Timo van Treeck (education studies)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Katrin Weller (information science)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Dr. Isabella Peters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Institut für Sprache und Information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Abteilung für Informationswissenschaft<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Geb. 23.21/ 04.68<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Universitätsstraße 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>40225 Düsseldorf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Tel.: 0211/ 81-10803<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/infowiss/mitarbeiter/wissenschaftliche-mitarbeiter-hilfskraefte/isabella-peters/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>