[agents] CFP: Social Computing

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7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations



ITNG 2010



April 12-14, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA


http://www.itng.info/

 

 



Call for Papers



Social Computing Track








 


 




Theme


The relentless development of Internet technologies in recent years has
radically altered the landscape for human/social interaction.
Characterized by flexibility, user-friendliness and simplicity, Web
applications such as wikis, blogs, microblogs, video sharing platforms
and social networking sites offer rich, interactive user experiences
that facilitate community-based knowledge sharing and collaboration.
Previously, users visited static web pages and accessed institutional
content that mirrored print-based publications. Now, users are provided
with the tools and platforms to undertake their own collaborative
content creation and distribution.
With the Internet rapidly taking on the role of a global
marketplace for the exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge, an
interesting research area has emerged: social computing.
Social computing lies at the intersection of social behavior and
computing systems. It focuses on the use of technology to create social
conventions and contexts, as well as the new relationships and power
structures that result. Three widely-agreed tenets of social computing
are (i) the shift of innovation from a top-down to a bottom-up model;
(ii) the shift of value from ownership to experiences; and (iii) the
shift of power from institutions to communities.
Social computing (also known as Web 2.0 and social media) has
drawn much interest in academia, the information technology industry
and among Internet users. This track at ITNG 2010 is therefore timely,
and will serve as a platform for those researching this area.
Submissions may include research, system, evaluation, policy and
position papers. Topics include, but are not limited to:


Use of information communication technologies for social computing
Mobile social computing
Infrastructure and architectures for social computing
Online communities and social networking
Social tagging and collaborative information organization
Information retrieval and sharing techniques
Usability and user needs
Applications and case studies in social computing
Novel applications supporting user-generated content and social interaction
Social, institutional and policy issues in social computing
Social computing in schools, enterprises and other organizations
Collaboration and social computing
Social computing trends and issues

 




Publication



Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services.
Selected papers presented in the conference will be considered for
publication in a special issue of an international journal. Electronic
submission in PDF or MS Word format are required. Papers must represent
high quality and previously unpublished work, not currently under
review by another conference, workshop, or journal.
Interested authors should submit a 6-page paper of their original
and unpublished work including 5 keywords in the IEEE format. Your
submission should include the author names, complete mailing addresses,
telephone and fax numbers, and the email addresses of the authors. For
formatting and submission instructions, please refer to http://www.itng.info/submission.php.


When submitting papers via the online submission system, remember to indicate that the paper is meant for the "Social Computing"
track. This option is found in the "Submission Categories" section in
the system. If using the online submission system is somehow not
possible, please email the track co-chairs for assistance.


NEW: Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit
modified versions of their work to a special issue in the Journal of
Digital Information Management (http://www.dirf.org/jdim/).

 




Evaluation Process


Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and
soundness. Per ITNG policy, except for invited papers, all papers will
be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers.

 




Important Dates



Submission Deadline: October 23, 2009


Author Notification: December 4, 2009


Camera Ready Paper Due (6 pages): February 5, 2010

 






 






Track Co-Chairs



General enquires on the Social Computing track and email submissions should be sent to one of the track co-chairs:




Dr Dion Goh,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore


Email: ashlgoh at ntu.edu.sg


Dr Chei Sian Lee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore


Email: leecs at ntu.edu.sg


Dr Alton Chua, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore


Email: altonchua at ntu.edu.sg


Dr Chu Keong Lee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
Email: ascklee at ntu.edu.sg


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