iConference 2013 | Call For Participation
PLEASE NOTE: Submissions will be accepted on the conference website starting in July. You can register below to receive email notification when the submissions process opens, or follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter for updates.
iConference 2013 is an excellent venue to share your work and collaborate with others who share your passion and research interests. In response to requests for more varied opportunities to participate, we are offering several new participation opportunities this year. Specifically, in addition to the usual Papers of 8-10 pages, we are also seeking Notes of up to 4 pages that reflect early and partial results. Also, our new Research Paper Development Roundtable provides increased opportunities for junior faculty. And finally, the new Social Media Expo is an opportunity for iSchools student teams to explore and showcase technological solutions that leverage social media.
Explore the options and opportunities using the links that follow.
SUBMISSION TYPES
OTHER EVENTS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SUBMISSION TYPES
Papers
Results of completed original research, 8-10 pages in length in publication format; papers will be refereed in a double-blind process. Submissions will be in PDF format.
Deadlines:
- Submission: September 3, 2012
- Notification: Early November
- Final version due: December 3, 2012
Notes
Reports of early and partial results, 4 pages or less in length in publication format; Notes will be refereed in a double-blind process. Submissions will be in PDF format.
Deadlines:
- Submission: September 10, 2012
- Notification: Early November
- Final version due: December 3, 2012
Posters
We welcome submission of Posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Applicants will submit an abstract describing the proposed Poster, and these abstracts will undergo a single-blind blind review process (i.e., reviewers will know the identity of authors, but not vice versa). Poster abstracts are not to exceed two pages in length.
Abstract submissions will be in PDF format. Completed Posters will be presented at the iConference.
Deadlines:
- Submission: September 24, 2012
- Notification: Mid-November
- Revised abstract due: December 7, 2012
- Completed poster due: February 12, 2013
Workshops
Workshops can be half- or full-day and can focus on any area related the conference theme (Scholarship in Action) or more broadly to the purview of the iSchools, namely, the relationships among information, people and technology. Please use our workshops submission template (below) to describe your proposal; submissions should be in PDF format.
Click to open the workshop submission template and then save to your computer. When complete, upload it to our secure submissions site.
Workshop Submission Template: TXT format.
Workshop Submission Template: DOC format.
Deadlines:
- Submission: September 24, 2012
- Notification: Early October
- Final version due: Early November
Alternative Events
These can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging, and pluralistic. Please use our alternative events submission template (below) to describe your proposal; submissions should be in PDF format.
Click to open the alternative events submission template and then save to your computer. When complete, upload it to our secure submissions site.
Alternative Event Submission Template: TXT format.
Alternative Event Submission Template: DOC format.
Deadlines:
- Submission: September 24, 2012
- Notification: Mid-November
- Final version due: December 7, 2012
Research Paper Development Roundtable
This new iConference submission track is for researchers developing manuscripts for submission as journal articles. The goals of this track are to provide a forum for interactive development of research papers, enable a discussion of current research ideas, provide a clear path to journal publication, and increase collaboration opportunities for junior faculty. Papers reporting work in progress and late breaking research are welcome.
Review Process: Authors submit an extended abstract (300-500 words) describing the paper idea by August 1, 2012. Submission will be in PDF format. Abstracts will be reviewed and evaluated by a group of iSchool Associate Deans for Research and accepted abstracts will be organized into the conference program. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified of acceptance by early October and then will develop a full draft paper to be submitted approximately 5 weeks prior to the conference (January 7, 2013). All conference attendees will be able to view the extended abstract.
At the conference: The roundtable sessions will be discussion-oriented events with attendees and participants constructively engaging in discussions of each of the papers. Each author will be assigned to a roundtable session that will include 3-4 other authors. One or more discussants will be assigned to each group and will prepare a short summary and constructive critique to start discussion on each paper. Each author will review the other papers in the group in advance to offer constructive advice for further developing the paper.
Deadlines:
- Submission: Extended abstracts due August 1, 2012
- Notification: Early October
- Full draft due: January 7, 2013
OTHER EVENTS
Doctoral Colloquium
The doctoral student colloquium will provide doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and one another in a setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students will receive feedback on their dissertation and/or current research from participating faculty and student peers. Participation in the doctoral colloquium is restricted to students who have applied for and been accepted into the colloquium. The colloquium will not be open to observers. Application details will be publicized in the near future.
Please visit our Doctoral Colloquium page for the latest information.
Deadlines:
- Application: September 24, 2012
- Notification: Mid-November
Early Career Colloquium
This half-day event is intended for assistant professors, post-docs, or others in pre-tenure positions and builds on the tradition of highly successful events at past iConferences. The program will include an introductory presentation on the tenure process, panels by recently tenured faculty and experienced former deans, and small group discussions to provide informal dialogue, guidance, and insights. Application details will be publicized in the near future.
Please visit our Early Career Colloquium page for the latest information.
FUSE Labs iConference Social Media Expo
The iConference, in collaboration with FUSE Labs of Microsoft Research, is pleased to announce the first iConference Social Media Expo. The exposition is designed to showcase exceptional interdisciplinary research and development work from information school programs specializing in social media. Students are asked to form interdisciplinary teams of 3-5 students to perform research, design, development or community engagement exploring technological solutions to people’s real needs around the theme of leveraging social media to foster lifelong learning in everyday life. A representative team from each participating school will be selected to attend and featured in a presentation at a special session of the iConference in February of 2013.
Please visit our Social Media Expo page for the latest information.
Deadlines:
- Initial Notification: Letters of Interest due October 15, 2012
- Submissions: Abstracts and video due December 3, 2012
Information Privacy Workshop
New this year, the leadership of the iCaucus and the iConference 2013 organizers have arranged for a special full-day workshop on Information Privacy. The workshop is being co-organized by the following iCaucus members: University of California, Berkeley School of Information; Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College; Indiana University, School of Informatics and Computing; University of Michigan, School of Information; and Singapore Management University, School of Information Systems. The deans from each of these five iSchools have committed to send top faculty researchers in information privacy (spanning technology, management, law and policy) to participate. Details on how to take part will be publicized in the future.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Timeline
Please note that we have staggered the deadlines for different tracks.
- July, 2012: Open for submissions.
- August 1, 2012: Deadline for RESEARCH PAPER DEVELOPMENT ROUNDTABLE extended abstracts.
- September 3, 2012: Deadline for full PAPERS.
- September 10, 2012: Deadline for NOTES.
- September 24, 2012: Deadline for POSTER abstracts, WORKSHOP proposals, ALTERNATIVE EVENT proposals, and DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM applications.
- Early October: Workshop decisions announced.
- October 15, 2012: Deadline for SOCIAL MEDIA EXPO letters of interest.
- November 1, 2012: Final workshop versions due.
- Early November: Decisions made on PAPERS and NOTES; authors can access reviews.
- Mid November: Decisions made on POSTERS and ALTERNATIVE EVENTS; poster authors can access reviews.
- December 3, 2012: Final versions due for PAPERS and NOTES; SOCIAL MEDIA EXPO abstracts and video due.
- December 12, 2012: Final versions due for POSTER abstracts and ALTERNATIVE EVENTS descriptions; DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM applications due.
- January 7, 2013: Full draft papers due for RESEARCH PAPER ROUNDTABLE
Making Submissions
Unless expressly stated otherwise, all submissions require PDF format.
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