Apologies for cross-posting ******************************** CALL FOR PAPER ABSTRACTS, PANEL PROPOSALS AND POSTERS

What: 2013 International Conference on Social Media and Society Where: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada When: September 14-15, 2013 Website: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/ Twitter hashtag: #SMSociety13

CONFERENCE CHAIRS: Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University, gruzd@dal.ca (Primary Contact) Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia Karine Nahon, University of Washington Stan Matwin, Dalhousie University

ABOUT THE EVENT: It is no secret that social media has become mainstream in recent years, and its adoption has skyrocketed. As a result of its growing popularity, users’ online contributions and membership in online social networks have exploded. The objective of this 2-day conference is to bring together experts in social media and online social networks from both the academic and business worlds, to share ideas on the best practices around how to study the impact of social media on our society. The conference will provide researchers in this area an opportunity to present and debate their ideas, and provide attendees with the opportunity to build academic and professional contacts, present their research, and learn about latest research in this area from a multidisciplinary perspective.

TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): * BIG Data/Social Media Data Scalability Issues and Social Media Data Social Media Analytics Social Media Data Mining Social Media Mobile Applications Visualization of Social Media Data

* Online Communities/Social Networks Online and Offline Communities Formed on Social Media Influential User Detection Online Community Detection Online Identity Trust and Credibility in Social Media

* Social Media Impact and Effect on Society Political Mobilization & Engagement on Social Media Social Media and Academia Social Media and Business Social Media and Journalism Virality of Information in Social Media

* Theories and Methods Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Opinion Mining and Sentiment Analysis Social Network Analysis Theoretical Models for Studying Social Media

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS: (1) Paper abstracts Paper abstracts provide authors the opportunity to present their original work related to the broad theme of social media and society.

(2) Panel presentations Panel presentations provide authors the option of organizing three related papers/talks together in a thematic session.

(3) Research poster presentations The research poster session provides an interactive forum for authors to discuss their research.

IMPORTANT DATES: Paper & Panel Abstracts Due: May 1, 2013 Paper & Panel Notification: May 20, 2013 Poster Abstracts Due: May 30, 2013 Poster Notification: June 15, 2013 Conference dates: September 14-15, 2013

HOW TO SUBMIT: See more information at http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/

For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at gruzd@dal.ca